Official American Idol thread until May 24th
finale
FireIce: Please do not
delete/close this. Close my other one instead if you wish. (it's
not getting much response)
My take on this year's idol:
Judging from the Final 4 this year & comparing it with last
season's, it's completely fucked up. So much for undeserving idols,
i wonder if this year's winner will somewhat suffer the same fate
as past winner Ruben Studdard.
Taking a closer look at the final 4, none of them can hold a candle
to any of last seaon's final 4. Chris Daughtry is nowhere near Bo
Bice with regards to authentic-ness & wow factor in his
performances. Although the judges sing praises towards Chris, it
was for the wrong reasons - because the other remaining contestants
couldn't even measure up to his already low standard (He's the best
out of the remaining idols). His fashion sense is almost like what
a typical singaporean teenage rockstar wannabe would wear. Every
week without fail, his outfit would consist of two of these three
items - a silver chain, leather jacket/suit/pants or a spiked
wristband. Bo Bice is different in this aspect. At least his
performances are something to look forward to, like his signature
song 'I don't wanna be' & his rendition of 'Inside your
heaven.'
Taylor Hicks is another fluke who's gained popularity for the wrong
reasons - similar to Chris. It's clear that he doesn't have any
star quality. Some might argue that he has a unique, rough &
sexy voice but the truth is, with his vocal range, his choice of
songs are very limited, showing lack of versatility. He needs to be
constantly reminded that this is not a dancing competition but a
singing competition. His dance moves aren't fantastic at all but
instead he looks like a lunatic on estacy. If you didnt know
already, taylor has released albums before signing up with idol.
Perhaps that's the reason voters could take a listen to his old
tracks (which might not be good) & vote for him. To me, that's
an unfair advantage. The reason whyt his matured appearance has
brought him so far for a programme mostly targetted to the younger
generation remains a question.
Elliot is merely another much faded copy of the R&B soul singer
fantasia barrino (who is also a comlete failure - you never heard
her since her departure from idol). Doubled by his hideous dance
moves in his performance "i don't wanna be" & also not
forgetting his out of the ordinary physical appearances, it only
makes him less worthy of becoming the next idol. True that dancing
is not what determines the victory of this competition, but his
looks simply turns me, & many other people off. When he first
auditioned, with his nearly bald hair, screwed up teeth &
pointed ears, he looks almost like a cross between a chipmunk &
a grinning leprechaun guarding over his pot of gold. If he wins
this, i hope he gets a makeover before publishing his album with
his face on it. His far from unique vocals is his only plus point
& it is predictable that he'll be out next week.
Lastly, i find Katharine rather fake. Like Elliot, her performances
are also highly inconsistant. Her wardrobe malfuntion is just one
of her tricks to obtain more votes for herself as it's apparent
that she fears that she will be beaten by her competitors the other
night. Notice that her song choice hovers more between the pop
& blues range, for example during Queen week. Although that
particular performance was good, it shows that her versitility is
also limited. Besides that, i dont think she can measure up to last
year's winner.
It makes me wonder why Taylor can manage to outlast strong
contestants like Mandisa the R&B diva who exhibits great
talent, Kellie Pickler the innocent & bubbly blonde country
girl & Ace Young, undeniably the hottest heartthrob who can
actually sing fairly well. Perhaps people didn't like Mandisa's
obesity, Ace's hair (i find it quite hot!!) & Kellie's 'dumb
blonde act' which i believe isn't to gain more votes but rather her
innocence. much to my disappointment, none of them made it past top
5.
A flashback to last season's idol, Scott (the contestant who looks
like shrek) mananged to clinge top 5, beating Constantine Maroulis
who has never been in the bottom 3 & happens to make a wrong
song choice that night. He's my all-time favourite by the way.. If
you've watch last year's idol, you'd have realised how lousy this
Scott is. Like taylor.
My predictions are as follows..
Top 3 - Katharine, Taylor & Chris
Top 2 - Taylor & Chris
Winner - Chris
