<p>Agree with all of the comments re Haley tonight. Totally changed my opinion of how far I’d to see her go. Why hasn’t she performed to this standard on her own??</p>
<p>Haley needs to be singing jazz. She is absolutely a jazz singer, as she comes across as kind of weird singing other types of music (except Benny and the Jets was amazing). Just as Scotty should be singing country, this is her niche. I hope she sticks with it, and I’m surprised it hasn’t been obvious to her before this. I knew it the first time I saw her.</p>
<p>I agree with the comments about the way Scotty holds his microphone-- kind of sidweaways, like he’s eating a taco. I also agree that Haley is a jazzy kind of gal and that is definitely her niche/genre. The voters got it right by saving her, hopefully she can stay in the competition “on her own” next week, pick the right song, sing with better control, and not try to over-dance her performance. I’m also starting to come to the conclusion that Jimmy the Mentor, Will I Am, etc. have been failures, for the most part, in NOT tweaking the raw talent of these competitors more effectively. They have not only lost my respect but obviously have lost the respect of some of the competitors such as James and Casey, who declined their suggestions on Wednesday night. </p>
<p>I LOVE this year’s new format with the duets, etc. from the remaining contestants during the results night show. It really makes the results night a lot more entertaining than in previous years and sets the tone for the following week’s performances.</p>
<p>jshain is right on with the comment about the duets etc. I really dread those large group numbers where each person gets maybe a line or two on solo. The dancing was weird or awkward, and it was like trying to put indie people into a pop video sometimes. More duets! More jazz!</p>
<p>Just thinking of Scotty holding his mike like he’s eating a taco (GREAT description, jshain!) and Casey gritting his teeth (both performance idiosyncrasies that bug me), do professionals have little ticks like that or do they get rid of them by the time they are pros?</p>
<p>I remember Celine Dion used to thump her chest for emphasis when she sang. I didn’t like it. You could actually hear the thump in the music.</p>
<p>Ohh–the new country star who sang the duet with Kelly Clarkson (who was fabulous!)–he can keep his hat on but shouldn’t have it pulled so far down on his face. You couldn’t see his eyes–a singer can communicate a lot with his eyes.</p>
<p>Haha Scotty’s just tryna be different. Casey’s just, well, Casey. </p>
<p>And - regarding Jason Aldean - I know, right? You literally couldn’t see his face! Kelly Clarkson’s really gained weight recently.</p>
<p>The whole two handed holding of the mic by Scotty bugs me! Now when I see him I’m going to think about the taco thing!</p>
<p>I don’t get why Haley hasn’t realized yet her forte is jazz, I thought that from the beginning. It just felt like she was trying to hard to not to get locked into that style for some reason. </p>
<p>I was thinking the same thing ellemenope about the hat…who wants to watch the brim of a cowboy hat with a mouth moving?!</p>
<p>Loving the duet/group numbers - always thought they should have more rather than the big group number where it’s hard to work everyone’s voice into one particular song.</p>
<p>You know, I think we’re doing alot better here than the judges. At least we could give some useful advice. Tacos (that’s hilarious), a big hat with a mouth moving, teeth gritting. They need to stop it already! Simon would have been all over it (except the hat).</p>
<p>Kelly Clarkson was amazing, but I could tell she was really uncomfortable with that exchange she had with Ryan.</p>
<p>^ Wait, what was the exchange again?</p>
<p>Agree with everything jshain said. I haven’t liked Haley AT ALL until the jazz duet. Amazing what the right song/genre will do. Or maybe it’s that she had someone on stage with her to play off of.</p>
<p>“and Casey gritting his teeth (both performance idiosyncrasies that bug me), do professionals have little ticks like that or do they get rid of them by the time they are pros?”</p>
<p>Geez, I hate that about Casey also, ellem!</p>
<p>“Or maybe it’s that she had someone on stage with her to play off of.”</p>
<p>Youdon’tsay, I think it’s because it was a duet, like you posted. She was forced not to move as much and sing to her partner more.</p>
<p>What?? My D is gonna be upset cuz we both like Paul. Elimination seems kind of random this year.</p>
<p>Paul wasn’t great. He deserved to go home IMHO</p>
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<p>Well, she isn’t the only one…</p>
<p>I suspect that Haley doesn’t really want to get too jazzy because she’s afraid that she won’t get votes–a lot of people who vote probably don’t get jazz. But in her case, she should take the plunge…so long as it is somewhat melodic. </p>
<p>Agree that a lot of performers aren’t going with Jimmy Iovine’s song suggestions. Although Jacob going with Jimmy Iovine’s suggestion of Bridge Over Troubled Water was a great idea. James’s heavy metal pick sounded MUCH better with the band than it did in the studio. </p>
<p>Someone remind me what the Ryan Seacrest/Kelly Clarkson exchange was about. I remember thinking it was weird at the time, but he does some weird stuff sometimes.</p>
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Are you saying it was scripted? (Ok, I’m naive :); I think most reality shows are heavily edited and some of the ones I hate are scripted; but I thought that was her own remark).</p>
<p>liv4physicz, the part that I thought was awkward went something like this:</p>
<p>Ryan was talking about Kelly’s tweets and how she is reputed to have a crush on Casey. She kind of nudged him for not telling the full story and then they had this exchange: Ryan said, “It’s a very short results show, I’ve got to get right to it.” Clarkson replied, “Just like a man,” which got a laugh from the crowd.</p>
<p>I took it as a mild double-entendre about a man having to “get right to it”, which is what I think the huge laugh was about… and it created a mildly awkward moment, Ryan milking the laugh and Kelly looking a bit non-plussed.</p>
<p>And since we are all such brilliant judges…can we say “Crest White Strips” to a certain bass player-----and yes, “One too many boxes of Crest White Strips” to our dearly departed Paul! I am loving Casey’s mild make over…just sharpening him up a bit…grab the CWS and we are done! Totally superficial I know…but we are going for that American Idol crown right?</p>
<p>^ more like bleach! :p</p>
<p>Haley is, in fact, a jazz singer by training, so no surprise that she excels in that genre. But I’m sure she’s feeling the pressure to be “pop” enough to garner votes, plus dealing with the contradictory “be true to yourself” but “don’t be boring” advice given by the judges and coaches. I agree that she, like Scotty, sings best when she stays in her bailiwick, but unfortunately there are thousands of voters who will vote for a country singer, not so many who will vote for a jazz singer. I think she’s gone in two more weeks, right after Stefano. </p>
<p>This has been my least favorite season of Idol, and I’ve seen them all. The total lack of judging, and the absence of any singer I care enough about to root for, have been very disappointing. Here’s hoping X Factor will do the trick.</p>
<p>Paul is dating Nikki Reed from Twilight! That’s surprising; I could’ve sworn he was gay</p>
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<p>What IS the full story? I remember the “Just like a man” comment now. I thought it was a good jab at him. I don’t think it was scripted…Ryan isn’t as good on his feet as Tom Bergeron is on DWTS.</p>
<p>This is my first AI season, so I can’t compare. I liked the judges earlier in the season, but agree that they are now not delivering any entertainment value. </p>
<p>Is it just me or has AI really invigorated Jennifer Lopez’s career? She must be making a mint off of the commercials she’s done alone…</p>
<p>Agree with MommaJ–Stefano and Haley will probably be the next 2 to go…although I’ve been saying that for weeks now. LOL!</p>