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I think some of you are going to be really proud of me when I say this: AMERICAN IDOL SUCKS THIS SEASON! Seriously. I’m usually so into it despite its utter cheesyness, but this season BLOWWWWZ. At this point in the game, I usually have people I love and people I hate, but not this time. Everyone is either really bad or just ehh. On top of that, Ellen DeGeneres is doing a pretty bad job as judge, and Kara DioGuardi needs to shut up and let Simon talk more.
That said, I’m still a girl who loves a theme, so I’m probably going to keep tuning in to see what songs they’re going to tackle each week. Last night the top 12 conquered The Rolling Stones catalog. The show as a whole wasn’t a total train wreck, but I did sorta dry heave a little during this performance of “Paint it Black.” (Song starts just past the 1 min mark.) Oddly enough, the judges seemed to like it. Please tell me I’m not crazy. This is bad, right? Make it stop :( .
Well, you came to the wrong place. Fast forward to the :55 mark to see what I mean.
The lulz just never stop on this show. Thank you, American Idol.
-Elise
P.S. Yes, that is Avril Lavigne as the guest judge for this episode. Yes, she is wearing a hoodie with devil horns on it. Yes, she is 25 years old. And no, she is not a fan of grownup clothes.
Shania Twain was the guest judge on American Idol last night, and it felt like I traveled straight back to 1997….because after all these years, that woman is STILL wearing those stupid long coats. Remember this little number from the “That Don’t Impress Me Much” video?
After a couple minutes, I remembered someone else who likes to dress like she’s in the trenchcoat mafia: Tarja Turunen.
Wouldjja look at thaaat. Ain’t they cute? She’s a little bit country…she’s a little bit rock n roll. I think this calls for a swap meet!
-Elise
P.S. I didn’t even attach the video, but you totally have that Shania song in your head now, don’t you?
A few days ago, I did a post about how a member of Hollywood Undead is competing on American Idol this season. That’s right, kids. I broke the news. In a few days, when those big-timers at Blabbermouth finally do a post on it, you’ll know you heard it here first. Anyway, I got some flack from some fans in the comments. I realized some people sort of missed the point of my post, and that I myself failed to see the bigger picture surrounding this whole situation.
First of all, I was never trying to say that a member of Hollywood Undead can’t be a good singer. Daniel Murillo is probably a GREAT singer. I’d assume as such, if he managed to make it past any level of a competition like this one. Hollywood Undead are simply a band that the majority of the metal community perceives as comically awful, and to think that one of their dudes will be on AI…is just even funnier to me. If you like them…fine, but this is my site and I can make fun of them if I want to. Also, a commenter pointed out that masks do not make someone a bad singer. This is also true. Masks don’t make anyone bad at making music…they just make them look even dumber while doing it.
So let’s all agree to disagree here. Listen to the music you want to listen to and move on with your day. But you have to admit the presence of a member of a band like Hollywood Undead on American Idol, aka THE #1 SHOW IN THE COUNTRY is something bit special to behold. If Daniel Murillo, in fact, makes the semi-finals (which is when the LIVE, viewer-voted shows start), here’s what we gotta do: VOTE FOR HIM!!!!! As someone who is such a huge fan of metal, American Idol, Vote For the Worst, and hating on bad music…I have never seen a more perfect opportunity to bring all of these things together for one common goal.
You’re not sold on this, are you? Well, here’s a list of reasons WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR DANIEL MURILLO, whether you’re a fan of his music or not:
If you’re a Hollywood Undead fan….don’t you wanna support your dude? No matter what he does?? C’mon guys, HU4L!!!!
So many of you HATE American Idol. You hate the music, the competition itself is a bit contrived by the producers, and it’s super “gay.” So wouldn’t it be funny to fuck with it?
We’ll have our very own Sanjaya! Daniel probably won’t be as bad, but still! He’ll be ours!
HE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE GOOD. Think about it. You hostile metal fans can hate him for being a member of HU and being a pop star. Hate, hate hate…yay!
We can save him! He made a conscious decision to leave HU and try out for the show. If he fails, he’ll probably have to go back to them. Just think, you could help save a citizen of this great country of ours from ever having to return to such a terrible band.
If he at least makes the top 10, he’ll go on the American Idols tour. Maybe he’ll sing HU covers and make the little girls cry. I’d go just to see that.
Contestants get to have friends sit in the audience. I will die laughing if Charlie Scene rolls up in that joint.
YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO WATCH THE SHOW. I’ll tell you guys the number to call.
So if all goes well, and Mr. Murillo makes it to the voting rounds…we can make this happen. I’ll just need your help. This is our big chance!!!! Who’s with me???
Oh yeah, you read that correctly. This is not a joke.
Ok, everyone. January is almost upon us, which means only one thing to me: AMERICAN IDOL IS BACK!!!!!!! I love this damn show, and I’m sure people despise me because of it….but this crap is like football season for me, so let’s get our head in the game:
In addition to the multitude of metal, music, fashion and gossip sites I read, I also follow a fair share of blogs devoted strictly to American Idol. Recently, these sites have been buzzing with leaked info on contestants that have made it past certain levels of the competition for the upcoming season. Today, mjsbigblog posted the deetz on a fellow named Daniel Murillo. They sure dug up the dirt on him: pictures, social networks, Youtube links…you name it. As it turns out, Mr. Murillo used to be a member of a band called Lorene Drive.
Let me preface this all by saying that I was once a MAJOR Evanescence fan. The biggest ever. I won’t go into much more detail than that so I don’t completely embarrass myself, but I’m sure you can imagine it well enough for yourself. I mean, the only reason I lost interest was because of too many lineup changes and the fact that it takes them FOREVER to put out new stuff. But I digress…
Former American Idol contestant (and Amy Lee look-a-like) Carly Smithson and original Evanescence members Ben Moody, John LeCompt, and Rocky Gray are set to start up a new band called The Fallen. I’m not as big into American Idol as Elise is, but I did watch when Carly was a contestant and she was my favorite- girl can sing, plus she’s not too unfortunate looking… it all sounds a little too good to be true.
The only thing I wonder about is if there will be any lawsuits involved. I mean, to me, this is a LOT like Nightwish. It’s still Evanescence, but with a new singer! The FALLEN??? Evanescence’s major label debut was called FALLEN. The first scheduled single for this new band is called “Bury Me Alive.” Hmmm, “Bury Me Alive”, “Bring Me To Life”??? I would really like to know if Mrs. Amy Lee Hartzler has anything to say about all of this.
The Fallen’s website launches on the 22nd. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens. For their sake, I hope “Bury Me Alive” doesn’t feature a rock rapper on the chorus or else heads are really gonna roll.
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