Audition Round Part 7: St. Louis

It's true, we are finally done with audition rounds. That is, after tonight. We also get to see Madonna's brand new music video, so if Madonna floats your boat then your boat should be floating right about now. But getting back to American Idol, we have auditions tonight and Hollywood rounds begin next week. Tonight's episode is in St.Louis, which American Idol reminds us is the place where Carrie Underwood auditioned. It had luck 8 years ago, we'll see what happens this time. So for the last time let's get those audition rounds started:

I've Got A Golden Ticket(Going To Hollywood):

*Johnny Keyser(22): Really great vocals on this kid, all 3 judges are enamored with this guy. He's good looking, has a great voice, and has a lot of potential.

*Rachelle Lamb(26): Despite going through a divorce, coming into the audition round with her daughter, and having to deal with a lot, Rachelle didn't disappoint. She actually has a really good voice. Very pure tone, very natural.

*Reis Kloeckener(20): He has a voice, not gonna lie, but it's not very powerful at all. Outside of an acapella, soundless audition he might get eaten up a bit. Hopefully he brings it in Hollywood. Plus that last name is crazy.

*Ethan Jones(22): Despite cutting himself and actually a bleeding a little over his eye, Ethan does a really nice job with his audition. I'm not in love with his voice, but it could definitely grow on me. There might be some ways to go with Ethan, plus he is very good looking, so that's a good combination.

*Lauren Gray(22): This voice was amazing. I'd like to be critical, but this was a really great audition. J.Lo calls her "one of the best female voices", and I tend to agree. I've said potential before, but this girl has all sorts of it. She can go a long ways. The judges are really impressed with her and so am I. Hopefully they don't

And The Rest(Also Going To Hollywood): 41 Others that didn't get a little snippet of their audition shown to the audience.

Bye Bye Bye(Going Home):

*Oliver McCrary(27): We only saw a snippet of this guy and that was more than enough. 

*Mark Ingram(28): This was a mixed bag. I thought for a second he had a good voice, then realized he didn't. Then when he kept going and going I realized that he really really didn't. At least his his fellow hotel employees were allowed into the audition round with him.

Um, Really?(If We Could Take One Ticket Away): 

*Reis Kloeckener. Although I agree he has a voice, I wasn't blown away by it. I don't know how he'll do in Hollywood, but his audition round was middle of the road for me.

Best Of The Night: 

Lauren Gray. Simply, she had a perfect audition. Love her voice, I think she is incredibly impressive and it seems the judges and producers like her as well, not so subtly comparing her to Carrie Underwood. Hopefully she keeps picking good songs, and does well and we can keep seeing her for the foreseeable future.

Final Thoughts:

*Not gonna lie when they showed us that Madonna video for her new single "Give Me All Your Luvin" I thought it was a Walmart or Target commercial. I didn't know what was happening, it seemed kinda cheesy, despite MIA and Nicki Minaj being in the video.I doubt my disapproval will harm Madonna's career, but that's just my take nonetheless.

*After a few weeks of auditions we are moving onto Hollywood. There's definitely some talent, and I can't wait to hear it again. There were many male and female standouts so we'll see how they shake out when it comes to group rounds and acapaella rounds during the next few weeks.

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Auditions Part 6: Portland

Tonight is going to be interesting, we are down 2 judges and a host....oh sorry wrong show. No, actually we are back for Week 3 of Auditions starting tonight in Portland, Oregon. There's been some really good moments thus far, and some ridiculous ones, but that is...American Idol. So let's get to it:

I've Got A Golden Ticket(Going To Hollywood):

-Brittany Zika(21): A huge Sarah Bareilles fan who actually got to sing with her idol after having a dream about singing with her. Too bad she didn't dream of winning the lottery or anything like that, but if you want to hang with Sarah Barellis then just dream about it and it might come true. Anyways, I really like this girl, she seems fun, and has a really pretty voice and she almost tripped going into the audition round, it just all seemed to work. Glad she's going to Hollywood for sure.

-Jermaine Jones(24): This guy knows his voice, he sang a Luther Vandross song which was perfect for his very deep tone. I like Jermaine but I like his mom more, she seems incredibly supportive, and her scream on the phone when he told her he was going to Hollywood was awesome.

-Britnee Kellogg(27). J.Lo has some power, she asked Britnee "Why are You Here?" and Britnee started to cry. J.Lo didn't even know her power.  Britt has two little boys, a no good ex husband and luckily a really nice voice. We'll be seeing her again.

-Romeo Diahn(22): He has come a long way, all the way from Liberia. That's quite a trek. I mean he got to chill in the U.S for awhile before coming to the audition, I mean he didn't just jump off the plane and come here. Um, yea. Anyways, Romeo sounded pretty cool. I haven't heard that kinda voice before. As J.Lo said his voice might be hard to fit into certain genres that Idol makes the contestants sing, but he at least gets another shot in Hollywood.

-Naomi Gillies(22): Singing one of the judges' own songs is ballsy, but Naomi sang Aerosmith's "Cryin", and she did it good. Really ideal audition. She had a lot of flavor, and made it different. Really great job. What I also liked is she didn't get a schmaltzy clip package, she just came in and sang and sang it real good.

-Jessica Phillips(25): At a very young age, Jessica's boyfriend had a stroke last year. She has a whole ton of stuff on her plate. She's trying to be a caregiver for her boyfriend, who's really relearning how to live. Jessica does her boyfriend right, and she did her audition right too. She doesn't have the most unbelievable voice in the competition thus far, but pretty decent.

And The Rest(Also Going To Hollywood): 39 Others that we didn't really see. Although if you watched Glee Project last season then you might have noticed one of the girls from that show. At least I think that was her, couldn't exactly tell from the 1 second clip. And Yes I watched the Glee Project. Please don't judge me.

Bye Bye Bye(Going Home):

-Ben Purdom(18): It's never a good sign, when before they get into the audition they say they are sick and not feeling well.  But that's what happened here and it proved that it was in fact a bad sign. I like the kid, but his voice was just not good at all.

-Sam Gershman(21): If energy and enthusiasm could get you to Hollywood then Sam would be on her way, unfortunately it also takes a bit of a voice and Sam just ain't ready for this show right now. Background performer on an Off-Broadway show? Maybe.

-David Weed(22): Randy and Steven loves them some David "Weed". No not because of his voice, but his last name. Maybe if they were getting some "Weed" over just meeting the kid they woulda let him in.

-Ben Harrison(28): Singing Queen is tough, I mean those high high notes are high. This was a bad bad audition. But he has a baby face, so maybe he'll be 50 and still look 21, so he's at least got that going for him.

Um, Really?(If We Could Take One Golden Ticket Back): 

*Jermaine Jones, reluctantly. If I had to take one away it'd be his. Although I think he has a nice voice, and his story is compelling,  he has the potential of just being a one trick pony. We'll see, but I also feel the other people sent to Hollywood tonight did a much better job.

Best Of The Night:

*Naomi Gillies. She was simple, understated and sang the crap out of the song. No glitz, no long clip packages about her personal life or career, just straight good ole fashioned singing. She might be one of my favorites thus far. 

Final Thoughts:

*Tonight was a decent, legitimate mix of talent and the not so talented. I think the people that were good were really good, and the ones that were bad were pretty bad. Idol did a nice job with the episode tonight.


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