April 28, 2011
"Six Becomes Five" - Results Show
Last night, we got to see the talents that are the American Idol contestants perform the songs of the legendary Carole King, both as solo performers and in some very unique and entertaining duets. And tonight, we come back once more to find out the answers to those two very big questions: Who are the Bottom Three? And more importantly, who is going home?
Recapping last night, my own thoughts were that Scotty was awesome, James did great as always and Casey was as polished and entertaining as he could possibly be. Jacob doesn't know how to dress and the peformance was boring. Ditto for Lauren and Haley, who sang great, but just didn't really have anything extra or memorable going for them.
And trying to guess who the fans would vote into the Bottom Three, my predictions were Jacob, Lauren and Casey, the latter being so quirky that a large number of fans might not "get it" and get his particular eclectic style of music and performance. And my own personal feeling is that Jacob should go home. But knowing how loyal his followers can be, his time probably isn't just yet. (Next week maybe?) My prediction is that Lauren will be going home.
And tonight, we find out if I know what I'm talking about or am I just blowing smoke out my oingo boingo. It's results night. The host is Ryan Seacrest. The judges are Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez. Performing tonight will be Bruno Mars and Crystal Bowersox. Who? Oh yeah, she was on Idol last season. Cool beans! So we know the players. Let's get to the action.
I'm Doug and this is...
"Tossing Salt Is American Idol: Six Becomes Five - The Results Show!"
Let's do it. Word to your mutha...
We start the show with a great melody of Carole King songs by the Super Six. Fun little number and very well done. After that, we get look at the Ford Music Video. It's put to the music of Madness, doing a great "one hit wonder" called "Our House". And in the commercial, the Idol contestants show that they can do some wonderful things with magic markers. Lots of filler and now it's time for the music.
Last year's runner-up, Crystal Bowersox comes to the stage and sings "Riding With The Radio", which I would assume is from her album, if she has one out there. Ryan didn't plug any albums or upcoming events with Crystal - she just sang her song and then the Six Amigos came over and said hi while we went to commerical.
We come back and it's time to play "Truth Or Dare" with the Idolettes. OK, maybe not, but Ryan does have questions from fans for each of the Silly Six. Casey is asked who he would like to duet with, living or dead. He replied with the name Oscar Peterson, who is evidentially a great jazz legend. My answer would have been either Waylon Jennings or Alice Cooper. Jacob was asked when he realized he has such range in his voice. He claims it was while singing in the choir with his Mom and he discovered he could do either high or low notes. I thought it was at the dance club on Amateur Strip Night when the high school football team climbed on the stage.
Lauren was asked what the hardest thing about being an Idol finalist is and she spoke about being away from family and friends who are back home. Scotty was asked about the jobs he's held, pre-Idol. He mentioned working in a grocery store and working at his Mom's tanning salon. What about modeling for Mad Magazine as a stand-in for Alfred E. Nueman? Just kidding! Don't shoot me! I like Scotty and we have a bag boy down at our local Food Lion who kind of reminds me of him.
James was asked if he had played in any bands before coming to Idol and he replied that yes, he's played in many bands and always has other projects going on, mentioning the band that he, Casey, Paul and Stefano had formed together while being on Idol. And Haley was asked who her favorite past Idol contestant was. She played it safe by naming Adam Lambert and then going on with about a dozen other names as well.
And then the eliminations started. As each contestant came up, we saw a piece of video from last night, along with comments by producer Jimmy Ivine.
Haley was the first one up. As she stood there, Jimmy mentioned in the video that Haley doesn't really know who she is yet, which Haley didn't quite seem to agree with. Ryan tells Haley that she is SAFE!
Next up is Scotty and we see some video from last night's performance. Jimmy says that Scotty is a "phenom" and makes a comparison to Johnny Cash. Ryan tells Scotty that he can go back to the couch and wait to find out if he stays or goes home.
Lauren comes up next and we hear Jimmy say that Lauren only hears the negative and not the positive comments, but shows great poise when confident and is here for the long run. Ryan tells Lauren to go back and sit on the couch. She has to wait for her status too.
Casey is the next up and as we see clips from his performance last night, Jimmy says that he was a bit disapointed in Casey's performance, but he feels that Casey is safe for the night. As he has twice before, Ryan tells Casey that he has to wait to know his status.
James is the next man to take center stage and Jimmy comments about how he likes those hard rock songs, but he's more believable doing rock ballads. Jimmy feels that James has what it takes to win. Ryan tells James that he is SAFE!
And finally, we get to Jacob. Jimmy wonders if Jacob went into the wrong dressing room last night and says that it's not just about singing, but also about image. He feels that Jacob is standing on a banana peel.
Ryan summons Casey, Lauren and Scotty to join Jacob at center-stage. And Lauren is SAFE! What the...?? I don't get it. *Sighs*. The Bottom Three are Scotty, Casey and Jacob. I don't like the way this is going.
We come back from commercial and go immediately into a Bruno Mars performance. No introduction or anything. Just Bruno and his group up there singing. Yeah, it's all good and the man has talent, but he needs to shut up already so we can get to the finals and find out who is going home.
Ryan is on stage with Casey, Jacob and Scotty. He tells Jacob that he is safe. What the... ??? Travesty! What the hell are they smoking up there? If that perfomance last night wasn't enough to get him booted off, then that suit should have been. I'm royally pissed off! Let's get to the final two.
It's Casey and Scotty and...
Casey Abrams goes home! Scotty is safe!
DAMN! I'm glad that Scotty is safe, but Casey gave a great performance last night and does not deserve this at all. Casey accepts his fate and sings "I Put A Spell On You" to close out the show, getting kudos and hugs from all the judges, not to mentioning kissing and hugging every female in the front row of the audience. A great performance. He came back to the stage to finish up and chest-bumped at Scotty and got bowed down to by James. And that's all folks!
I hated the way it ended, but I have no doubt that, as talented as he is, we definitely have not heard the last of Casey Abrams. I mentioned in last night's column that he might just be a little too quirky for some people's tastes and that I was worried that too many people just might not "get him", and unfortunately, I was right. But he'll be okay - this is not the end, but just the beginning. Thank you, Casey for all of the talent and entertainment over the past season that you've provided.
And I'm going to end this now before I say anything too inappropiate or wrong about the travesty that just happened. Of the bottom three, the right one DID NOT go home (and I'm not talking about Scotty). Well, maybe next week, right? I'm Doug and I'm out of here. I'll have a "Tossing Salt - Worldwide News" wrestling column up this weekend, so look for that.
"And dat is all de' people need to know!"
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