Comments on: Top 4 American Idol Vocal Masterclass Discussion: Who Captured The Moment?

By: weelassie

weelassie — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:18:29 +0000

re-reader,
it is lil david’s father who does all his arranging. He does everything for him. I don’t know if you saw the EW article that says he hardly talks at all during the picking, arranging, etc. his dad does everything. it is not going over well with people backstage. Seems he is being quite the stage dad. I feel that if you are going to compete, you need to do all the work and not have someone do it for you. His father goes thru the lists and crosses out what he doesn’t like. This is not a level playing field and I hope they raise the age limit to 18. If you are going to win then it should be with your own wind in your sails and not your “assistant.” His father is now banned from backstage. He inserted words from another song into Stand By Me. They added a verse from Beautiful Girls. This is not allowed and his father was emailed to take it out and they didn’t. Idol will have to pay for that. You can’t just take a verse from someone else’s song and stick it into an existing song. I believe his father should never have been allowed behind the scenes to do all the fine tuning for his son. That is a ringer and should not be allowed.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20171835_20197246_2,00.html
I wonder if this article from EW wasn’t what finally let people know what was going on behind the scene. If he can’t do his own work, he should have waited until he was older to try out. Can u imagine being one of the guys and taking papa archie on the tour bus with you?

By: katherinesmom

katherinesmom — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:48:57 +0000

Jason was so carefree during his singout- what a difference to his voice. Just goes to show you what tension can do to your singing. Of course, it’s twenty-twenty hindsight now, but perhaps if Jason didn’t feel comfortable with his song choices, that led to tension, which made his singing weak, which made him more nervous, which compromised his air… Well, idols, be sure and take Bo Bice’s advice to “practice, practice, practice”! Next week will certainly be a challenge for all as now each has to sing three songs.

Congrats and good luck to all the idols!

By: icezorg

icezorg — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:05:52 +0000

wow, i like your articles and the way you evaluate American Idol contestants. I also like reading your readers’ comments, the discussions are always intersting. This is a healthy blog, keep it up!

By: rereader

rereader — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:18:36 +0000

I’m pretty sure he said, “Don’t vote!”

This is for sure all over the internet, but in an interview this morning on Fox’s morning news show, Jason said that he mouthed “Vote! Vote!” and only later realized it could look like “Don’t vote.” That sounds like him–and I think if he had indeed said “don’t vote” he would have said so (why not, at this point?).

I think was spot on in realizing his inexperience was catching up with him and he really did not know how to cope–but I’m going to miss him. His a raw, natural talent right now, but he has a lovely way of interpreting song lyrics and a great voice for recording, and I look forward with great interest to seeing what he comes up in the future. (Anyone who can make me like a Mariah Carey song is someone to keep an eye on, LOL!)

By the way, the studio version of Mr. Tambourine Man is now available on iTunes, and is well worth a listen…

By: erin920

erin920 — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:31:16 +0000

MCL, didn’t you just love David A. this week? He’s gotten stellear reviews from journalists & reviewers. : )

By: kariann1

kariann1 — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:43:33 +0000

Awwww…Jason was so sweet. This would have been a boring season without him. I haven’t voted 2 hours since Anthony - Season 4. vegabondfcr, you have expressed my feelings exactly.

Anita, now I believe even more that Jason forgot the lyrics on purpose. What a great personality and raw talent that can be developed. I do not want to see a TOP 10 of all professional singers. If a contestant has had a record contract with a released CD, they should not be on the show.

Jason is so funny and so sweet. He will be missed!

By: vagabondfcr

vagabondfcr — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:46:01 +0000

I am going to miss him too. First time since season 2 I’ve bothered to vote.
For someone who was completely unseen until the top 24, I’d say he did pretty darned well to get to #4. He was smiling and happy tonight and I loved his sing-out. Wish they had shown the whole thing instead of cutting the last part off.

Jason has a superb recorded voice - every one of his itunes songs is good. I hope a nice record label takes him under their wing and nurtures him. He’s right - he is inexperienced, and it caught up with him.

But I sure am glad we got to know him over these last few weeks.

Wiping away a tear here………..I really liked each and every one of the top 12 this year for so many different reasons. Heading for a David vs David finale, no doubt about that. Should be interesting.

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:03:38 +0000

I’m going to miss Jason. OMG. He makes me laugh. He is such a free spirit : “I would have had to sing three songs next week. I don’t know what I would have done!” Oh Jason, you need to be in a sitcom. Too funny.

By: masterclasslady

masterclasslady — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:50:35 +0000

Still writing everyone, but this flu has really hindered me. Kariann - I am on my 3rd week and have been on clear fluids here. Everyone who hears or sees me are thoroughly freaked out now. But, I am getting better - just so slow.

Five weeks? Wow - that’s along time to be sick Kariann

Going to watch the show. Will check back later.

Thanks everyone.

By: wadahoot

wadahoot — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:30:17 +0000

I’m pretty sure he said, “Don’t vote!” http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/07/castro-send-me-to-cuba-anywhere-but-a-i/ what do you think? I didn’t notice it last night, but read about it a few times today.