On to one of my faves, Ace Young. Ace sang a tune called "Drops of Jupiter," which I'd never heard. Randy said it was not only the wrong song, he stipulated that Ace "didn't sing it well". Ace's performance did nothing for me.
Taylor Hicks sang a tune — "Trouble" — and he displayed good vocals. This week, Taylor remained still as he sang rather than do that crazy chicken dance he normally does all over the stage. Paula made the same comment. Simon said Hicks' clothing reminded him of Clay Aiken.
Mandisa was a major disappointment with her gospel performance of "Shackles". Mandisa is probably a singer of the gospel genre and, while this is a well-respected musical category, it's just not a winning genre in this contest. Simon pronounced Mandisa's song and performance as "not for me".
I thought Chris Daughtry gave one of the better performances of the evening, although I did not recognize his song, but I did see it as Chris' genre and I can see Chris winning this thing. It was a rock song, titled "What If". If nothing else, Chris was different this evening and his performance demonstrated where Chris will probably go in his singing career. Randy said he was "sharp" and Simon said Chris had gone "too far".
Katharine McPhee gave one of the better performances of the evening with a tune called "The Voice Within". I loved her outfit, thought she presented a good voice range, and considered this a good song choice. Paula said McPhee's performance was one of her best and Simon dubbed it one of the better performances of the evening.
Up comes country/western rocker, Bucky Covington. Bucky sang a song titled "Real Good Man" and I noticed on occasion his voice completely disappeared! I did like Bucky's interpretation of a country line dance.
Perhaps I missed them, but I didn't hear any judge's comments on Bucky's performance.
Ah, Elliott Yamin. Not wanting to be cruel but unable to control myself, let me say that Elliott looked like a homeless fellow with that construction jacket and tattered threads. It could be just me, but I thought Elliott tried to act black. His bobbing up and down thing he did looked stranger than strange. There is just no way Elliott Yamin is going to be America's next Idol. Simon called Elliott's dancing "hideous" and yeah, that's the ticket.
Article comments
1 - -E
I don't get the love for Ace. I think he's creepy looking and can't really sing. He needs to stop staring in the camera with the same "reach out and touch you" move and actually entertain us.
2 - Jim
What does black "act" like, exactly? I notice that you had nothing to say about Elliott's vocals, which the judges praised, and which kept him safe, while Katharine, who Katerwauled off-key for her entire song, was put in the bottom 2.
I think Elliott is amazingly talented, he seems like a very nice guy, and he has a great backstory. He also looks better each week. I don't know why he doesn't deserve to win and someone like Kellie is supposed to be a frontrunner.
3 - mandarinorange
You couldn't here Bucky because the band was too loud (not a rare event). The sound mix guys on this show have sucked for several seasons now. Sometimes I wonder if they do it on purpose.
4 - Samantha
Bucky was awesome.....he has this knack for singing country songs. Didnt care for mandisa nor paris...taylor was very good!
5 - sal m
shakira - as the celebrity guest performer - can't sing and wouldn't have even made the final 12 based on her "performance" last night...she was embarassingly bad...if i was a contestant on the show - especially lisa who is boring but has a great voice - i would have been thinking "this person is a star?!?"
6 - Mark Saleski
were people actually able to hear Shakira's voice? the band seemed to drown her out.
7 - SHERRY
The whole show Tuesday was awful, except I loved Chris.His song was great. I hope next Tuesday is better, I look forward to Idol night and boy was I disappointed last Tuesday!! Also, some of these should not even be up there, such as Mandesa who opened for Shania Twain, Paris who has been on broadway, Lisa who was in Lion King...why, why were these allowed to participate?? Oh, and Ace, who has been on TV?? Well, all my votes from now on go to Chris, Bucky, Elliott...the ones that didn't have all the wonderful experience the above had..
8 - Joy Islam
- It is very easy to sit in a position to judge: I like all the judges. Out of this three judges they have a balance. I really do. If I had to rank this judge I would start with Simon, Randy and Paula. Simon does bring lots of personal matter to his judgement which is little rough but that is Simon. He doesn't like arrogant behavior. Randy, great with pitchy voice and Paula is good with boost their moral. So there is the balance. You don't want to have 3 Simon sitting on judge table..
Thats it for now..
9 - annette
hey, I did not like the comment you made about Yamin, stated that he tried to "act black". What did you mean by that statement?
