The American Idol Auditions Thread [Archive]

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 04:49 AM

I look forward to this time each year. Watched the audition show last night and discovered how awful some Bostonians are at singing.

My personal favorite was the first entrant, who talked about how she learned to sing by playing the American Idol video game. She was AWFUL, but fun and energetic. At least she walked away happy rather than acting like she was gonna kill herself. Her short shirt that showed off her belly was quite disgusting, as well...

Two questions: Who was your favorite audition thus far? and What song would you sing at an AI audition? (if you get the chance, go to (http://thepaintedman.brookiellen.com/your-american-idol-audition/)http://thepaintedman.brookiellen.com/your-american-idol-audition/ (http://thepaintedman.brookiellen.com/your-american-idol-audition/) and enter your choice for a chance to win free music)

zachff

01/13/10, 09:38 AM

What is this post?

drudo182

01/13/10, 09:40 AM

The second guy, Pat, was my favorite.

"Holla!"

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 09:48 AM

Pat definitely was funny too.

How about the guy who looked like a Latino Latoya Jackson?

Or the Anime chick who said that singing was her life and kepy telling Simon, "We'll see."

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 09:49 AM

What is this post?

A thread about the American Idol Audition Shows, the only part of AI worth watching.

Didn't feel like it could simply be put in the American Idol thread, as it is totally it's own beast.

KellyGleason

01/13/10, 09:51 AM

I missed it. :-(

drudo182

01/13/10, 10:04 AM

I thought Andrew was pretty funny. The dude with glasses that Kara literally told she couldn't stand.

I'm trying to think who my actual favorite was.

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 10:11 AM

My ACTUAL favorite, as someone who was good, was the girl with the brother with down syndrome. Or the dude who sand Hoochie Koochie Man.

songydarko

01/13/10, 11:01 AM

I didn't think last night's episode was THAT entertaining. It had its moments though. I'm obviously excited for tonight of course.

11:11

01/13/10, 11:18 AM

Haven't watched last night's episode yet, but I recorded it and will watch it soon. If I were to sing a song for an audition though, I'd probably do "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight" by Amos Lee.

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 11:47 AM

Haven't watched last night's episode yet, but I recorded it and will watch it soon. If I were to sing a song for an audition though, I'd probably do "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight" by Amos Lee.

Not familiar with that song. Is your name after the song by The Stryder perchance?

jeremypeele

01/13/10, 12:14 PM

My favorite one was the one that came out and spoke words and then sung words and the judges were like eehhh and nope and the person just said okay and then they said goodbye. that's it.

just.Starla.

01/13/10, 12:18 PM

My favorites auditions were Andrew, the guy with the glasses that Kara hated, the kid that did Womanizer, and the first girl that thought just because the game told her she was good she should actually audition.

I think the best of the night was the 16 year old girl that did Hallelujah.

TerrancePryor

01/13/10, 12:29 PM

That chick with the ass.

xidreamofyou32x

01/13/10, 01:09 PM

FBTMOPenguins

01/13/10, 01:39 PM

That chick with the ass.

It was a nice ass, in fact highlight of the show.

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 02:36 PM

a nice person

01/13/10, 03:23 PM

what about that girl with the huge forehead? did anybody catch that? it didn't show her audition, just her reaction with her family.

floodedheart456

01/13/10, 03:28 PM

My ACTUAL favorite, as someone who was good, was the girl with the brother with down syndrome. Or the dude who sand Hoochie Koochie Man.

Yessss, that girl was very good and she seems like an all around nice person.

Buscemi Knows Best

01/13/10, 03:45 PM

i missed the start of it last night, can anyone tell me why they've gone with 4 judges for this initial round? i just want to see what ellen has to say but alas: she is not there yet

Fringe

01/13/10, 04:48 PM

The guy who did Secondhand Serenade... didn't know his name :P

KellyGleason

01/13/10, 04:54 PM

Just watched now. The 16-year-old whose Grandma has Alzheimer's is the best IMO.

11:11

01/13/10, 06:19 PM

Not familiar with that song. Is your name after the song by The Stryder perchance?
You should listen to it then. And no, I just picked it because it's referenced in a lot of songs and supposedly lucky haha.

drudo182

01/13/10, 06:20 PM

LOL. This dude won't stop singing.

Classic.

FTeric

01/13/10, 06:29 PM

pants on the ground, pants on the ground, lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground.

oh my god..this is going to be huge.

tommyishere

01/13/10, 06:35 PM

remember this man. Legend JHZwiTOraZ4

Smash Adams

01/13/10, 09:12 PM

pants on the ground, pants on the ground, lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground.

oh my god..this is going to be huge.
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make that shit your ringtones

bastard_of_ness

01/13/10, 09:32 PM

Can someone please post a link if they find this as a ringtone?

