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Friday, April 23, 2010

People Keep telling about American Idol lately


Well, not that we are breaking the tradition that we talk about American idol every year. Though this year they makes a lot of changes. Ellen coming, Simon going, a contestant kick off and returning. But in the end, it is a talent show. and there's really nothing much to talk about.

it is all nothing when people say it is a show about training talent. Manufacturing them. in the good old days, manufactured band is to get the money when they sell CDs. but AI the show itself is a money making machine. more than 10 million viewers twice a week. and the telephone company is earning at least as much in Dollar with all the SMS voting. and the talent is natural or not. The show goes on. and who sell CDs anymore now.

But are there any surprises who will win this year? Crystal Bowersox, from the beginning til the end have been superb. As Simon always says, the others are totally in another class. I don't see who will win except her this year.

Well, then maybe the strategy the show producer should do this year is really to train the others to be better.

It's not like every year you'd get all the mature, enormously talented and rounded artist even before they are in.

As for Tim, many have said he should be voted off a long time ago. and I ask. Really? then who should be voted off after him? He is not really in the zone of artist yet I do agree. But, it is a singing contest with a popularity voting system. and you are telling me that that face, that physic, that "Smile" will not hold him in place?..... Well, at least until to Top 7. Some kids are already contemplating him being on tour and on some TV show. Like Ellen say, Good Job. He is totally in another class of his own...... on the outside at least for the moment. Not to be mean spirited, he does have improved since the beginning of the show.

Here is the reason that the American Idol remarks is less than pleasing this year. Because we are moving on to new Show....... Dancing with The Stars anyone HAHAHAH!!!!

Glee looks far more interesting....... Well, the Glee monster have evolved into a music singing machine now instead of a drama. 1st season, the drama, the comedy, the singing is pretty even out. Now, it's just plain show off. Don't take it the wrong way, I love the Glee gang. They are fabulous. So does the singing. But I think anything that is too much is an overkill and the 15 songs mash up in one episode(exaggeration) is a bit too much. and all the promotion about who's famous or not song is featured is just plain lame. Hollywood does tends to fall into a pattern 15 minutes after something new come. When it's singing that's better, it's all about singing for the next 50 years (another exaggeration). It is a show, a drama series with comedy. Get off the labeling and wake up Dude!!!!

Anything else? Oh NCIS LA is hot. Right on for the suspense. much better than the original that rely heavily on humor alone.

A Good Wife, love the topic, love the character, but hate the script. It's just not cool to be new when almost every idea in it is old.

Which is why, I think people are all going for TV reality fakes and real fiction nowadays. cause they are far more interesting than anything any (stereotyped) fat, old, bored, poor writer sitting on the typist chair can come up with.

And I myself have (sympathetically) resort to reruns of Oprah.

Like Barbara Walter says, now everyone are celeb. and there's nothing special there to celebrate about. Mind as well close it when it's still hot

I don't know if we should call it.... People are getting more and more simple everyday or lazy or habitual. 50 years back, people are righteous and loyal(regardless it's for the right or wrong reason), 30 years ago, people just got material and thought the world sucks, and there comes all kinds of different things and innovation and art and almost every 2 years a new kind of music or some kind of music get their name change. rock becomes rock and roll, then come jazz and blues becomes R&B and then they both become pop, and then rise of the alternative, and funk is back, then alternative are then reduces to contemporary rock. and jazz and Blues become classic R&B and rock n roll are just pop. and heavy metal are just Rock.

Now 20 years after, "Life after the tragic", the rise of the phoenix. The old have a time line to separate them from the new. and the new just think What does "No War" actually means. and there's the old and desperate, or romantic and enlightened, there's the new (that's not so new) that's angry and the New New stay young and don't give a damn.

Talk about Generation Gap. Last time it's about mom and dad saving money, working ethics is different. but still the new generation have some kind of "Work Ethics". Now, their world is wide, flat and small. Everyone knows about everyone's business. There's no such things as romantic of secrecy, and if you are not open then you are OUT. Yet everyone is so bored of the whole thing, they just want to be alone (Well, the enlightened call it a peaceful time.) I call it pissed off poo poo. The boundaries are all blur. People just blah out whatever they like.

