American Idol: Season 6, Episode 6 Recap


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American Idol: Season 6, Episode 6 Recap

For anyone who watched last night's American Idol, I've got a question for you. So, the show kicks off and we see the requisite 10-15,000 prospective American Idols all gathered up. We get that "cool" panning shot that circles around the stadium, letting us know that, yeah, a lot of people turned out to audition. Last night, they gathered the crowd at the Rose Bowl. When Seacrest said this and I saw it with my own eyes, I thought, "Wait, where are the auditions with the judges going to be held?" Then, they announce Downtown Los Angeles (the worst major Downtown in the country, by the way) as the actual location for the tryouts. This is baffling.

For those familiar with LA, you know that the Rose Bowl is in Pasadena, which can sometimes be as much as a 45-minute drive from Los Angeles. Did they bus people in from there to Downtown? Was American Idol just using stock footage because they wanted the Rose Bowl involved? Did they hold the initial tryouts and the judges auditions on different days?

I'm guessing that some minor research would easily yield answers to these queries, but I've got better things to do. Like mock bad singers. A complete look at every featured contestant from last night's American Idol is below:

"Eccentric": Real name Martik, he's a man who prides himself on his panther impersonation. This "impersonation" consists of doing the panther roar, followed by him swinging his arms like claws. He also writhes on the ground, crawls and generally makes an ass of himself. He says he is a singer/songwriter/author/rapper/dancer/choreographer, and that's on top of being a panther impersonator. Although "Eccentric" may have been faking it, if he wasn't, his act was as about as ridiculous as you can get.

Barry White Look-a-Like: The best way to tell if someone is going to be good before they audition is this: if they seem relatively sane, than they're usually pretty good. However, sometimes you get fooled. Barry White fooled me.

Can I Stay? No, You Should Go: Marianna talked a big game, claiming that singing was in her blood, that she was meant to be a singer, blah blah blah. She decided to sing The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go", and she churned out the double whammy: a terrible rendition of a terrible song choice. She begged, got on her knees, brought her mom in for sympathy, anything to try and change the judges mind. Pathetic.

Alaina: How do you win over Simon? Be an attractive girl who isn't an awful singer. Simple as that. Alaina was pretty good, a little different, but what really mattered (the only thing that mattered) was that Alaina was hot. She's through to Hollywood.

Pong Pham: Real name Phuong, but Simon mistakenly calls her Pong. A real goofball, possibly medicated, who tells a nonsensical sob story about her mother telling her that she's not "TV pretty", which is completely true. She fashions herself the female Taylor Hicks and is a poor singer while also being intolerably annoying.

Backup Singer: Brandon Rogers has toured the world as a backup singer for Christina Aguilera, but now he wants some of that limelight. He's got a great, smooth voice and I expect him to get far in the competition.

Brian Miller, Again: This guy bowed out in Hollywood last year and wanted to give it another shot. He was all right, good voice, but a tad smarmy. Simon calls him forgettable, but Randy and Paula save him, send him to Hollywood.

Old Guy, Sad Story: The "touching" moment of the night. This man had gotten a few hundred signatures for a petition so he could audition on American Idol in honor of his wife who was dying of cancer. She died three days before the audition. However, I don't really understand why they chose American Idol as the best venue to honor her. She was also too old to audition. I don't get it. The whole thing felt a bit exploitative, but the judges got into it.

Sparkles and the Grill: This obese couple from Compton who met at a bus stop both showed up to tryout. Cavett ("Sparkles") sang some suggestive song to Simon, tried to flirt with and made me vomit in my mouth. Darold (yes, Darold) tried to sing, but was hindered by a huge grill. Why he even thought he could sing is way beyond me.

Eric Mueller, Psycho Killer: Some people just make you feel ill at ease; Eric Mueller was one of them. A little zoned out, cleanly but geek-ily dressed, frighteningly driven to sing, and utterly clueless, Eric scared the crap out of me. There is nothing that he could turn out to be (serial killer, cult leader, Scientologist, Uwe Boll fan, Vegemite lover) that would surprise me.

