Scott MacIntyre – Performance Profile, American Idol 2009 Season 8
April 8, 2009 by vongsundara · Leave a Comment
Listen, I like Scott MacIntyre. He’s a nice guy all around, but he stayed around in the competition far too long given his ability level. Especially annoying was the way that the judges babied him. Paula especially went out of her way to treat Scott like he had a mental illness. She even went so far as to change the tone of her voice when talking to Scott, almost like she was talking to a baby.
It was hilarious how in previous weeks Randy Jackson told Scott to challenge himself with bigger songs, haha. It shows how clueless Randy Jackson is at times. Scott did well considering his lack of talent, so I can’t be mad at him. I’m just more annoyed at the judges and the way they treated him like he was a baby.
Scott MacIntyre performs The Search Is Over (Survivor), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 5 (April 7) Top 8: Year They Were Born
Scott MacIntyre performs The Search Is Over (Survivor), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 5 (April 7) Top 8: Year They Were Born
Wow, Scott MacIntyre tries to go after a power ballad. It’s like he’s trying to garner more votes from “Vote For The Worst” readers. All of Scott’s vocal deficiencies come through, though a little more pronounced than usual. Scott missed the high notes badly again, and the judges finally noticed, haha. I don’t know what took so long. Scott’s falsetto was especially horrible.
Scott MacIntyre continued with his new look of all-black clothing and slicked back hair, which was a good choice. Scott’s guitar playing was really quite horrible, though. I do appreciate that Scott tried to take a risk and performing without his piano. All in all, though, the performance just was not up to snuff.
Review Score: ★☆☆☆☆
Adam Lambert stuns Randy Travis with Ring of Fire Egyptian Remix, American Idol 8 Top 11
March 17, 2009 by vongsundara · 1 Comment
Tonight is American Idol’s annual trek into the world of country music, this week’s theme being the Grand Ole Opry. I’m glad that the guest vocal coach is Randy Travis, as he has an incredible amount of credibility in the country music world.
The big story of the night is Adam Lambert’s bizarre but memorable take on Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire. He shocked me with his bold choice. I’m not sure what to make of it, which is a sign of good art I suppose. It’s always a good idea to change things up and deliver something unexpected; otherwise, people will get bored no matter how great your performances are.
Matt Giraud most definitely stole the night away with his mesmerizing performance to close the show.
I have to give big props to the stylists this week. Last week, I was upset that some obviously horrible hair and style choices were still around despite it being the first week that the stylists had access to the contestants. This week, all the horrible hair from last week was corrected: namely Scott MacIntyre and Lil Rounds looked a lot better.
The American Idol producers went a bit too far trying to push this week’s show to two hours. There are commercial breaks between every single performance with only one exception. That’s a little bit too much in my opinion. I can’t fault them, though, since it does bring in more advertiser dollars during a time of economic downturn. Still, I’m allowed to be annoyed.
Adam Lambert vs. MJ’s Black or White, American Idol 8 Top 13, Michael Jackson
March 14, 2009 by vongsundara · 2 Comments
I’m surprised American Idol decided to go with Michael Jackson night. Michael Jackson is the type of artist that the judges always warn contestants to stay away from. Michael’s vocal range is incredibly high and his style is something that can’t be mimicked. On top of that, Michael Jackson is the best dancer ever to grace the stage as a pop icon. His moves are ridiculous, particularly his footwork and isolations. Because of this, I went into the night expecting a train wreck. I wasn’t completely wrong, though there were a couple of performances that stood out.
The new stage is absolutely incredible. It’s huge and allows far more cinematic camera angles.
I’m really looking forward to seeing how the contests look. The Top 13 are allowed access to stylists. In years past, some American Idol contestants went from horrible-looking wannabes to full-blown pop icon hotties. David Cook went from looking greasy and boring to being a bonafide sex symbol, not to mention what the stylists did for Clay Aiken.
Arianna Afsar stuns while Lil Rounds annoys, American Idol 8 Top 36 Group 3
March 4, 2009 by vongsundara · Leave a Comment
I enjoyed tonight’s show. This was the first group that avoided any majorly disastrous performance unlike the last two weeks where I had to award a number of zero-star ratings. As a sidenote, I’m going to avoid mentioning judges’ comments because they were way off the mark tonight. It seemed like they had an agenda and pre-decided who should go through. That’s why I hate this year’s format. It’s more up to the judges since they control the wild cards next week.
I’ve ordered the performances by how memorable they were.
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