Danny Gokey – Performance Profile, American Idol 2009 Season 8
May 12, 2009 by vongsundara · Leave a Comment
Danny Gokey performs You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 10 (May 12) Top 3: Judge’s Choice / Contestant’s Choice
Danny Gokey performs You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 10 (May 12) Top 3: Judge's Choice / Contestant's Choice
Danny Gokey did a good job on this tender song. He even stretched his range at the higher end in a gentle way, which was nice to hear. Overall, it was pleasant, but it wasn’t enough to really capture me emotionally.
Good for Danny for deciding to sit down and not dance during this song. He looks much better on a chair. Danny took off the jacket from the first performance and put on a nice tie.
Review Score: ★★★☆☆
Danny Gokey performs Dance Little Sister (Terence Trent D’Arby), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 10 (May 12) Top 3: Judge’s Choice / Contestant’s Choice
Danny Gokey performs Dance Little Sister (Terence Trent D'Arby), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 10 (May 12) Top 3: Judge's Choice / Contestant's Choice
Interesting choice of song from Paula Abdul for Danny Gokey. I had never heard this song before, but I like the tempo, and it suited Danny’s voice well. I could have done without the scatting in the middle of the song, though, but that’s just a personal bias.
Danny Gokey’s awful mini-beard has come back again. It’s too bad, because his hair looked really nice and his wardrobe was great too. Danny’s performance was amateur as usual. He can sing, but he should stand still while singing until he has a chance to work on his presentation some more.
Review Score: ★★★☆☆
Allison Iraheta – Performance Profile, American Idol 2009 Season 8
May 5, 2009 by vongsundara · 1 Comment
Allison Iraheta performs Cry Baby (Janis Joplin), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 9 (May 5) Top 4: Rock Music with mentor Slash
Allison Iraheta performs Cry Baby (Janis Joplin), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 9 (May 5) Top 4: Rock Music with mentor Slash
Allison Iraheta did a great job with this Janis Joplin classic. The song was a little repetitive, but Allison’s voice shone through really well, and she put in a lot of emotion into every phrase.
Allison Iraheta’s new haircut this week is totally awesome. Adam Lambert’s hair stylist did her job well with Allison. Allison really rocked out the stage this week with her performance. She really does transform once the music starts.
Review Score: ★★★★☆
Allison Iraheta performs Someone To Watch Over Me, American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 8 (April 28) Top 5: Rat Pack Standards with mentor Jamie Foxx
Allison Iraheta performs Someone To Watch Over Me, American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 8 (April 28) Top 5: Rat Pack Standards with mentor Jamie Foxx
The tone of Allison Iraheta’s voice matched this song perfectly. I really enjoyed listening to her rendition. Unfortunatley, Allison lost the melody a couple of times, which is too bad because this could have been an even better performance than it was.
Allison Iraheta looked nice in her black dress and toned-down hair. Allison’s performance skills are ridiculous for someone of her young age. She may be the most polished performer on the entire show.
Review Score: ★★★½☆
Anoop Desai – Performance Profile, American Idol 2009 Season 8
April 21, 2009 by vongsundara · 1 Comment
Anoop Desai had the vocals to compete, but his presentation was completely off. Anoop’s stage performances were dreadfully boring, especially given that he spends most his time on stage with his eyes closed. Ultimately, though, it was Anoop’s arrogance when dealing with the judges that turned his younger fans off of him and did him in.
Anoop Desai performs Dim All the Lights (Donna Summer), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 7 (April 21) Top 7: Disco
Anoop Desai performs Dim All the Lights (Donna Summer), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 7 (April 21) Top 7: Disco
Anoop Desai’s voice was boring boring boring as usual. I’m totally not digging his vocals. I don’t think I’ll remember this performance at all.
What on Earth is going on with Anoop’s facial hair this week? First Danny and now Anoop. This awful stubble needs to stop. He looked absolutely dreadful with the stubble combined with his grey suit and pink sweater (though I kind of liked the sweater if it were on its own). This weird preppy geek frat boy look needs to go away. Anoop’s stage performance was as absolutely sleep-inducing as usual. Dude needs to open his eyes when he sings.
Review Score: ★★☆☆☆
Lil Rounds – Performance Profile, American Idol 2009 Season 8
April 21, 2009 by vongsundara · 4 Comments
I’m quite conflicted about my how I feel about Lil Rounds. At the start of the competition, the judges went waaaayyyy overboard with their praise for Lil’s performances, particularly her horribly shouty rendition of I Will Always Love You during Hollywood week. As soon as the actual competition started, though, the judges turned on her completely, giving her crazy random advice that she would incorporate the next week only to be shot down again and again and given completely new and conflicting advice. Lil took it all in stride and showed her class. I really do think that the judges went way overboard with the praise early on and with the criticism near the end, even when Lil had some good performances.
Lil Rounds performs I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 7 (April 21) Top 7: Disco
Lil Rounds performs I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan), American Idol 2009 Season 8, Week 7 (April 21) Top 7: Disco
I wasn’t crazy about Lil Rounds’ vocals to start off the song. Lil sounded a little rushed, and the music drowned her voice out. Halfway through, she was able to project a little more and commanded the music. All in all, she did pretty well considering she had no voice the day before.
LIl Rounds once again changed her hair. It wasn’t a bad look at all with her simple black dress showing off her curves nicely. Lil used the entire stage and even went behind the judges. She was more animated than usual, which served her well.
Review Score: ★★★☆☆
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’s powerful high register steals the show, American Idol 8 Top 36 Group 2
March 1, 2009 by vongsundara · 3 Comments
I don’t know what happened this week, but the majority of performances were rather horrible. I’m sorry that there will be three performers who will make it through from this group. There were really no performances that I would go back and watch except for Adam Lambert’s take-it-or-leave it finale.
Tatiana Del Toro impresses with passionate vocal, American Idol 8 Top 36 Group 1
March 1, 2009 by vongsundara · 1 Comment
Wow, it’s that time of year again. American Idol has returned for its eighth season. I’ve been following the audition rounds and Hollywood rounds. I suppose I could have written up reviews for those performances, but I really feel like the show doesn’t start until the semi-final rounds when viewers get to vote.
This year, the format has changed. The 36 semi-finalists are split into three groups of 12. Each group will perform over the next three weeks, with the top three vote-getters moving into the American Idol Season Eight Top 12 (and thus on to the Top 12 nationwide tour). There will also be a fourth week Wildcard group, which will provide a second chance for performers who blew their first chance. I don’t mind this new format, as it’s similar to how the show was run in the first couple of seasons. The great part is that horrible singers are eliminated much sooner.
I’ll be judging the performers on their vocals, their wardrobe and style and finally their stage performance. Let’s get started! I’ve ordered the performances from most memorable to most forgettable.
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