And then, we were done. We have only one more audition episode of American Idol left, taking place in San Antonio.

AMERICAN IDOL NEWS

Catching Up With Ramiele Once Ramiele Malubay was chosen as one of the top 24 contestants in season 7 of American Idol, life for her has been anything but dull. After competing for five weeks knowing that she would be on tour during the summer, Ramiele stayed in L.A. This worked out well for her, as rehearsals for the finale and the tour began in earnest before the season even ended. Life in the Idol world is always fast paced. As soon as the finale ended, rehearsals really kicked up and then the top 10 Idols were on the road, touring America from coast to coast. Luckily for us, Ramiele took some time out of her busy schedule while she was in Newark to share some thoughts about the past year. Ramiele has had a great experience on the road and she notes that "every city is different. We try to get off the bus, put our stuff inside and go and sign autographs before we have hair and makeup done and do press and whatnot." Later, she followed up, "I really didn't come into this with any expectations. I just love getting off the bus in other cities. I love waking up in different cities." While it sounds glamorous and exciting, being on the road can be somewhat exhausting. Ramiele, though, exclaims, "It's less exhausting than the show." Without having to stoicly receive feedback from the judges after every performance, she confirms there's just less stress. This is how Ramiele describes a typical day on the road for her: "Usually, after a show, if we have a show the next day, we'll travel to the next city and it will be, like, a four or five hour drive. We get out of the bus, take all of our stuff out, go and sleep for a couple hours, get ready, get all of our stuff back, get our hair and makeup done, meet the sponsors, perform, meet people after the show and, then, we go sign autographs outside and, then, we go and do the same thing all over again." Whew. "All of us have gotten it down to a routine schedule. We're working on getting things done quicker. You know, like hair and makeup because there are five girls and four of the girls are in the first set, so it's hard to get everybody done, but we're doing really well." Being on tour is also quite different from being on the show in that she is now regularly performing in front of thousands and thousands of people. Laughing, Ramiele told us what kind of effect this has had on her: "Backstage I freak out a little bit when I look into the audience. I go second, so when Chikezie is out there, I peek through the little cracks and see how many people are out there. I kinda freak out a little because there are so many people. Then, you go out there and you do the same songs every night. You don't have to learn new words or impress anybody -- you're just being yourself. Putting yourself out there for the people who have been watching you and supporting you." Being away from family and friends for so long can be challenging, but she speaks to them often. When we spoke to her, Ramiele was missing her dog very much, but, fortunately, her boyfriend was coming into town with her dog for a visit. After the tour, Ramiele hopes to meet with some major studios and will be retuning to the Philippines in December to do a few concerts. Visit our Tour section to find out where you can see Ramiele and nine other Idols in concert this summer, see Fan Photos and Fan Reviews..

JPL Blogs! Season 3 Finalist Jon Peter Lewis took some time off from the road to share his thoughts from the Salt Lake City auditions. He was there hanging with the auditioners -- you'll even see him doing some interviews for americanidol.com later this summer/fall! He was also in Salt Lake to celebrate the release of his second album, Break The Silence, which hit stores on July 22nd. Don't miss his take on the Salt Lake experience, and, if you're heading to the Kansas City auditions, you might just see him there, too!

Happy Birthday Amy Adams Season 3 finalist Amy Adams celebrates her birthday today. Everybody remembers Amy from her bright pink hair, fun personality and amazing voice. After her time on Idol, she debuted on broadway as the narrator of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolr Dreamcoat in September, 2005. In regard to her personal life, Amy married Ross Vamer in October, 2004 and had a son in May, 2005. Check out this fun photo of Amy performing from season 3. americanidol.com warmly wishes Amy a very happy birthday!

Idols in Teen Choice 2008 American Idol will be well represented in the upcoming Teen Choice 2008 airing Monday, August 4 at 8/7c on FOX. American Idol Winner David Cook along with runner-up David Archuleta, Season 6 Winner Jordin Sparks and Season 5 runner-up Katharine McPhee will be presenting awards in this year's special. Find out more about Teen Choice 2008.

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