That's what SHE said.

"He has a tool." -- Usher, on Casey James

Whatever

So are we all just busy, or not interested in this season's contestants? I just can't muster much enthusiasm for any of these folks. I like Crystal Bowersox, and could like Lee after he practices a bunch, but otherwise I'm pretty meh.

And can anyone explain the big hoo-hah over Siobhan?

The theme this season?

The dominant theme this season seems to be that people aren't "connecting" with their songs (which I totally agree with) but how much can they connect with songs they haven't written and possibly haven't heard before?  How much can a 17 year old relate to Stevie Nicks or (especially) Carole King?  I feel like Carole King sprung from the womb an old soul before she ever dated James Taylor and went through whatever she went through when she wrote songs like Natural Woman. 

A great example: Lily Scott's tampon commercialization of Patsy Cline.  That made me angry.  How did the judges like that terribly perky take on Patsy?

Things cound have been worse

Oh dear god!

I forgot about Jermaine's "Get Here" from last week -- I take back my vaguely okay comments in the last post!

Fashion (turn to the left)

I like the plaid jacket, Alex. Lose the mullet.

Nice. Bow. Tie. Jermaine Pee-Wee Sellers.

Too much shirt, Tim.

Be more something, Aaron: teeny-bop, country, I don't care what.

Ah, the good ol' days...

So, a year ago at this time, we were all a-buzz about that occasionally screechy rocker dude with the amazing pipes and personality, Adam Lambert. Two years ago we were already marveling at the two Davids: Cook with the horrid hair who kept pulling out those creative re-workings of formerly tired songs and adorable Archie with the impossibly sunny personality and the heart-wrenching ballads. The year before that we had breath-of-fresh-air Blake who was new-wavey and beat-boxey and utterly unlike any previous Idol contestant....

Is ANYONE standing out this year? I'm loving Idolatry more than ever, but even their pimping of BOW.ER.SOX, BOW.ER.SOX doesn't have me convinced I should be falling down in amazement.

Witness the action here at Idol Snark: the posts have been thin, and dominated by beefcake photos of our micro-crushes rather than any genuine enthusiasm for these people as singers. Are we bored of Idol? Bored of blogging about it? Or are we bored with this year's boring judges and their boring choices and the boring contestants' boring renditions of boring songs?

I miss Paula's cup.

Uhhhhhhhhhh

Maybe it doesn't matter if he sings off key.