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James Durbin *would* be rotating during the intro.
Even quick cutaways of him make me cringe.
Are you serious he was awesome
Awesomely douchie
he’s the one…
ADAM LAMBERT FOR THE WIN!
kind of funny coz I call him adam d 2nd
ADAM LAMBERT FOR THE WIN!
so you really dont have to be pretty to be on idol then
Ugh. They kept the swaybots.
the swaybots are the brainchild of the idiot Nigel. no shocker there.
Seriously. Now they have even more with the 360 view. More swaybots is something AI just didn’t need to do. So annoying.
I gues i am ignorant – what are swaybots?
Jordan Dorsey is making me throw up like OMG.
I kept thinkin he was the youtube dude who sings Chocolate Rain
Sorry meant Jacob. Jordan could hold a note compared to the chocolate rain dude
Jordan is an amateur! Blergh.
Jordan is a joke. “OMG”, seriously?
Usher can’t even sing that song well.
Usher can’t sing *any* song well. The dude can dance, though.
Jordan…. if the song is not “you” then why the hell did you pick it?!?!?
I actually saw on another website that the producers basically told him he had to do it. (heard from someone who was there) He said he was given it, and although he culdve chosen a different song, it seems he was coerced into doing it
jordan? he’s so conceited.. that’s what I think….
Randy was spot-on with his critique of Jovanny Barreto. I miss Simon now!
I think that was the first time I’ve ever said, “yes! Thank you Randy! Voice of reason!”
Totally with you on that. I turned to my husband and said, “It’s sad when you need Randy to clear things up on American Idol.” Was loving Stephen Tyler and tolerating JLo up to this point and then I realized just how inexperienced they are.
randy jackson: unlikely voice of reason
I will always miss simon. im watching AI coz steven tyler is there
Is it just me, or is Randy actually making sense so far?
Shocking, wasn’t it.
who sang first? I missed it.
Clint Jun Gamboa.
He did the best so far. Then again, 1st week performances are usually not anybody’s best.
Didn’t like Clint’s performance at all –
u dont have to worry who sang firts. it’s that weird dude who does karaoke…
meh, whatevs and fail for the first 3
#2 and #3 were real bad. Time to judge J-Lo.
Not liking the new set. I feel like I’m watching the club scenes from “The Last Dragon”.
Hahaha, yes but I am failing to see the bad thing about that
No, they borrowed it from the XFactor.
3 up, 3 awful. Is it me, or is there an issue with the sound? The singing sounds so soft (not bad all the time)
i was thinking the same thing! It sounds really bad, its hard to hear them and know whether they sound good or not!
Holy crap, tim! Yuck!
@as clint was the first guy btw . and i just don’t like him
Thanks…don’t like him either. They’re all bad and getting swallowed up on a big stage with a big sounding band.
Clint looks like he has mild Downs Syndrome.
Ive thought that so many times!
ur funny…. he’s hiding in those glasses. I think he thinks he’s cool wit his glasses. he should go to lens crafters to get a better one
actually i think he looks like Simon from the Chipmunks
Good voice but comes off as a douche.
What is happening to my favorite show?! And JRS, the sound does seem off.
Yeah, everyone seems way too quiet.
The band was too loud and the voices seemed to fade….I’m not feeling this group of guys at all. Not a one….I wish the young teens were kept on — Jaycee & Deandre. They could sing rings around these guys.
I agree..the band was really loud. Ahh..I loved loved loved Jacee..I so hope he comes back next year.
Jacee for the Wild Card, please!