Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Live-blogging American Idol's Andrew Lloyd Webber night
This is the second Andrew Lloyd Webber fiasco I've live-blogged. So turn your eyes to this post for some background information. Suffice to say that the 15-year-old theater geek in me still loves some ALW. I've not really followed his career post-Aspects of Love, though I did see Sunset Boulevard on Broadway. Anyway, I'm not familiar with his newer stuff. So I'm wondering what they're going to sing tonight.
My coworkers and I have been talking about it. We figure someone will sing "Memory" from Cats, someone will do "I Don't Know HOw to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, and the girls might fight over who gets to belt out "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita (they may at least know the Madonna version).
7:00pm: here we go!
Earth Day, Schmearth Day. Get to the cheesiness. I'm glad that they're doing a fuller band, complete with strings. Nice. I would hate for the usual band to attempt these songs.
Just for the record, I was totally a Michael Johns girl. Right now I'm kind of rooting for Carly.
Yay, Andrew Lloyd Webber montage! Did Ryan Seachrest just say "the-ah-tuh" in a British accent?
Hey! The Venetian! I saw Phantom there in January!
Randy says it's the toughest night of the season. Hmm. I might agree, as much as the judges have made fun of musical theater voices. His songs are not easy to sing. I'd like to see one of these contestants tackle the operatic stuff at the end of "Think of Me."
First Contestant: Syesha Mercado. Crap. I don't really care for her. Holy crap, she's singing a song from Starlight Express. Where are her roller skates??? She's not doing that bad, actually. Her hair is cute. Girl has some boobies! Randy liked it. Paula liked it. Simon? Thought it was sexy and liked it. My verdict? Yeah, not bad at all, and she really sold the song.
OK, it's a commercial break. Jason Castro is going to sing "Memory." Jesus. I'm going to publish this every commercial break and then go in and edit it.
So, back again. The publishing took a little long, so I hope that doesn't continue all night. So, "Memory," a song sung by an old lady cat... now will be sung by some hippie dreadlocked guy from Rockwall, TX. I believe that one of us called that one.
Second Contestant: Jason Castro. Wow, what's up with that outfit, dude??? Andrew Lloyd Webber is funny right now, and Jason is a dumbass. What's up with that pussy mustache, dude? Anyway, here we go. DAMN! They cut the first verse, my favorite. Someone kill me now. The way they chopped this song is breaking my heart. NO! The final verse should be powerhouse! ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Randy didn't care for it and thought it was a bad song choice. Paula liked the choice. Boo. Simon? Hilarious. Didn't like it. HAHA! I am laughing out loud. My verdict? I want to kick Jason's ass and shave his head. I hope he goes home after this. He should. What should he have sung? Something from Joseph - would have been more his speed.
Third Contestant: Brooke White. Not cool to sing a song written for the Evita movie. That’s silly. I love that ALW said she didn’t know what she was singing about. I’m kind of tired of Brooke. Here she goes. HOLY CRAP! She started over! Can you even do that on Idol???? That’s not going to be good for her. You can tell she’s nervous. There are better songs from Evita than this. Wow, her voice is sounding really, really bad. Randy didn’t like it. Paula is mad that she stopped. Simon didn't like it either. Maybe she would have been better if she hadn't freaked out. My verdict? Boo... crappy choice and she forgot the words.
Next contestant will be David Archuleta. I wonder what his song choice will be... I'm sure it will be a feel-good ballad.
Fourth Contestant: David Archuleta. Oh my god, he looks 12. Victor just said "Are you sure he's not 12?" HE'S SINGING "THINK OF ME" - ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????? Is he going to do the opera stuff at the end? No, of course not. ALW called him "Little David." Hilarious. Here he goes. Oh no, it's the "caring and sharing" acoustic guitar version. I want to drive nails into head. NO! BONGOS! NO NO NO NO NO NO! My ears! My ears are bleeding! The little girls are going to be all over this. He's going to be our next American Idol. I hated the way he ended it. My life is over. Randy liked it - "it was the bomb." Paula thought it was "absolutely perfect." Simon? Didn't really like it. My verdict? I agree with Simon... except I also wanted to throw things at the TV.
