YES!!! Clay's in the final 2!!! yeah... he deserves to be there. and unlike many clay fans, i think that ruben deserves to be there too. they're no doubt the best in the competition. many would believe that kim locke should be in the top 2. but i don't think so. she's not consistent enough, and that's talking about AFTER she's gotten better (according to simon well...) so nope, not her. i'm no fan. loved her "band of gold". not the recent one, the one with frenchie. alright, that's officially the only performance i'm happy from her. all the rest are... nah... anyway i'm listening to her recent "band of gold". poor kim, the background vocals are simply dreadful. she absolutely butchered the judges choice song. what's the name again? i can't even remember. but i know her last one "inseparable" was rather good. i remember ruben's ones. i loved "signed, sealed, delivered". it was high! great song... "smile" was AWFUL. nevermind what i think, cos the judges love every single performance of his. so nevermind. the last one was... "if ever you're in my arms again". great song. but he sounded a little hoarse by then, like his throat was getting dry and a little dry already. there might be something wrong with the way he songs. cos he's not aupposed to be using his throat to belt out the notes. but nevermind that too. alright. clay's. THANK GOD!!! i was so worried about tht state of "vincent". apparently it wasn't as bad as i thought it might have been. left out some parts in the middle. if nobody told me, it might have taken me quite some time to realise he forgot the words. cos anyway the arrangements of their songs are often weird. but he sounded quite alright. then came "mack the knife". stupid paula. this song made him sound like a lounge singer more than anything else. what was she thinking? but nevertheless, clay sang it very well. it sounded perfect on his voice, notes were right on, he looked great too. i like that style, even though it's not what American Idol is looking for. nevermind that... "unchained melody" was P-E-R-F-E-C-T. and i mean, it was perfect. whatever they said about the arrangement. clay MADE that song perfect. it was a totally different rendition. that makes it incomparable. AND special. the notes were great, right on, sent chills up my spine, and made my hair stand. all for the right reasons. beautiful song. talking about which, i love the group medley for neil sedaka week. for the wrong reasons. josh was in there. he danced horrible. he looked horrible. haha... nevermind, but i loved trenyce. it was great to see her there. she sounded great too, no to mention she looks good... it was the first medley and the best. the bee gees medley was good too, cos the songs were quite high. bee gees have good songs, but i can't stand their voices. so when the contestants sang the bee gees songs, all sound great. wow... the recent medley with the top 3 wasn't so nice though... they all sound good, no one to spoil the harmony of their voices. but the songs just weren't so nice, and three people running around the stage wasn't as entertainig as with a few more people. and the actions were a little stupid too. haha. but it's alright. i wonder if i dislike ruben. i like him, i like his voice, his style. i'm ok with the 205 jerseys. i don't mind him. even though he is clay's major competitor, i don't hate him. but there's something i can't help. he's getting boring. his stlye lacks versatility. every song sounds the same after he sings them. that's a problem to me. i start to get bored with his performances. and the judges are not helping. ruben is overrated. the media, the judges, the celebrities... everyone thinks he should win. they can no longer give him some constructive criticism so that he can improve. or do they think he can't improve anymore? his voice is not perfect. he does go out of tune, he does sound a lil hoarse after some time. but none of the judges point that out, even though man people know it. and it's geting onto my nerves. and many others too. i used to think i don't mind ruben to come in first and clay second. cos both of them are good and deserve to be up there. but then, over the weeks i see clay improving, working hard and showing plenty more personality. and i see ruben staying stagnant, or even, not shining as much as he used too. the competition may be wearing him off, and that is a valid reasn. but that doesn't seem to happen to clay and kim locke. so it actually tends to reflect very badly on ruben. so now i'm not that happy with the idea of ruben winning clay deserves to win more than him. though i also wonder if it's a good thing for clay to win the title. too much of that nonsense, and it's gonna spoil him as well as his image. nah... i dunno, whatever, i'm alright... posted by Yee 6:23 PM . . .
