I happened to watch this show last night.

Not sure why (non-singing) Slash was their mentor?

Not sure why Kara suggested Danny do "older Aerosmith" like "Crazy" after he did "Dream On" one of the oldest hits of the band?

Loved the Styx duet, Tommy Shaw is a great singer/songwriter, IMO.

Anyway, long story short, it's down to the final 4 contestants.

http://www.americanidol.com/

After viewing last night's show, I think Danny goes home tonight, leaving Adam, Allison and Kris.

I'd like to see Adam and Allison in the finals, not caring who wins.


Discuss...

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I can't stand that show. It's all to commercial and about popularity, not the music or the performers.

I can in all truth say I have never watch that show

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My opinons on American Idol: Rockstars are being created on gameshows and not earning it.

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american idol epitomizes everything that is wrong with the music industry...can't stand it.

I wouldn't even call them rockstars. More like pop idols.

I knew someone else would be watching....same here...wife always watches....I caught last night....but I think Allison will win it?

I don't know of any rockstars that this show has produced. To my knowledge, Carrie Underwood, a country singer/songwriter is the only one that I know of that's had commercial success.

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Mike, my wife watches all the time too! I think she even records them!
I could not tell you who is on it but she will always try to get me to watch the final!

Its a Fix!!!

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If you do ever see it. Ricky Minor, the bass player and music director always has some top session cats in his band.

http://www.myspace.com/rickeyminor

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Oh, I see parts of it Mike. Last night she was calling me to come see Slash. That peaked my interest and I wound up watching for a while!
Does that make us uncool old men?

I like music...it's been my life....and couldn't care less what others may think.


I liked seeing Slash, No Doubt and that Fiesta Red CS Strat that Ricky's guitarist was playing.


I do think the show is rigged now though. Even Slash said that 17 yr old Allison sounded better than most 30 year old singers he's heard!

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I thought that was odd too, and why was Jamie Foxx on the show? Isn't he a comedian?



I caught that as well.



We're tired of Danny here in my house. My wife goes nuts about it. But as we know now it was Allison that got the boot. She'll end up somewhere though as she does have great pipes.

Even though Adam is the favorite, I have a suspicion about Kris as he seems to have a broader pop appeal to me. The androgyny may hurt Adam.

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For everyone who is so down on American Idol...

1) Okay -- BUT don't be slammin' American Idol if you are watching some other crap like CSI, 2.5 Men, House, Big Loser, Big Brother, How I met Your Mother, etc., etc., etc. Unless you are only watching Frontline, the news, movies, or nothing at all, you have no room to speak.

2) As a musician, it is so refreshing to have a show about MUSIC. As far as I am concerned, this is the nearly the only worth-watching show on major broadcast TV (except for maybe news shows like 20/20, PrimeTime, etc.). To a lesser degree, the same is also true for 'So You Think You Can Dance?'. Especially in SYTYCD, there is a modicum of true art that is completely absent elsewhere in primetime television.

3) Do you have a family andd youg kids??? If so, you are missing out on some very rare programming that is ultra squeaky clean and family friendly, that everyone in the family (at least mine does) actually likes. This is why the show is so popular, IMO.

4) Yes, the show manufactures pop stars. However, it is actually not very different than how the major record companies do it, where they "bless" some pretty guy or girl recommended by some random A&R guy. Then they decide to give them a record deal with the full force of the record label behind him/her. It is not that different from American Idol, folks -- the only difference is who does the blessing...

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If you stop your DVR at the very end and read the fine print, it says that AI has the right to disallow large blocks of votes that if AI thinks they came from bots or other automation.

So they can skew it any way they darn well please, and not be sued!

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