American Idol does Atlanta

OK, more of the same on night number two, this time in Atlanta. I like Mary J. Blige and have a lot of respect for her comments. She took some undeserved grief from a not very good singer. I hope when he saw the playback he realized what an absolute Jack Donkey he was.
Names to remember? Vanessa, Jermaine, Malorie and of course cop Brian. Being a poor country girl is going to go a long way in the sympathy vote, but I hope she polishes her vocals a little... I found her a little breathy. Jermaine, the church singer is going to make it a long way as long as he doesn't fall flat in Hollywood. Hope he gets a really good group, he is my favorite so far. (no, it's not just the church thing) Brian, the police officer was really good, but as Randy said the voice didn't match the look, so really, I hopes he changes his look a little bit. His persona reminds me a little of Clay Aiken. There were some other singers that made it that didn't get highlighted much. Isn't this fun?
Later,

American Idol Year Nine

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding American Idol. First Chris wins over Adam, then Paula Abdul leaves and then Ellen DeGeneres is signed to "take her place". Now the final straw is "this is Simon's last year". Sorry, people, my prediction is this will be Idol's last year. With Simon's new show the X factor being brought to the U.S. I really doubt that Idol can compete, but we will see won't we?
My first impression from last night which was Boston auditions is more of the same. There are always some really horrible singers... how do they get through to the judges? There were some sweet stories that will probably be recapped again. Maddie, who has brother's with Down Syndrome. Cute girl, good story and she is on my list to watch. The other story that was touching was Justin, who had cancer and is now cancer free. The few names I gleaned from good singers were: Maddie, Justin, Bosa, Leah, Katie and Tyler. We will see as the season progresses... I'll keep you posted.
Later,