American Idol, Episode 4: "Baton Rouge"
There were no knock down drag out, weave pulling fights on Thursday's episode of American Idol, but as evidenced by the above photo, there were plenty of stank faces and side eyes. The Idol bus stopped in Baton Rouge, LA, Randy's home town, state, who knows? Who cares? I was just surprised that the auditioners who came in still had all their teeth and a full set of chromosomes, based on the opening montage that the Idol producers put together. Come to the South!! There are gators!! Toothless people on porches!! Other stereotypes that we could think of!!
Now, I have not been the biggest fan of Mariah Carey's so far as an Idol judge. I'm hoping that will change as the season progresses and this stupid "feud" dies down. I do have to say I did get a chuckle at the shot of Mimi applying the Dawg's makeup, since she was a beauty school dropout. It was hilarious to hear her championing second career options. Hopefully, the teens who plan on one day auditioning for shows like this listen and plan accordingly.
The first contestant of the day to receive a golden ticket was former beauty queen, 22-year-old, Megan Miller. Megan was recently in a car accident and postponed leg surgery so she could make her Idol audition. She came in and sang a blisteringly good "Something's Got A Hold On Me." I was prepared to hate Megan based simply on the fact that she was from the pageant world, but I was pleasantly surprised. Megan had a great voice and had personality to spare. I completely agreed with Nicki that she didn't let her injuries stop her and that bit where she used her crutch as a microphone was gold.
Charlie Askew is a socially awkward 17-year-old. I really liked Charlie right off the bat. He was really endearing and very charming. He sang "Breakthru"/"Nature Boy." It was cute. You could tell he was nervous. I'm not sure if he'll be able to hack it in Hollywood. Also, what the hell was up with Randy and his weird comments. "Seemingly dark, strange, but cool?" Randy? Just. No.
Randy snuck up on 17-year-old, Maddie Assel, in the French Quarter. She sang a nice, jazzy version of the Beatles' "Oh Darling." Her voice was nice enough, but I'm not sure I'm feeling all the vocal embellishments and the affectations.
Paul Jolly, 22, had just lost his grandpa. He sang Rascal Flatts' "I Won't Let Go." It was really emotional, but again it sounded a little too much like an imitation of the original.
Calvin Peters, 27, is a doctor. He sang a passable cover of "Whenever Wherever Whatever." It was an ambitious choice of song. I mean, come on!! It was Maxwell. He floundered a bit, but I think with a better song, he could do OK. But, hey, at least he has a second career option.
The auditions of Michelle Montezerri, Brandy Hotard, and Breanna Steer were shown pretty quickly and interspersed. None of them were entirely memorable, which is not uncommon when they are shown this way.
Dustin Watts was next. He was a relatively handsome firefighter who sang a karaoke version of "She's Every Woman." Hopefully, they keep his bunk for him at the firehouse.
The final audition came from 19-year-old, Burnell Taylor. He sang the song "I'm Here" from "The Color Purple." The boy definitely has skillz, but he needs to tone it down a little bit.
In all, 34 contestants made it to Hollywood. Whew. That was quick. Are we agreed that all Idol episodes should be an hour long? Let me know.
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