American Idol this Week — Page 12

Interesting observations Louisa.

A David/David finale does seem likely.

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And I'm surprised that I thought David A's performance was his best yet. It was good to see he could hit those high notes instead of staying in his comfort zone all the time.

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I agree with Tom, Kristy Lee def. gets the award for "Most Improved." While she still has shortcomings, I can't help but feel really proud of/for her. I think she has a few weeks left and will probably get to put out an album.

I am a big David A. fan, but have been left cold by him for the past few weeks. (Can anything ever top his "Imagine?") Why in the world was he in leather pants this week? And while "When You Believe" could have been promising, he let the background gals take over the melody while he just did runs - a poor choice IMO. He should have been driving the song more. He needs an intervention by a "choices" coach, or he risks a total fall from grace.

Each week, I like David Cook more and more. I can't even explain it well, but I am entertained. Like Archuleta he has a questionable lower register, but I like the whole package. The haircut helped the image and he's not afraid to smile. His choices are interesting and the singing is solid week to week.

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At least it's not Season 5 all over again. That was the worst season ever. There were no good choices there after Chris Daughtry was voted off.

I saw the show for the first time last night. I don't get the David Archuleta obsession, everyone kept telling me I had to hear this kid sing and whatnot, then he stood up there and sorta butchered "When You Believe," gave a completely over-the-top performance (and I agree that he just let the backups do all the singing while he stood there and screamed), and then got raves from all the judges and the guy I was seeing it with. Do not get it. He has a great voice but I just don't think he gets any kind of subtext in the songs he sings, he doesn't need voice lessons, he needs an acting coach to help him stop screaming and doing over-the-top emotions and actually realize what the songs can be about.
I enjoyed Carly with her nice smoky voice, and David Cook with a great rock voice.

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David Cook will ALWAYS BE MY BABY

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for Tom

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it was funny last night watching Pork Chop try his best not explode into a fit of fairy dust in front of Mariah

no i think they are hard on Carly because she thinks she is better than she actually is. that is going to hurt her in the long run.

even when the judges criticize her, she's too busy smirking and looking around too much to focus on the fact that she could really learn from what they are saying.

Updated On: 4/16/08 at 02:34 PM

Elliot and Chris were the only good things about Season 5- I can't remember anyone else.

David Cook's performance was really the only one I truly enjoyed last night. Did he make that arrangement or is it another one from another group or performer? If he did create that arrangement, he deserves more kudos and that does make him stand out in comparison to the others. David A has a pretty good voice, but it drives me crazy that you can hear him take such loud breaths every week. I am not sure if this is due to the fact he had paralyzed vocal chords and there is still damage or not. In the very least someone should tell him to move the mike away from his mouth when he needs to take a breath. For me, it takes away from the song when he does that. I think the bottom 3 will be girls, don't really care which ones but would prefer Kristy or Carly to leave.

I'm eagerly awaiting Cookie's "Always Be My Baby" to be added to iTunes!

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Jane, I partially agree with you. It seems that a lot of past runner-ups sound inferior when they perform a few seasons later. I don't know what it is, but I've noticed it a lot the last two seasons.

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I think Jason will stay.