Comments on: Vocal Masterclass Discussion For Top 24 Elimination Night Of American Idol Season Seven

By: bizzee24

bizzee24 — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:39:50 +0000

I finally got a moment to watch the ensemble song on youtube ! Very nice! Looking forward to this week…here’s hoping I can find some time to watch it!

By: vagabondfcr

vagabondfcr — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:10:18 +0000

I loved the ensemble song - best group together since season 2 I think - will see how it all plays out once we get to the top 12. So far seems like there is some depth of talent so it should be interesting!

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:35:29 +0000

Erin - I haven’t heard Melinda’s song yet. I can barely find time to post these short discussion threads on my blog. I will listen to it - promise!

Looks like we are all on the same page here. But, I do think Luke deserves at leats another week. Has anybody heard him singig with his phenomenal a cappela group, “Chapter Six”? Really great singing. You can probably find the videoas on YouTube.Com. If I have a chance, I will post them.

By: teriyakifan

teriyakifan — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:24:14 +0000

I just wanted to add that it does seem like everyone loved Joanne! All the girls were crying. (Ramiele, Kady, and Asia’h notably, and other girls were getting there and/or comforting each other). It’s very touching to see how close these girls are.

I wish all the eliminated contestants the best in their future endeavors.

By: teriyakifan

teriyakifan — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:40:37 +0000

I don’t know if Garrett and Colton were necessarily the worst (the guys in general were very talented), but they certainly suffered from song choice (Garrett’s was especially languid) and lack of screen time. I am eager to see what Jason Yeager does with this second chance; he seems to be a rather solid singer to me (despite the supposed “cheesiness”).

The bottom two girls were spot on. I know it’s awful to say, but I remembered those two performances precisely because I found them rather painful to listen to. My eyes were popping out of my head, and I was thinking, “Ow! What is this? I cannot believe I am hearing this…” Amy’s singing was very breathy and decentralized at the beginning, and her diction was sloppy, and her pitch was extremely flat throughout the entire song. And Joanne, who for the record is extremely beautiful and seems very sweet, had major tuning issues throughout her song, lacked roundness to her tone, and failed to show much musicality in her interpretation. I’ve heard some really lovely sensitive versions of that song, and Joanne’s unfortunately came up very short. Nerves and/or sickness may have played a factor, I understand, though. They both seem like nice girls who are capable of much better, but vocally, they didn’t bring it last night.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:06:42 +0000

I guess it makes sense because I can’t remember any of these people. Except for Joanne.

By: erin920

erin920 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:00:29 +0000

I think all the right people left, although I would have rather seen Luke leave than Colton.

BTW, Masterclass Lady, did you check out Melinda’s My Funny Valentine yet?

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Hi there Bizzee:

Garrett and Colton were the male eliminations and Joanne and Amy were the female eliminations.

I don’t know if I will have an opportunity to watch next week - really busy. Thank heavens for YouTube.Com

By: bizzee24

bizzee24 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:54:28 +0000

Long time reader…first time responder.

I missed the episode tonight, who left? Too bad I missed the ensemble too!

I’m looking forward to this season of AI. I’m a little too busy to watch every night right now, but once the top 12 gets sorted out…I will be parked in front of the TV ready to watch it!