Why not, he tried to portray another part of his own character.
come on, can we get pass all the race, stereotypes, and misconceptions of people and just allow an individual to thrive.
10 - Grandpa Idol
Was Shakira lip syncing? It sure looked like it. If so, that should never be allowed on a show where people have to actually sing. I also thought the background video was a bit provocative for a show frequented by children. Remember, I'm a Grandpa.
11 - IdolFanJean
I, too, thought the whole show Tuesday was a flop. Best for me were Chris and Katherine. Some people sat on their dialing fingers who should have been voting for Katherine obviously. Worst for me was Paris. I hated it. Bucky has Southern country charm. He also has charisma LOL.
12 - Jewels
"Duck and cover!"; this episode of Idol reminded me of a recent program on the Discovery Channel. The program revisited drills in schools used in the 50's/60's in which 'duck and cover' beneath their little desks was the recommendation in the event of bombing raids. I evaluated the distance between floor and bottom of coffee table...
13 - abw4clay
If, in fact, you do appreciate the music of a previous (tho not long long ago)time, you must be appalled at virtually all of the contestants on this year's Idol. With maybe 2 or 3 exceptions, there have been none who have been able to get through an entire performance on pitch. By now we should be able to at least expect that.
I've asked before, and will again, what is this fascination with Ace. His voice is weak, he has yet to stay on pitch and usually looks like he overslept and didn't have time to wash his hair, clean up and get ready.
Last - yes, Elliot has a lot of work to do on the performance side but he sure can sing.
14 - Sunrise
I am most intrigued by Elliot and want to hear more from him. As he grows more comfortable on the stage and in front of cameras, I think he will bloom. His voice is killer; I don't get the comment about acting black. Are white singers not allowed in the soul genre?
15 - IdolBoomer
I love Elliot. He seems so sincere and has a great voice. He does need help with his dancing or stage presence, though. I really like the country singer Sarah Evans and Kelly just killed her song (Suds in a bucket). Her cutesy dumb blond act make me ill. I didn't care for Katherine's song this week, but she has a beautiful voice with good range. She is also a genuine beauty. Taylor is just plain great, very charismatic. He's looked good in everything except that light blue suit. Don't care for Paris. She sings fantastic and I liked her Beyonce performance alot, but her talking voice is like chalk on a blackboard. If she can belt out such a powerful voice when singing, why can't she practice talking a bit more grownup. I can't stand hearing "thank you Randy, thank you Paula, thank you Simon" in that voice and trying to look real cutesy one more week. It sounds very fake and doesn't make her appear cute at all. I love to listen to her sing, but will have to turn down the volume when the judges talk to her. Chris is great, needs to smile more. I hated his shouting song this week, but I hate anything that sounds heavy metal. Mandisa rocks, great voice. I have to agree with a previous poster though, that Mandisa, Lisa (who I also really liked), and Ace should not have been allowed to participate due to their previous experiences. Diana G. from the previous season had even more experiences, including being in a TV series....don't know if she sang though. Ace drives me crazy with that bug-eyed staring into the camera. He has a great smile, but I don't think he sings that good. Bucky is just likeable, not a great singer. I'd love for him to have the opportunity to have a professional person work with him if he doesn't make it to improve and make it later.
16 - cougarfeather
I gotta say, I do like country music, and Bucky is just plain terrible. He is off key constantly, his southern drawl is just bad and he sings like he needs to take a dump all the time. And throwing the mike right to left hand does not look cool. And oh yah, quit blinking so MUCH!!!!! The guy is terrible, every year there is one person who hangs around way too long.
17 - trooper_D
For me, I kind of like Katherine McPhee of those that have not had any exposure to the entertainment industry. I think she can perform almost any kind of music. If a rocker is to win the competition, I probably won't buy the music, because I'm not a fan of rock. I like easy listening stuff, something where I can hear the words being sung and the music isn't too loud.
18 - IdolBoomer
Elliot, Paris, Kelly, Bucky, and Chris all great. Kathrine very good. Taylor, who I really like, not good at all; song sounded too high in parts for his voice. Mandisa was okay; getting tired of her singing every song week after week the same as the previous week. She sings great, but needs more versatility, like Chris showed tonight. Did not like Ace at all tonight. Hope he gets voted off tonight.