A7XXX

01/13/10, 10:02 PM

I really liked Luke Shaffer. He's the first guy in this video: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6770143/17593778 (http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6770143/17593778)

Here's his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/3rdson
Here's his youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/lukejamesshaffer
Thanks for the link. I was impressed with his audition but didn't have a chance to see his name.
The other person that I like was that one guy in the green shirt who was being really nice and the judge made fun of him. The Jim Morrison look-alike dude was memorable too

bNz719

01/13/10, 10:29 PM

Most talented from the first night was the guy who had cancer and also the 16yr old.
Favorite was the pissed off guy with the glasses

MilesToGo

01/13/10, 10:32 PM

Just watched now. The 16-year-old whose Grandma has Alzheimer's is the best IMO.

I agree. She was excellent.

I loved Tyler Grady, the 70's boy, too. He was my favorite based on his personality.

ThePartialGlow

01/14/10, 07:26 AM

It was cool to hear Great Lake Swimmers during one of the pieces last night. Someone has good taste.

TerrancePryor

01/14/10, 09:25 AM

Pants On The Ground is gonna be epic huge.

bastard_of_ness

01/14/10, 09:49 AM

Pants On The Ground is gonna be epic huge.

Word.

just.Starla.

01/14/10, 02:45 PM

Pants On The Ground is gonna be epic huge.
True.

guitarpickheart

01/17/10, 04:35 PM

It was cool to hear Great Lake Swimmers during one of the pieces last night. Someone has good taste.
I wanted to watch, but I wasn't home. Nobody ever sings good songs when I watch the auditions. :/

ThePartialGlow

01/17/10, 07:34 PM

I wanted to watch, but I wasn't home. Nobody ever sings good songs when I watch the auditions. :/

Nobody sang Great Lake Swimmers...that would have been even better. They were just playing GLS in the background during a story on one of the contestants.

11:11

01/17/10, 07:43 PM

My pick for the year is the guy who sang "What If God Was One Of Us" or whatever. Really liked him. J Sellers or something

ari telescope

01/17/10, 11:24 PM

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KellyGleason

01/18/10, 12:07 AM

This guy.. haha
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SpyKi

01/18/10, 01:04 AM

This guy.. haha
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I loved that classy motherfucker. He walks in there and blows them away with sweet tunes (House of the Rising Sun) and they don't let him in. I really wanted him to get through.

Justin_stacy

01/18/10, 07:54 AM

finally finished the 2nd episode....at this point I'm sick of all the shit singers that make it through to tv just as a joke (if they play that pants song again I'm done with the show). It might have been funny in the early seasons, but I'd rather the time be spent showing all the people that made it though to hollywood, rather then seeing them jump around at the end with their golden tickets. Maybe its good that this is the final season with the original set up.

that said my favorites so far are the black guy that worked in the choir at his church....I think he's the strongest so far that doesn't have a cookie cutter voice. I also liked the redneck chick with the fat mamma. She may lack the confidence to go far.

Justin_stacy

01/18/10, 07:58 AM

Olin & The Moon music is being used alot on the show this season....one of the best country bands out there.

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xidreamofyou32x

01/18/10, 08:02 AM

I really like her: http://www.myspace.com/katelynepperlymusic

porttheman

01/18/10, 09:11 AM

I really like her: http://www.myspace.com/katelynepperlymusic

She's amazing! Its crazy to see a friend that's gonna be on Idol. I know shell do wonderful.

chasingsafety

01/19/10, 05:21 PM

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drudo182

01/19/10, 05:31 PM

Amy was the most obnoxious girl I've ever seen.

The Asian guy earlier in the episode was classic. The one that said he sings high pitched.

drudo182

01/19/10, 05:40 PM

There is no way Brian Kraus was real.

Tiny Tim.

Justin_stacy

01/19/10, 08:03 PM

how was tonight's episode, played with the daughter all night and forgot it was on? any standouts? first two episodes were pretty weak.

chasingsafety

01/19/10, 10:50 PM

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xidreamofyou32x

01/20/10, 08:22 AM

When Katelyn made it to Hollywood they played 'Miss California' by Jack's Mannequin! http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6812411/17712313

just.Starla.

01/20/10, 12:10 PM

When Katelyn made it to Hollywood they played 'Miss California' by Jack's Mannequin! http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6812411/17712313
Wow, I didn't even notice that.

Last night's auditons weren't really that great. The only one that really stood out to me was that really cute Asian guy that Shania Twain liked a lot.

SpyKi

01/20/10, 01:01 PM

Wow, I didn't even notice that.

Last night's auditons weren't really that great. The only one that really stood out to me was that really cute Asian guy that Shania Twain liked a lot.
I would have passed on him if I was a judge. I loved Charity though.

bastard_of_ness

01/26/10, 07:24 AM

Is it on tonight?

