Thursday, February 22, 2007

Am I Alone...

...in thinking Lakisha wasn't all that last night? I mean, if you're going to basically throw down with Jennifer Hudson, your performance has to at least approach hers, and Lakisha wasn't in the same ballpark, I thought.

Is it just me?

10 comments:

abchao said...

I thought she brought it, but that could be because I am a total sucker for her sad story and burst into tears every time she's on screen.

Also because she's one of my picks.

StinkyLulu said...

I thought she was fine vocally, especially on that weird last note, but her performance style is so all over the place...

Stephen Thompson said...

I harbor intense distrust of Shouty McSingleMom, primarily because the show so overtly licks her boots. Oh, God, I've become one of those people, haven't I? Like, my username might as well be ElliottYaminIsGod or Claymate69 or something. Embarrassing!

Anyway, the show is so totally out to get Melinda Doolittle, who is way better. Bitches just jealous. Melinda is teh true American Idol!!!!!!!!!!!1

Joe R. said...

...Banned.

(Actually not, because Melinda is indeed all that.)

Linda said...

I agree with Stephen. (!) If you have a good big voice and you sing that song good and loud, you're going to get huge praise, because that's what that song does. But the very loudness of it covers up a multitude of sins in terms of pitch, subtlety, control, and so forth. She's obviously talented, but you can't really tell whether she's awesome from that one performance.

Stephen Thompson said...

I KNEW IT! You only ban people based on who you like! You people are worth than the Nazis! "Joe R"? More like Joseph R. Stalin, I say! More like Joe hitleR!

Sarah D. Bunting said...

I didn't think it was that great, but I also didn't think Antonella was nearly as bad as everyone else did, so maybe I need my hearing checked.

Linda said...

I knew I shouldn't have shown Stephen my email.

Sarah, I thought Antonella was mostly just really, really WEAK. Like, not as much terrible as incredibly watery. But she was better than about half the guys on Tuesday night.

Stephen Thompson said...

I actually felt bad for Antonella, who was a victim of horrible, horrible timing.

RYAN: "Sabrina Sloan, you just blew the doors off the moon! That was fantastic! And you totally didn't sing a ballad!"

SABRINA: "Well, Ryan, I did my research, and it showed that only losers sing boring ballads!"

RYAN: "Well, great job! You are an electrifying firecracker. And now, Antonella Barba!"

ANTONELLA: [Mewls.]

She was toast right there.

Joe R. said...

I really like Sabrina, so I like to think that was completely calculated on her part.