Why is Paul Stanley there? Inquiring husbands want to know.
Fifth Contestant: Carly Smithson. “All I Ask of You?” I’m glad ALW nipped that in the bud... it would have been terrible So, she’s singing the theme to Jesus Christ Superstar… we figured she’d sing the Mary Magdalene ballad from that show instead. But I can get behind this. Here she goes… Messing up the words a bit, unless it was intentional… Uh oh, is there going to be a fatwa on her for asking “Could Muhammad move a mountain, or was that just PR?” Not a bad performance… much better than another awful ballad. The crowd liked it for sure. Randy liked it. Paula liked it. Simon? Really liked it! My verdict? Yay for Carly!
So, one left… what is David Cook going to sing? He’s going to have to go balls out to top Carly’s energy.
Sixth Contestant: David Cook. He’s going to sing “Music of the Night.” I’m glad that he’s an ALW fan and has done musical theater before. Let’s see what happens… My husband wonders why no one did anything from Les Mis or Miss Saigon. I had to school him. He says he wasn’t a gay man growing up in Arkansas, like I was. Ha ha ha. Anyway, back to David Cook… he’s not doing that bad! I think he could do a more theatrical version, but maybe the judges wouldn’t like that. You know what? I’m digging it, to use Randy’s phrasing. Oh no, the end was terrible. Terrible, but very David Cook. Randy loved it. Paula loved it. Simon? Didn’t care for it, but thought it he made the most of the song. My verdict? It was pretty good, except for the end.
Somewhere along the way, we have broken my blog. I’m logging on to my provider to see what’s wrong… Oh wait, it’s back.
Either Brooke or Jason will go home. I think the night belongs to Syesha or Carly. David Cook did the best of the guys. They’re recapping right now, and the David Archuleta song made me gag a little again.
It was interesting to see how they used ALW’s songs this week. I can’t wait to discuss at work tomorrow with other musical theater nerds. MUSICAL THEATER NERDS UNITE!
This is the second Andrew Lloyd Webber fiasco I've live-blogged. So turn your eyes to this post for some background information. Suffice to say that the 15-year-old theater geek in me still loves some ALW. I've not really followed his career post-Aspects of Love, though I did see Sunset Boulevard on Broadway. Anyway, I'm not familiar with his newer stuff. So I'm wondering what they're going to sing tonight.
My coworkers and I have been talking about it. We figure someone will sing "Memory" from Cats, someone will do "I Don't Know HOw to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, and the girls might fight over who gets to belt out "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita (they may at least know the Madonna version).
7:00pm: here we go!
Earth Day, Schmearth Day. Get to the cheesiness. I'm glad that they're doing a fuller band, complete with strings. Nice. I would hate for the usual band to attempt these songs.
Just for the record, I was totally a Michael Johns girl. Right now I'm kind of rooting for Carly.
Yay, Andrew Lloyd Webber montage! Did Ryan Seachrest just say "the-ah-tuh" in a British accent?
Hey! The Venetian! I saw Phantom there in January!
Randy says it's the toughest night of the season. Hmm. I might agree, as much as the judges have made fun of musical theater voices. His songs are not easy to sing. I'd like to see one of these contestants tackle the operatic stuff at the end of "Think of Me."
First Contestant: Syesha Mercado. Crap. I don't really care for her. Holy crap, she's singing a song from Starlight Express. Where are her roller skates??? She's not doing that bad, actually. Her hair is cute. Girl has some boobies! Randy liked it. Paula liked it. Simon? Thought it was sexy and liked it. My verdict? Yeah, not bad at all, and she really sold the song.
OK, it's a commercial break. Jason Castro is going to sing "Memory." Jesus. I'm going to publish this every commercial break and then go in and edit it.
So, back again. The publishing took a little long, so I hope that doesn't continue all night. So, "Memory," a song sung by an old lady cat... now will be sung by some hippie dreadlocked guy from Rockwall, TX. I believe that one of us called that one.