There's no gap. Cause it a huge ditch and everyone is in it. and it's full of shit.

Well, in other words it's call Life everyone. Ask your grandma.(those over 70 I meant.)

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Oh! How can I resists..... This Year's American Idol is finally On the Way!!


I didn't watch the preliminary at all. so this is the first time I watch the Hollywood stage of the show and already there's a great surprises.

Ellen finally take the judges sits. No Comedy there. Dead Serious. Yet a proper job on the AI.
Seeing Paula missing on the panel and no one fighting with Simon is a bit odd. And Ellen is clearly itimidated by Simon somehow. Well, She said in interview that Simon is meaner than she thought, but they didn't show him that way in the show last night.
The show have changed a bit. There's no second chances in Hollywood week this time. one time on stage and you are either going out or performing tonight on the group. So I guess it is tough to fire off close to a hundred candidate in a day. And I believe Simon meaness can just get the momentum going.

As for the Talent

The Waiter Girl, Didi Benami, singing Terrified is both terrifying and terrific-cal....... it is so perfectly sang that I think Kara just have a remake done on her song.

We catch a glimpse of Michael Castro coming back for a second time. There's no telling the online sensation of Jason Castro's Brother would be able to stay after Group or drop out like the last time.(finger cross)

After yesterday's show, the internet is already buzzing about Andrew Garcia....

And I think Casey James is doing pretty good considering the Accident and all... He sounds like a country singer already and the guitar work is great.

It's a bit of a pity that Cancer Survivor Justin Williams didn't make the cut. His singing on the Keyboard is not bad.

Well, those are the picks for the day. We'll see what happen on group.

Well, as always that's what the producer want you to think who is good and not for the moment.

I'm sure there will be plenty of Drama and surprises ahead.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Globe have begin glistened to golden!!!!!

Avatar take home the most debated Best Movie with nomination just less than a month into screening.

The most deserved Best Actor and Actresses Ever given, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock and Mo'Nique.

There's a whole new Best Comedy Series in the TV game now, Glee, Best TV Comedy Series...... Yeah!!!! Finally after 3 years of drought.

And Comedy for Motion Picture is going to go all Commercial this year, the most earning comedy of the year, The Hangover got the Globe.

As for Comedy Actor and Actresses, the ever so-lovely double nominated Meryl Streep got the Globe with Julie & Julia, which would be expected to bring her another nomination in Oscar definitely. For the battle of the king, Robert Downey Jr. got the Glode over from Daniel Day Lewis. Christoph Waltz getting the prize with Inglorious Basterd is a surprise, beating Matt Damon and Woody Harrelson but the speech would be one of the most eleborately celestial of the night.

Animation, no surprise that Pixar again taken home their trophy with Up.

James Cameron got the best Director and I keep waiting for him to scream I'm the King of the World again. After all he is the king of the world with 2 of the top most box office film under his belt now..... Any studio would give him any money to produce any movies now.

Yet I'm still waiting for the new Best Drama to come out of TV. Mad Men got it's third year's recognition this time around and Micheal C. Hall finally, finally got the Globe for being the scariest person on TV land, and great news to John Lithgow as the best supporting in his first season in Dexter.

However I must say that TV movies as now no less glamorous than the big screen these days, and Drew Barrymore's Grey Gardens and herself have brought home the trophy.

The one great news in Drama series is that they have a new queen. One that have gotten the Sexiest Man Alive....... in ER and become the ex-downfalled-president's Wife in the Good Wife, Julianna Margulies.

All in all, Ricky is funny, the show is charming and heart warming. It's gone back to the Charming star-filled dinner awards presentation of the good old golden days.

One thing that hangs in the mind of everyone in the room is the efforts to help Haiti. there's been plenty endorsement to the public throughout the show to the public on how they can join in and donate for Haitian relief.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Farrah Fawcett, our 'Angel' have died at 62




To have 2 of the brightest and most generous person to pass away on the same day would be a loss for us all.




