"God Bless the Child" on Idol?

"We have all been told not to judge and to except this bad sounding so called heartfelt artistry"

Aha, so that's what those voices in my head must have been saying!

Sinatra had a great voice and was magic when he was on but frankly produced a lot of pretty boring and frivolous material as well IMHO.

Go figure?

Sinatra was an artist. Patsy Cline baffled me when I was young, now I appreciate the beauty of her voice and her impeccable understated technique. I find a wealth of emotion in Sade's delivery. I cant stand to hear the National Anthem performed with garish vocal embellishment.
That being said, I thought Jacob Lusk's performance to be brilliant. Of course he was laying it all on the line. Of course if he sang every song with that over the top style it would be moronic and unlistenable. But this guy has the chops: tone, range, control that most singers would love to command.
One of my favorite 'listen with the lights off' songs is "Who Will Take My Place", from the Duhk's "Migrations" featuring Jessee Havey. I'm sure many would ask what the big deal is about her simple delivery.
Point is, even though something is not my normal preference, I surely recognize the talent.

After seeing tonights show I think that anyone claiming Jakob has no talent has foreever qualified him/herself as a moronic tonedeaf idiot, that has no business going anywhere near an audio system or live musical performance.

I'm sure our friend schipo sees it differently, but at this point his opinion has about as much credibility as Charlie Sheen's.

Why is it that some people only worship the dead?

I think this year Idol has the best talent in the top 13 that I can remember. I think many of the past finalists would have a hard time making this group. Furthermore, I think that we may see some of the kids that were cut experience success too.

On the women contestants- I actually think they are quite strong.

The performance by Thai was IMO stunning and perfection, her soft voice alone at the start of the song left nothing to hide and it was beautiful. Simon isnt missed, there are IMO 6 seriously talented members of this years cast and its likely to be a fun season.