I agree with everybody here. It really does make you appreciate David even more and what he did. How hard and difficult this all is and David made it look so easy. I would say Lee is the best right now. He also has that rough rock voice like David has. And Lee sang well and it was nice. But I haven't seen the power or the range yet that David has. David already was showing that by has 2nd performance. Next to all these guys we have been seeing, now in retrospect David performed like a pro from the beginning. He really knew what he was doing. Lee is cute, but he is not hot sexy like we saw David in his All right now performance. But maybe when Lee performs more we will see more from him. But honestly I have never seen anyone like David before or since. As far as Casey goes, he just has an ok nice voice and not really strong. Bo Bice sang that song way better than Casey did. Plus I think Casey thought he was going to slay us with his guitar skills. But you know what this isn't a guitar skills contest, its a singing contest. David put just the right amount of guitar in his performances and with David it was still all about his voice. Casey doesn't do anything for me. I like big Mike also, but Lee is the strongest right now for me.

^I don't think you could've said it better. No one is showcasing their voice --or even has a voice-- like David's. I mean, not saying that we need another David, but in a sense we do. None of the guys' voices are nearly as strong as his, while still being entertaining. Lee is my favorite of the guys, but sometimes his voice is TOO raspy, and my ears don't like it.

Some of the girls were pretty good. Katelyn, Crystal, Paige, and Didi I thought were good, and Siobhan was fantastic. I think the girls are turning out to be a lot better than the guys.

Oh dear. I'm wracking my brains here, trying to remember the boys' performances. I guess that says a lot. I was pretty bored throughout most of the show, to be quite honest. The only person who stood out for me this week was probably Lee - I quite like his voice, I thought his song choice was a lot better this week, and I really enjoyed his performance. Alex Lambert definitely improved this week, I think, and I liked Big Mike's performance. They're the only good things I can think of to say though. Casey wasn't as good, and Aaron - I keep wanting to call him Alex - I thought was all trilly, and I found his voice a bit annoying. I didn't care for Jermaine's performance either. Apart from the people I've just mentioned, I don't really remember anyone else's performances.

I know this question will probably disqualify me as a Cook fan, but do any of you recall how many weeks into the show it was that David sang Hello? It seems to me he was brilliant right away, whereas even the talented guys this year are taking awhile to get it together. Thanks!

David sang Hello during the Top 16 (two years ago next week!), so about the third week into the live shows.

WHOA, that was two years ago?! Insane! I guess I'm just not realizing it.

Aye. It just hit me as I was replying to Avid4David's post. It doesn't even seem that long ago to me, but there we are.

holy crap!! that was it for me. 2 years dead, huh?!
LOL

What I would do to just to see and hear David singing each week again. :/

^True that.





DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE RESULTS YET:





So what did you guys think about Michelle, John, Haeley, and Jermaine going home? I'm so happy Haeley left. I've disliked her since the beginning, and I don't think her voice is any good at all. I was slightly surprised Michele went home. Jermaine deserved to go. And I'm kinda sad John left. He didn't do good the first week, but I thought he improved a lot this week.

Boy you ain't kidding. David really did wow us right away and never stopped. No body is entertaining us like David did. I'm starting to think David is like 1 in about 10 million. On another note, I did enjoy Danny Gokee tonight. But still got to say he doesn't wow me.

Wasn't really surprised with the results. I knew John Park was going home and I never liked Jermaine nor Haeley. I wish Michelle stayed though.

Wavelength, thanks for the info! I thought it was something like that. David was a standout from the first audition, but we all know what that Hello version did for him and for us. I've seen nothing like that this year from anyone! I agree with the people let go last night, but there are unfortunately several others who I think have to go. Not the best season at all...

No problem, pickle. I have to say, I'm not that impressed with this season so far either. I went out last night, so I missed the results show, but I just popped in here to find out who was eliminated. I'm so glad Haeley was voted off - her performance was painful to sit through. I was a little disappointed with John Park being voted off. I thought he'd improved from last week, but there we are. Jermaine's performance sucked, and I think he deserved to go, to be honest.