Farrah Fawceett, the original Charlie's Angels, the talented and Kind Farrah Fawcett have passed away on Thursday morning at St. John's Health Center at Santa Monica.




Our sincere Condolenses for the family and friends.








Sunday, June 14, 2009

Calling all Idol Wannabes...... The American Idol Audition have started!!!!

Calling All Idol Wannabe.....
The Summer Auditions for the most watched show on earth have started in Mass!!!!!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

American Idol Crown Their Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spoiler Alert************************* for the West Coast













**************************************American Idol Announced**************************
Kris Allen is the Winner of 2009 American Idol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The show started with the top 13 taking the stage. After Ryan take a jab at every judges while introducing them.
The “So What!!” Performance truly shows how the 13 fits each other like a glove vocal wise really.
Going on to it there of course plenty of collaborations performances and not to forget the totally embarrassing Awards to be given out.
So the Male performer of course go to non-other than the infamous Norman Gentle.
Then the Biniki girl goes on stage and got hit bad by the performance from Kara. There’s even a Bleeped showdown of Kara Bikini body with the bikini girl.
Well, the Best Girl performance surely goes to the wailing Laughter of Tatiana.
Who is staged by Ryan to cut her way to go on stage for the award. But she did so snagging the microphone from Ryan and start singing without the music and running around stage with the security chasing her. Ruben Staddard’s face worth a million bugs really. Well of course the commotion is staged. Even Ryan predicted the show would be a bit longer than expected…. HAHA!!! Or is it?
Anyway the Lil Round got on the groove with Queen Latifah. Which still proves that with the Queen most demanding style, it fits the song perfectly.
What’s totally collaborated well is Danny’s take with Lionel Richie. They sing it out, dance it off, the vocal is a spectacle to watch by itself.
Of course you got the guitar jamming session of Kris with Keith Urban on stage. With Keith crasser voice fitting the smoother highs of Kris they just take on each other and make the duet much entertaining.
But the most entertaining performance of the night is from Allison with Cyndi Lauper. Cyndi is always a gem on stage, talented and composed, with her lap guitar haha. They just belted out Cyndi’s classic to perfection and the improvisation brings back so many memories of the ages when Cyndi jamming with all the great musician of our time in all these past years. Musicians are just simply great talented people.
The Top 13 girls join in with Fergie and Black Eye Peas in the middle and then the top 13 Boys sang the Rod Steward classic and joined later by the legend himself.
There’s also the section where Adam perform with the full makeup Kiss and even the old timer 3 pieces split screen is on. Bringing back old good times really.
So after all the finalist did the last performance with the legendary Queen member with the most appropriate “We Are the Champion”.
The winner is announced…… Kris Allen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocker….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is the talented, from his performance, the instrument playing, the unrealized single he made himself even shows that he is a recording artist already. He does deserve it. Not based on just last night performance. But all the performance. There might be some mishaps in the process but his last performance of “No boundaries” this time around is just suited well. He does have the voice to carry the song. Not as high energy as Adam but the low and subtle sensation of the smooth sound makes it even much easier in on the ear. But the single might need some tweeking when it’s being recorded though.

Adam does did a great job as the finalist and he did compete well. The singing and the vocal is magnificent indeed.

The Final 2 for American Idol 2009 idol is off




There the final 2
Adam started the first with Mad World. Theatrical, all the way through and through.
And Kris Knock back with the totally opposite of “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Winging it on the piano totally took the stage to a new high. First round Kris is the winner no doubt.
Reaches to second, with “Born from the River” Adam K.O. with acing a classic previously done by former idol contestant Syesha and with his high hail inserted even new energy to the song.
And Kris Second takes of acappella on the guitar and stool is fits for a gang but the low and natural range does proves to be a bit too low key for the theatre.
Third round comes with both the finalists hitting it off with Kara co-written “No Boundaries”
Adam just hail it up to the cloud and brought it up to where it should be.
And for Kris to follow it. Third round proves to be too hard because Adam set the note so high and energetic that Kris toned down voice just mixes off in the anticipation of the duel and it seems he’d lose the battle

