Wednesday, March 7, 2007

THE YO FACTOR: So here's the problem with AI this year -- it's not even remotely a competition. Is it really going to be that interesting to watch one inferior singer after another blow himself or herself up during whichever theme week it is while waiting for Melinda the equal opportunity hand chiller to be anointed this year's American Idol? There is no one who can touch her. No one. I guess it's possible that she gets booted somewhere around the 4-or-5-contestants-remaining stage because people get bored of voting for her, assume that she's got plenty of voters, and spend their time hitting redial for some more marginal candidate who they hope will end up as #4 instead of #5 -- always a danger on this show. But seriously, can anyone even make the argument that there's a better singer out there?

And here's part of why she's so good: most of the women who make the semifinals can hit the big notes. You make the semis because you belted out that big note at the end of whatever Celine/Whitney/Mariah song somewhere along the line, and Randy waved his hands around and shouted about how you can blow. But it is not every semifinalist who can bring those buttery low notes that the other singers swallow in preparation for their big BIG notes during the second chorus. Melinda's got the butter.

There isn't really anything to say about anyone else's singing (except Gina, who I liked and who should stick around for a while), so I'd just like to offer up a few observations made while snoozing my way through everyone else's performances:
  • I'd like Sabrina's hair stylist to come deal with my curls every morning. Thank you.
  • Whatever one thinks of Antonella, she is not an unattractive girl.
  • Stephanie's big thing that no one knows about her is that she was a little shy about singing in front of strangers when she was three? Wuss. Tell us about your OCD, girl!
  • Who told Lakisha that Lee Press-On Nails were part of a classy AI look? And I hate that tongue-through-the-teeth thing she does all the time. The dress looked nice, though.
  • I am so glad that Gina stopped trying to wear cocktail dresses. The fishnet stockings on the hands were a little much, but I liked her outfit otherwise.

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