So Garrett is gone. I guess I know the full power of my blog. The American Idol guys are down to ten, and tonight they blew through the hits and misses of the 70’s. The judges spent the night reminding us it was a great decade for music. Ryan even undid his collar. And Simon? He compared it to the Oscars – long, boring, and needing an orchestra to get contestants off the stage. My thoughts on the second night for the guys, including my winners and losers, after the jump….
In spirit of Simon’s comparison to the Oscars, let’s hand out some Idol Awards tonight!
1. THE “OOPS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE ACTUALLY GOOD” AWARD GOES TO….Michael Johns. Does this guy look like Mark Wahlberg or what? And did you notice how he holds the mic like there’s a stand connected to it? And the screaming! Come on, mate!
2. THE “AWESOME INTERVIEW SEGMENT” AWARD GOES TO Jason Castro. Finally some guy sits there and says, “Wow, these pre-preformance interviews are really stupid.” My wife had a pretty good observation during the dread-head’s performance – “He looks like a girl. Pretty, but too much mascara.”
3. THE “WHO THE HECK IS THIS GUY AWARD GOES TO….Luke “Save More Money At” Menard. One person I know he isn’t? Freddie Mercury. His rendition of “Killer Queen” was not very good, and it made me feel very weird inside. Maybe he’ll have a sale on garden utensils this weekend and make me feel better.
5. THE “GOOD BUT FORGETTON AWARD" GOES TO....David Hernandez. I know the judges liked this guy. I seem to remember feeling the same way, but I can’t remember what the dude sang. Oh well.
6. THE "I'M TRYING REALLY HARD TO MAKE YOUR NAME RHYME WITH SOMETHING" AWARD GOES TO.....Jason "Don't Call Me Jeff" Yeager.Bears fans know what I’m talking about. One thing I DO know about this guy? He likes to play with himself. He claims to be self-taught on the piano, guitar, and drums. I sure hope he isn’t paying anyone to teach him to sing. Simon said it sounded like he was drunk on stage at a party! Ummm…Yeager? Drunk at a party? Hmmmmm.
THE LOSERS:
Luke “Save More Money At” Menard. I’m sorry bro, but you’re destined to live in the ad section of my local newspaper.
Jason “He Gone” Yeager. Maybe he can head home and teach himself a few more things, come back next year, and miss another one wide right.
THE WINNERS:
CHIKEZIE. He scored HUGE with his Donny Hathaway song. I never knew what Chikezie guy was all about until tonight. Awesome performance, but unfortunately, it all pales in comparison to the show’s biggest performance…..
DAVID ARCHULETA. Congratulations little guy, you just sang yourself into a record contract. Mark this down – his version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” will be a B-side to the crappy song he’s forced to sing as the winner of this competition. It was such an incredible performance, my wife made me watch it back three times. As of right now, he’s a lock to win this thing.
Comments (1)
I'm just enjoying Simon. The guys are basically mediocre. I like Chikezie. But overall I just don't see any of them as any type of big deal, Archuleta included.
This begs the question: Is it the worst season of Idol ever?
Posted by The Zoner | February 27, 2008 10:54 AM
Posted on February 27, 2008 10:54