adhoc January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Wow, if you have a really mediocre voice but are a cute, bubbly, and exuberantly youthful and limber young blonde teenager, why of course you deserve a ticket to Hollywood. On the other hand, if you have a very good voice but are rather older and plainer looking, um, sorry, that's a "no". (Admittedly, I didn't see the beginning of the jazz singer's audition, when Harry was playing piano, but I caught the last few bars, and she sounded very good to me.) What a joke that JLo says it's a no "because the voice is okay but the contestant can't win", yet she says "yes" to the most mediocre talent, as long as it's young and cute, even though the latter also clearly can't win. (Insert eye roll here.) 13 Link to comment
BogoGog24 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I agree they are very clearly more biased towards the young singers, even though most of those under the age of 20 stink. 1 Link to comment
BogoGog24 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Only basically the last 2 they put through actually deserved to go through (Santana's nephew and the woman who sang Halo). The rest were average teenagers, especially that annoying girl Tiffany. Want U Back is a terrible song choice. She will get eaten alive in Hollywood. Link to comment
designing1 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I've always wanted to visit New Orleans but judging by tonight's picks it's apparently Bizarro World, so I must reconsider. Link to comment
Ketzel January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Well, we all know you can auto-tune cute, blonde and limber to within an inch of seeming to actually sing, but what on earth can you do with old (22+) and not-so-cute, even if the voice is good? *sarcasm* Link to comment
stcroix January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Guess I don't need to watch this show tonight. More room on my dvr.... Erased! Link to comment
Rick Kitchen January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Rappin' cheer leader goes through and gorgeous-voiced St. James Infirmary singer (who isn't a bubbly blonde) doesn't? smh Greyson apparently didn't make it in Hollywood, since he has a performance back in his home town tomorrow. 18 year old drag queen from small town in Texas? Oh, good Lord have mercy on him. Only Robotic Pancreas appealed to me tonight. Link to comment
bilgistic January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 What's with all of the headbands? 3 Link to comment
Lonesome Rhodes January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 (edited) So now the standard is that someone has to have a real chance of winning just to get a ticket? I am pissed that HJC and JLo invoked that garbage on the obviously talented blues singer for whom he played accompaniment. HJC went on and on and on and on about finding a real Nawlins experience. He got one. And he said, "No." What rot. The jidges can also kiss my behind for blaming the cheerleader's lack of vocal range on her performance instead of the "talking song" which is precisely what passes for hit music these days. There was no tune there to show off tonality! If they had gone after song choice, they'd be attacking their very reason for existence. So, they transferred the dislike to the wannabe. Entirely unfair. Entirely. Overall, I am truly stunned that we saw/heard less talent in this ep than in any other so far. Had to be edit monkeys. New Orleans should have offered up at least 15 real contenders. We saw, what, three? We got five minutes of tool related by baby sitter, kind of. Bad form, TPTB. Really bad. I'd have truly enjoyed maybe a 15 minute vignette on Harry's return home. It would feature several long versions of various music in different venues. We could see some of the real characters who populate NOLA. This would have been sooooo much better than the dreck of an audition ep we got. Edited January 23, 2015 by Lonesome Rhodes 1 Link to comment
Shades of Red January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Am I the only one who's tired of hearing the contestants say they'll "do better" if they get another chance? This implies they didn't do their best for the audition and figure they deserve another chance. "I'll work hard/on it more" falls into the same category. The audition is your chance - you need to make the most of it and stop making excuses! I had to laugh when the beignets (sp?) and crawfish were brought out and Jennifer took the donut vs the shellfish (or however they are classified). She wouldn't eat the ribs a few episodes back but will eat the donuts - hilarious! Link to comment
Qoass January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I have no problem with the young and limber triumphing over the old and experienced. When I look at what's doing well on the pop charts, it ain't authentic been-there wise women. Let them try out for The Voice, blow everybody away and then fade back into obscurity. Sure, it would be nice if they could find some cute little cookie with serious chops but they're looking for an Idol, not a musician. On a related note, I am so glad that we're hearing fewer songs from the Whitney/Mariah/Alicia canon. Now if we could get rid of House of the Rising Sun, I'd be one happy camper. 1 Link to comment
JMarie99 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 The problem with Rappin' Cheerleader is that we don't even know if she can sing or not, since her song didn't require any singing. They should at least have made her choose another song to show her singing ability. You shouldn't be able to get through based on cuteness alone. Santana's nephew, a/k/a Robotic Pancreas (darned if I can remember his real name!) seems to have it all - musical ability, personality, good looks, a certain degree of quirkiness, and definitely a sense of humor. Hope he goes far. Link to comment
SnarkyTart January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I'm calling it now. This year's winner will be a WGWG, probably from the south. Based on the preponderance of same getting through to Hollywood, the show's returning to a usually reliable well. The only auditioner that made me put down my book and pay attention was the jazz bar songstress who didn't get through. 1 Link to comment
