Idol's Back
American Idol is back. Randy, Paula and Simon have been calling it the best group of singers EVER, but don’t they say that every year? While I’ll agree there is plenty of talent onstage, it also seems that physical appearance played a bigger role this year. There are no ugly ducklings this season, and some of the ladies appear to have been picked because they might have Brittany Spears potential without the downside. There is also, thankfully, no Sanjaya, although Danny Noriega could be called a Sanjaya with talent and attitude, two snaps please. You could also say that this year’s Sanjaya was Garrett Haley, already eliminated.
There can be no doubt that the singer to beat in the competition is adorable and amazing 17-year-old David Archuleta. His interpretation of John Lennon’s “Imagine” really was off the hook. Other singers who get the thumbs up this week are the two other David’s, Hernandez and Cook. Jason Castro is hot as well. On the ladies side (the weaker side this year by the way) Carly Smithson stands out in a good way. As for a lot of the other ladies, there are too many blondes. I can’t tell them apart, can you? Well Brooke White maybe, but Cady, Alaina and Kristy blend together for me.
So who’s going home? I was hoping Amanda Overmyer, the Diablo Cody-ish Idol, would improve this week, but she was awful. It’s ’70s week and she still won’t do a Janis Joplin tune? What up with that? Sorry girl, but see ya later. And let's get rid of one of the blonds, too, Cady. As for the guys, I really liked the soft sound of Jason Yeager’s “Moon River” last week but he needed to show more range this week and he didn’t. He gets the boot tonight as well, probably joined by Luke Menard. Even his Orlando Bloom-ish good looks won’t save him. His only hope is that the dishy Aussie Michael Johns gets sent a packin’ for his weak vocal.