Comments on: American Idol Season 6 Vocal Masterclass For The Top 8 Performances

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:57:11 +0000

Mary – I agree. He was doing so well and the judges have been really rough on him at times. Hopefully this week will be a better fit for him.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:24:54 +0000

Masterclass Lady- I think Phil’s nerves are beginning to show after being in the lowest three group for a lot of times. It’s affecting his performance in many ways. He’s probably the best vocalist, but has a bad case of “nerve block.” I also don’t know if he has a very big fanbase. He sure needs a good week.

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:51:50 +0000

Laura – I am not sure about the “not winning” part. I think that Idol is having blast with this kid and, if anything, he is improving and showing a multi-faceted persona with each passing week.. I agree – he has been absolutely wonderful about all the negative publicity, but, both Tony Bennett and J-Lo love this guy. I mean -you can’t buy this kind of positive publicity and reinforcement.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:43:17 +0000

Sanjaya certainly is not the best vocalist nor the best overall performer. But, he’s the star of this year’s competition. One year, two years from now none of the other contestants will be remembered. Sanjaya will never be forgotten. He’s got more personality than the others combined and he’s being a very good sport about all the flack he’s getting. What an amazing example of maturity in a 17 year old young man. He probably won’t win AI but he’ll certainly be a winner in life.

By: Yamilé

Yamilé — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:19:15 +0000

True, some of the Ricky Martin songs would have been nice. I can think of a couple of Selena songs that would have been nice as well. Like you said, it probably came down to clearance issues.

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:12:54 +0000

Also, Yamile, there are a few Ricky Martin songs that would have been outstanding. Maybe it camedown to clearance issues.

By: Yamilé

Yamilé — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:10:10 +0000

I learned a lot from your masterclass article this week, as I always do. I also shudder whenever they announce the “Latin Week” theme. I agree with the speculation of Kaliope and Rereader made that perhaps the contestants didn’t have a lot of songs to choose from this week. That would explain some of the song choices. There are other songs by Santana and Gloria Estefan that might of been more comfortable for the singers to handle. Why not “Oye como va”–that song is a lot of fun. And Gloria Estefan’s “Here We Are” is a beautiful ballad. There are also many songs from the Fania catalog that could have been better choices. Fania also produced some popular latin songs in English.

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:06:42 +0000

Loreen – I can’t in good conscience go along with the Sanjaya bashing, especially when it is unfair and unwarranted. He adds a necessary sparkle to this dull show and, at the very least, shows some personality when he sings.

Also, I thought he sang extremely well this week – perfect song choice, perfect mood and improved vocals.

I think he will continue to go far in this competition. As for winning? Too early to tell. This season is very strange.

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:03:00 +0000

sfatms: You know what’s happening? I think after Taylor Hicks’ “Soul Patrol” chant last year and they way his personality dominated the Top 12 in Season 5, they told this season’s singers to tone it down.

I know they wanted Taylor to stop his outpouring of love to the fans, but he said “no” and somehow managed to get away with it.

This is my theory. T

The other side of the coin is that these singers have little personality and charisma – they are good singers, but the world is full of great singers. This show is al about showing personality and great vocals.

By: Loreen

Loreen — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:48:46 +0000

Thank You for being “FAIR” to Sanjaya. Finally an article that didnt make me want to cry. The others simply make fun of him to play along with the crowd. Other writers are playing up to the Sanjaya Bashing mentality. You know to the fustrated,(puppy kickers) of the world. I would like to know, do you think Sanjaya stands a chance in this competition with such a young voice? I love that about Sanjaya, the young, rich sound. Apparently others dont. I can see he is not “Polished” but it seems alot of other people just do not respond to his Young Sound. Hell maybe I am having flashbacks to David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman and Ricky Nelson.
Anyway, Thank You Kindly for such a fair critique. You are my new favoite writer to come to for a Fair Opinion on any subject now.
Loreen Chesnes