BogoGog24 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 The problem with Rappin' Cheerleader is that we don't even know if she can sing or not, since her song didn't require any singing. They should at least have made her choose another song to show her singing ability. You shouldn't be able to get through based on cuteness alone. Santana's nephew, a/k/a Robotic Pancreas (darned if I can remember his real name!) seems to have it all - musical ability, personality, good looks, a certain degree of quirkiness, and definitely a sense of humor. Hope he goes far. I think his name is Adam Lasher. I'm calling it now. This year's winner will be a WGWG, probably from the south. Based on the preponderance of same getting through to Hollywood, the show's returning to a usually reliable well. The only auditioner that made me put down my book and pay attention was the jazz bar songstress who didn't get through. I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Riley (blonde haired kid that performed with Keith once) wins. Link to comment
bilgistic January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Back from looking up "WGWG" and shaking my cane at the kids on my lawn, I have found that I have mixed feelings about the auditioners being able to play instruments (some poorly) or be accompanied. Having watched the show early on, then leaving for a while, then watching the first Steven Tyler season (then leaving again until this season), I haven't seen a lot of the auditions-with-instruments until now. For more than a few auditioners, I think being able to play the guitar, however half-assedly, kind of fools people into believing you're a better singer/performer than you really are. I mean, I know I get weak over musicians. Many we are seeing, however, are just very basic on the guitar and have passable voices--certainly nothing worth being on TV over. The truly talented are usually already working in some capacity as musicians, even if they aren't making any money at it. The ones with stories, with hustle and heart are who I want to see, not the ones who can best be packaged as the next pop princess or breathy-voiced boy bander. When I have watched in years past, I usually give up several weeks in, after TPTB have started "molding" the contestants. Any edges they may have had get chiseled off. That's when I get bored and have to bow out. I want to see messy, imperfect, passionate, all-out, soulful music that has to be sung, not a package that's shrink-wrapped and stamped "safe for consumption". 4 Link to comment
mojoween January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Tiffany's baby voice was horrible. I hated it so very much. But I am an old fart so what do I know, right Jennifer? I feel badly they didn't let that jazz singer through but what an experience, to say Harry played piano for you. 2 Link to comment
backformore January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 Overall, I am truly stunned that we saw/heard less talent in this ep than in any other so far. Had to be edit monkeys. New Orleans should have offered up at least 15 real contenders. We saw, what, three? We got five minutes of tool related by baby sitter, kind of. Bad form, TPTB. Really bad. I think they purposely put the bad singers on, so that Harry could whine about "It's new Orleans! I was expecting better!" and put the bad singers on first, then Harry's whining, so it looks like he's so disappointed, and THEN the good singers come on. I agree with everyone that the blond cheerleader is NOT a singer. J'Lo's "I LOVE YOU" was just dumb, So, you like her, but she can't sing! Then the jazzy singer that Keith liked was SO much better, but she didn't make it through because JLo doesn't think she could win the whole thing? Does she think cheerleader girl CAN? Again, I think most of the singers that got through would have been rejected on earlier seasons. Especially Dakota! Link to comment
stcroix January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 I'm patiently waiting through this drivel for Hollywood Week...... 1 Link to comment
Oldernowiser January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 I'm sorry, but that cheerleader is like that little dog your great aunt has that just won't stop running in circles and yapping. Isn't there a casting call for Survivor or something she could be going for instead, because She Can't Sing and there's no way she's winning AI no matter how low they've sunk some years, so what the actual hell... 1 Link to comment
PhD-Purgatory15 January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 First ever post here, but this is my take on Tiffany. Can she sing well enough to make the top 24...no. However, I am much more likely to believe that she sits up in her room and rocks out to Cher Lloyd, Demi Lovato and Meghan Trainor than I'll ever believe the 16 year old from the previous episode who got a ticket singing a sixty year old Etta James song. Setting talent slightly off to side, If anything she gave us the most "authentic" and age-appropriate audition of the season. Also kind of obsessed with Mikey's original song, even with his Kermit the frog style vocals. Not as impressed with the original from Carlos Santana's nephew in terms of the lyrical content....but I do think both of them along with Jelly are serious contenders for the 24. Link to comment
scarlettudor January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) The best singer in this episode was the girl who sang St. James Infirmary Blues. And she wasn't put through while caterwaulers were. So strange. Remember in the first episode when we all agreed about the one guy who sang horribly off-tune and yet went through? There are so many of us in this thread who feel the blues girl was a standout. This is just downright odd. Edited January 27, 2015 by scarlettudor 1 Link to comment
BogoGog24 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Blues girl has gotten attention from well-known Idol bloggers as well. Both Michael Slezak/Melinda Doolittle and Lindsay Parker believe she should have gone through. 1 Link to comment
niklj January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 The only thing I gotta say about this episode is thank goodness they showed us the Top 24 before these auditions started. Because this episode was like scraping the bottom of the barrel. Link to comment
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