Community Chat

[AnikaBrodie]

With only four contestants left my favorite performanes last night were Jena "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" and Caleb "Maybe I'm Amazing". Both were beautiful performances IMHO but I give a slight edge to Jena. I'm still waiting for Caleb to sing a song without screaming but think he doesn't know how to do that. Come on, Caleb, give us soft and beautiful.

Who do you think will leave tonight? I'm thinking Alex or perhaps Jessica.

[focksie]

AnikaBrodie, I agree completely with the first half of your OP. Those were definitely the best two performances of the night with Jena's being absolutely stunning. She made me cry. I get a little frustrated when people say Caleb is screaming. That is a rocker's voice. It's what hard rock and roll is all about. Just listen to all the hard rock groups of the '70s, '80s and 90s. They all sing that way. Caleb is amazingly on pitch almost 100% of the time and that is extremely difficult to do when you're rasping and blowing out your voice like a rocker. I don't personally care for hard rock but I definitely appreciate his talent. Maybe I'm Amazed showed he can tone it down but then he used dynamics near the end to make for a great performance.

Poor Alex. Well not really poor. He will have his audience. The judges were trying to tell him outright that he cannot win this competition if he sticks to his own style. I really don't know if he is intentionally not wavering from his style or if it's because he's clueless that his understated songs and performances cannot compete with the dynamic performances of the others. He certainly has the talent to win but I don't think he's capable of performing in any other manner.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I haven't been fond of Alex, from the beginning, so he can go. I think it's going to come down to Caleb and Jena - they're my two favorites. No matter who actually wins, the other will probably get picked up by a label as well. Both are really talented.

[Emma bunting]

Alex is good...........for one song. And that's because ALL of his songs sound exactly alike. I like him, but I've gotten bored by him.

Jessica has an awesome voice........but she really lacks any kind of emotion in her singing. So therefore, I'm bored by her too.

Caleb.......great performer. Great rocker......but so far he hasn't really "moved" me emotionally. Though last night's Maybe I'm amazed came really really close.

Jena.....for some reason I just don't care for her or her singing. YET.......her performance of I Can't help falling in love with you was one of the best, most emotional, most connected performances I've ever heard on Idol.

Jena will win. But I'm still just not wowed by any of them this year. This really might be my last year watching Idol.

(edited by me because my spelling is absolutely atrocious!)

[straykatz]

Emma...good sumary.

I don't know if the backlash from last week will hurt Alex and Jena....and Caleb apparently used the ""R"" word in a recent interview so that could hurt him too.

At this point I'd be happy with any of them winning but of the 4 the only 2 I can imagine being heard on my radio station is Alex or Jessica.

I was extremely moved by Jena's performance on the piano last night...beautifully done....and for once she enunciated her words without osunding like she had a mouth full of cotton balls.

[gidgetgh]

To be honest, I really don't care for Jena and I didn't like her performance of "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You". I thought it would never end. I didn't care for Heartbreaker either and can't remember her other song. I also feel like she screams a lot of her songs and I don't care for her tone on a lot of songs.

Jessica is just "ok"- she has zero stage presence. She sounded really out of tune and low on her first song. She has a nice voice on some songs, but I just don't see her winning.

Caleb needs a band and I feel like he's shouting all of his songs.

My pick is Alex- has been from the beginning.

And..... I absolutely couldn't believe that Jennifer rushed up to the stage at the end of Jena's song. A judge really shouldn't do that. Such blatant favoritism.

[straykatz]

JLo showing Jena how to move while wearing heels....too funny.

[Fashionista17]

From the start I have liked Alex and Jena. Caleb screams too much, although I realize he is a rock singer and that's what rock singers do. Yet when he tones it down and does something softer, I like him more. Jessica will most likely go home tonight. I thought her first number (the Kelly Clarkson song) was one of her worst; she was so out of tune! Her last song was her best of the 3. I guess I like Alex because I gravitate to that "coffee house style" of music that he does. I like Jena generally, but when she does a ballad like the Elvis song, I think she shines best.

I wonder whether Caleb's comments of last week will have any effect on the vote this week? Besides using the 'R' word, he said he looks forward to cocaine and hookers on his hometown visit!! I hope he was just kidding, but some people take these things literally.

[Shorty2U]

I like Alex the best then Jena. I don't care for Caleb even though I like rock. To me he yells and screams too much when he sings. As far as Jess she sings well but she has zero stage presence. And by the way I get sick of them picking on Alex at times. What he does is his style just like the judges all have their style. At least Alex is a singer song writer (like Jena) and he makes the songs his own and isn't some cookie cutter. Well it doesn't matter who ""wins"" I believe the best ones (Alex and Jena IMO) will get record deals no matter what.

[straykatz]

Shorty.....do you remember a few seasons ago how they comlained about Phil Phillips when he didn't conform to their style...they even tried to change the way Phil dressed...exact same thing happening with Alex this season.

Anyone remember last season how they picked and picked on Kree Harrison because she was so reserved and uptight on stage...but she had a beautiful voice....the treatment towards Jessica this season is terrible!!.....Keith is my favorite judge but he seems to really come down hard on anyone remotely country and he's kind of mean to them always!!...week after week.....even when she does good they don't give her credit.

It seems like every season there in one person the judges beat up on week after week.....and there is always one golden child they all goo and gush over.

I think Alex is very marketable....I could see me listening to him on the radio....and Jessica with a little help and the right mentor could blossom...really blossom!!....

At this stage I think Jena is favored to win.