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New look

Mark — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0000

New season of “American Idol” means a new look to the “Idol Thoughts” blog. The season starts in a couple of hours, so continue to check back as I “live blog” during the show.

Vacation

Mark — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:21:23 +0000

keep checking back … I may post during vacation, but if not check back Aug. 3

I’m back

Mark — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:57:26 +0000

Returned from vacation …. on with more Idol findings …

Was Kris Allen helped?

Mark — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:34:37 +0000

Have you read this about “Idol” and AT&T? Check it out and let me know what you think … http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4596217

No Boundaries

Mark — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:03:22 +0000

Hey, I was just on iTunes and listened to 30-seconds of both the Kris Allen and Adam Lambert versions of “No Boundaries.” These are the studio version and I’ve got to tell you, both are excellent. I wasn’t really crazy about Kris’ live version of the song, but the studio version is very good. Adam’s live version of “No Boundaries” was upbeat and very good; his studio version is even better. So whatever your preference is, go check ‘em out!

Busy Wednesday for Kara

Mark — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:27:42 +0000

It was a busy Wednesday for judge Kara DioGuardi. Along with her gig on ‘American Idol’ Wednesday, the songwriter also attended the US Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Celebration in Los Angeles. Also on Wednesday, DioGuardi performed the song “Realize” during the 26th Annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Power rankings – Top 7 again

Mark — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:53:08 +0000

I debated whether or not to have another Power Rankings since no one left “Idol” last week, but I think maybe it needs revisited.

So, with a little bit of tweaking, here are my ratings of the singers with 7 singers remaining (last week’s ranking is in parenthesis):

1. (1) Adam Lambert - No change here once again.

2. (3) Allison Iraheta – She gets better and better each week.

3. (2) Danny Gokey- He seems to be giving some great performances, but not quite at the level of Adam or Allison. It seems like Danny simply has what it takes and really that’s all he’ll need anyway for his musical career.

4. (5) Kris Allen – Kris moves up this week and I think he’s one of the darkhorses in this competition. One slip-up from Danny could potentially jump Kris into the top 3.

5. (4) Matt Giraud – Thanks to the judges’ save, Matt returns again and this time he’ll have to bring his best if he wants to stay around. But I still think he’s better than Anoop and Lil.

6. (6) Lil Rounds - She needs help this week, because she’s really, really struggled the last three weeks. I’m not sure how she’ll do during Disco Week, though.

7. (8) Anoop Desai - Is there a ballad disco song Anoop can sing? The only way he’s stayed in the competition the last few weeks was due to his ballad singing. Let’s hope he doesn’t jazz it up, because when he does that, he normally lands in the bottom 3.

Out. No one.

Your thoughts?