Totally agree with you on Haley. Couldn't stand her from the get-go. What I don't get is that Kara said she needs at least a year to strengthen her vocal cords. Sooo why in the world did you put her into the top 24?!?! I'm glad that Jermaine left, I didn't care for his voice. I wasn't too surprised that Michelle left. I felt Didi's voice was stronger, even if, according to the judges, it wasn't the right song for her. Michelle's voice was too soft.

I do have to agree with the judges on the contestants believing in themselves and getting the confidence. That's another thing that separates Idol 9 contestants from David. David was a performer and had performed for quite sometime leading up to Idol, so he had the confidence of performing in front of people. So, with that said, I give them a little leeway on how they present themselves when they perform, because I can tell it's not easy for them.

Let's see what happens this week.

After reading various posts here and there about Season 9, I just wasn't too interested in watching it. My first time ever watching American Idol was Season 6 and then came Season 7. OMG. David Cook was one of 4 people I had my eye on as being good but Cook quickly left everyone else in the dust. For me "Hello" was the clincher I have to say and I knew Billie Jean would be the water cooler talk the next day (that glory note). For some other viewers who were still stuck with supporting diva, R&B types, well Music of the Night won them over and if you were still unsure, when DC did a Mariah Carrey song--there was no doubt that David Cook can sing anything.

David has tons of things going for him: incredible range, powerful vocals, he's a musician, he's a songwriter, and he can make any song his own & do it better. If you can change the melody - but it lands up better than the original or more current than the original, well how could the judges say not to change the melody? He never ever did karaoke. I didn't always agree with some of his song choices though because some of them were too short & left you craving for more so they didn't pack the punch they could have.

I think as time goes on, people will realize how good he really was on A.I. and how good he is now always progressing & trying to exceed even his own expectations. He always did know how far to push a song & never EVER overdid it. That is something Adam Lambert tended to do was go over the top, which eventually, I believe started to be very predictable. Adam did have one advantage in that his "broadway" type of experience made him stand out in comparison to other contestants in the past who didn't know how to dress, seemed shy at first, less confident on that stage. David Cook was used to performing however, it was usually small venues & not what I consider in a "professional" venue like musicals/broadway/large rock concerts. As David started to look like the frontrunner, he started to dress more the part and had a more polished look about him.

In any case, I am thrilled to read how the judges mentioned David Cook a few times. Maybe they are trying to forget last season like it never happened (LOL)--no offense meant.... Hopefully, they'll have David Cook peform towards the end of the competion, introducing a new single soon to be released, off his next album. Lord I hope so & you can bet I will tune into A.I. for that reason. I've found my American Idol & I'm sticking with him.

I definitely don't feel they should "retire" David Cook songs from A.I. - it just showcases how good he is & can't hurt him. Heck if they want to sing it - go ahead but talk about risky!!!

Reinharv, you express what many of us have been saying for some time: David Cook is THE American Idol, and in his wake almost everyone else seems way below the standard he set. In fairness, we have pretty much seen every genre of singer on the show by now, so one can't help but compare the new contestants to those of a similar style who came before; David, Ruben, Carrie, Kelly, Chris Daughtry, Adam, Kris, Jennifer, etc. Who needs watered down versions of those folks? Not me.

Well I just got done watching the guys and nothing to get excited about. I know Lee is supposed to be the raspy rocker now but honestly he is weak compared to David. I thought his song choice was strange. He is not picking songs that have a big range. They seem safe to me. I am starting to think he can't do those glory notes like David did at all. Plus I don't see the power. Really none of them do if you ask me. I think most of them are already becoming a broken record. Sorry but I do not like Andrew Garcia. He sounded bad to me tonight and I wouldn't mind if he got kicked off. The show is just bland this year. The most entertaining thing about tonights show was when Ryan told Simon to button up his shirt and be quiet.

Finally tonight a performance that combined vocal excellence with star magnetism: Thank you Michael Lynche.