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Spolier for the west cost!!!!!!! American Idol Down to 2


























As Expected, Adam and Kris is off to the finale next week. and it's be a battle between the vocal Artist and the instrumental

American Idol Top 3 Battle for the Finale seats







Last night American Idol Top 3 start with Danny Gokey going all out on the key on Trent D'Arby's "Dance Little Sister” though he tries to be as energetic as he can. He has hit his on road block on the vocal. His highest note is not high enough to carry the song to the highest energy.
Then came Kris Allen, who rendition of the much listened One Republic’s “Apologize” is less than flattering. Great effort to do it on a piano on himself but the vocal is not up to the par. Though he tried to switch the falsetto part to his own but fail to impress indeed.
Adam start the rendition of U2’s “One” with a soft and tender note. In fact the start is even better than Bono. Then he switch to his signature high range for Mary J. Blidge’s part of the songs and nail every note and even create some riffs of his own. Then closing it with a tender gesture at the end. Perfect performance. I must say that’s the best any contestant have done on a song so difficult to maneuver.
The middle section of the show shows Carrie Underwood journey on promoting and helping the Idol Gives back on the past years. (the segment of the show is not done this year due to the Economic Crisis.)
Danny came back on to rendition his take on the classic Joe Cocker's version of "You Are So Beautiful”. He took liberty in changing the melody of the song and to tell the truth the change is not as good as the original. He also missed on a couple of the crucial notes of the songs that’s define the sentiment of the classic for centuries. So, with 2 just OK performance, I don’t know if it’s gonna get him into the finale.
Kris Allen takes on another monster of the night to perform on a guitar and unplugged of Kanye West’s “Heartless”. It is a totally different take on the songs, the judges love the creativity and Simon even recognized it as a vocal master class. Personally I think there’s still some improvements on Kris part both on vocal and control of nerves and confidence on the stage. It is effecting his performance. He just have to drop whatever that worries him and let loose. And go into the zone when he is doing “His Thing” over a month ago.
Adam take on the Aerosmith classic’s “Crying” is close enough to the beat. I mean it’s shadowed in comparison with the first performance. His note change is not as right on point than the original version. So there’s not much to see there. But I must say all 3 contestants finish…… Adam is at the top spot, with just the first performance, he’d earn his right to be in the finale. Regardless what happen next.
It will be a fight between the instrumental and artistic Kris Allen and the vocal master Danny tonight.
I must say if Danny Go through tonight then next week there would be no surprise that Adam will have gotten the throne, that is if there’s no surprise broken down on Adam part, because if it comes down to vocal, there’s no compare to Adam. But if it’s Kris, there’s still some curve ball of instrumental and unplugged performance that he can take liberty of, and it’d be a more interesting show to watch too.
So will see in a couple of hours, who will be going to the finale.
From last night’s performance, my take is Adam and Danny.
But from the desire of how a finale should be it’d be Adam and Kris.

Friday, May 8, 2009

America's Got Talent Casting in Houston on May 15th guys!!!!


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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Well! the final 3 is in and everyone can start prepping for the parade! Allison is out


Yup, another surprise for the week.

Allison is out of the race and the family member and the community of Danny, Kris and Adam can started their parade.


I thought it was supposed to be a fight between Kris and Danny. but apparently the statistic of voting behavior for female and male contestants and the popularity factor really does effect the result.


Allison can go with her head held high. She is as talented as the rest of the gang. and she's proven that.


