Disco week
Bryan
really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really have
it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
Nuncio
wrote:
>not the best week overall but Rachel is too good to go home. Diana was
>really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really have
>it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
Diana was very good.
I really thought they would send Rachel home rather than Austin.
I certainly don't understand the argument that Austin has shown
what he can do but rachel still has things she needs to show - or
whatever nonsense Cheryl came up with.
Bryan
"Nuncio" <metric...@tesco.net> wrote in message
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don't you get the feeling that Louis sort of loves sending home Simon's
acts? I think Daniel should have gone this week although I think the themes
are too restrictive, they should give a bit more choice because some singers
just don't suit some themes in my opinion.
btw I didn't see you on the BB forum this year have you given up on BB?
Andy
"Bryan" <bhenders...@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> not the best week overall but Rachel is too good to go home. Diana was
> really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really have
> it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
>
Um, as predictable as it might have been Rachel should have sung I will
survive.
Daniel gets far too much stick and he really aint a bad singer when like the
others they get or do songs that really suit their voices/genre.
Andy.
Andy
think she was actually softening the blow for Austin going by saying that he
already knows he is good but feels that Rachel has still got a lot to show
the public on the show - shocked she was in the bottom I do still believe if
she carries on doing well and not too much out of her comfort zones that she
is gonna be there to the end.
Andy.
Andy
Yes, I mean what is it Mariah Carey next week isn't it - how are the blokes
gonna pull that off - be interesting to watch and see I suppose.
Andy.
Bryan
"Andy" <an...@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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I just don't see him winning, at this stage they are all reasonable singers
but there are several much stronger than him IMO..
I think one of Diana, Laura and Alexandra will win this.. a lot depends on
the genre picked each week. Mariah Carey seems ludicrous to me.
Nuncio
wrote:
Last week was "big band", but for some reason - given the enormous choice of
songs available we just get a few mostly very stale old efforts.
This week some of the singers were not singing what I would call disco numbers.
In fact Austin's song was hardly disco.
Didn't Simon say to Daniel something like "this has to stop" which I took to
be a pretty strong hint that Daniel's time was up.
Austin did at least show how to take an unexpected exit. He was gracious
and spoke well and didn't go into a strop.
>btw I didn't see you on the BB forum this year have you given up on BB?
I saw the first show and one other, but for some reason I just couldn't
get into it this year. It's the first one I've missed!
Nuncio
>
>"Bryan" <bhenders...@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> not the best week overall but Rachel is too good to go home. Diana was
>> really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really have
>> it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
>>
>
>Um, as predictable as it might have been Rachel should have sung I will
>survive.
You are right! "I will survive" would have suited her well.
>Daniel gets far too much stick and he really aint a bad singer when like the
>others they get or do songs that really suit their voices/genre.
Well - to be honest - Daniel looks as if he would be happy to be voted off now.
He's proved what he wanted to. Now he doesn't look all that comfortable up
there.
Andy
>
> "Andy" <an...@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Bryan" <bhenders...@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:zG4Pk.151711$Qh1....@newsfe30.ams2...
>>> not the best week overall but Rachel is too good to go home. Diana was
>>> really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really
>>> have it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
>>>
>>
>> Um, as predictable as it might have been Rachel should have sung I will
>> survive.
>> Daniel gets far too much stick and he really aint a bad singer when like
>> the others they get or do songs that really suit their voices/genre.
>>
>>
>
> I just don't see him winning, at this stage they are all reasonable
> singers but there are several much stronger than him IMO..
>
I think back to when Steve Brookstein won (it was on this show wasn't it?)
someone voted for him then, it cant always be young girlies doing all the
voting. Look what kind of person won BB this year as well (not being
horrible) but do you know what the nice personalities might shine through
and pull in the votes even if the singing dont. - however as a nice bloke as
he is I dont think he is a candidate to entertain the audience, some of the
girls however interact great with the studio audience and if the X-Factor
is about talent as well as a singing contest then unless Daniel picks up a
bit and instead of relying on his misfortune stories to bring in the votes
and actually interacts more with the studio audience and the audience at
home watching then he could do very well.
> I think one of Diana, Laura and Alexandra will win this.. a lot depends on
> the genre picked each week. Mariah Carey seems ludicrous to me.
