With them men singing tonight maybe I'll watch, unless The West Wing is on the Bravo channel then I'll watch that. All the women seem like snots to me. Especially Heather. She makes me cringe.

What time is it on tonight?

It's on from 8-9:30. Watch for my two favorites: Taylor, because he rocks, and Ace because he ROCKS, if you know what I mean.

The MaryCas household thought the show was a bust (no pun intended, but not bad )

The ladies better pick it up. The guys might be rockin' tonight unless they all decide to do Barry Manilow or Josh Groban songs.

Go Taylor!

I thought Elliot was actually good tonight. When Simon doesn't rip you apart you know you're half way decent. I don't think he has "the look", and for me he doesn't bring it...if you know what I mean. But who really has "the look"? I sure don't think Mantasia did, and see where it got her. (I'm still grinding me teeth over that win).

I actually caught it live today!

Briefly:

Ace - Was okay, but he's been better in the past
Bucky - I'm kinda bored by this guy, week after week
Chris - RAWK! He brings it each week, but one-dimensional?
David - I'm sick of this crooner kid. That smile won't keep him much longer, and those head ticks drive me nuts
Elliott - What did he sing again?
Gedeon - Talk about smiles! I think he's pretty good
Sway - He was okay; nothing special
Kevin - Sorry, kid: you have no range whatsoever and are irritating to listen to.
Taylor - I LOVE this guy!!! But hope his schtick doesn't get old, woooo!
Will - I love his voice and hope he kicks it up a notch next time

Next to Go: David & Kevin - boohoo!!

This is the first show I seen this season and I like in no paticular order:

1. Ace
2. Bucky
3. Chris

For me, it was Chris, Elliot, Gedeon and Taylor, also in no particular order. I think that the rest were either just ok, like Ace and Kevin, to the gotta go, like Bucky and Sway. It's funny, but when the judges decide that they want a certain someone in the finals, they will find something, anything good to say, to try and get America to vote for them.

I can't comment on most of the guys, because after Kevin and Fred Savage, I mean Will, my ears couldn't take it anymore. Can any of these guys carry a tune? I liked Elliot, and Ace was ok, but not great. Kevin will definately be one to go. I just hope I can last through the whole show next week to get a better handle on these guys.

Ace may turn out to be the big bore. Enough with playing to the camera. His choice of songs is beginning to fit a pattern. Not enough edge, too much boy-toy (right girls?)

Gideon - lots of soul, voice was better, stage presence gets better each time.

Chris - the Beau Bice of '06.

Fred Savage needs a doo.

I love to watch Taylor, but his vocal range is a bit limited. How far will the Joe Cocker twitch take him.

The guys show was almost as boring as the girls. Lose the ballads.

I wouldn't say the show was as boring as the girl's, but it wasn't great by any means.

Chris once again stole the show. Hemmorhage is one of my favorite modern rock songs, and I'm glad that Chris was able to pull it off.

The biggest disappointment of the night was Ace. His performance wasn't the worst of the night, but definitely the most disappointing.

I've heard a lot of criticism on Bucky's performance, but I thought it was one of the better performances of the night.

Taylor was good.

Elliot just gets better and better every week. A white kid pulling off a Stevie Wonder song, not to mention one of Stevie's more difficult songs. I could see him making it through to the finals.

The biggest surprise for me was Gedeon. Last week wasn't that great, but he was really good last night.


I hope this is Kevin's last week. His voice is annoying. I predict both Kevin and David will be eliminated tonight.

Girls, I predict Brenna and Heather...again.

Oh, PLEASE make Brenna go away. She is so very, very annoying, and talentless to boot. What were they thinking???

Elliot was amazing, wasn't he? And Ace's performance was a disappointment, hot as he is. However, the judges are pimping him so much that it's ridiculous. I think that all they can see is 11-14 year olds running out in droves to buy CDs, posters, etc.

I was just gonna say that the "cute" factor helps so much, that some of the better singers might be eliminated earlier because of that. But then I remembered that Fantasia won. Never mind.

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Hey, you're right! She's out!
Heather's out, too - not a shock.

Sway's in Bottom 3...
So's David...
And..... Kevin!

David got the lower # of votes - Thank You, America!! Don't get me wrong, I like crooners - but I like good crooners.

So it's either Sway or Kevin out next. As far as vocal ability, it should be Kevin....

OMG Sway's out before Kevin?!!

I was just going to save that. I think thousands of 12 year old girls had nothing better to do last night.

Is this another Scott fiasco in the works?

I was 3 for 4 tonight.

I can't even believe more people voted for Kevin than for Sway. There was nothing about Kevin's performance that was better than Sway's.

Kevin will be gone next week. (fingers crossed)

We kept saying this last season about Scott.

I suddenly have a feeling to hurl.

SB, could you believe how obnoxious Brenna was?! She needs a heavy dose of humility and charm.

The MC house was 4 for 4.

Next week to boot: Girls; Song choice, song choice...could be Melissa..Kinnik (although she has potential).
Guys: Kevin's run of being the cute guy will be over and probably Bucky.

