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American Idols Live
We went to the American Idols Live Tour last night at the Resch Center with Wanda, my mom, and my mom’s friend. David Cook and Michael Johns rocked the place – they put on a great show. I also liked Carly Smithson, Brooke White, and David Archuleta. It was a pretty good show, although I was hoping for more performances where they were performing together instead of individually.
Traffic was surprisingly smooth around the stadium. I wish I would have been at the Oneida Casino Monday night – they were there playing the games. 
American Idol – Two Remain
Wanda and I watched Idol this week. It was very good, as the top three singers were all very talented:
- David Cook – Even though Simon picked a strange song for him, I thought he did pretty well considering. He second and third songs weren’t that good in my opinion. Wanda theorized he might be throwing his performance a bit to avoid the terms of 19 Management in favor of his own deal.
- David Archuleta – I thought “And So It Goes” was his best song of the three, though I also enjoyed “With You.” His performance of “Longer” wasn’t impressive to me. Overall, I thought it was one of his weaker days, however, I put him above Cook on Tuesday.
- Sayesha Mercado – She’s had some good ones in the past, but I thought she was historically the weakest of the three. On Tuesday, however, I thought she was fantastic. I thought she performed all three songs very well despite criticism from the judges. Even though I’ve always been a huge fan of the two Davids, she was my top pick for Tuesday night. It seems that America did not agree with me, however.
In the end, it will be the two David’s next week. It should be a good show. I think David Cook may end up being the victor.
Idol Season 7
It’s been a pretty good season this year. Lots of talent from both the guys and gals. It’s a little less clear to me this year who will be on top, unlike last year. I was a little surprised to see Chikezie go so soon, however, he hasn’t been on the top of his game lately. Early on in the competition, I though he was a good candidate to win, but now that the season has progressed, he has lost some of his flare.
My favorites this year are David Archuleta and David Cook. Next is Brooke White, with Ramiele Malubay and Carly Smithson tied for 3rd. In addition to some of my favorites, Wanda fancies Michael Johns. He hasn’t impressed me as much as the others, though his performance of “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” was excellent.
As for a couple of contestants that I could go without – Kristy Lee Cook and Jason Castro. I will give props to Kristy for her performance of “God Bless the USA”. That was the only performance of hers that I really liked.
American Idol 6.2
Wow, I’m shocked. Although Blake has been my recent favorite, I’m surprised that Melinda was dropped tonight. I really thought that it would come down to Melinda and Jordin. I think Jordin will take the crown, but I’d rather buy Blake’s album.
May 16th, 2007 
music, Television 
Tags: american idol, Entertainment & Media, music, Television, more... American Idol 6 – Four remaining
Call me a fair-weather Idol fan this season. I enjoyed the prelims, got bored with the early eliminations, and got interested again beginning last week. Blake has been my favorite (and still is), although I doubt that he will win. I previously thought that Melinda Doolittle would win hands down, but Jordin Sparks blew me away tonight. She easily had the best performances.
Prior to this week, I thought the final two would be Melinda and LaKisha. After tonight, I have no doubt in my mind that it will be between Melinda and Jordin.
May 8th, 2007
music, Television Tags: american idol, Entertainment & Media, music, Television, more... American Codger
American Idol just hasn’t been as entertaining this year. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that they can’t find artists and music selections that were popular sometime after the invention of the phonograph. Tony Bennett? I wasn’t terribly fond of Diana Ross week either. Next week, the collective works of Burt Bacharach.
Idol 5, Ten Remaining
Another episode, another Idol hopeful axed. Tuesday’s episode was a good show. I thought they sang very well. I thought it was cool how Barry Manilow coached them too. I was glad Covais was kicked off – he was way too cocky and egotistical. That really steams my beans.
My personal favorite still remains to be Chris Daughtry, hands down. There may be others with better vocals, but he would be the one I’d most likely buy an album from. I hope he makes it far – I would love to see him in concert. His rendition of Walk the Line was one of those performances I won’t forget. I didn’t know anyone could do that with a Johnny Cash tune
I thought Lisa Tucker and Elliot Yamin sounded pretty good too.
Idol 5
I watched Idol tonight. I thought most of the boys were somewhat weak tonight, but there were a few shining stars. Chris Daughtry (Vin Diesel) won the night, hands down. Yamin (underbite) and Makar (Fred Savage) were decent too. Covais, although seemingly a nice guy, is way overrated. Radford (Berry Manilow), although pretty, is too narrow in genre. “Bucky” is just a hillbilly. It is amazing to me that someone who can’t speak English well can be considered an “Idol” finalist.
Nickelback & Trapt
Wanda and I saw Nickelback and Trapt at the Resch Center last night. I bought her the tickets for Christmas. It was a good show and we didn’t have to drive far to get there. Trapt didn’t sound quite as good as they do on their albums, although it was still a good performance. Nickelback put on a great show, as always. The drummer, Daniel Adair, did an awesome solo midway through the performance.
This was our first time to the Resch. The facilities are nice, and we had a pretty good view of the stage. However, their process of funneling people in the building was retarded. It was cold outside and I didn’t wear a jacket (ehh, I thought bringing a jacket into the concert would suck). Since we had pre-paid tickets and specific seats, I thought we’d be able to waltz right in and sit in our seat. Not so. They made us wait outside for about a half an hour (we got there at 7:00, and the show was scheduled to start at 7:30). At about 7:30 we finally made it through the mob of about 10,000 people and into their tiny lobby to greet another mob trying to get through 2 tiny doors and through a pat down. I think we finally sat down at 8:00. Fortunately, the show started late (which I had expected). Perhaps this is just normal for concerts (although I would expect it more at a concert with general seating). I just think whomever designed their human processing procedure needs to consider taking an operations management course. It seemed chaotic. I kept hoping people would just start pushing their way in past security, but I guess we had too many old people in the crowd and I’m not one to start something.
On a side note, I guess Dave Chappelle was right. White people do love guitar music.
Walk the Line
Wanda and I recently saw the movie, Walk the Line, the story of Johnny Cash’s struggle to stardom. The movie was excellent, and I’m sure even those who aren’t fans of the music would find this movie entertaining. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon did phenomenal jobs, both singing and acting. I have no doubt this movie will win many awards.
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