The biggest Season ever kicked off in Arizona last night. Were were blogging live the entire time and brought you the blow by blow of some of the best and a few of the worst.
The “new-and-improved” Idol is pretty cool so far. As promised, the producers have ratcheted back the cruelty (ok Simon is still a jack ass), and the crap auditions are dispatched with pretty quickly in favor of highlighting the good singers.
Kara DioGuardi has been a useful addition to the show, she’s feisty and opinionated and not afraid to mix it up a little bit. So far, she hasn’t had the opportunity to add much to the show, but I like what I see so far.
The true test of how well she fits in will be clearer during the unedited live shows. Right now, she’s like typical guest judge—though one you hope comes back the following week. The one disappointment was her basically dueling with Katrina Darrell, that just made her look childish and well kid of bitchy in our opinion.
Here are some videos of just about all the auditions worth even mentioning. Better watch them now before Fox throws a fit and has them taken down.
- Tuan Nguyen, Spring Valley, CA - Age 20 Cashier, “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson - NO - VIDEO
- Emily Wynne-Hughes, Los Angeles - Age 21 “Barracuda” by Heart - YES - VIDEO
- Randy Madden – Moorpark, CA – Age 28 - “Living on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi - NO - VIDEO
- JB Ahfua - Taylorsville UT Age 16 - YES - “Flying Without Wings” by Ruben Studdard - VIDEO
- Michael Gurr – Meza, AZ - Age 17 - “Starts With Goodbye” by Carrie Underwood - NO - VIDEO
- Aundre “Xray” Caraway – Phoenix AZ - Age 20 – “Cactus Baby” - NO - VIDEO
- Arianna Afsar - San Diego, CA - Age 16, “Put Your Records On” by Corrine Bailey Rae - YES - VIDEO
- Elijah Scarlett – Phoenix, AZ - Age 22 - “My First, My Last, My Everything” by Barry White - NO - VIDEO
- Lea Marie Golde – Los Angeles – Age 16 - “Every Time We Touch” by Cascada - NO - VIDEO
- Stevie Wright – Phelen, CA – Age 16 - “At Last” by Etta James - YES - VIDEO
- Michael Sarver – Jasper, TX - Age 27 - “Thank You” by Boyz II Men - YES - VIDEO
- Katrina “Bikini Girl” Darrell - Chino Hills, Ca - Age 20 - “Vision of Love” by Mariah Carey - YES - VIDEO
- Eric “Sexual Chocolate” Thomas – Phoenix AZ - Age 17 - “Ribbon in the Sky” by Stevie Wonder - NO - VIDEO
- Brianna Quijada – Tempe, AZ – Age 22 – “Let’s Hear it For the Boy” by Denise Williams - YES - VIDEO
- Deanna Brown - Louisville KY - Age 25 – “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding - YES - VIDEO
- Cody Sheldon - Detroit MI – Age 17 - “Wonderful World by James Morrison - YES - VIDEO
- Alex Wagner Thugman - Studio City, CA – Age 19 - “Baby Come to Me” by James Ingram - YES - VIDEO
- Scott MacIntyre - Scottsdale, AZ - Age 22 - “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel - YES - VIDEO
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