I wonder who is going to do the 'cant live, if living is without you' number
next week - who's voice is going to be well suited to that? - Rachael maybe?
Andy.
Andy
I think he will when he finds the right songs for his voice and temperament
for his age. Is it me or does his voice sound a bit like Rick Astley from
the 80's. Actually come to think of it I wouldn't mind hearing him sing a
couple of RA songs just to compare and see if I am right.
I do actually think you need an older person in the show each week like this
to balance things out a bit in amongst all the younger ones singing and
something for the older viewers to watch rather than watching all these
teenyboppers on stage (oops showing my age now!)
Andy.
Commander Hughes
>
> "Nuncio" <metric...@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 22:24:30 -0000, "Bryan"
>> <bhenders...@freenet.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>not the best week overall but Rachel is too good to go home. Diana was
>>>really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really
>>>have
>>>it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
>>
>> Diana was very good.
>>
>> I really thought they would send Rachel home rather than Austin.
>> I certainly don't understand the argument that Austin has shown
>> what he can do but rachel still has things she needs to show - or
>> whatever nonsense Cheryl came up with.
>
> don't you get the feeling that Louis sort of loves sending home Simon's
> acts?
Spot on and make no bones about it, that vote on this weeks show was purely
tactical on Walsh's part. Genius tactical nomination by Louis it has to be
said because it evens things out a bit for him now a little bit with Simon.
I think Daniel should have gone this week although I think the themes
> are too restrictive, they should give a bit more choice because some
> singers just don't suit some themes in my opinion.
The whole point as we all know of these theme nights is to challenge the
contestants and to bring them right out of their comfort zone to really see
what bottle they have. So far Ruth has it all for me.
James
aka
Commander Hughes
Andy
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Do we need to see these singers out of their comfort zone? - who came up
with that idea?
I can see why they do it and want to see who has the all round versatility
voice to entertain people but look at all these great singers we have in the
world, take some of them out of their comfort zone and get them to sing
something not suited to their voice see if it works!
Andy.
Nuncio
<noneofyourfu...@all.com> wrote:
>
>"Bryan" <bhenders...@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Nuncio" <metric...@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 22:24:30 -0000, "Bryan"
>>> <bhenders...@freenet.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>not the best week overall but Rachel is too good to go home. Diana was
>>>>really great and how long can Daniel hang in there?? The girls really
>>>>have
>>>>it this year hard to predict a winner at this stage.
>>>
>>> Diana was very good.
>>>
>>> I really thought they would send Rachel home rather than Austin.
>>> I certainly don't understand the argument that Austin has shown
>>> what he can do but rachel still has things she needs to show - or
>>> whatever nonsense Cheryl came up with.
>>
>> don't you get the feeling that Louis sort of loves sending home Simon's
>> acts?
>
>Spot on and make no bones about it, that vote on this weeks show was purely
>tactical on Walsh's part. Genius tactical nomination by Louis it has to be
>said because it evens things out a bit for him now a little bit with Simon.
Not only that but Louis was positively frothing at the mouth at the thought
of sending Daniel home with a stinging rebuke - and then was very let down
when Daniel did not finish in the bottom two. Just look at Louis's face
when Daniel's name is called.
As for Austin, I now realise that Austin has been doing odd things like
Casualty and forming bands for years. For him X-factor was just another gig.
I reckon that's why he coped with being dumped so well. He's used to the
ups and downs of Show Biz.
Andy
its a real shame that the conditions are for the show that you must never
had been on television before or have been in a band or ever had singing
lessons but just an ordinary Joe public entering the competition - It should
be some ordinary public toilets cleaner or road sweeper person who enters it
and wins the competition! that would make for good watching rather than
these wannabee failures!
Andy.
Bryan
Andy Abrahams was a bin man...
Andy
Ah yes so he was - forgot about him. Come across as a nice friendly man,
good strong voice as well. Was he runner up? to the kid out of Brookside
wasn't it?
Andy.
Teresita
>
>I saw the first show and one other, but for some reason I just couldn't
>get into it this year. It's the first one I've missed!
That happened to me somewhere around the sixth season of Xena: Warrior Princess.