Well I always thought that David Cook is probably going to break that show for good. With Simon leaving after this season, it might be the straw that breaks the camel's back. David Cook is not just the quintessential American Idol, his personal behavior, wit, intelligence, humility and ability to care & love makes it a package hard to resist. He puts passion & soul when he sings & he makes you feel that to & connect to the song. He is a natural leader too. Did you notice how quickly he became the spokesman on the show during his season? He's the complete package and it's really hard not to like David Cook. I was in a funk for some time about music but DC made me appreciate it again.

The guys and girls bored me this week, except Michael Lynch. His performance was amazing.

i couldnt agree more!
Michael's performance was pure quality.

yeah michael lynch was amazing!
God I hate Tim! he shouldn't be in the top 12. Alex deserve it! ¬¬

and yes this week was boring! Maybe next week will be better... (obviously with david cook will be better... hahaha!)

This season is soooooooooo unfair... good singers out, Tim in ._. I can't believe it

America made the wrong decisions last week, I think. I liked Alex Lambert, and thought he did far better than Andrew Garcia. I agree with everyone else though, Michael's performance was brilliant. Looking forward to this week, for obvious reasons.

^Yea I didn't completely agree with how America voted. I actually thought that Todrick should've been in and not Tim. Even though Alex had a unique voice to him, the confidence did him in, so I thought that was the right choice. I was also surpised with Lily. I was hoping for the other Katie to go. She's been off in her songs and doesn't seem current.

It'll definitely be interesting to see how they do the songs from the Rolling Stones.


Completely 100% agree with you!

I was happy when Alex left. It seems like everyone I know likes him, but I just can't stand him. He grosses me out for some reason. I think it's the mullet. And I'm fine with Lily leaving too. Her voice was starting to get annoying, to me. I think Tim did well this week, though. As much as I dislike him, if he can keep that up, he'll probably go far in this competition.

I find it really boring this year too, everyone keeps picking such slow old songs and they all have the same style! Theres no one that has real star quality, except for Lee and Andrew, but even they have a lot of work to do. I find people are getting the "cute" vote this year too instead of talent. Tim Urban should not be there. Face the facts, he can not sing and this is a singing competition Kara is def. right he needs to do something else! Theres no way Lilly should have left, and Alex should def have not left either! They should have Tims and Kaydes place(I think thats her name? the young brown haired girl?) anyways...I'm kinda dissapointed

I don't think it's necessarily fair to blame Tim for it, he entered and it's not his fault that people vote for him and the judges put him through in the first place. I think there have been worse contestants than him in the show before.

Okay, I'm a little scared they're doing Rolling Stones songs. If this was Season 7 or even last year, I wouldn't be, but they're just so boring this year. The bits and pieces I've watched, I didn't have the attention span to watch it long enough. Is anyone really going out of their way to change up the songs (I know there was one performance where the performer did try, though I can't remember who it was, and Randy was like 'you don't have to change the melody...')

Maybe after watching David perform, they'll take a leaf out of his book.

so excited to hear david sing! i really miss him not being on idol...
the shows never gonna be the same though imo, even now everyones making comparisons with Lee and David and its not the guys fault that he's got the same edge as David.. i think too much pressure is being put on him, that WE as an audience have put on him. hes a great singer and should be seen in his own light, not under the shadow of David, we all recognised the potential in david and i kinda feel its unfair that everones pegged him as another 'david'...
anywhooo
i agree with DC5990, hopefully the contestants will learn something from him..

I think Lee seems like a nice guy but for me he is no David Cook and shouldn't be compared. I think it makes it harder for him which is unfair. The only thing that remotely reminds me of David is he has a raspy rock voice. And thats where it ends. I don't see the power or range David has. We haven't seen him sing any glory notes and suspect he can't. I don't see the connection and emotion that David had. I also don't see the confidence either and not making good song choices(they seem safe, Fireflies are you kidding me) or doing anything inspiring. I liked Alex because he was different and was hoping he would keep getting more confident every week but thats not going to happen now. I am already invested in a raspy rock singer from Idol, so why do I want to invest in another one who is not near as good as David anyway. Its like settling for hamberger when I already have steak. This is just my opinion and perspective. To each his own.

