"Hi, my name is Trinket and I'm an American Idol addict." There, I've finally admitted it to myself and all of you. No more hiding this secret vice. No more pretending to be confused by names like Anthony Federov or Jennifer Robinson. So now that I've outted myself, let's dish on this week's show!
Boston was the seventh and final stop on AI's audition tour this year. Boston offered an overwhelmingly young crowd that was high on energy but low on real talent. 27 people made it to Hollywood and of that number, the show introduced us to only four. Ayla Brown was the first of the best but on this particular night, that didn't mean a whole lot. Brown hails from local royalty as her father is a Senator and mom is a television personality of sorts. She herself seems the classic over achiever, dividing her time between singing and basketball. Her version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was ... nice. Her voice has a lot of power but there was a lot of texture and dynamic missing. The judges (Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson for anyone that has spent the last 4 years in a coma) put her through to the next round because, as they put it, "You can sing".
Rebecca O'Donahue was the second person to be given a coveted gold pass to Hollywood. Her twin sister was by her side to offer moral support as she sang a rather boring rendition of “Black Velvet”. She looks the part - likely a size two, tall, very pretty. Simon Cowell all but came right out and said that those were the reasons she'd be given another chance to actually make an impression on the judges with her singing ability.
Article comments
1 - Joanie
Great job on this, Trinket! Off you go to Advance.net/Cleveland.com!
2 - Trinket
Thanks!
3 - Eric Olsen
excellent job Trinket, thanks so much - look forward to reading all season!
4 - Sister Ray
I thought the part with the guy who sang like Cher was a set-up. A guy says he sings like Cher and like Judy Garland but is shocked! at the idea of drag?
5 - Trinket
Thanks Eric!
Sister Ray I can only hope that the Cher-like guy WAS planted!
6 - Mark Bellinghaus
Great job, you nailed it! Are we going to see you next year on TV?!
7 - Ty
Seems like season after season, in the auditions segment, they are showing less and less of the people who go to Hollywood.
Sure I like some funny stuff, but I mainly want to see the people I will follow all the way to the finals.
The reality is that we will not have seen the auditions of most of the finalists until after the fact (this happened with Carrie and Bo last year)
I suspect next year (or year after), we'll get an audition that gives us 20-30 people who made it to Hollywood, but we only see 1 of them when that audition show airs.
8 - Sister Ray
I don't usually follow American Idol, but I watched the last two audition shows. I couldn't believe how blah some of the people dressed, as if they were making a run to the Village Pantry instead of auditioning to be stars. What's wrong with a little glamor? Jeans are not glamorous.