--
Teresita
http://lilith-links.blogspot.com/
Nuncio
>In article <34qpg4522nes91jhl...@4ax.com>, Nuncio says...
>>
>>I saw the first show and one other, but for some reason I just couldn't
>>get into it this year. It's the first one I've missed!
>
>That happened to me somewhere around the sixth season of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Hi Ruby! Nice to hear from you again!
X-Factor is like American Idol - except that any pretence that it
is a singing contest based on impartial appraisals from professional
judges is replaced by a celebration of the perfection of Simon Cowell.
Anyway I trust you'll be voting today. :-)
Top ten reasons to vote for Obama:
1. He knows how to pronounce 'misunderestimate'
2. His running mate doesn't shoot animals from a helicopter
3. He doesn't need a nap in the afternoons
4. He knows how many houses he owns
5. He hasn't been in charge of anything big so he's got a
perfect track record
6. There is no number six
7. You can't fool him once
8. Everyone in Hollywood says he's great
9. The papers have already printed their front pages for tomorrow
and they don't want to have to change them now
... and the top reason....
10. He really 'nailed' "My Way". 'By any standard' he was
'world-class' in "The Name of The Game", and after all
this "Stormy Weather" we need a "Home Lovin' Man" who would
"Like to Teach The World To Sing".
To other regulars in this group I now return you to your regular programming.
N
Nuncio
>>>
>>> its a real shame that the conditions are for the show that you must never
>>> had been on television before or have been in a band or ever had singing
>>> lessons but just an ordinary Joe public entering the competition - It
>>> should be some ordinary public toilets cleaner or road sweeper person who
>>> enters it and wins the competition! that would make for good watching
>>> rather than these wannabee failures!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Andy Abrahams was a bin man...
>>
>
>Ah yes so he was - forgot about him. Come across as a nice friendly man,
>good strong voice as well. Was he runner up? to the kid out of Brookside
>wasn't it?
But even Andy Abraham was trying to carve out a career as a
professional singer. He had put himself through music college and taken
part in singing contests for years before X-Factor.
I think all the finalists are semi-professional at least (with the possible
exceptions of the under-18s) and that is probably almost inevitable. If
you really want the kind of career that X-factor offers you are probably
already doing what you can to get it.
Andy
Isn't it frightening when you hear them say things like "music is my life!"
and "this is my last chance - I dont know what I am gonna do if I dont get
through!" - its almost like they are near to slashing their wrists if they
dont get through.
One day something bad will happen, someone will take the rejection really
bad and do away with themselves or try to do away with themselves they are
so determined to make it that nothing else matters. I felt for Scott that
time when he was up on stage and he couldn't even speak after he was voted
off and I thought by the weird staring look on his face and how upset/gutted
he was that he might try and do something afterwards!
Andy.
Teresita
>
>Hi Ruby! Nice to hear from you again!
I'm glad I found you again.
>X-Factor is like American Idol - except that any pretence that it
>is a singing contest based on impartial appraisals from professional
>judges is replaced by a celebration of the perfection of Simon Cowell.
Oh, so it's the pure Simon factor, without the softening factor of Paula Abdul
nor the "Wazzup Dog?" factor of Randy Jackson. I see. I must have made a wrong
turn somewhere. I thought it was a science fiction series based on the premise
that Xena was transported into the 22nd Century.
>Anyway I trust you'll be voting today. :-)
I did vote, but they moved my polling place to a church and I was nearly struck
by lightning on the way in.
>Top ten reasons to vote for Obama:
>
>1. He knows how to pronounce 'misunderestimate'
He pronounces it "Uh, er, um, uh, malapropism."
>2. His running mate doesn't shoot animals from a helicopter
No, but he shoots his foot after he inserts it in his mouth.
>3. He doesn't need a nap in the afternoons
The other Messiah didn't take naps as well: "And he cometh unto the disciples,
and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me
one hour?"
>4. He knows how many houses he owns
Yeah, one big white one, from the looks of early results.
>5. He hasn't been in charge of anything big so he's got a
>perfect track record
But Sarah Palin didn't know the name of the Interior Minister of Uzbekistan.
AHA! GOTCHA!
>6. There is no number six
I am not a number! I am a free woman!
>7. You can't fool him once
A fool and your money are soon partying.
