Idol Talk

[koganbot]

Wanted to let you know that justfanoe is back talking about American Idol, after taking last year off. SO I GOT TO BE THE ONE TO INTRODUCE HIM TO DIDI BENAMI!

And I assume it's andthatisthat chatting in italics with monkseal over on monkseal's wordpress. Excellent commentary from all.

Lauren Alaina's "Candle In The Wind" changed her in my mind from someone with a lot of potential to someone who matters. She found a way to let loose without losing the song's sensitivity. Now I'll be following her all season to see if she can match this.

"American Idol 10 Top 11 - Lauren Alaina - Candle In The Wind" (Watch on YouTube)

While in Connecticut I watched an entire episode of the show, the first time I ever had; must say it was hard to get through. Now I'm back TV-less and I'll only dip in, mainly to stay with Lauren, though Jacob Lusk'll always be interesting (all his skill and the sweetness of his voice has a tendency to dull his impact, even as he shoots off sparks; but when the sweetness and sparks connect there are thrills), and I'll keep my fingers crossed in the hopes that Scotty McCreery's country trad semi-baritone can grow in emotional richness before he's given the boot.

You all will have to point me to other notable moments.

Comments

[andthatisthat.livejournal.com]

It is indeed me in the italics on monkseal's blog! Glad you're enjoying reading. My enjoyment of this season has been tempered somewhat by this week's result. :(

[(Anonymous)]

Unrelated to AI, this is me, Frank, posting anonymously with a link as a test to see if LJ's filter is overactive. I'm linking my review of the Corina album (http://www.myspace.com/frankkogan/blog/151242975) that was published in the Voice in 1991 and that I put up on MySpace several years ago.

[(Anonymous)]

OK, that worked, though I had to type in the wetchamacallit words to prove I was human. They changed the link to a printed URL, however. Now to test and see if anonymous people can embed (one of the joys of the k-pop threads is anhh embedding vids I've never seen):

Corina "Temptation"