Tonight, American Idol features the final stop of the Season 11 audition tour – the city of St. Louis. Think we’ll find any blues singers? One can only hope! Wednesday’s Portland show was pretty weak, I thought. Lots of people with back stories and mediocre voices. I can’t see many going far during Hollywood week. [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Portland Auditions
Tonight, American Idol enters the third and last week of preliminary auditions via the city of Portland, Oregon. Thursday’s Houston, Texas show was very good. More great singers were discovered and will most certainly do very well during the Hollywood Bootcamp. I was very excited to see Season 6 contestant, Baylie Brown. I remembered that [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Houston Texas Auditions
Tonight, American Idol continues its journey while highlighting the talent discovered at the Houston, Texas auditions. I thought last evening’s show in Aspen showed some very promising talent. There were a couple of guys with resounding baritone voices and, of course, Hippie Girl Haley was just tremendous. What a surprise! And she is different and [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Aspen Auditions
I have always wanted to travel to Aspen Colorado, so the closest thing I will encounter is catching a glimpse of it here and there during this evening’s American Idol Aspen auditions. I wonder if anyone will ski into the auditions. Just a crazy thought! I pretty much thought that the San Diego auditions were [...]
Read moreJim Carrey’s Daughter Auditions For ‘American Idol’
Reblogged from The New HOT 95-7 – Celeb Gossip, Music News, The HOT Show – KKHH-FM – All The Hits: Last night after the big NFC Championship game, FOX aired a special episode of San Diego ‘American Idol’ auditions. Much to the judges surprise Jim Carrey’s daughter, Jane Carrey, came to audition! Take a listen [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The San Diego Auditions
Well, apparently there is some important game on tonight, acting as a lead-in to a special showing of American Idol. As you can plainly see, I am not an avid sports fan – except when the Olympics air. Then I turn into a raving lunatic, acting like an avid and obsessive sports fan. It really [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Pittsburgh Auditions
What a fantastic showing in Savannah, Georgia last evening! The new season of American Idol moved smoothly and efficiently, thanks to Ryan Seacrest’s flawless narration and the renewed energy of the judges, Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. And the singers! Let’s talk about the singers! The first thing that comes to mind is [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Savannah Auditions
Tonight’s two-hour premiere of American Idol Season 11 will showcase the discovered talent in Savannah, Georgia. Two hours for one city seems a little extreme. Has it always been this way? Who can remember from year to year? Not me. So the two-hour showcase allotted to the Savannah singers must be indicative of the stellar [...]
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A New Decade Of American Idol Begins On Wednesday, January 18th On Fox
Well here we are again. Another season of American Idol is upon us. This year the popular reality singing show is entering its 11th Season, with no sign of “giving up” or “handing over” the reins to another singing competition. Although NBC’s first season of The Voice and Fox’s first season of The X Factor [...]
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Vocal/Performance Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: The Final 3
Wow! I almost forgot about The X Factor Finale. Someone should tell Simon that ’tis the season to be baking, wrapping gifts, attending choir rehearsals and/or concerts etc. Not watching television reality shows. Oh well, what do we have here? Of yes, Chris, Melanie and Josh. Good luck to all three of them. The show [...]
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David Cook: Why Isn’t This Young Man A Superstar?
I have to admit – I just don’t get it! I truly don’t. The fact that David Cook has eluded superstardom leaves me completely and utterly baffled. It leaves me to question the nature of the promotional process once American Idol completes a season. All that hype, all the hoopla, all the exposure garnered from [...]
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Vocal/Performance Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: The Final 3
Well, the surprises just keep on coming. Who would have foreseen Rachel’s elimination last week? However, all appears to be good and well for the spunky little thirteen-year-old with the great big voice and personality. It seems that she is being courted and embraced by Disney. Which explains why Simon was calm, cool and collected [...]
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Random Thoughts On The Top 7 Performances On The X Factor By Malden
Here in the MCL community, I have been very fortunate to be in the company of informative and insightful commentators. Their suggestions and ideas regarding numerous topics are generally spot-on and I tremendously value their input and perspective. After Wednesday’s X Factor performances, one reader by the name of Malden shared some excellent comments with [...]
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Vocal/Performance Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: The Top 7
This week, thanks to the double elimination last week, we are down to the Top 7. And, yet again this week, a double elimination will bring the final group of X Factor contestants down to five remaining singers. Anyone want to wager who those five will be? Okay, you talked me into it! I will! [...]
Read morePerformance Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: The Top 9 Give Thanks
This week, the Top 9 Finalists will be performing songs to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. And, in case any of you are wondering why I have changed the heading from “Vocal Masterclass” to “Performance Masterclass”, I did so because the focus of this show has been mainly about the production elements in each number. At [...]
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Simon Cowell Will Never Find A Superstar On The X Factor Says Sir Cliff Richards
Well, here’s something to think about. And, I have to say, I somewhat agree with this statement. According to Sir Cliff Richard, Simon Cowell will never find a global star on The X Factor because the music industry and their consumers tire of artists when they fall from the charts. And I have to say [...]
Read morePerformance Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: The Top 10
We are down to the Top 10 Finalists on The X Factor. We lost another group last week and chances are we will lose the final group, Lakoda Ryane, this week. They were in the bottom 2 last week so, unless they have rallied a massive amount of fans over the course of this past [...]
Read moreThe X Factor Lip Synching Competition. Welcome To The Twenty-First Century.
Sometimes technology can be used for the wrong reasons, especially when it comes to singing competitions. This video of the Top 12 Group Number has become somewhat of a guilty pleasure for me. I have always suspected that many of the singing acts on this “singing competition” were lip-synching to their pre-recorded tracks. Well, now, [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: And Then There Were 12
Honestly, I don’t know what to make of this show anymore. I am thoroughly confused. Normally, I like well-produced stage shows. However, at this stage of the competition, is the “over-the-top” production masking the true ability of the vocalist? And don’t get me started on the sound effects coming through the audio mix – some [...]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The X Factor Season One: The Live Shows Begin
This week’s X Factor, scheduled to air from 8:00 – 10:30 P.M. Eastern on Tuesday, October 25th, will give us an opportunity to see the 17 Finalists perform live. The telecast is unusually long because the Top 12 singers will be determined by the judges during the final segment of the show. Then, next week, [...]
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