>8. Everyone in Hollywood says he's great
Except his long lost homeless cousin Aboobaka, who is living on a dollar a day.
>9. The papers have already printed their front pages for tomorrow
>and they don't want to have to change them now
DEWEY (ER OBAMA) DEFEATS TRUMAN (ER MCCAIN)
>... and the top reason....
>
>10. He really 'nailed' "My Way". 'By any standard' he was
>'world-class' in "The Name of The Game", and after all
>this "Stormy Weather" we need a "Home Lovin' Man" who would
>"Like to Teach The World To Sing".
And now that he's in charge of fiscal policy he's warming up
for "Gimme Gimme Gimme" and "Taxman".
--
Teresita
http://lilith-links.blogspot.com/
Nuncio
>Isn't it frightening when you hear them say things like "music is my life!"
>and "this is my last chance - I dont know what I am gonna do if I dont get
>through!" - its almost like they are near to slashing their wrists if they
>dont get through.
This is the irresponsible side of things. They are pumped up and made to spout
this stuff in their VT when the truth is that (a) only one of them is going
to win and (b) even the winner is only guaranteed one single and one album.
It's not a job for life by any means. I do think some of them understand
the game better than others.
>One day something bad will happen, someone will take the rejection really
>bad and do away with themselves or try to do away with themselves they are
>so determined to make it that nothing else matters. I felt for Scott that
>time when he was up on stage and he couldn't even speak after he was voted
>off and I thought by the weird staring look on his face and how upset/gutted
>he was that he might try and do something afterwards!
So long as they do it on the live show and don't wait until recording has
finished that would be OK I think. :-)
(Extra points for taking the judges with them.)
No - but seriously - anything like that would be the end for the show, just as
it would for Big Brother.
Nuncio
>Oh, so it's the pure Simon factor, without the softening factor of Paula Abdul
>nor the "Wazzup Dog?" factor of Randy Jackson. I see. I must have made a wrong
>turn somewhere. I thought it was a science fiction series based on the premise
>that Xena was transported into the 22nd Century.
Some of the acts remind me of Argo.
What's the American view of Simon Cowell? Typical Brit maybe?
>>Anyway I trust you'll be voting today. :-)
>
>I did vote, but they moved my polling place to a church and I was nearly struck
>by lightning on the way in.
Is this an obscure XWP reference I have failed to get, or God moving in a
mysterious way to influence your voting preferences?
>>8. Everyone in Hollywood says he's great
>
>Except his long lost homeless cousin Aboobaka, who is living on a dollar a day.
Hey - there are investment bankers out there who'd be glad of that.
>>
>>10. He really 'nailed' "My Way". 'By any standard' he was
>>'world-class' in "The Name of The Game", and after all
>>this "Stormy Weather" we need a "Home Lovin' Man" who would
>>"Like to Teach The World To Sing".
>
>And now that he's in charge of fiscal policy he's warming up
>for "Gimme Gimme Gimme" and "Taxman".
Never have so many set someone up with such an impossible
set of expectations.
Oh, and how he must have laughed when he saw the economy disintegrate
in front of his eyes during the run-up.
Andy
its gonna happen though I reckon.........
Andy
Which reality show was it in the US where the fella shot his mrs a few years
back - was that Jerry Springer or something? - it was all in the press.
Andy.
Teresita
>
>Some of the acts remind me of Argo.
Which end of Argo?
>What's the American view of Simon Cowell? Typical Brit maybe?
I say old chap, that bloke doesn't make our collective pip-pip all cheerio and
all that tommyrot, wot?
Honestly, you need Simon there to actually judge the songs rather than "emote"
what "impressions" the performances give.
>Is this an obscure XWP reference I have failed to get, or God moving in a
>mysterious way to influence your voting preferences?
It's God trying to kill another Bob Barr (Libertarian) voter and keep the
possibility of a third party from taking root in America.
>Oh, and how he must have laughed when he saw the economy disintegrate
>in front of his eyes during the run-up.
Yeah, well my theory on that is that Bush wanted to redistribute as much money
out of the Treasury and into the hands of his Wall Street buddies before Obama
took office so he wouldn't have any money left over to redistribute the into the
hands of Obama's Main Street buddies, pinko socialist that he is.
--
Teresita
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