American Idol Top 4 - Adam Lambert is safe and not everyone else


We have another shuffle this week on the Top 4. Everything is on the line and the resident rocker is heating it up the air waves in the studio.
First up on stage is Adam Lambert who rock out the first Led Zeppelin of the show and nailed it to the high sea.
Could he have been beaten by himself? Nope, he’s the rock God pf all rocking contestant of the show. It’s heavy metal all the way for the contender and I think he just got his ticket to the Final. Every rockin moment is high on energy and in perfect rock style. He is the one to beat this week.
Next up is allison the resident rock chick. Both of them have taken the wing and fly over the moon with it. The Janis Joplin with a modern twist. She got so much raw energy that’s not too flowery that she’s made the performance as current as it can be.
She did hit the top of her range on the last chorus line and the judge do think a more melodic that just cry Baby will do her good.
The first duet is up next with Kris and Danny on the line when they pair up their harmony sound magnificient. But when they break apart the song broke. The key is off the beat is off. So though Simon call it on Kris as the weaker one I do think that’s not the real point, because Danny take the higher range of the song and it’s still quite soon to call it.
Kris Allen is up next, taking a beatle and a guitar, he did the Carly Smithson song last year with a unplgged twist. Though he is himself in the style he is not himself at all when he is performning. He’ll be a bit nervous thistime. But if Kris is voted off, the show will be pretty boring this year in the final. Because he is the only one with the chops to take on a song, make it original and on a guitar to showcase it.
Danny Gokey is up after that , he’s hesitating at first, the note switch is totally wrong and the last bit of the screaming is off. He took a risk and it won’t pay off this time for him
The show ended with Adam and Allison in a duet. The two ultimate pole of the rockin ice cape is here. It’s a solid performance and they fit well, hit well, and they cling well together. It’s right on target and it’s pretty obvious that Kris and Danny is in trouble this week.
At this point to have done a performance that’s below par is just not going to look pleasant.
Finally for one week there’s a unison reaction on both popular and talent votes. No doubt about it.
Adam and Allison is top 2 and
Kris and Danny is the low 2
Will Kris song change cost him the step to the final or Danny losing on the high notes?
Danny has never been in the low 2 and Kris is there last week will this week marks his leaving. We’ll just see tonight.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Woh American Idol Down with love to 4 and surprise of the week coming.


This week’s elimination is a surprise from the beginning to the end.

Well almost the end.

At first the 5 is divided into 2 by 2 with Danny and Allison in one group and Kris and Matt in the other. Adam is dealt the card that David A is dealt last year to choose one side he believes he belonged. So he chooses Danny and Allison, pretty obvious those 2 are not going anywhere. But not Adam he is the bottom 3 with Kris and Matt. A big, big surprise that both our favorite is in the bottom. Sure Danny got the gold this week, and no one is really saying much about Allison to the south yet. But never had I thought that Adam will be in the bottom 3. So either Kris or Adam has to be one of the bottom 2.

And Kris is release soon after. Leaving Adam, who is pointed to be able to reach the final without a hitch, is in the race for his life. Of course still in the end Matt is the one to go.

Said so Simon says too early about Allison, she’s no where near any point of people letting her go yet. No guarantee next week though. Cos it’s everybody’s game now. Maybe some flying rumors are affecting the votes. The only thing sure out is that the only 2 person that haven’t been in the last 2 is Kris and Danny. And Danny has never been near the low 3. So could the swap for final show be Kris and Danny in the end? With Danny taking the singing role (David Archuleta) and Kris be the instrumental talent (David Cook)? Or could Adam still revive from this weeks loses. Or even would people be more and more impress with Allison by the week on the final stretch of the race? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Next week will be rock n’ Roll nights.

It seems that the theme thing is getting duller by the week really.

