American Idol 2012

[g5jamz]

dang...it was on last night?

[Inimicus]

Idol has been fairly successful in finding talent. I mean, not so many huge stars, but a lot of moderate success.

seriously?

41 Grammy nominations including 9 wins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_for_American_Idol_contestants

The top 3 on this list have almost 30 millions albums sold and 26 Platinum awards between them and that's just 3 people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_alumni_album_sales

As of 2012, the American Idol alumni in their post-Idol careers have amassed over 57 million albums and 92 million singles and digital track downloads in the United States alone.

I know a lot of folks don't like the show and that's fine, but to act like they haven't turned out bona fide mega stars is just false on its face.

[Iceberg Slim]

This is still on.....I never knew

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

seriously?

41 Grammy nominations including 9 wins

I know a lot of folks don't like the show and that's fine, but to act like they haven't turned out bona fide mega stars is just false on its face.

I was arguing against the people who say Idol alumni never have success... I love the show and the people who came from the show. What I was saying is that not every winner goes on to have huge success, but even those that you might not hear much of still have moderate success in their respective genres.

[g5jamz]

I think the women on average are a stronger group.

Holly Cavanaugh, Elise Tatone, and the baseball daughter were the strongest of the girls.

Philip Philips was surprisingly good to me and Joshua was awesome.

Too bad the boys don't have David Leathers and the kid from Florida with the wierd eyes...and girls could have used Ariel Sprague. Oh well.

[jasonluckydog]

The women sucked balls, that was terrible...

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Well the men sucked balls too, so they're pretty even.

Jessica was so overpraised, holy sh*t.

ELISE was f*cking amazing though. Everyone else can go home.

[Dpantherman]

Ranking the idol alums:

1) Kelly Clarkson (She has to get credit for the being the OG and still being able to sell a lot of records)

2) Carrie Underwood

3) J-Hud (I think shes passed Daughtry as far as visibility)

4) Daughtry

5) Kellie Pickler- I have heard none of her music, but I think shes doing well in the country scene

6) Fantasia- she doesn't get a lot of mainstream attention, but she does well in the R&B scene. 7 Grammy Noms & Won her first grammy last year. (argument for her in front of pickler, but Kellie is on TV more)

7) Jordin Sparks

[Dpantherman]

And I hate to compare Jessica Sanchez to the original, but I have to

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

^ I hope you were trying to say that she was mediocre compared to the original. The beginning didn't work. As the tempo picked up, she got better, but that performance is really being overhyped.

[Dpantherman]

^ I hope you were trying to say that she was mediocre compared to the original. The beginning didn't work. As the tempo picked up, she got better, but that performance is really being overhyped.

exactly what I was saying ;)

[Mr. Scot]

I'm a long time and completely unapologetic fan of the show. That said, last nights broadcast was an unmitigated failure. Picking a favorite would be akin to choosing the best car at the junkyard.

Even the good performances were boring.

Last night marked the last time we will ever watch the show live again.

Sad but true. All but two or three guys were awful, and even the decent ones weren't that great.

Haven't watched the girls yet.

Side Note: Donald Driver is in this year's Dancing with the Stars (got a pretty hot partner chick too).

[Kramerica]

As a whole, very underwhelming performances on both nights. And what makes it worse is how the judges go so easy on them "You know what man, that was so beautiful, you missed a few notes here and there, but you have such a beautiful voice. Everyone is so beautiful..." Simon would put all of these kids in their respective places--it's just not good enough. I know this is the first live show, but there's been plenty of past contestants who killed it the first time.

[g5jamz]

As a whole, very underwhelming performances on both nights. And what makes it worse is how the judges go so easy on them "You know what man, that was so beautiful, you missed a few notes here and there, but you have such a beautiful voice. Everyone is so beautiful..." Simon would put all of these kids in their respective places--it's just not good enough. I know this is the first live show, but there's been plenty of past contestants who killed it the first time.

Except for only a couple...they were all giving high praises. I think that Eber kid's voice was so weak it was embarrassing to everyone. I just think the judges give a pass for the first week. Expect them to escalate criticism as people tire of people who get boring, predictable, and stale.