No, Lee's definitely not as good as David. He doesn't have the same range, passion, and talent as David does. I don't think any of the contestants do, and I really doubt I'm going to follow any of them after the show. David is the only Idol that I ever have, and it will probably remain that way.

woaaz is it just me or was Siobahn the female version of Adam Lambert!?! Me and Kara had some telepathy going on as soon as she started I had flash backs. I never really liked her but she pleasantly suprised me today good to see some action. Also some honorable metions, Lee & Aaron, werent the best preformances but loving there voice/tone!

In other news, anyone catch Lilly Scott on Ellen today? Also excited for Alex tmrw



100% agreed with everything uve said!
hes good but hes not up to David standards. Davids the only Idol Ive really connected with and Im sure it will remain that way too

Is it just me, or is this season getting boring each week? I like a different person every week, and I don't think anyone has been very consistent.



I agree with you on this one, Olivia. I know it sounds superficial but I really don't like him because of the hair, it wasn't like that during Hollywood week.

I'm excited to hear David sing too...it's going to be rocking there on the Idol stage Not keen on seeing Keisha...can't stand her!

There are comparisons to Lee. I do agree that there are similarities between him and David, with the raspy voice and rocker vibe. However, watching him perform last night, I see more of Darius Rucker (former Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer, now singing country music) in him. My mom sees some Bruce Springsteen. I say Darius Rucker, because the song he chose last night and the way he performed it just reminded me of him. I don't think it's a bad thing that we compare him (or any of the contestants) to other artists. I think it shows what kind of artist they could be and genre that they possibly could sing. I like Lee for Lee. He does sound different than David Cook and that's a good thing. He's just going to get compared to David, because of being quote-on-quote a 'rocker.' He's not the first and if Idol keeps going after this season, most likely won't be the last.

I think Idol's getting better, because most of the contestants that flat out suck are gone. Last night was the best night so far, and I thought Crystal and Siobhan were fantastic. I think I've finally chosen my favorites, and its them two. I still like Lee, but he's starting to get boring. He's not bringing anything new or exciting to his performances, they sound like the same thing he did the previous week, or the week before that, or before that... He's no longer thrilling me. Also, Andrew's starting to bore me too. He did so well in the beginning, but his wow!-ness (I'm allowed to make up words, right? lol) is slowly starting to dwindle. I'm thinkin' this is a girl's season.

Right - David Cook is filet mignon or better still - Kobe beef - the best money can buy. LOL

Last night was the first night I watched the entire show and I really wasn't impressed. Sure, they have good voices, but there's nothing different about any of them (though Siobhan was a standout, but still, I honestly couldn't care if she got voted off. Scratch that, I'd be a bit upset if she was one of the first to get voted off). As for Lee, he has a nice voice and I don't think it's fair to compare him to David. Like everyone else said, it's just not possible.

And apparently David is singing Jumpin' Jack Flash. I love that song, but I was really hoping he was going to sing a song off his new album. Oh well, he'll still be amazing.

My fav is Siobhan - she is definitely not a conformist. Great "vocal chops" - different from David (and evidently not a songwriter) but I think she can be a good artist. She doesn't grab me emotionally the way David does - but of the twelve left, I like her best.

I completely agree with you!! I've been saying since the start that Lee sounds identical to Darius Rucker. I like the "rocker" similarity between the two but there's definitely a difference. I don't know if you've listened to his CD's on iTunes, but they're great. Lee's by far my favorite this season, but him and David are two different people. I guess I'm just attracted to these rock stars

I predict Top 2: Crystal & Siobahn

DITTO




We can only hope

I agree, Crystal and Siobhan have my votes.

So I was sad to see Lacey go. I knew she wasn't going to win, but I was HOPING that she would at least make the top 10! Tim and Katie could've gone and I would've been happy with that. When is the whole cuteness factor and sympathy vote going to stop for him?!?! I wouldn't care if he had a good voice and was cute, but his voice isn't that strong. I knew the judges wouldn't use their save on Lacey, even though the song she sang was fantastic! If Paige was the one possibly going home, they most likely would've used their save.

