Tonight’s Top 5 show is a dream come true for yours truly and, I expect, for many of the listeners. The refined, stylish sound that defines both the music and the performers from the Rat Pack Era has proven to be timeless and memorable. I cannot even fathom that the singers will have difficulty finding […]
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Pre-Show Vocal Masterclass Discussion For Top 5 American Idol Season 8 Show: A Tribute To The Rat Pack
April 26, 2009 
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I decided to add a pre-show blog topic about this week’s widely anticipated American Idol Top 5 show, featuring music from the legacy created by the artists from the Rat Pack Era. The major singers from this signature musical time period were pre-dominantly male and enormously talented. The key male figures were Frank Sinatra, Dean […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Top 7 Vocal Masterclass Article: Disco Music
April 23, 2009 106 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic Disco night! Time for the remaining seven singers to create a festive ambience and connect with the audience. But did they? For the most part, I found this show confusing and not at all what I was expecting. This statement has both a positive and negative vibe attached to it in that, sometimes, the […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread for Top 7 Results Show: Disco Music
April 22, 2009 52 Comments
W ell – tonight’s the night. Two singers will be eliminated this week and, based on performances last evening, it’s hard to make the call. However, with a double elimination, we should gain insight into who has the strongest, most determined fanbase. A shocker elimination is definitely a possibility or it may just end up […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 7 Performance Show: Disco Music
April 21, 2009 52 Comments
Tonight’s Top 7 show will be hot! hot! hot! Get out your dancing shoes everyone, because it’s Disco Fever night and and the Idols are going to get down and boogie on that stage. I hope that all of the singers are up for the challenge because disco music can be difficult for some. You really need […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Top 7 Vocal Masterclass Article: Music From The Movies.
April 16, 2009 63 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic I loved this theme, but Quentin Tarantino truly scares me. That face means business and some of the Idols were ready for him and others were intimidated by him. It was also great to see and hear the American Idol band under Rickey Minor on stage, front and center, as they should […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For the Results Show: Music From The Movies
April 15, 2009 17 Comments
H ere we go again. Another results night, another elimination. Any predictions? Well, I know it won’t be Adam or Danny – neither have been in the bottom 3. So, everyone else is “up for grabs”. I am really looking forward to Jennifer Hudson’s performance this evening. What a roller coaster ride of heartbreak and […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 7 Performance Show: Songs From The Movies
April 13, 2009 95 Comments
Tuesday’s Top 7 show will feature songs chosen from the movies. Whee! What a ride this will be! I can only imagine the potpourri of songs that will be showcased in this televised show. Given the theme, there should be something for everyone and all the singers should have blast with this great format. And, […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Top 8 Vocal Masterclass Article:Birth Year Songs
April 9, 2009 53 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic Well, I guess the singers are allowed to have an off week, because, for me, this show lacked the glitter and pizzazz of last week’s performances. Methinks the majority of the singers are overthinking their selections – dissecting and analyzing every detail, reaching a point where the selected song becomes sterile and/or […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 8 Results Show: Birth Year Songs
April 8, 2009 32 Comments
W ell, who is leaving us tonight? Methinks that it’s a guy. It’s time! Ugh! The show is going to get ugly from here on in. Wonder when the judges will use the “save” option? Tonight? Never? However, on the bright side, the charming Kellie Pickler from Season 6 will be gracing the American Idol stage […]
Continue readingScott MacIntyre: I Love Him, He’s Perfect, Now YOU Change!
April 6, 2009 30 Comments
Quite frankly, I am sick to death about the random, delusional comments about Scott MacIntyre’s contribution to the Top 10 American Idol Season. Many people feel that his visual impairment is the sole reason that he was chosen for this competition and, thus, has avoided weekly elimination. Well, I have had enough. Truly enough! He belongs […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 8 Performance Show: Birth Year Songs
April 6, 2009 112 Comments
Tuesday’s Top 8 show will celebrate the songs that were released during the birth year of each of the Top 8 singers. So, basically, we are going to boogie to songs from the 80’s, as most of the singers were born during that decade. Only 16-year-old Allison Iraheta will be eligible to sing a song from […]
Continue readingJason Castro Performs In Texas And He Is “Crazy” Good!
April 3, 2009 8 Comments
Y‘all are not going to believe this, but does this sound like the shy, timid Jason Castro of American Idol fame? Below, you will hear and see a new and improved Jason perform the Gnarls Barkley hit, “Crazy”. Listen to his soulful vocals – the timbre is so rich and full, it resonates freely throughout […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 9 Results Show: Itunes Top Downloads
April 1, 2009 33 Comments
I am not here, but my blog topic is. Ahh – the wonders of technology and the fabulous WordPress.Com blogging format! As I am traveling and will be in and out of dentist chairs (ugh!) and wedding apparel stores ( my daughter is getting married in December) over the next few days, I am not unable to supply […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Top 9 Vocal Masterclass Article: Top ITunes Downloads
March 31, 2009 52 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic Because I am traveling tomorrow, I am giving the readers an abbreviated Masterclass article this week. What you see will be my real time comments after viewing tonight`s show. However, I have one word to describe tonight`s performances -brilliant! For me, all the performances were considerably strong and the individual performers improved […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 9 Performance Show: Top Digital Music From ITunes
March 30, 2009 38 Comments
Tuesday’s Top 9 show will highlight an array of top downloaded songs from ITunes. I strongly suspect that the hugely lauded IPhone will permeate all the ads in between segments of this televised performance show. I mean – come on! Or is the theme of this show enough of a sales boost for Apple? Either […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 6 Top 4 Finalist, Lakisha Jones, Releases Her New Album
March 30, 2009 5 Comments
Lakisha Jones’ new CD, “So Glad I’m Me” is set to drop on May 19th, 2009, coinciding nicely with the conclusion of American Idol Season 8. Can we expect to see Queen Lakisha at the finale of American Idol? Time will tell all too well but it would seem to be a plausible assumption. I, […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Top 10 Vocal Masterclass Article: The Motown Era
March 27, 2009 49 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic This week American Idol paid tribute to the fantastic music from the Motown Era. Legendary artist, Smokey Robinson fulfilled his role as guest mentor to perfection by working and weaving his Motown magic on the remaining 10 Finalists . I would also like to mention how absolutely exciting it was to see and hear Stevie […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 10 Results Show: The Motown Era
March 26, 2009 23 Comments
I am running late today – really late in fact! In a nutshell, I was not on the same page as the Judges last evening. How about you? Did you find them abnormally harsh? I swear the Judges were formulating their comments gathered from the rehearsal process because nothing else makes sense. Performing on the […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 10 Performance Show: The Motown Era
March 25, 2009 41 Comments
Wednesday’s Top 10 show will focus on music from the Motown Era. There should be something everyone, don’t you think? Well, we shall see soon enough. I am still so upset about Alexis Grace’s elimination last week. She would have been a wonderful addition to this Top 10 and was actually one of the singers […]
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