From a technical standpoint, I can't say I have very high expectations for Tuesday's country-themed night on AI. Ironically, I think Haley probably would have had an upper hand with the country tunes. But she's gone now, and we're stuck with a whole bunch of overly cautious singers who likely don't know Faith Hill from Faith Evans.
From an entertainment standpoint, however, this week should be fun. Virtually everyone is out of their comfort zone, especially the women, none of whom have taken major risks lately. Who knows? Melinda Doolittle might even be lucky enough to get her second consecutive week of criticism from Simon Cowell.
Call me crazy, but I think the guys -- with the inevitable exception of Sanjaya -- could be in better shape. Phil and Chris both performed country songs during this season's semifinals. While Chris' take on Keith Urban fared significantly better than Phil's attempt at LeAnn Rimes (eww), they both nonetheless showed they had the courage to experiment with a tougher genre.
That's all I have for now...but if you need an additional 'Idol' fix today, check out this article about the show's impact on the English language. I don't think AI has had the same impact as "Seinfeld" or "Friends," but the widespread familiarity with phrases like "Soul Patrol" and "McPheever."
Right, dawg?
3 comments:
lemme just say that "dawg" was around LONG before Randy started using it between every other word that comes out of his mouth. Which is why Mr. Dawg looks so ridiculously UNhip, when we know he is trying hard to be.
cannot WAIT to see Sunjaya in a cowboy hat!
but seriously... why does every season have a mandatory country night?
Um...because "country" is a fairly popular genre of music (that everyone can theoretically sing).....I don't know, just a guess, maybe I'm crazy.
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