Tag: American Idol Season 7

In the “go home” show before the real season starts, four more contestants were sent packing to try and fulfill their dreams without the American Idol branding. On the girls’ side, Asia’h Epperson and Kady Malloy were given the boot while Luke “Perry” Menard and “Boy Danny” Noreiaga also had bad days Daniel Powter style. That leaves us with the following folks in top 12.

Amanda Overmyer
Brooke White
Carly Smithson
Chikezie
David Archuleta
David Cook
David Hernandez
Jason Castro
Kristy Lee Cook
Michael Johns
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado

I think the singing talent is there this year, but my main worry is that there aren’t enough standout players. I’m not sure there’s a “total package” in the group, but there are definitely a few who seemed to bring their A games to the final cut downs. As it is, I think David Archuleta, David Hernandez, and Carly Smithson have the best shots, but truly, this is a crap shoot.

Here are some other thoughts:

• If this was “Britney Spears Impersonation Idol”, Kady Malloy would’ve won hands down.
• Amanda Overmyer shouted her way into the finals.
• David “The Stripper” Hernandez made it rain during the last two weeks.
• If there was Johnny Gill night, Chikezie could make them all say, “My, my, my.”
• I think the nerves will eventually get to Big Dave Archuleta.
• Poor Asia’h Epperson lost the Whitney Houston challenge.
• To show how stressful this show must be, Kristy Lee Cook used to smile.
• I bet the first thing that came into Lionel Richie’s mind when he saw David Cook run through Hello was, “Outrageous!”

Next week, it happens for real.

I must admit that I don’t usually get into American Idol until the final twelve. This means that I don’t really care who leaves the show until the show really starts. Ok, maybe I’m lying just a little bit. When Sabrina Sloan was kicked off before last year’s final twelve, my heart skipped a beat.

But tonight? Wow. It’s not like I thought Alaina Whitaker was going to win the entire competition, but she definitely deserved a spot in the top twelve. She is young, has a great look and can sing, yet sadly, she’s gone. Usually, for the most part, America does a pretty good job, but for two weeks in a row Amanda Overmyer played and lost big. Her entire get up, with that big hair and all, was terrible as well. I didn’t think Alexandrea Lushington would necessarily leave either, but she was eventually going to get lost in the shuffle. That’s the problem with this year though. Other than Big Dave Archuleta, no one stands out.

On the side of the guys, does it matter who leaves at this point, except for Big Dave Archuleta? All I hear are voices. I don’t even really see faces. Big Dave is great at being gracious and egging the crowd on to continue their applause. He’s the definition of “aw shucks” and the audience will eat it up, especially when he can bring it to the table like he did this week.

Here are some other thoughts thus far:

• Danny “Danjaya” Noriega needs to stop pretending he’s Sanjaya. His hair isn’t pretty enough.
• Carly Smithson might be my favorite “voice” in the competition.
• Kristy Lee Cook was made to wear tight dresses.
• If Ruben Studdard lost 150 pounds, he’d be Chikezie.
• Jason Castro’s hair looks ridiculous on that wiry frame, but at least he stands out.
• While David Hernandez can sing, I never thought his papa could ever be a rolling stone.
• I think David Cook, Luke “Perry” Menard, and Michael Johns should become one singer named Luke Cook Johns and we can just fast forward one week for the guys.
• Ramiele Malubay is really growing on me. Where does that voice come from?

Until next week …