The One results show - July 26^th 2006

This one showed it's even more a popularity show than even the Idol ones... Nick was easily safe, even though he was sloppier than even the people who disappointed me Tuesday night - and after already having an emotional revelation of how careless Nick is, Aubrey was eliminated.

If the revelations about him don't affect his votes next week I'll know too many teen girls are ruling voting, and that their votes are just based on how good-looking a person is to them.

Aaron has so far been the only one to show himself worth winning. Actually, he's been the only one they've shown to be talented enough.

Based on what I've seen so far I'll be surprised if this show lasts more than a season.

Tags: The One, Nick, Aubrey, Aaron.

Getting rebuilt

I've finally got most of the blog moved over. Most of the images will take awhile... with my Windows system down, I can't currently access them.

This webhost has way too many times offline. This site is now moving: http://jazzlife.thehostcity.com/

The One Performance Show July 25^th 2006

I won't be voting tonight. Based on that show, MOST of the performers were off key at points and didn't nail their performances. Plus: at 2 hours, this show felt way too long to me.

Tag: The One.

Canadian Idol results show - July 25^th 2006

Results tonight had me cursing and yelling 'WTF?'... nothing about it made sense tonight!

Brandon Jones was nowhere near the bottom three... but three ladies far more talented than him were: Ashley Coulter, Steffi D (again!? She isn't the top choice of the group, but she was good last night, and of everyone she's quite original), and Sarah Loverock. Sarah was eliminated.

This show proved that pre-teen girls top the list of voting numbers... teen dreams seem to so far be outruling talent.

Tags: Steffi D, Ashley Coulter, Sarah Loverock, Canadian Idol.

Canadian Idol Performance Show - July 24 2006

Like the American show using Elvis Presley, the use of Rolling Stones songs gave a difficult job to the contestants to do something different... except some of them succeeded.

I didn't agree with the judges for some performances. I found Rob James didn't really impress by really staying on a few repeated notes for the song Start Me Up.

The guy who got the worst from the judges - and I agree - was Brandon Jones. I think either he or the above-mentioned Rob James will be eliminated this week.

Tags: Canadian Idol, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, Rob James, Brandon Jones.

First Elimination - The One - July 19^th 2006

I do have to agree here with another blog I read: the folks on this show lack the 'sizzle' of the Idol shows... maybe it's due to us not getting to see them coming up to this point.

I DISagree with the choice of letting performer Michael Cole be the one saved though. As a fan of pro-wrestling, that name makes me chuckle - but performance-wise, I don't like his sounds or his white trash appearance. Based on the audience reaction, many of them don't either.

This show now already has it's Carmen Rassmusin/Scotty Savvo/Bucky Covington, and in only one week. He hasn't been around long enough yet, but we'll see if he breaks their stay records.

Tags: The One, Michael Cole.

The One

I know: this is really turning out to be my summer of performer shows...

If they show us more of the stuff behind the performances, it could be very interesting. The voting/results step sounds like a lot of work though. We'll see how it works out Wednesday.

One neat thing for this one: I can actually vote! As a co CBC-ABC production, we can vote through the Website... plus, we're limited to 10 votes tops, so we'll see no cases of thousands of votes from one person.

Tags: The One, CBC, ABC.

Canadian Idol Results Show July 18^th 2006

Well I guessed the final results, but I was shocked at Steffi D being voted into the bottom 3!

I really got an idea how tiny Ashley Coulter is this night also, when she stood eye-to-eye with a younger Steffi.

Kati Durst being the one first eliminated came as no surprise though.

Tags: Canadian Idol, Steffi D, Ashley Coulter, Kati Durst.

(This was delayed by a thunderstorm)

Canadian Idol Performance Show, July 17 2006

I echo a comment made by Ben Mulroney here: playing with a full band made a huge difference in quality.

Considering Nelly Furtado's recent admission that she's bisexual, I'm surprised that Idol didn't consider her too racey for the show.

The performances on this show overall were above what I expected. Kati Durst still underwhelms me. I'm guessing she'll be eliminated tonight.

Tags: Ben Mulroney, Canadian Idol, Nelly Furtado, Kati Durst.

Canadian Idol Results Show - July 12^th 2006

I just came from watching the show that determined the top 10 -- and yet again I was only half right, and shocked by who I got wrong.

