PHIL STACEY GETS A LOT OF PRAISE FOR HIS VOCAL STYLINGS TUESDAY
The pop music theme Tuesday night on Idol was a gift to Phil Stacey, because the big Police fan got to sing Every Breath You Take. He was strong on the chorus, had a nice tone, and inspired guest Gwen Stefani to say, "I was pleasantly surprised." He should be safe for another week.
-- The judges' take on Stacey: Randy liked the fact that he didn't push it, Paula admired the "personality and color to your voice," and Simon said, "I actually thought that was very good." Not so fast, Philnatics; Simon also said Blake Lewis is lead dog among the guys.
-- Let me guess: Every other sentence of advice from Stefani was "Stick to the melody." I'm guessing Juilliard's not inviting her to teach music theory anytime soon. Chris Richardson listened to her and caught flak from Randy for not infusing enough style.
-- Cowellism of the night: "It was literally chalk and cheese." Simon uncorked the British/Aussie expression to compare Gina Glocksen's performance of The Pretenders' I'll Stand By You to her missteps in past weeks. It's been a while since we heard such a pleasant surprise on the show.
-- Conspiracy theory: Fans are accusing producers and votefortheworst.com of manipulating the votes to keep Sanjaya Malakar around, but they're missing the real crime. Jordin Sparks lost her voice at the bottom of the register on Hey Baby, and went flat at other times. Again, the judges fell all over themselves to call her "brilliant." I smell three rats eager for a teen star.
-- Look, it's Aunty Entity: No, not Tina Turner in the Thunderdome, but Malakar trying to pull off a faux Mohawk while singing No Doubt's Bathwater. It was so bad, it was good. Which leads me to ...
-- Most likely to go home: It should be Malakar but the short dress alone won't save Haley Scarnato this week. See you tonight at 9, when Stefani and Akon hit the stage.
John Timpe/The Times-Union
-- The judges' take on Stacey: Randy liked the fact that he didn't push it, Paula admired the "personality and color to your voice," and Simon said, "I actually thought that was very good." Not so fast, Philnatics; Simon also said Blake Lewis is lead dog among the guys.
-- Let me guess: Every other sentence of advice from Stefani was "Stick to the melody." I'm guessing Juilliard's not inviting her to teach music theory anytime soon. Chris Richardson listened to her and caught flak from Randy for not infusing enough style.
-- Cowellism of the night: "It was literally chalk and cheese." Simon uncorked the British/Aussie expression to compare Gina Glocksen's performance of The Pretenders' I'll Stand By You to her missteps in past weeks. It's been a while since we heard such a pleasant surprise on the show.
-- Conspiracy theory: Fans are accusing producers and votefortheworst.com of manipulating the votes to keep Sanjaya Malakar around, but they're missing the real crime. Jordin Sparks lost her voice at the bottom of the register on Hey Baby, and went flat at other times. Again, the judges fell all over themselves to call her "brilliant." I smell three rats eager for a teen star.
-- Look, it's Aunty Entity: No, not Tina Turner in the Thunderdome, but Malakar trying to pull off a faux Mohawk while singing No Doubt's Bathwater. It was so bad, it was good. Which leads me to ...
-- Most likely to go home: It should be Malakar but the short dress alone won't save Haley Scarnato this week. See you tonight at 9, when Stefani and Akon hit the stage.
John Timpe/The Times-Union
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