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the finals -- last two standing
The last week of American Idol season 8. Two contestants remain. One will earn the title of American Idol and the other will not. Both will most likely go on to amazing fame and fortune, but only one can...
May. 19, 2009
the finals -- top 3
It's coming down to the wire here and this is one of my favorite weeks. Contestants get to choose any song they like. Judges choose one for them. That leaves everything completely wide open. This not...
May. 13, 2009
the finals -- top 4
Rock Week. Two will hit it and two will bomb. Guess which ones are which? Probably not hard to figure out unless you've been living in a cave for the past two months. But there's a twist tonight. For...
May. 6, 2009
the finals -- top 5
Rat Pack standards week. We all think of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin, but the Rat Pack was a lot more and spanned a few more years than the heyday of the 50's as most people think....
Apr. 29, 2009
the finals -- top 7, again.
Disco night. I've been waiting for this. And we get to see the same seven as last week since the judges used their save in a completely unwarranted circumstance. Now to the critique... 1. Lil...
Apr. 21, 2009
well, that was a surprise
I never expected the judges to use their save for Matt Giraud. He's just not been that impressive enough on a consistent basis to hold in the competition. I would have thought they would have saved...
Apr. 16, 2009
the finals -- top 7
This week we go to the movies with songs from the cinema. Lots of great tunes to choose from even when stepping out of the strict musical genre. So how did they do? 1. Allison Iraheta:...
Apr. 15, 2009
the finals -- top 8
Songs from the year the contestants were born. That leaves a lot of territory to cover, but it still keeps us in the 1980s for the most part -- the wasteland of music in America. Yet even for all the...
Apr. 8, 2009
the finals -- top 9
Another week when anything goes courtesy of a nicely placed product mention by Apple. So many possibilities here that if anyone chooses the wrong song, they are hosed. So let's see how many chose the wrong...
Apr. 1, 2009
the finals -- top 10
Motown Week: The best way to describe this week is reverse country. Those who do well in the country genre usually blow Motown week badly and vice versa. There is a huge catalog of songs to choose from,...
Mar. 26, 2009
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