American Idol Top 5


Just finish off the American Idol this week Top 5
Kris Allen started the show. With the Classic Rat Pack song. The crowd is screaming even before he started. His style is pretty close to the real thing but a bit too close. The classic, there’s no escape from it. It’s hard to twist and make it your own when it’s repeatedly sang for so many times. I’m sure at this point people are looking for something different from everyone and Kris just beat by himself for doing so great the 3 weeks before this. His winning touch is being himself and to stick to the original is a bit too safe now. But from the popularity contest it seems that he’s well safe in the top 2 at the moment for doing no fault and a good but not over the top performance.
Allison is next and the performance is almost the same. With her sassy style, the voice strain a bit after the first couple of verse but she did have great control on her voice tonight, it’s the best vocal performance from the young lady and very similar to Pink doing the Grammy indeed like Randy said. I think Simon call it too soon for saying she’s in trouble. From the buzz, she’s no where near any mentioning she’s leaving. So she should have at least one more show left in her.
Matt Giraud take on the big mama of the night. It is a fine performance. His vocal is in tune with the male sound singing MY Funny Valentine. There’s a bit too much space in between that loses some emotional points. I think he did the connection better with the Jamie rehearsal. Oh! By the way, Jamie Foxx is the mentor this week. the Judges is divided into 2 groups with Paula and Simon at one group supporting and Randy and Kara in the opposite end.
Danny Gokey is up next, Looking really classic in tux. He sounded exactly like what coconut Cove is like in the golden days. The rusty scream at the end fit the rat pack style to a T. really foxy. Did paula just jinx it when she said he’s the best. It is swagga at the top and he is most natural this week. he sure is top notch tonight.
Adam Lambert closes the show with a bang. The only one who dare to whear white. Looking really handsome too. The only one that brave enough to take on the stairs. The only one that actually turn the classic into an original piece for his own way. But all risk and credit aside, I don’t feel he hit the right peak. It’s a bit like he’s gone back to old habit yet not quite as devastating as before. The shouting is a bit too much. But the crowd like it so does the judges. So I give him 100 for bravery and 90 for controlled performance.
This week we have a total shuffle of the top in my opinion.
Danny Gokey has probably took the top crown this week, followed by Adam according to public opinion and judges reaction.
With Kris Hanging around the third spot here, not but he is the one that is ready to go make an album now of the 5 really. Cause he just got it.
Allison probably did one good for not having too many criticism in the public and the judges love her, but to not have debate is a curse too that she’s only gonna be just there and can’t get any higher.
Then Matt though he’d tried his best to do all the runs and variety, but too much runs may just render him to misidentified to unidentifiable. So this could probably be the last for him.
There is no doubt though he is musically most talented of them all. He just have to find his natural way to present his talent on stage.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

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"Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur dies at 86


We are sadden to hear the news that Bea Arthur of the Golden Girl had passed on.
our condolenses to the family and friends.
Bea Arthur is one of the most amazing actress out there who had given us fantastic performance in Golden Girls and Maude. both of which have early on solidify how strong woman could be.
the ultimate symbol of Girl Power.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

American Idol Top 7 become Top 5


As we predicted.....


there's no accident that Lil is going. without a good comment from the judge and no hype online or off for the voice.


but there's a surprise for quite a few people. not me though. as predicted. Anoop is the first to go from the boys.


it's not that Anoop didn't do good.

Matt and Anoop is on the edge. it's just that with a come back and emtional return for Matt. it seems there's a good reason that people want to maintain the underdog to see how good he can get. and the next in line will just be Anoop. because Allison is after all the only female with some sassy and attraction yet on voting.


if prediction is correct. it will be a battle between Matt, Allison and Danny next week. Matt need to relax and get more comfortable with his own talent. he is a fantastic piano player and musician, threre's no reason to worry, if he just follow his heart. Danny, just have to show more than vocal advantage. there's great control, and perfect pitch but at this stage, it's getting old. he needs to spike up some crazy vocal chops or that's just as good as the good vocal can get him. as for Allison, the obvious is that she is similar to Gokey. Ranged vocal. the reason she is getting through is she can get people to connect to her performance. everyone knows that she got range limit like Gokey. so...... could there be a sassy latin husky song power house next will like Anastasia type. that would definitely put her up another notch on the chart.

