A review of the second episode

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We are back for the second episode of American Idol 5. Honestly, I have not been too impressed so far, but I am definitely looking forward to the black girl that we saw in the preview on Tuesday night.

First, we are asked why Denver is called the Mile High City. Well, the reason is because it’s 1 mile above the sea level. First, we see a 16 year old boy called Marlows Davis Jr. He certainly does not lack confidence. He thinks he is better than Usher and Michael Jackson. Unfortunately, he cannot be more wrong. He started off “Fallen” horrendously off-key and also kept on fingering his ears. It was just weird. He could not believe the judges did not like it. I felt bad for him, because he seems like such a nice kid. Unfortunately, he is just too delusional.

Next, we see Tiffany Christensen singing a song I never heard of. I don’t think I want to hear that song ever again. The following few people are no better.

Then finally, we see the black girl I have been waiting for since Tuesday night. She is Lisa Tucker. She is a 16 year old from Anaheim, California. She came in, and chose to sing “One Moment in time”. I must say that she caused shivers in my body. It was that good. I simply could not believe that a 16-year old can have that mature of a voice. Simon simply said that she is the best 16-year old to ever enter American Idol. That is a huge compliment. She is obviously through.

After we are back from the break, people are complaining that Simon took too many breaks. People kept themselves interested by doing different activities outside. Amanda Berg came in, and decided to sing “Can’t fight the moonlight” from Coyote Ugly. She said she wanted to be Whitney Houston, but she sang like Whitney Houston reading the phone book.

Next, we see Ace Young coming up. He is one of the most talked about singers on idol forums due to his looks and “past fame”. He sings “all over again” by Westlife. He definitely has an extremely smooth voice. I don’t think he has the best range, but he has great control over his voice. Randy and Paula both like him very much, but Simon is less enthusiastic. However, he does go through with three yeses.

Next, we see a Kansas girl called Rochelle that has a really compelling story. Apparently, she was about to be evicted from her home, so she really is desperate for American Idol. She sings “chain of fools”. I must say that she is really good. I don’t think she has the best voice, but she really performed well. She also has a really lively and engaging personality. Both Randy and Simon thought she was amazing, so she is through to the next round.

After the break, we see a group of rockers coming in. They are inspired by Bo and Constantine, I guess. We see a lot of pretend rockers auditioning, but they are mostly atrocious. A female rocker called Naomi Guse came in, and sang a song I never heard of. It was horrendous. Jacob Garcia came in and tried to perform with his support sticks, but didn’t do well at all. Finally, we see a male rocker called Christ Daughtry coming in. There was a little introduction piece on him. He seemed to be a really nice family guy. He decides to sing “the letter”. I must say that he sounded very good. In fact, it was better than all the versions of “the letter” I heard last year in Hollywood. He definitely has a great voice, and a lot of energy. The judges said that he did not emote, but I didn’t find that. After much deliberation, we saw Chris coming out with the golden ticket.

After we are back from the break, we saw some highlights of other auditions. A girl called Heather Cox sang “you raise me up” quite well, and was put through. Angela Garcia sang “Rush, Rush” really badly, but Simon just had to make fun of Paula. Simon said “very rarely do I hear something better than the original. That was exceptional”. Erik Mena tried to sing “the way you look tonight”, but he sang the notes disjointed. You can virtually feel the one second pause between each notes. Next, we see some cowboys. The cowboy to sing is Garet Johnson. When he came in, he was so nervous that he could not even say the name of the song he is singing. He starts singing “can you feel the love tonight” by Elton John. You can see that he is extremely nervous, but his voice is actually quite decent. Both Randy and Simon said that he could get better with some singing lessons, but Garet is not sure if he can afford to. Even so, Randy and Simon still put him through. I do have to say that he is one of the most likeable “kid” on American Idol. The world is definitely a little big for him.

19 people are through on the first day. We are off to the breaks.

After the break, we hit the second day of auditions. We see a dude (calls himself “Flawless” dressed up in pajamas. Apparently, he has his own styles, but I can’t understand a single thing he is saying. He said he is an entrepreneur. I don’t know about that, but could make a lot of money teaching “the broken English” class. Then, we see a guy that claims to be too smart for the world. Flawless is in first, and sings “Your Song”. He starts off on a horrible note. He stops himself. When he starts off again, he did not get much better. Simon simply said that he is the worst in Denver. It’s hard to disagree. Ben Hausbach, the other guy, is up next. He sings a weird song really horribly. Honestly, I don’t think these two guys hit one good note. He is obviously rejected.

After the break, we see April Walsh coming in. She sings “It’s so quiet” and really performed it. She showed a lot of personality, and didn’t sing that badly either. Randy and Paula put her through. Next, we see a guy called Zachary. He looks and talks like a girl. Zach actually sang a male voice. I was so amazed. It wasn’t bad, but the voice just didn’t match with the body. He is obviously rejected. He comes out, and lets out a lot of anger.

18 people are through on the second day. Next week, we will be off to Greensborough, North Carolina. I’m really excited when I saw that blond girl from the commercial that sang “A Broken Wing” really well.