American Idol Week 2

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

OK, just my opinion, after resting on it overnight, I'd rank the girls thusly:
1) Lakisha
2) Melinda (really pulled into a virtual tie with last night's effort)
3) Jordin (continues to improve...has a chance!)
4) Stephanie (doing nothing wrong, great personality but up against big voices)
5) Sabrina (will get a contract but won't win AI)
6) Gina (best voice among the white girls)
7) Antonella (improved 100% over last week, has a chance to make top 12)
8) Leslie (I actually like her but iffy this week)
9) Haley (same as above)
10) Alaina (pretty girl, voice not on par with rest)

Good list. Obviously, the thing that's cool is that we mostly all agree on the better girls and where they stand. We just tend to disagree about who is actually the worst!

The reason this is fun is everyone looks for different things and hears different things that bother them to different extents. Your list is perfectly ordered I think as far as who are the top 6 and who are not. I just tend to disagree with how you rank the bottom four, but that doesn't matter.

I just still don't get the Antonella thing. I guess I never will. I don't have an issue with anyone saying that she may not be the worst, but all these words like "improvement" and "chance to make the top 12" (the latter, without a disclaimer that it would only be because she's hot, and has nothing to do with her voice. sure she may make the top 12, but for all the wrong reasons.) are totally foreign to me. I guess I just don't see how someone who sings a song more OFF-pitch than ON for an entire performance is somehow worthy to make the top 12.

Just picking your brain Somer! I want to understand, I really do.