Second Contestant: Jason Castro. Wow, what's up with that outfit, dude??? Andrew Lloyd Webber is funny right now, and Jason is a dumbass. What's up with that pussy mustache, dude? Anyway, here we go. DAMN! They cut the first verse, my favorite. Someone kill me now. The way they chopped this song is breaking my heart. NO! The final verse should be powerhouse! ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Randy didn't care for it and thought it was a bad song choice. Paula liked the choice. Boo. Simon? Hilarious. Didn't like it. HAHA! I am laughing out loud. My verdict? I want to kick Jason's ass and shave his head. I hope he goes home after this. He should. What should he have sung? Something from Joseph - would have been more his speed.
Third Contestant: Brooke White. Not cool to sing a song written for the Evita movie. That’s silly. I love that ALW said she didn’t know what she was singing about. I’m kind of tired of Brooke. Here she goes. HOLY CRAP! She started over! Can you even do that on Idol???? That’s not going to be good for her. You can tell she’s nervous. There are better songs from Evita than this. Wow, her voice is sounding really, really bad. Randy didn’t like it. Paula is mad that she stopped. Simon didn't like it either. Maybe she would have been better if she hadn't freaked out. My verdict? Boo... crappy choice and she forgot the words.
Next contestant will be David Archuleta. I wonder what his song choice will be... I'm sure it will be a feel-good ballad.
Fourth Contestant: David Archuleta. Oh my god, he looks 12. Victor just said "Are you sure he's not 12?" HE'S SINGING "THINK OF ME" - ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????? Is he going to do the opera stuff at the end? No, of course not. ALW called him "Little David." Hilarious. Here he goes. Oh no, it's the "caring and sharing" acoustic guitar version. I want to drive nails into head. NO! BONGOS! NO NO NO NO NO NO! My ears! My ears are bleeding! The little girls are going to be all over this. He's going to be our next American Idol. I hated the way he ended it. My life is over. Randy liked it - "it was the bomb." Paula thought it was "absolutely perfect." Simon? Didn't really like it. My verdict? I agree with Simon... except I also wanted to throw things at the TV.
Why is Paul Stanley there? Inquiring husbands want to know.
Fifth Contestant: Carly Smithson. “All I Ask of You?” I’m glad ALW nipped that in the bud... it would have been terrible So, she’s singing the theme to Jesus Christ Superstar… we figured she’d sing the Mary Magdalene ballad from that show instead. But I can get behind this. Here she goes… Messing up the words a bit, unless it was intentional… Uh oh, is there going to be a fatwa on her for asking “Could Muhammad move a mountain, or was that just PR?” Not a bad performance… much better than another awful ballad. The crowd liked it for sure. Randy liked it. Paula liked it. Simon? Really liked it! My verdict? Yay for Carly!
So, one left… what is David Cook going to sing? He’s going to have to go balls out to top Carly’s energy.
Sixth Contestant: David Cook. He’s going to sing “Music of the Night.” I’m glad that he’s an ALW fan and has done musical theater before. Let’s see what happens… My husband wonders why no one did anything from Les Mis or Miss Saigon. I had to school him. He says he wasn’t a gay man growing up in Arkansas, like I was. Ha ha ha. Anyway, back to David Cook… he’s not doing that bad! I think he could do a more theatrical version, but maybe the judges wouldn’t like that. You know what? I’m digging it, to use Randy’s phrasing. Oh no, the end was terrible. Terrible, but very David Cook. Randy loved it. Paula loved it. Simon? Didn’t care for it, but thought it he made the most of the song. My verdict? It was pretty good, except for the end.
Somewhere along the way, we have broken my blog. I’m logging on to my provider to see what’s wrong… Oh wait, it’s back.
Either Brooke or Jason will go home. I think the night belongs to Syesha or Carly. David Cook did the best of the guys. They’re recapping right now, and the David Archuleta song made me gag a little again.
It was interesting to see how they used ALW’s songs this week. I can’t wait to discuss at work tomorrow with other musical theater nerds. MUSICAL THEATER NERDS UNITE!
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