American Idol Finals Set, But…
by Oscar on May.17, 2012, under Music, TV Reviews
THE FIX IS IN AND ITS PHILLIP PHILLIPS!
How do I know? All I have to do is to listen! Yes, listen to all of those young teen girls screaming their heads off every time Phil’s face is on screen. True enough, Jessica Sanchez DOES have her fans, especially here in San Diego where “Vote For Jessica” billboards are ubiquitous on the local freeways, and the local news rag features a Jessica article almost every day.
History Is Against Her
But despite the loyalty of fans in a smaller metropolitan city Jessica doesn’t stand much of a chance against a dreamy, white guy with a guitar who appears to be shy and embarrassed by all of the attention. Yeah, the girls seem to go for that kind because he seems to be so nonthreatening and cuddly, just like all of those stuffed animals that line the dressing table in a girl’s bedroom. Awww… so cute! UGH!!
Just consider the list of past winners. Scotty McCreary, Kris Allen, Lee Dewyze (the guy couldn’t even sing on key!), David Cook and Taylor Hicks. None of them really outstanding, talent-wise, but all fitting the Idol mold and walking away with the title. Has anyone heard from these guys lately? Oh, yeah, David Cook just appeared on Idol to push his latest single, and likewise, Kris Allen preceded David by a few weeks on the show. We all know that Scotty is getting airplay on the radio for his recording, but what happened to poor Lee Dewyze? The best Taylor Hicks could manage, though, was an audience appearance where he told Ryan Seacrest that he was appearing in some Vegas side theater. Pathetic!
Poor Joshua Ledet!
Online poll 05/17
But back to tonight’s show, it was always clear that Joshua was going home.His singing style is retro R&B and he is black, so those are two strikes against him right away. But his performances are so emotional, and sometimes even exciting, like his take on the James Brown song “Man’s World”. Joshua is clearly a better entertainer than is Jessica or Phillip, and his singing is so much more dynamic than that of the often lazy Phillip, but falling short of Jessica’s near perfection. So, by all rights it is HE who should be going to the finale next week, but no, it’ll be Jessica and Phillip.
TRUTH? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
But truthfully, all three singers were capable and talented, even inspired at times! This made it almost impossible to vote any of the three off the show, but someone HAD to go, those are the rules. And I guess Joshua had to be the guy. On the right you can see that I am not the only one disappointed by the results. The question posed was “Do you think the right person got eliminated?” But feeling the way I do right now I’m not sure that I will watch the winner be crowned on Wednesday Night. I’d rather read about it after the fact. We have seen the best that the two remaining can give, and one more day will not reveal anything new. They’ve been stretched to their limits so there will be no surprises in their performances on Tuesday, and the always bloated two hour crowning show is just too much to handle. We’ll see, maybe I’ll change my mind…