American Idol Top 7 again for Disco Night




Wednesday night it’s on again for the American Idol. The result will be announced in a couple of hours.
So who will stay and who’d leave?
It’s disco night and it’s estimated that many crooners that’s close to R&B and Jazz ground would falter.
Top 7 All over again.
The show started with Lil Rounds.
It is the essential Chaka Khan song and Lil have a great sound and far better from previous week.
Every note is right. But the lack of alternate from the original is not pleasing the judges. It’s the typical Disco arrangement, and the only thing that’s keeping her on is the vocal. We’ll see if the audience going to vote for the vocal performance.
Next up is Danny Gokey, the twist from the original September is just not enough for me. the vocal is great. Everyone on the top 7 is high up on vocal marks this season. But Danny constant unchanging style is a bit old by now. I felt that he has to change up his vocal arrangement and create more variation now.
Allison’s do for the night is crazy with the wavy hair and all leathered up. Her performance started with a great soft and powerful start. But when she stands up, it turns south a bit. She got the husky voice and totally sexy rockin. But her lower range vocal might just drop the energy level lower and she picks it up with the performance. It’s great. But not all unflawed though
Matt came up with staying alive. And stay alive he tried. There’ the sexy voice with the sexy little dance moves. There are corny moments when he did the song with the backup vocal… all things consider the singing is great. There’s great moments too.
Kris Allen – a Donna Summer’s “She works hard for the money” Kris-stylized. Kris guitar playing of the Disco classic turns head. It’s not Disco but it’s essentially the most exciting performance of the night. It’s all unplug and on plot to Kris style.
Adam Lambert – If I Can’t Have You totally turn the song upside down. The emotional and the vocal is spot on and every note is in the right place at the right moment…. It’s not disco though it is Adam Lambert. It’s pretty sure that the final 2 would be Adam and
Anoop Desai closes the show. By now vocal wise, the top would be Adam and Anoop. The performance is stellar. Every note is hit with energy and confidence. There’s less variation but it’s sensual the best ballad performance on the show. My only concern is that when it comes down to popularity votes….. Anoop may lack of it.
It’s easy to separate the contestants into 2 zone by now.
My favorite take on the contestants would be
Kris, Adam, Danny and Matt
The lower section would be
Anoop, Allison, Lil
it’s not that I don’t think Allison is a good performer. But vocal wise, Allison lack a bit of the natural DNA I think for a good vocal cord. As for Anoop, there’s just too many great guy. Vocal alone is just not enough. As for Lil, she just have to find herself vocally.
But if considering the reaction of the audience to the show.
Probably there’s the switch up
Kris and Adam safe to the final is my prediction
Allison would be the only girl to reach home and lose on top 3
Danny would probably be gone at top 4
The only choppy one would be the fight between Matt and Anoop to stay alive this week. (my gut tell me, though I hate the maybe, Matt would be going.)
There’s no light to show that Lil would be safe this week.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Susan Boyle, the newest sensation out of Britains Got Talent


It seems to me that there’s another case of Paul Potts this year on the Britains Got Talent show.

Simon would be so happy that this year’s it will head into a greater start.

It is clear the he is more comfortable in his own town and doing his own show than having it on American Idol.

Susan Boyle is what everyone is talking about these days. I think the one show that actually allow real ordinary people regardless of their age and boundaries to catch a breeze and fly, is this show.

It started incredibly with Paul Potts on the first year. Then now Susan.

By now everyone that ever follow the show or the online YouTube posting would know about her singing the infamous I Dream a Dream from Les Miserable. What some may not know is that she sounds so like the original that is makes everyone chills up their spine to see this old lady with the most usual and ordinary old Scottish face on earth could sing as good as any actor on the real show.

I as a optimistic of course knows from the experience of reviewing such shows that there are totally these people around. What makes it so great is that. It’s exactly what British is all about. They joke and laugh and become cynical about the look of the person and the laugh and the irony that they got smack on the face right off with such performances and graciously forget about what they thought a few second ago and totally applaud and encourage the person they just judge.

There’s no fault, everyone’s opinion when she walk on stage is that she is just another flop. And as Simon’s facial expression shows throughout the performances is that he sees gold. There’s his ticket to the very core spirit of the show and they have found the right one this year. There’s no need to do too many promotion and arrange so many things to generate the hype for the show……

Yes…. Susan is one hell of the spirited puncher. She’s even cheerier than Paul.

In Paul we see a long discourage man rise to become the phoenix. Susan is already the hype and she fits just right to the show.

Our best wishes to Susan and congratulation to Simon.