Guest Review by Raelynn Stewart
YOUR VOTES ARE IN! WHO IS OUT? LIVE…THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!!!
TV. Raebear Review: 
I only watch one show a year and this is it!! In my book it is the only reality tv show!!! (I can hear all of you Survivor and Lost and American Top Model viewers boo-ing me…hahahahha) Ironically, I didn’t even watch season one. I was in Phoenix with Jaimie when she had Dalynn and got hooked during season two, and haven’t missed one yet!.
Televisions number one show debuted its seventh season in January with host Ryan Seacrest and 160 million viewers across the globe. It airs Tuesday nights on FOX TV, with the results show on Wednesday night. The show gives the power to the viewing public to vote who will go home at the end of the series with the coveted American Idol title. Thousands and thousands of singing hopefuls travel to major audition cities across the United States to take their chance at receiving a “golden ticket”, the passport to go onto the show and sing their hearts out! The first few weeks we see all the pathetic auditions of people who are sadly mistaken about their singing voices, life in general, sex appeal, talent, intelligence, and just plain common sense. It really is quite entertaining! Then the judges, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell narrow the contestants down to the top 24, 12 boys and 12 girls, and the competition really gets started.
Every season they start with a few themed nights to get the ball rolling. So far this year we have had the Beatles songs and songs from the year the contestants were born. Next week will be the first of celebrity visits with Dolly Parton coaching the contestants singing her songs. Should be interesting!!!
Season seven has been the best season yet for real talent! We have a good mix of rockers, blues, country, soul and just good ol’ singers. Carly Smithson is from Ireland, Michael Johns was born in Australia. Chikezie parents are from Nigeria and Ramiele is Philipino. Amanda is a rocker that sounds like Janis Joplin, and Brooke White is the top twelve sweetheart with a big smile and sultry voice. At 17 David Archuletta is the baby of the group but WOW what a beautiful voice!! Kristy Lee Cook is the cowgirl with an attitude and Syesha Mercado has one of the purest voices I have heard in a long time. Jason Castro is a favorite among the girls with those blue eyes and un-traditional dreadlocks! Which leads me to my favorite David Cook. He is by far the most unique and confident of all the idol contestants. His rock songs and vocals are the best in my book. To see his lastest and best performance click here.
Not only will you see David in action but you will get a glimpse of the judges and Ryan Seacrest also. A major part of the draw of the show is the interaction of Simon Cowell , the blunt Brit judge, and host Ryan Seacrest, the hot guy with the quick wit! (The Brit and The Wit…wow that wasn’t even on purpose…) Check this video out of Brooke White my next favorite.
So take a chance and try something new if you haven’t yet delved into the genre of reality tv!! It is well worth the time and it’s great to see many of the contestants go on to have very successful careers. You won’t be sorry! Past winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and recently crowned Jordin Sparks already have risen to the top of the recording industry. Not to mention Chris Daughtry who was voted off the top 6 last year and had a contract and a record released almost before the American Idol was crowned!
Last season, AMERICAN IDOL entered the philanthropy arena with “Idol Gives Back,” which raised more than $75 million to fight extreme poverty in the U.S. and Africa. Check out Americanidol.comto get the total scoop!!
ENJOY!!! And all you American Idol fans out there tell me who you are rooting for to win!
I can feel the excitement of the show in your writing, twisted sister! This is one I have never watched, but maybe I’ll give it a try. I have actually purchased a few albums from Idol winners, like Daughtry and Carrie Underwood, and they are fantastic. I also enjoyed the videos you chose to share, that was an awesome alternate version of Billy Jean. I love alternate versions of songs. Great review!
Comment by Cin — April 4, 2008 @ 11:41 am
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Pingback by American Idol | The Idols — April 4, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
Wow!
That was a great review Lynnie! I couldn’t help but get excited for the show – and I don’t even watch it! (Plus you got a pingback only one hour after posting – impressive!)
I have never watched American Idol, but I do like a lot of the talent that comes out of the show. I really like the music of Kelly Clarkson, Josh Gracin, Kelly Pickler and Daughtry. So keep on rockin’ American Idol – I don’t watch your show but I listen to your music!
Comment by Rusty — April 4, 2008 @ 12:45 pm
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Pingback by Dolly Parton » American Idol — April 4, 2008 @ 5:18 pm
Ok so what is a pingback Rusty?? I got two, does that help Cinnys blog site?You seem to know what they are so enlighten me.
Comment by Raelynn — April 4, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
That pingback thing is freaking me out, but here goes…
This was a fantastic review. You positively and enthusiastically described what draws people to the show.
Yes, yes I watch it. Mr. “Hates popular sensationalism” watches American Idol. Oh the shame.
For one thing, I like competitions. That’s a big draw for me. The first few episodes are hilarious watching some of the people try to sing.
I can stomach this one over other elimination type reality shows because it is live; none of that annoying cut-up editing and drag it out for an hour nonsense. AI moves at a brisk pace.
There just aren’t too many live singing performances anymore. AI provides them weekly. One way people dismiss the show is by calling it a glorified karaoke contest. Well, it is, but some credit needs to be given to the talent level, which is very high (except for the occasional novelty act). If you put most of the popular recording artists through this kind of live competition, they would fail miserably. Just about any famous singer (with a few notable exceptions) would get bashed once in a while with this level of scrutiny.
The host and judges annoy me, especially Abdul who is there to show how artistic and emotionally in-tune she is, more than she wants to critic a performance.
Anyway, yours was great review that might inspire just about anyone to give the show a try.
Comment by Dane — April 5, 2008 @ 6:30 pm
So,
A “pingback” is when another blog talks about and links to your blog post. Then, your blog can tell that the other blog is talking about it, so it takes a snippet of the other blog’s post and puts it in the comments – as was done above.
It is a good thing that helps with rankings because it shows that your blog is good enough to be talked about in other blogs. Congrats!
Comment by Rusty — April 6, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
I stopped watching American Idol a few seasons ago. It just got to a point where it was the same over and over. But, I am not going to lie and say it sucks, because it doesn’t. I really love Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and everyone else that has been on that show. So I suppose, without American Idol, I wouldn’t know of a few amazing artists.
Good review Grandma. = ) !
Comment by Sadie — April 6, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
Very impressive review! I’ve been an on and off fan of American Idol since season one. I lost interest last year but have come back strong this year. I’m rooting for Brooke White, although I think she has a weird personality, she has a great voice. I like David Cook alright but to me he sounds like a poor wanna-be of Daughtry. I like David Archuleta’s voice and hope he does really well. I’m mostly just glad the diva, drama-queen boy got kicked off. That was the season highlight for me so far.
Comment by Mari — April 6, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
Whoa! If the highlight of the season is getting someone booted off, then you might want to try Survivor Mari!!!
Muu haaa haa haa haa….(dark and sinister chuckle…)
Comment by Cin — April 6, 2008 @ 8:47 pm
great review! That was really fun to read.. I can´t get the Idol over here in spain.. but I know I liked it when i was there.
Comment by cami — April 15, 2008 @ 6:03 am