And we’re back with week two of the final thirty-six… as soon as i finish with this, i’m gonna have to go back and get a few other posts written as well, including a book review and a quick little music thing and some other fun stuff… anyway, here’s my Idol rundown…

American Idol’s Final 36 (part 2)…

Jasmine Murray… okay, so do you think that she heard Kara say something about this song last week and thought, “hey, this will make me a shoe-in”… well, clearly she forgot that she has to sing it WELL… she’s flat and she’s out of breath… and she’s shreiking a little bit… do i need to come up with more reasons for her to not make it?… Randy says it was the wrong song… Kara says it was all over the place… Paula wants to come up with her own opinion, but in the end agrees with Kara and Randy… Simon says he likes her, but she has a bad voice…

Matt Giraud… wow, these contestants are really pulling out current hits… i actually have this as one of my ringtones… of course, the key here again is not just to be current, but also to sing well and again, it’s not happening… that crazy little trill there was horrible and that was a complete mess… Kara says no thanks, Paula says it was better than rehearsal… Simon says it was almost horrible… Randy says it was bad, but he’s still pulling for Matt…

Jeanine Vailes a.k.a. the “naughty gal with the boots”… oh dear, that’s a bad outfit… oh man… this night so far has been a terrible example of karaoke… what a weird thing… yeah, she’s terrible… really, really terrible… Paula says that she has great legs… Simon agrees with me and even says it was terrible… Randy continues the love for the legs and says that the best part was the end because that meant it was over… Kara says it was over the top…

Nick Mitchell/Norman Gentle… yeah, like this is going to make the night any better… you know what kills me about this clown is that his vocals can actually be really good… but i think that may be in part because he covers up his flaws with the comedy… i’m pretty sure that he would be mediocre at best if he played it straight… he knows his limits and for that (and that alone) i appreciate him… Simon says that he hopes and prays that he doesn’t make it through… okay, and this is where the schtick really gets annoying… Randy says that was funny… Kara says at least we remember him and that she enjoyed him… Paula says that this is America… i’m not sure if that was a question or a statement… wow, Ryan says probably not… i don’t think he’s ever commited like that before…

Allison Iraheta… she’s going to sing a Heart song… that usually doesn’t bode well… here’s hoping… that red hair is really mesmorizing… it’s such an odd shade of red for hair… oh and she’s starting out well… building up to the big notes… here we go… oh… well, flat, and she really needs to work on her breathing… i hate it when people feel the need to shout in order to make a song louder, thinking that adds to the emotion… it was the best of the night, but it wasn’t my favorite… Randy said she blew it out the box… Kara says that she’s great… Paula pulls out the telephone book… Simon says that she’s the best of the night by a clear mile… i think she sounds like she’s a smoker…

Kris Allen with a K and it’s a guy… i like the hat that he wore to the audition… he’s singing a Michael Jackson song… Man in the Mirror… i sang this in jr. high school i think… the best way to sing a Michael Jackson song is to not try to sound like him at all… for the most part, Kris (with a K) does it pretty well, though he did slip into an impersonation for a slight moment… he did alright, i suppose, but in general stay away from Michael Jackson…

Megan Joy Corkrey aw, she has a two-year old boy… and a tatoo that covers 3/4 of her right arm… nice… and she’s singing a Corinne Bailey Rae song and she’s trying her best to sound just like Corinne… well, maybe that’s her actual voice… she’s very awkward on stage with those little swivels… it’s kind of like what i have to do on Wii Fit to tone my abs… and she’s shouting and man, that’s a weird dress with those two random flowers? buttons? puffballs? something… i guess she’s alright… yeah, actually, she’s pretty good… Paula says she picked the right song and then she lists a bunch of positive adjectives… Simon says that she’s a funny little thing, but that she shouted a bit… Randy says that she’s got a nice tone to her voice… Kara calls her a package artist…

Matt Breitzke… 20 years of the simpsons… man, i’m getting old… i’ve seen less than 20 episodes of the simpsons, by the way… anyway, this is “the welder”… singing Tonic… he’s singing it alright so far… it seems like he’s moving on the stage in efforts to convince the audience that they’re all tripping on acid… slow motion, side-to-side… well, anyway, it was pretty good, but i’d say it was entirely too safe and forgettable… Simon says that he hated that song, but he likes Matt… why argue? what’s that about?… Randy says that it was lacking an edge… Kara says that it didn’t show us any side of him… Paula says that he has a good voice, but bad song choice…

Jesse Langseth… a single mutha… with Bette Davis Eyes… hmm… i’m having a hard time deciding how to describe this… i guess the biggest problem is that her voice doesn’t really fit the song… she’s not annuciating at all and i guess she’s oversinging it… it’s just a weird, weird performance… i can’t really put my finger on it… Randy says that she was just kind of hanging out… Kara says that she was slinky… Paula says that she is captivating… Simon says (without being rude) that she was forgetable…

Kai Kalama… three more to go… What does becomes of the broken-hearted?… why is he snearing at us… you know, his vocal isn’t too bad… i’m not sure how much i like him though… he’s kind of grunting through some of the lower register and i didn’t really like that ending… Kara says that he likes him, but the song was too old-fashioned… Paula thought he could make it if he works really hard… Simon says that it was old-fashioned and that Kai would be a good back-up singer… Randy says yeah, dawg, it’s just too safe…

Mishavonna Henson Julia Roberts doesn’t at all strike me as spy-worthy… Drops of Jupiter by Train (a.k.a. a great Led Zeppelin cover band)… anyway… people make the weirdest faces when the sing, don’t they?… “did the wind sweep you off your feyuuut?”… this isn’t a good song for her… she’s very pitchy here as well… and she’s awkward on stage… oh well… Paula says it wasn’t a good song choice… Simon says that she’s very serious, but cold… she swears that she’s not a 50-year old… duh… Randy says that Simon’s right, she feels way too old… Kara says that she didn’t mind the song, just Misha… nice…

Adam Lambert why does this guy seems so familiar to me? I just feel like i’ve seen him trying to sing in a contest before… he can’t get no satisfaction… he’s got some pretty good stage presence though… that’s refreshing, especially for this night… he’s got a pretty sweet 90s rocker voice… and i actually enjoyed that performance… Simon wants Paula to go and she doesn’t have any words, but that it’s an Adam Lambert concert… Simon finds it difficult… part excruciating and part brilliant… love it or hate it… Randy says he loved it and he drops “da bomb” on him… Kara says that some crazy stuff… in a good way…

And now, my picks…
-top guy: Adam Lambert
-top gal: Allison Iraheta
-extra: Megan Joy Corkrey

peace… love… bdg…