Posted on March 31, 2009 by bonafide
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The theme was most popular downloads. I was a little worried that I would hate this week’s songs, but most of the contestants were smart and chose modern remakes of classic songs.
Paula needs a governor. She just drones on and on. Can’t they shut her up?
Anoop Desai, “Caught Up”- [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by bonafide
There was a noticeable drop off in the quality of the music from 1986 to 1987. Many more of the Billboard Top 100 from 1987 had a gimmicky quality to them, and as a result they were pushed off the list. The style of music was obviously changing as power ballads with great melodies and [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2009 by bonafide
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My favorite part of last night’s show was Stevie Wonder. He was great, sounded just like he always had, and proved that not every singer gets gravel-voice as they get older. On the other hand, Ruben Studdard brought out the big bag of nothing that has so far driven [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2009 by bonafide
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It was Motown Night on American Idol last night, and I thought the guests, Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson were once again great. Early on, I found myself wondering why Paula was wearing a tutu, then when she later showed us that she had brought props (crayons and coloring [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2009 by bonafide
I have been mostly staying away from politics since Obama has taken office. All of his real policy changes so far have been on the social side (i.e. stem cell funding), and therefore, as a conservative, I oppose them. On the other side (the Republican side), I am even more disappointed. My party has apparently [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2009 by bonafide
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This may have been my favorite episode of Idol ever. It had everything. The performances from top to bottom were easily the best that we have ever seen on Idol at this point in the competition, and some verged on greatness. The show contained the strangest moment in Idol [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2009 by bonafide
20. “My Hometown”, Bruce Springsteen- I wasn’t a big Springsteen fan when I was growing up, and I’m still not. While I consider myself to be a patriotic American, I found his trademark anthem “Born in the U.S.A.” to be way too affected for my tastes. However, I have to admit that I like some [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2009 by bonafide
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What the hell do I know? I tried to predict the rules change, and was flat wrong about it. However, I may have liked my idea better. There is something off about the Judges’ Save Rule, which I will refer to as the “America Got It Wrong Rule.” I [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2009 by bonafide
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The judges’ entrance last night was the most self-indulgent thing ever seen on Idol, and that it saying something. I guess that we can expect the show to open with Simon sitting on a throne at some point in the near future.
I was expecting that they would be sending [...]
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Posted on March 6, 2009 by bonafide
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I was pretty underwhelmed with the wild card show last night. It was clear from the choices from the night before that the judges already had in mind who would move forward. The fact that Felicia was not one of the ones to make it was a red flag [...]
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