Chat about both Tuesday and Wednesday's top 24 performances here.
Depending on how many posts these get, I might make a new one each week.
(Names in Red have been elminated)
Tuesday: Michael Johns David Cook David Archuleta Colton Berry Luke Menard Danny Norreiga Chikezie Eze David Hernandez Garrett Haley Jason Castro Jason Yeager Robbie Carrico
Wednesday: Syesha Mercado Carly Smithson Joanne Borgella Brooke White Kady Malloy Kristy Lee Cook Ramiele Malubay Asia'h Epperson Amy Davis Amanda Overmyer Alaina Whitaker Alexandrea Lushington
I edited the first post with names, Kat. American Idol put up the top 24 profiles last night/this morning so you can see what each person actually looks like. Enjoy!
John Mayer // Elton John // Idols 08 // Daughtry // Jonas Brothers // Rascal Flatts
The top 24 contestants of American Idol’s seventh season are off and running — even though four of them are basically trapped in the starting gate. In typical inexplicable fashion, the show’s producers managed to get through four looong weeks of auditions and three whole hours of Hollywood Week without letting us hear a single note from Jason ”Dreadlocks” Castro, Luke ”Stubbly” Menard, Garrett ”Shaggy” Haley, and Jason ”Blond Patch” Yeager. Might I suggest that if none of these dudes crack the top 12, they form a vocal quartet and call themselves Cannon Fodder?
‘Idol’ finalist Archuleta is in a good place By Carmen Rasmusen
It’s been the most dramatic Hollywood week yet. Forget the silly costumes, cheesy auditions and horribly off-key vocals of recent weeks. Out of 100,000 “Idol” hopefuls, only a select few, including David Archuleta of Murray, advanced to the Hollywood competition.
Archuleta did more than that— the judges quickly made him one of the 24 finalists. As Simon Cowell put it, “You’re young, you’re likable, and you’ve got a great voice. Not a bad place to be, right?”
For the second year in a row, North Carolina will go unrepresented on “American Idol.” No Tar Heels made the cut when the Fox TV singing competition announced the top 24 finalists for its seventh season Wednesday night.
Historically, North Carolina has had much “Idol” success — with Fantasia, a High Point native, winning in season three, and Raleigh’s Clay Aiken coming in second in season two. Season five featured three North Carolinians — Chris Daughtry, Bucky Covington and Kellie Pickler — in its final eight.
Perhaps Jordin Sparks’ success on American Idol was a good-luck charm for Arizona: Two Valley natives are among the top 24 finalists on this season’s edition of the top-rated show.
It will be February 2009 before America again experiences suspense like it did tonight. In the next 12 months, our nation will choose its next president; endure triumph, tragedy and, as seems likely today, a recession at home and abroad; crown an Academy Award winner; and live through the Olympics gymnastics competition. We will proclaim new heroes and mourn the passing of beloved friends. And none of it will compare to the drama and tension of “American Idol’s” final judgment episode. The episode is known to the “Idol” crew as the Green Mile, comparing the walk each contestant must take to hear his or her fate to the fabled last walk of those on death row. On this one harrowing night a year, “Idol” has constructed an hour of television in which drama is stripped down to its essentials and held steady in the blistering glare of the klieg lights.
Nigel Lythgoe gave a press conference yesterday afternoon:
Contestants will be able to perform with instruments during the competition. Nigel thinks it worked well in Australia.
Next week’s theme: Songs from the 60’s. It’s the first time the semifinals will feature a theme. According to Nigel, the producers made sure the singers will sing more familiar songs. Says Nigel, “These are the 50 songs you can choose from the 60s…as opposed to letting the semifinals pick a potentially obscure song or one that doesn’t get cleared and they’re forced to swap out at the last second.”
John Mayer // Elton John // Idols 08 // Daughtry // Jonas Brothers // Rascal Flatts
Jon is interviewed on this video. You probably already knew that.
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Having a theme is a first for ‘Idol’ semifinalists
Q: On “American Idol,” why do the contestants sing songs that are probably older than they are? Are they forced to choose from a pre-selected list? To me, those songs aren’t representative of what a true “American Idol” should sing. Kelly Clarkson isn’t screeching out Motown hits. Wannabe pop stars should sing current pop songs, not what they’re doing now.
I like David H, Robbie, David A, Colton, and Jason! OMG Jason is John Travolta OOOOOMMMMMGGGGG! Like his expressions, voice, looks, EVERYTHING! WOW!!! Robbie was a beast. And Colton's song sucked, but I like him. Dannys song sucked too... haha. And yeah the Davids were friggn sweet, too!!!
/\__/\ (>' '< ) (,,)(,,) Bob for world domination!
*Yawn... Wake me up.. is it over? lol. Well, the first night for the men wasn't as good as I had thought it would be. I think it is a very talented bunch, but they mostly picked boring songs! Come on guys!! There are a lot of really good songs from the 60's, and those are the songs you picked? What the?!? I realize they had a list to pick from, but there were 200 songs on the list!
As far as who I thought who did the best, just based on TONIGHT, is David Archeleta, Michael Johns, Robbie Carrico, and Jason Castro. I think Luke sounded good, but it was a boring song. Simon was way too hard on him though.
And Danny Noriega should know better than to sing someone elses swan song.
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Jason and Michael are my favorites and I really like David Archuletta....i know i know...but I like him. I didn't like AT ALL, Luke and Garrett! Blah....they will and should be going home!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Favorite quote from 2007: Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
I guess I won't be watching for a few more weeks.. 
And Colton's song sucked, but I like him. Dannys song sucked too... haha. And yeah the Davids were friggn sweet, too!!!