But wow, Mandisa should not wear tight pants and sleeveless shirts. She has a great voice, smile and personality, but she looks like a cartoon (do I sound like Simon??)

Oh, MC, you are so right about Mandisa's clothing choice. Does the woman not own a mirror. Instead of concentrating on her lovely face, all I could see were her big arms and butt. As my mother would say, if you don't have anything good to show off, cover it!!

Brenna was horrible, as I knew she would be. Clive, call me? Puh-leeze!!

Just saw a new nickname for Kevin - The Blinking Fetus. It's perfect.

I wanna see someone pull off "Still Loving You" by the Scorpions. I don't think any of the guys could do it, but maybe one of the girls.

Klaus Meine, IMO, is one of (if not THE) greatest metal vocalists of all time. I've never heard another metal vocalist hit the high notes that he can hit. If anyone on the show could pull of "Still Loving You", they'd have my vote the rest of the season.

We kept saying this last season about Scott.

I suddenly have a feeling to hurl. [/b][/quote]Okay, let's not compare Kevin with Scott!!

Obviously looks has something to do with getting far (or not) in this competition, but in the end, at least the best vocalists get into the finals. Kevin will not get too much further. And you won't see Bucky or Elliot, or Melissa or Mandisa in the finals because they don't have the right look. (Well, I thought the same about Fantasia - but - she at least was a great singer/performer who seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth; and Ruben, well... he didn't have the look either, but still.... Hmm, never mind, maybe I don't know WTF I'm talking about after all! )

He's great, I agree, but don't forget guys like Rob Halford, Dio, Sebastian Bach, etc... Nor forget the power of studio magic: Joe Elliot (Def Leppard) can't sing a tune to save his life, but sounds great on record!

Pretty decent show tonight. Let's recap on the girls first since no one posted last night:

-- Katherine was great, as always. I can see her winning this year.

-- I thought Mandisa did really, really well, but not as great as the judges made it out to be. Still the best performance of the night, probably.

-- I loved Kellie's performance. She's so damn pretty, and she has a great voice.

-- Kinnik was just all over the place last night. She started out good, but she went sharper than a block of Vermont cheddar. Which brings me to my picks for eliminations tomorrow night, for the girls: Kinnik and Melissa (Melissa is great, I really like her voice, but she doesn't really stand out like the rest of the girls.)

Now on to tonight's show, with the guys.

-- Someone finally did "When a Man Loves a Woman", but unfortunately Gedeon didn't nail it, at least in my eyes. Decent performance, not great.

-- I was a bit disappointed with Chris tonight. He should stick to the harder rocking songs. Still a good performance.

-- Buh-bye, Chicken Lit...er...Kevin. I agree with Simon 110%. He definitely got the granny vote.

-- Best performance of the night: Taylor Hicks, bar none. Just awesome.

-- I'm glad Ace made a comeback this week. A bad performance tonight could have meant a ticket home tomorrow. He pulled no punches tonight. I was impressed.

-- I kind of agree with Simon's verdict on Elliot. Good performance, but he seemed a bit uncomfortable. It's as if he was holding back a bit. Still one of the better performances of the night.

-- I'm quickly becoming a fan of Bucky. I like his whole Bob Seger "thing". He'll go pretty far in the competition hopefully.

Tomorrow night, Will and Kevin will be eliminated.

Mandisa and Kat nailed their performances. Btw, could the AI machine pimp the Pickler any more? And what was that with Simon? He likes her more than Carrie?? WTF??

Guys: I missed Chris and Gedeon, thought Taylor was great. His dancing reminds me a bit of JPL, so I thought that Simon would hate, but he liked it.

Although I agree that this wasn't Elliot's greatest performance, he still has an absolutely beautiful voice.

Can't wait to see the show tonight. Bo's performing!! Hooray!!

Who I want to see go: Kevin, Will, Kinnik and Melissa. We shall see!!

That's why I'm watching
BTW Does Paula ever disagree with Randy?

Paula? Puh-leeze! I don't think that the drugs allow her to do much beyond clapping like a seal and babbling like a jackass.

Why did they let that zombie Paula back for another season? I can't wait until the day Simon bitch slaps her out of her chair. I bet she'd give Jimmy Hung a standing ovation.

Paula's opinion is of no value to these performers, and hopefully they realize that. I really think she is off in another world most of the time, based on her critiques of the performances, and every year seems a little more annoying, rude and childish.

What a travesty tonight's show turned out to be!

Instead of Gedeon, it should have been Kevin. And instead of Ayla, it sure as HELL should have been Melissa.

I'm so disappointed.

XXX - You are so right!! I can't believe that Ayla was voted off! She was a beautiful and talented girl, and she was robbed. Gedeon was also far more talented than Chicken Little, or Bucky for that matter. How either of them got through in his place is beyond me.

You could almost understand the Pickler getting through. She's cute and pretty and the judges are endlessly pimping her. But Melissa over Ayla? I predict she'll be the first to go of the Top 12.