Friday, May 7, 2010

American Idol Season 9

I'll sum up American Idol Season 9 with one word - BORING! As you noticed I stopped posting American Idol Season 9 related post after the Top 16. I couldn't be bothered. The contestants are pathetically boring, they only have one thing in common - they're trying really hard to be original! So hard that it seems they've forgot who they are in the process.
Todrick Hall, remember him? I won't blame anyone if they forgot who he is. He's the guy who made Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone into a stupid techno trash song. Ryan Seacrest is getting more and more annoying each and every week, it's so irritating to hear him say "This is American Idol!" change the host!!! And why is he hanging around the judges table so often? I know Simon is leaving this season, does Ryan wants Simon's job? NO WAY! Hollywood hates Ryan...remember how Brad Pitt ditched him for an interview on the red carpet?

The truth is, I didn't really stick to my seat during the whole show this season like I used to in the past. Although with a few face-lift on the show, it still didn't attract me. American Idol is not the feel good show anymore, they're inviting so many thrashy performers to the show - Ke$ha - what's with her performance? dancers with a TV on their head?! Blah Blah Blah? What's that about? Seriously? Lady Gaga in a net and bikini and men dancers in racy clothes? I thought it was suppose to be a family friendly program?! What the hell?!

Country week - Why did so many groups perform on the show instead of the mentor - Shania Twain!!! Sons of Sylvia - I know SOS collaborated with Carrie Underwood on her 3rd album, so they wanna promote them, I don't mind Rascal Flatts coming back to Idol again, but singing twice during the one hour show is a little too much, Lady Antebellum and Shakira too...what's with country week? I love country music but it seems the show is no longer about the contestant anymore, it's like trying so hard to get more viewers to watch the show by letting these people perform.

Let's talk about the Top 10 - Didi Benami, I don't get her, I really like her Terrified performance, but after that, she was overshadowed but the other contestants, sometimes I forgot that she's still in the competition, when it was her turn to sing, I was like - oh my - I forgot about her.
Andrew Garcia - I was impressed with his rendition of Paula's Straight Up, he peaked too soon, after that he was trying so hard to make every song unique but failed miserably...and his hair and the tattoo on his neck is so distracting every week - in a bad way...and those glasses, oh my, I feel like smashing them! He didn't show any personality on stage, so what if you're a hyper guy with full of personality backstage? No one will know and they won't vote for you. Glad he's gone!
Casey James - He's still in the competition because he showed his body to the world - gross! He's the same every week - standing and singing with a guitar every week - without his guitar during the Top 5 performance he sang horribly! No one will vote for a person who can't be a versatile singer.
Michael Lynche - What is wrong with him?! I noticed that he's singing songs about love almost every week. Does his world revolves about love only? It's so pathetic, I wonder why the judges used the save on him, they just should let him go when he was voted up during the Top 9. We don't need another Ruben Studdard - look how successful he is now...oops, where is Ruben now anyway? I remembered he returned to AI this season and he's performance was not really impact-ful. And to me Michael looks really cocky - arrogant!
Tim Urban - Sanjaya of season 9. Stupid girls voting for him because there's some shirtless pic of Tim Urban circulating on the internet thanks to VFTW.
Katie Stevens - She has potential to win this season, but I think she's confused with what type of singer she wants to be - or her song choice selection is just really bad. She has great vocals too, I was a fan, but she left too early.
Aaron Kelly - David Archuleta of the season, but not cute enough, not as talented as Archie, lousy stage presence. Bad impersonation on the show, he's trying so hard to impress the judges every week with those vocals of his, and it wasn't really good for Idol standards. It's just OK. I wonder if the viewers noticed, but he always opened his legs very wide everytime he sings and shake his hips lightly...he's not Ricky Martin or Justin Timberlake, so don't do that!
Siobhan Magnus - Might be the best vocalist of the season, or best screamer? She singing something different every week, who is she? Her excuse is that she doesn't want to stick to one kind of genre, but the reality is, people want to vote for someone where they know what kind of songs or albums they will be buying from them in the future. And she extremely weird - at 1st I was Ok with her weirdness, but it started to creep me out the way she talks...its likeeeee ssoooooo sleepyyyy with noooo energggyyy.
Lee DeWyze - My friends like him because he's hot - handsome - and a little talented - cute - shy. He's singing? Most probably the best among the guys this season. But he seems so dull on stage, he doesn't really smile - until recently - and when the host ask him a question - he talks too much - and doesn't answer the question. Makes people frustrated.
Crystal Bowersox - Tipped to win the competition this year. Well, I don't really know why, the judges always praise her performance, but I don't see anything unique, her voice is not that nice. I don't get some of her performance. Most probably I won't buy her album. 
And finally - American Idol Season 9 Compilation will be releasing on May 11th, 2010. There's only 10 tracks on the album. Seriously? It's the worst American Idol compilation to date. There's not even a group performance on the album or a winning single on the album like the previous season compilations - or at least include the Top 12!!! There's no point buying the album if fans downloaded the songs from iTunes already.
If I'm still watching American Idol next season, hopefully the contestant won't try so hard to be original or impersonate someone anymore, just sing - just sing because you love to sing.

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