At one hour, American Idol returned to its normal length last night, which made it so much more tolerable than last week. The auditions moved to San Francisco where we didn’t really find any knockouts, but instead some very solid contenders. More importantly, however, was that Kara and Simon began bickering, and unlike Paula, Kara was not afraid to put her foot down (not that it’ll help). Her declaration of “I’ve got something to say, and I’m gonna say it RIGHT NOW” was joyously pointed, and I once again cheered on the addition of our spunky new judge.
My thoughts on some of the auditioners after the jump…
It probably would have been smart to have actually thought of a song to sing at the audition ahead of time…
Aww, the heart-tugging wannabe of the week. I’d be shocked if he weren’t going to the semifinals after all that stuff about him and his mom.
A hot girl who sings well! Hopefully it’s not the second coming of Antonella Barba…
I know people have their gimmicks, but seriously â€â€Ã‚ a musty, old coat from some forgotten thrift store? Not the most appealing hook.
This girl was an okay singer, but I hope she goes very far because she’s absolutely ridiculous. Excessive laughing aside, her telenovela-worthy antics were the real star of this audition, and if we get the opportunity to enjoy them every week on live TV, I will be so very happy.
HAIRCUT ALERT. Every year, there’s some guy with an awful haircut (or facial hair) who advances deep into the competition. We could be looking at our man 2009. This guy had probably the best voice of the night. Unfortunately, he is a bit too theatrical, but on that front, we’ve seen worse (Von Smith).
“I’m so excited, I can barely get the wind out of my tray-shee-ah.”
I only liked this guy because I’m fascinated by people who can solve Rubik’s Cubes so quickly.
You know, this guy’s voice wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad. His problem was that he was so overly affected (like so many others this year). I thought he actually sounded worse in his second song, which he sang to his kids. Poor Kara didn’t want to vote him through, but even she couldn’t deny the cuteness of the little boys rooting on their dad. Seems like an awful lot of people are getting through this year thanks to begging…