I was right about Sheldon Elter and Ashley Coles not making the 10, but the other two shocked me...

Keith MacPherson didn't make it, but Brandon Jones did? Keith was almost perfect each week, but Brandon was mediocre.

On the womens side Nancy Silverman at her quirky best was cut, but Kati Durst (who was VERY unimpressive) made it?

I expected some surprises, but Canada, we all got it wrong.

Tags: Canadian Idol, Idol Results Show July 12th, Keith MacPherson

Canadian Idol - Mens Performance Show - July 11^th 2006

I don't think my hearing or tastes are similar to the judges. Some of the performances they liked I didn't. Example: I thought Chad Doucette sounded bad, but the judges loved what they heard!

Even Keith Macpherson sounded so-so to me this week, but not to them. I realized something disturbing about him tonight also: when he stands under the lights, he gets a shahow under his nose like a small square moustache, and he ends up looking like the Fuhrer. Not a fair comparison, and I still think he's great... but that look is very disturbing.

Based on the performances, I think the two guys who'll be eliminated are Sheldon Elter and Brandon Jones. Shelton is a nice guy, but a fun personality won't beat weak singing ability here. Likewise, Brandon is a nice kid, but he just doesn't have it.

Of course Canada has surprised us already. It may again tomorrow.

Tags: Canadian Idol, Chad Doucette, Keith Macpherson, Sheldon Elter, Brandon Jones.

Latest Canadian Idol performance show - women - July 10, 2006

First off, I have to say: Steffi D is just too adorable! She had a solid performance, and although I don't picture her as the winner, she makes me wish I was her dad everytime I see her. The kid just makes me smile.

Overall, most of the ladies didn't wow me. Only Sarah Loverock's performance blew me away.

I could be wrong, but based on what I heard, I think Ashley Coles and Kati Durst. Neither one really connected with me performance-wise.

Tags: Canadian Idol, Steffi D, Sarah Loverock, Ashley Coles, Kati Durst.

Just a correction here: I looked at the Canadian Idol Website, and finally realized the contestand name Brandon Jones, not Routh.

I can go back to post-lurking now until Monday.

Tags: Canadian Idol, Brandon Jones

Canadian Idol - Results Show - July 5^th 2006

(If it hasn't aired yet in your time zone, don't read this until later. I don't want to spoil it for you.)

The results came out as I predicted to only 50 percent. On both the men and women's side one of my two guesses were eliminated, while one guy I'm surprised was voted out now, one I thought would be on the block wasn't, and one of the woman I was surprised with.

I predicted that Greg would get the axe, while Chris Labelle I thought would last a bit longer.

On the woman's side, I expected Allysa to be cut (and even her final words gave me the same urge to slap her as I got from Avril Lavigne; both are too young to think they know a lot!), but Alicia was a surprise; she's very talented.

Also, I have to get Brandon's last name right... Brandon Routh is the name of the actor playing Superman!

Tags: Canadian Idol, Superman.

For a change I can actually post something related to jazz!

Today I went to the Montreal International Jazz Fest with my power-chair, Rosebud. This was the first time I've attended now in two years.

I only got to see parts of two shows: klezmer influenced Gadji-Gadjo and part of a performance by the Stage Band of Ecole de Brebouef... but the more important thing is that I got to see more of the festival grounds than a few years ago, as I learned of the access for disabled folks.

Both Couleur Jazz and CBC Radio had setups there... I couldn't get in to the Couleur Jazz one to find out if they plan to get a better transmitter (the signal strength here is lousy), but it's still great to see it represented there!

Tags: jazz, Couleur Jazz, klezmer, power-chair.

Joint Male and female performance shows - Canadian Idol - July 5^th 2006

No doubt about it, the women overall beat the men this week!

On the men's side Craig and Keith outperformed everyone (again). The first two guys (Greg and Tyler) were dull to me. They might get cut this week, but Brandon Routh was disappointing this week, and I'm annoyed by the goofing around of Chris Labelle. The judges compared his antics to those of Jacob Hoggarth 2 years ago. Difference is Jacob has far more talent.

On the ladies side Allysa continues to unimpress me, as she did for Zack Werner who gave a major burn with his comment "I'm wondering if we should have let you through.". Of the others nobody stood out to me as giving a poor performance.

Tags: Canadian Idol