Fancast: Inside TV

Amanda Overmeyer-
I like this girl. I’m not sure that this song showed off her voice, mostly cause she was drown out my by the band. If she were playing the guitar I could see the reason for singing with the guitar runs (scatting). Again I like this girl, and I think that she’s not shy about rocking out to everything. I think the whole performance was a bit violent, but she has the talent, and there’s something about her that makes me want to know more about her. Did her hair get bigger? I don’t mean that in a bad way, just a question. Did I mention that I like this girl? I want her to come back and do more next week.

Watch out for the style changes in your fav’s too. When they get to this round hair magically gets longer and the style is kicked up a notch all around. It’s like a…well, actually it’s exactly like a makeover.

Amy Davis-
Don’t remember her. She seems nice though. Uh oh. Not the greatest start, pitch problems. She looks great though. I want to reiterate that I can’t stand the 60s genre choice for these shows. At least make them mid-tempo, the 60s were groovy weren’t they? Why 60s?

We didn’t have to stick to a genre. We had the opportunity to pick songs that showed off our voices. The fact that the contestants are hemmed in to a genre that they have almost no connection to…other than having to listen to it in the back of their parents car.

Brooke White-
She looks beautiful. Again it looks like she’s trying to make a hum-drum song exciting. It’s not her fault. The song is just plain out of date. She’s trying to sell it though, and I’m happy for it. She should absolutely go through. I love, and don’t love, Brook’s wholesome thing she’s got going on. I think she’s a great role-model…but does she have the killer instinct?

I look at her and think, ‘oh she’s nice, and sweet’, am I going to go and buy nice and sweet? Or do I want nice, sweet, and, compelling? I want to hear a sweet melody about how her heart has been broken…but (without being terse) how she’ll never let it happen again. I want to hear about her walk through a sunny life, but also about some of the more mischievous paths she’s taken or at least thought about taking. That would instantaneously set off an attraction (and I don’t mean that in the sexual sense) to her.

Alexandria Lushington-
I actually really love the original song. It’s so fun, and whacky. I think the intro was great for her. The middle was a little wonky, but she’s a great performer, and engaging. She didn’t yell!! She could of, but like a smart singer she used her head voice. Simon was wrong on that one. He has to take the performance in context of the fact that it’s the first, and it’s the God-awful choice of forced 60s arrangement. She should go through.

Katie Malloy-
Is it just me or does she look like an older, more mature, Alaina Whittaker minus the gap? Just an observation, and not meant to be a negative comment towards either girl.
She looks much healthier than she did in the early auditions, and is beautiful tonight. Another sleepy arrangement. Again it’s not her fault…at least I don’t think so. This song should have ended with Phil Collins remake. Katie has a great voice that was completely covered up by the song. I can’t stand the fact that they chose the 60s. I love the 60s, but not here. Simon was scathing. I don’t think that she was like a pencil by any means. Katie’s male ‘friend’ in the audience looks like he wants to rip Simons face off. I really hope she goes through, and would be surprised if she doesen’t

Asia Epperson-
I met her at the top 24 party, and she’s the cutest little thing you could ever hope to see. She’s 5’0” at best. What a joyous performance. You can see she’s having fun, fighting through the cold or whatever with ease…and stole the rock thunder from Amanda. She’s like a spark plug!! Definitely going through. A lesson to the other contestants…pick uptempo songs wherever you can. I’m a ballad singer by nature and it’s been an uphill climb to write good uptempo songs for myself, and was on the show as well. Asia knocked us dead with her great performance, and was very wise to choose something that would keep the crowd awake.

Remiel Malluby-
Another one that is a cute as a button, and someone that can stick around for a while. Beautiful opening vocal from you. Such a nice smokey, voice. She knows how to sell it to the camera…it’s a fine line between corny and cool (trust me), and she walks the line well. She’s good, very cute, and was conservative, in a good way. She’s going through.

Sayeesha Mercado-
Knows how to handle herself in front of the camera. In the audition footage she has a Beyonce sound. She seems like she knows what she’s doing though. Beautiful girl with a good sound…sounds like Beyonce though. The band is drowning her out though. These two shows aren’t live, think they would have fixed that. She looks a little tired, they need to hit her under the eyes with the makeup. I have the same exact problem. Mediterranean heritage gives you the dark circles under the eyes. Back to the relevant information…I’m happy that she’s doing so well, but I want her to separate herself from another long line of Beyonce impersonators.

Carly Smithson-
I say forget the controversy about having a record deal. So what. there are thousands of artists that get signed every year and thouseands more that get dropped and or forgotten about. She was one of them. Unfortunately for the label she was with, she was the one that got away. I’m not a huge fan of the song…but it does show that she can sing, and sing well. She’s the best vocalist I’ve seen from the girls at this point, but she will have a problem if she continues to yell in order to get the high notes out. She’s young and she’s strong, and she’s got a great shot at having a long career following Idol.

But she will need to find another way to get to the high notes (which are crucial to hit in this show…and often) without grinding her voice.

I really like her, and think that she’ll be top 3. Easily…unless her voice goes. A great plus for her is her lower register. She can be sultry, sexy, and she can rest down there during songs. The other girls don’t have that luxury. Those low notes will make the higer notes seem that much higher. Good on her for having a great instrument to work with. I totally disagree with Simon.

Well that’s my peace for today.

Tomorrow I won’t have to deal with 2.5 hours of footage, so I’ll dish about the wonderful experience this time was for me. Plus reaction on the people (there won’t be surprises…guaranteed) kicked off.

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