MADSTA

01/26/10, 08:11 AM

Pants on the ground is one of the least funny things I've seen in a long time.

bastard_of_ness

01/26/10, 08:42 AM

Pants on the ground is one of the least funny things I've seen in a long time.

It's getting overdone now, but if you didn't find it funny when you first saw it, I contend that you have no sense of humor.

songydarko

01/26/10, 09:12 AM

Can't wait for tonighttt. I love this time of the year when Idol's on twice a week.

MADSTA

01/26/10, 11:35 AM

It's getting overdone now, but if you didn't find it funny when you first saw it, I contend that you have no sense of humor.
And who gives you that authority?

bastard_of_ness

01/26/10, 12:28 PM

And who gives you that authority?

The high priest of you're still a teenager, grow up :)

JK, seriously though it was quite funny.

guitarpickheart

01/26/10, 02:01 PM

Is it on tonight?
Yes. I am overly excited that I get to watch people sing off-key.

When Katelyn made it to Hollywood they played 'Miss California' by Jack's Mannequin! http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6812411/17712313
I'm more overly excited about that. :D

xidreamofyou32x

01/27/10, 01:07 AM

I really like Andrew Garcia

stayillogical

01/27/10, 04:49 AM

I hate that it took 40 minutes last night for them to show a good audition, and in the whole hour only three of them. I only liked Andrew Garcia though, but he was worth the wait.

onelastdisaster

01/27/10, 06:53 AM

Andrew Garcia, for sure. And the girl with the brown hair and the black dress right after him. Wish I knew her name.

Also, by default, I like the guy last week that sang "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne.

If I auditioned I'd probably sing "Put Your Records On" by Corrinne Bailey Rae or something by KT Tunstall. Or "Jolene" by Dolly Parton. I have thought about this a lot, haha, I'm kind of an AI addict.

SpyKi

01/27/10, 08:40 AM

Katy Perry was an awesome judge.

tyramail

01/27/10, 09:18 AM

Katy Perry was an awesome judge.
i agree, i loved that she called kara out on putting people through just because they have a good story haha.

SpyKi

01/27/10, 09:20 AM

i agree, i loved that she called kara out on putting people through just because they have a good story haha.
Yeah, I was so pleased when she did that. Every time they go on about someone's story I always start to groan.

just.Starla.

01/27/10, 12:18 PM

i agree, i loved that she called kara out on putting people through just because they have a good story haha.
Agreed.

Did anyone else notice the girl that cried over Sanjaya back in 2007 auditioned? They didn't show her actual audition, but they did show her crying once again. Also, I think Daniel Franco from Project Runway was on; he claimed to be a mix of Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle.

tyramail

01/27/10, 01:59 PM

Yeah, I was so pleased when she did that. Every time they go on about someone's story I always start to groan.
yeah, definitely. and i like kara, but in auditions she annoys me because she is so lenient with people who really aren't that great.

drudo182

01/27/10, 02:03 PM

Andrew last night has probably been my favorite of any of the auditions so far. Loved it.

guitarpickheart

01/27/10, 02:12 PM

Agreed.

Did anyone else notice the girl that cried over Sanjaya back in 2007 auditioned? They didn't show her actual audition, but they did show her crying once again. Also, I think Daniel Franco from Project Runway was on; he claimed to be a mix of Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle.
YES! I did! Although it probably wasn't even her.

Yeah, I was so pleased when she did that. Every time they go on about someone's story I always start to groan.
I know, right? It's not going to sell once they try to put out an album with their horrible music and no one buys it.

davehennessy

01/27/10, 04:09 PM

remember this man. Legend JHZwiTOraZ4

there is no equal

drudo182

01/27/10, 04:12 PM

This guy is my favorite.

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It used to be on YouTube in great quality but it's all been taken down from what I can find. Douglas must work for YouTube.

wroteurname

01/27/10, 05:28 PM

Dominatrix Barney girl is hottttttt

drudo182

01/27/10, 05:50 PM

Yeah. That girl was gorgeous.

ThePartialGlow

01/28/10, 07:53 AM

I can't stand Kara's "shake my head slowly and stare at you intently" she gets when she likes the audition. Makes me want to punch her in the face.

Justin_stacy

01/28/10, 09:52 AM

Kara's horrible....without Simon there's gonna very little left to watch for. Randy saying 'you go dog' a hundred times isn't going to carry the show.

drudo182

01/28/10, 12:08 PM

Randy always says something along the lines of a million percent yes too.

This show will die without Simon for sure.

just.Starla.

01/28/10, 12:08 PM

YES! I did! Although it probably wasn't even her.

I know, right? It's not going to sell once they try to put out an album with their horrible music and no one buys it.

I'm pretty sure it was since they showed the same clip of her while she was walking out with her family.

Dominatrix Barney girl is hottttttt

Agreed.