Paula's Ramblings 2/21

Now it’s the ladies turn. Paula had a great performance on Tuesday night. Lets hope that it continues.

[In response to Ryan’s comments]
I don’t think they let me down, you know its always rough the first night I think that you learn after the first performance where you gotta go and where you have to pull back and where you have to push forward… He’s really happy.

Stephanie:
First of all…Stephanie what a performer you are! My God, I don’t think any of us got see anything and falling to the knees, you are a star, my God. Look at you amazing, way to go, great performance!

Amy:
Um, Amy, I um, gonna have to agree with Randy. I…I feel that you made us you impressed when you were in your early auditions you were bluesy you had an R and B feel and with a song like that uh its its very sentimental its very meant to be soft and breathy and I felt like you pushed for it.

Leslie:
I…I think you did a great job…Leslie. However, watch the songs that you pick because…because you uh you are a real good artist there and in your earlier auditions you shined more with the songs that you picked.

Sabrina:
Sabrina and a valley girl at that. Yeah! Standing ovation. Awesome! Way to go! Whew!

Antonella:
It may not have been great but it wasn’t bad, you had some you had some pitch problems first of all you look, you look, you are an amazingly beautiful girl. And you know what and it’s about song selection and you picked songs earlier in the competition that suited you a little bit better, but you didn’t do bad honey.

Jordin:
And and the good thing is that you are already starting to go there, and it was a great song selection. You kinda were a little tentative at first but you came into your own and it was fun. You you you do have that natural talent. Go for it. Go for it. Go for it.

Nicole:
I don’t…I don’t know…guys? I don’t know…no, no, no, I tell you right now…I don’t know how many people can hit…the…notes…that…Nicole…just…hit. I don’t know about you. But that was a performance, but that was, God, Out of this world, and I am not kidding it may not have been the right song, but you can sing, you can sing. It may not be a song that you like but it was a good song.
She’s got amazing vocal range and control and to…it may not have been the right song but my, god, she’s a great singer.

Haley:
Um, I think you did a nice job, I do. I think you did a nice job Um, I was hoping that maybe you would have selected a different song since we did hear it during Hollywood week. But you still did a good job and you look nice.

Melinda:
No more background singing, you are a front runner you are a front runner and you are a firecracker too, unbelievable. Big, big performance!

Alaina:
I think what you are trying to say is that she didn’t make it her own possibly, quite possibly. No, because she didn’t take the song and you didn’t go for it and you didn’t put your umph in it and I didn’t feel it sweetheart. I am sorry.

Gina:
It was the right song to sing tonight because you got a lot of competition out there and because you have the big powerful voice. Right song.

LaKisha:
LaKisha, you have so much to be proud of, you have so much to be proud of coming out here on the stage especially and the way you felt coming into this competition, this is where you belong honey, this is where you belong.

Paula's Ramblings 2/20

I am starting up again with Paula’s ramblings…since this is the first time that I am doing this I thought it would be good to do that whole show, but she was not delivering on her normal incoherent stream of consciousness.

[In response to Ryan]
HAHAHAH! Uhhhh, you know I’m supportive…I am supportive of them, I just want them to do well, I am on their side.

Rudy:
I thought you started off fantastic. And you know Rudy, It is hard its extremely hard to start off a brand new season, we never had anyone start off this season…as lively and…and up tempo and eh eh you know I thought you did a fantastic job. (to Simon) You weren’t that lively and up tempo…(After Simon’s comments)...Your voice is fantastic, your voice is fantastic Rudy!

Brandon:
Uhh, yeah, you did it, you did a great job…I…I did feel the same as randy though, less background, you are used to doing background runs all over the place, you are a lead vocalist now….and you are great and we remember you from your previous auditions so keep that in mind.

Sundance:
I, Sundance, I think you picked the wrong song, I do I think you are a much better singer than you, um, displayed. I think the pitch was all over the place, and you wowed us you were one of the…the top singers, but it wasn’t there tonight…(After Simon’s comments)…I don’t like you ever. I know, I know, I know.

Paul:
Hi Paul, How are you feeling? A little nervous right, yeah you kinda oversang the song and didn’t kinda find your center. Because you were pitchy and but I hope that people get past that, remember your earlier auditions cause your worth pushing there…(After Simon said something about not wearing shoes)…I am certainly glad you are not wearing yours cause…WOAH!

Chris:
I gotta tell you I thought you did a great great arrangement, great different flavor, when you do that it makes us feel like it’s a brand new song, it was so much fun watching your dad go dance on the up beat while you were on that down beat, I gotta tell you it was a lot of fun, way to go... (After Simon’s comments)…Oh Whatever! And I say it was right in the middle it was really good. You should see him dancing, awesome.

Nick:
Tone of your voice, that was, when you did that audition the tone of your voice…it eh ka…it melts you, and we didn’t feel that in the song that you sang, it was a song that you sang the magic it kinda fell flat.

Blake:
Blake I am really proud of you because you picked an odd song that we never would have expected, and we saw a different side of you and your vocals were spot on I don’t think there was much pitchyness going on, I love your falsetto and you were cool, your cool you bring a contemporary vibe and I love it.

Sanjaya:
Sanjaya you are a sweetheart, you are a sweet soul, and it comes across when you sing and there is an easiness about you and you have a v...very nice voice, I wish more of your personality and your voice came thru in your performance.
Your 17, he’s 17 he’s gotta get out there and….age is not a factor, Sanjaya how often you get out there and perform, truthfully…exactly, he doesn’t have experience.

Chris S:
You are… you strategize well… you’re anything but typical I think that the song choice was great, everyone was having a great time you were ahead of the chorus, a little bit, so what? You had a great time and everyone loved it.

Jared:
I like when you were singing more up tempo songs, cause you reminded us, you said it, a younger Brian McKnight, um, but it sounded very much like how Brian McKnight would interpret it and I feel like there is more to you.

AJ:
AJ you can definitely sing, I mean you started out…you can sing and you know what the second the tone of your voice, I look over at the girls and there are like ahhh. I thought you did a great job; you need to go for it more. Just gotta go for it a little more

Phil:
The chorus when you went into it that’s when you really opened up the beginning was a little shaky, but man you just opened up and you were great… (After Simon’s comments)…I think that everyone is going to grow into it.