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American Idol Review: You Oughta Know Who Didn't Make It To The Finals : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @LHayes1098 &bull May 22, 2011Believe it, faithful Idolatry: another penultimate episode hath wrought two finalists to duke it out for the title of American Idol, and this year's duel is perhaps the most anti-climactic in the series' history. After comeback queen Haley Reinhart gave cornpone country teens Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina an unexpected run for their money, the Chicago chanteuse finally met her Idol end on Thursday, getting voted off at a respectable third place. With wailing rocker James Durbin shockingly sent packing last week, Haley's chances of upsetting the country duo's yellow brick road to stardom seemed entirely possible. Fresh off… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: Gaga Ooh La La, America Sends Durbin Home - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @PRO_Start2010 &bull May 14, 2011Here's a riddle. What do Casey Abrams and James Durbin have in common? Well, for one, they are both truly unique musicians and artists who each brought something completely different and new to the American Idol stage. What else do they have in common? They both should have been the final two standing up there on that stage: metal vs. blues. Raw, rock and roll versus gritty, jazzy upright bass. Can you imagine that finale? It would have been absolutely incredible. It would have torn the… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: Will You Still Love Them Tomorrow? - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @TheLoveBazaar &bull May 1, 2011The final stretch of American Idol's tenth season is finally upon us as this week rounded out a Top Five many viewers might not have predicted at the start of the finals a mere six weeks ago. Has it really only been that long? Fret not, readers! A light at the end of the tunnel awaits us at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater in one month to mercifully crown… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: A Kiss for Jennifer and an "Uprising" Moment - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @Poptimal &bull Apr 24, 2011Welcome to American Idol - where the cast loves fun, the judges love everyone, and the host loves orange foundation and tanning spray. This week was "Songs from the 21st Century;" although after hearing some of these contestants song choices; they should have the next theme be: "Songs that are… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Week Provides a Fresh New Sound - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @BakeBrains &bull Apr 8, 2011From the first opening seconds of this week's American Idol, when Seacrest danced out onto the stage with the Top 9 contestants bopping out behind him, it was clear that there was a fresh, new energy emerging. After Seacrest danced… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: The Feminine Mystique - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @davidsmith180 &bull Apr 3, 2011As to be expected, this week's edition of American Idol failed to match the levels of manipulative melodrama unleashed last week. Our friends at FOX surely knew it'd be hard to top the now-legendary Saving Of Casey, but tried their darnedest to keep as many eyeballs fixated on the Idols' follow-up foibles as possible. Choosing an Elton John theme for Wednesday's performances was a step in the right direction toward keeping things interesting, but unfortunately the mind-numbing antics of Thursday's results show negated… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: Collard Greens, Braces, and Lame.i.Am - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @blazinbarney &bull Apr 1, 2011What do you get after you win the title of American Idol? Well, you get collard greens, cornbread, and some cheap-ass braces, apparently. But more on that later. This week's show began by reminding us of the high drama that came last week when the judges used their one save of the season (and rightly so) on the extremely talented Casey Abrams. But all is not lollipops and rainbows in Idol - land. This week, Seacrest reminds us, the bottom two… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: Is There A Doctor in the House? - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @Poptimal &bull Mar 26, 2011After last week's unmitigated disaster, this season of Idol needed a serious pick-me-up to redeem itself back to the glory viewers had initially anticipated. Luckily, Wednesday's Motown theme surprisingly lit a fire under the asses of our young karaoke artists, who all stepped up their game a notch or two and performed with unadulterated improvement. The result? Nary a dud in the bunch, and even one or two thrilling moments - especially during the riotous results show - sure to go down in Idol history. Considering the tired "Songs From… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: A Diva's Final Encore - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @WackoJackoPR &bull Mar 12, 2011Say it isn't so! Just when the most promising set of singers in recent memory gets nailed down for American Idol's better-than-expected tenth season, the juggernaut's return to glory all but skids to a screeching halt this week, as the Top 13 delivered shockingly underwhelming performances in the first round of finals. Despite the presence of Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine, making his debut as in-house Idol mentor, and his crew of "Grammy Award-winning" hotshot producers, our earnest Idols were forced to perform alongside bewildering song arrangements that all but drowned out some voices with unnecessary thumping bass… Full Story »
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American Idol Review: The First Idol Has Fallen - Poptimal.com : Poptimal.com: Pop-Culture Reviews From People Like You
poptimal.com via @atbean &bull Mar 12, 2011So, here we are at Week One of The Top 13 performing together; and of America slowly voting them off one by one. Seacrest opened the show by exclaiming: "Welcome to the party - THIIIISSSSS .. Okay Ryan, we get it. It's American Idol. We know. The catchphrase is gettin' a bit lame… Full Story »
