Idol Chatter (Auditions in NYC and Puerto Rico)

OK, again not starting out on a high note here.

Let's start with Adeola shall we? You would think that a woman with enough confidence to quit her job would be an amazing singer. Alas, such is not the case with this poor chick. She was really, really bad. Oy!

Jorge, on the other hand, was a different story. He sang Sinatra's "My Way" in his native tongue, and I really liked it. His vocals were nice.

Jessica -- for someone who has done this her whole life, you would think she wouldn't get nervous. She was bad, and she was shoutingly loud.

Melinda -- she had me feelin' good. She was just a sweet girl.....with not bad vocals. I loved her attitude. She really WAS like a vitamin boost.

Jackie -- she had a kind of different, raspy Allanah Myles meets Janis Joplin sound. I didn't like her as much as the judges did, but her voice was interesting.

Joel the crazy rocker. Well, he was just lame and rediculous.

Nick aka Norman Gentle. He also was lame and rediculous. I almost liked his rendition of Amazing Grace, until he turned his audition into one for Last Comic Singing.

Kenny sang some Jason Mraz and HE WAS FAB!

Kendall the country girl.....loved her too. Why can't they show more footage of people like this?

Monique -- she was the girl with the little brother. She's not a powerhouse, but I like her. There's no way she'll win, but I think the golden ticket may be the confidence booster she's needing to break her out of her shell.

Alexis -- worse than last year. Ha ha ha!!! I wrote that before the judges said it.

Patricia --she was really shouty while doing her Whitney number. She did still have a pretty voice, but nothing fantastci

So there were a few bright lights on tonights, which has been a refreshing change over the past couple nights.