Hello,
It seems like I've written too many R.I.P. thoughts lately. We've recently lost Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ken Ober, Brittany Murphy and Walter Cronkite. Here's another one, the lead singer of the Knack, Doug Fieger, died at the age of 57 after having a battle with cancer. I remember when their first CD came out in 1979, I thought they were going to be much bigger than they actually turned out to be. "Get The Knack" is one of the all-time best first albums ever, up there with the Violent Femmes and Led Zeppelin.
Thanks to youtube.com here's a selection of some of their better songs. These are all classics, they have several other classics as well. These other classics include "Your Number Or Your Name", "Siamese Twins (The Monkey and Me)", "Maybe Tonight", "Lucinda", "Oh Tara", "That's What The Little Girls Do" and "She's So Selfish". They pretty much only wrote and sang about one subject, from the titles I'm sure you can guess what that is.
Here's my Top 30 but first of all those leaving the list are General Larry Platt (12) and Donelle Hayes (15). Hayes had some legal issues to resolve which resulted in her being kicked off the show. According to mjsbigblog.com she was encouraged to try out again next season. The others leaving are Kimberly Carver (19), Bosa Mora (20), Jennifer Hirsh (22), Jim Ranger (24), Benjamin Bright (25), Claire Fuller (26), Antonio Wheeler (28) and Genesis Moore (29).
30) Noel Reese (last week: 27), the 16 year old who did a pretty good job with Whitney's "I Have Nothing" in the audition round. I didn't see her at all in Week 1 of Hollywood Week.
29) Jessica Furney (lw: 20), the 20 year old sang the Simon Cowell co-written "Footprints In The Sand" in the audition round. She was also not seen in Week 1 in Hollywood week.
28) Katelyn Epperly (lw: 13), she sang Duffy's "Syrup and Honey" in the audition round. Where is she at, she'd probably be much higher in this list if she'd actually been shown.
27) Kimberly Kerbow (lw: 17) the 24 year old unfortunately was sent home. She forgot the lyrics in Hollywood and that was the end of it for her. She sang the very fantastic "The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson.
26) John Park (lw: 30), we only saw the 20 year old in passing. In the audition round he sang Blood, Sweat & Tears "I'll Love You More Than You'll Ever Know".
25) Angela Martin (lw: 14) we didn't see her at all and I'm not sure if she's still in the competition. The three time contestant has had bad things happen all 3 years she has tried out. She sang "Just Fine" by Mary J. Blige.
24) Liz Rooney (debut) we saw very little of her, but she seems to have a good voice.
23) Tyler Grady (debut), the 19 year old sang Marvin Gaye's immortal "Let's Get It On" in the audition round. (Matt Giraud also did good things with that song during last year's Motown week.) Grady was another missing in action during Hollywood Week. He's moving on though.
22) Maddie Penrose (debut), the Murray, Utah youngster impressed with her great vocals. She's got to stop wearing the zany glasses though. It helps her stand out, but not for the right reasons.
21) Seth Rollins (lw: 11) I'm very upset he was sent home. He was in Team Awesome with Michael Lynch and Lee Dewyze. He was sent home when Tim Urban (Irvan?) was sent through, a decision I disagree with.
20) Jermaine Purifoy (debut). He sang well in the audition round, but he chose the very boring "Smile" to sing. I liked his voice but not his song selection. You've got to step it up dude. He was in Middle C in the group round, they sang Ne Yo's "Closer".
19) Jessica Cunningham (debut) this is the first we heard of her, she was in one of the two groups who sang Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance". We just heard her sing a bit, but the hottie has a nice voice. According to her local newspaper, this is the 6th time she has tried out for "AI".
18) Tori Kelley (debut), another singer we don't know much about. She sang John Mayer's "Gravity" in the audition round. She was pretty good in Hollywood Week 1 and is moving on.
17) Lacey Brown (16), she sang an awesome version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". She's a second time contestant who lost out to the gorgeous Megan Joy in last year's chairs episode. Apparantally this is the 6th year she has tried out.
Speaking of Megan Joy:
16) Casey James (debut), in the individual part of Hollywood he sang an excellent blues song, I'm not sure of the name. He's also sang "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room" and "Closer" in the group round.
15) Lily Scott (debut) sang Ella Fitzgerald's "Lullaby of Birdland". I actually like Scott's version than Fitzgerald's version. Scott has a nice, sweet voice. This is the first we've seen of him.
14) Jermaine Sellers (lw: 7), he amazed in the audition round with "One of Us". He also was one of the group who sang Kansas' "Carry On My Wayward Son" in Hollywood. He's not dropping because of a poor performance, but because other people's more amazing performances. Plus "Carry On My Wayward Son" doesn't help. A great song, but the song is older than most people watching this show.
13) Mallory Haley (lw: 4), the pretty teenager was outstanding in the audition round, but she was missing in action last week. I don't blame that on her, I blame it on "AI's" producers. I'm not sure if she is on the show anymore.
12) Lee Dewyze (lw: 9), another person that impressed in the audition round. He sang Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine". He was given very little screen time in Hollywood Week 1. Other than the few seconds he sang a bit of "Get Ready".
11) Ashley Rogriguez (lw: 5), she sang Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You" in the audition round. She wasn't given much screen time in Hollywood, but I think she has the potential to go a long ways in this competition.
The Top 10 coming tomorrow or later tonight. The Top 10 has 3 debuts from outside the Top 30 and two debuts from inside the Top 30. There is a lot of changes as well.
themusicaddict
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