Top 2 could be Crystal and Siobhan, but stranger things have happened. I would like to see the top 4 be Lee, Mike, Crystal and Siobhan.

I give props to Paige for battling through her laryngitis, because that's hard to sing over.

Sooo on another note...David Cook was PHENOMENAL!!! Did you Idolers take notes? That's how it's done! Okay, he didn't have all that when he was on the show as a contestant, but he definitely did his thing on the show. He was great! I was sooo excited to see him...it's been waaaay to long. So happy for him that he's helping with Idol Gives Back, because I know he said he would've liked to help with it. Hopefully they'll have him back on the night to talk about his experience. I was also reading that he plans to have a new single out next month. Maybe, just maybe he'll debut it on Idol! A girl can dream, can't she

I wonder what next week's theme is going to be?!?!

I agree with a lot of you about this season....BORING. With David I picked him out as a favorite early in the show but no body is catching my ear (Casey has caught my eye :-P). I watch the show mainly out of curiosity. Maybe somebody will turn around and blow us away?

I thought I read somewhere that next week's theme is teen idols from the past type of songs.

Yeah, I heard that...sounds like a show to cringe by, at least for me, LOL. I may be surprised and delighted, though. You never know with that bunch. Even though I'm pretty bored with this season and many of the performances cause me to wince because they are so off pitch, it is like watching a wreck on the freeway. You don't want to look, but you can't help it, LOL. Hopefully, these guys will grow as performers and quickly.

I'm not a huge fan of Siobhan for some reason. Not sure why. Maybe it is because I'm not a huge fan of women's voices for some reason. I do like Crystal because I like her style of music and she seems pretty comfortable doing her thing. I like Casey, not because of his looks, but because I think he seems to have some pretty good guitar playing skills. I love that southern bluesy rock. I want to see more. Hopefully, he stays around for a while. I do hope that the judges will focus on the musical skills of the guy and not the looks department.

Jeannine

Hopefully the contestants will have to change the teen idol songs to fit their style. Should be interesting.

Right now I'm getting interested in Siobhan. She is different for sure. I still like Lee, too. Crystal is a great performer but she always seems so sad. I have wondered if she would be up to all the pressures of being a big entertainer. Just my take on it.

i like siobhan. she's the one to watch this season. what an amazing voice. loved her version of "paint it black".

So I did hear that they are doing teen idol songs. That could be interesting, because teen idols go waaay back. However, I'm not happy about the mentor. They get Miley Cyrus to mentor the Idols?!?! WTF?!?! Seriously?!?! Okay, she's a teen idol, but she doesn't have enough cred and has no voice to be mentoring the Idol hopefuls. Seriously...she's going to mentor Crystal, Siobhan, Mike and Lee?!?! Even Didi?!?! I have no idea what Idol did this week. Last week was pretty phenomenal (as far as performances on the results show)...with the exception of Kesha. And then to top it off, Miley, the Jonas Brothers and Demi Levato are singing on the results show! What has Idol done?!?! Thank goodness I'm missing the results show, because I'll be at a hockey game. I was planning on taping it, but not now. Maybe I'll tape the last 5-minutes to see who gets voted off...idk. She's annoying too. My boss watches Idol and everything, so I was telling her about how Miley's the mentor and she says that she talks like she smoked a pack and a half a day! Haha. Getting off the topic of Miley and going to Kesha. I read that her performance was pre-taped. You felt like you didn't have the chops to actually sing live?!?! She must've felt like she was too good for the live show. The best part was that all the articles I read, praised David and gave props to Orianthi, but they just slammed Kesha...yes!

On a more positive note...I did read that Usher is supposedly mentoring next week. This was the same article that I found out Miley was mentoring. The last couple of sentences were about Usher. They said he may have spilled the beans a little bit. If he is mentoring, that'll be great, because I like him. He then better be performing, because I said so Plus, he's a very attractive guy.

So that was my little vent. I feel a little bit better Tonight's show better not suck!