American Idol

What's up with me? I'm addicted to American Idol for some reason. 


I didn't care about the show before until I heard that a Filipina made it to the top 12. Aside from Ramielle Malubay, I find Jason Castro quite interesting with his dreadlocks and all, he's kinda cute for me.  After Rockstar INXS or Supernova here I am watching future pop stars hehe. I'm glad that the show is now more open to format rock because music is for everyone right? 


 Last night's featured artist was Mariah Carey. David Cook rocked "You Will Always Be My Baby" and I agreed with Paula Abdul when she said that his version sounded like a movie soundtrack. another David, David Archuleta's vocal range is amazing as always while Jason Castro is adorable no question about it. The worst performer of the night was Brooke I'm not sure what is she still doing in AI, I hope she'll be gone soon. She's a pretty face but it's a talent competition. I'm hoping that all 3 guys make it to top 3 since one of the ladies impressed me so far.

Way to Go Jason

Jason Castro's version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was pretty good last night. He played a "ukulele" this time. Wiki says that this stringed instrument is commonly associated with music from Hawaii, where the name roughly translates as "jumping flea". It was developed there in the 1880s, based on several small guitar-like instruments introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese sailors. 

The song is just perfect for him and i'm glad he played using a ukelele for a change. I'm rooting for him to win AI hopefully  he'll get even better in the coming weeks. 

Ramielle's Last

It's sad to know that Ramielle Malubay got eliminated too soon from American Idol. Most people were surprised to see her go but after watching her performance last night, I'm convinced that it was not her best. 


Ramielle is undeniably talented and cute being the shortest and one of the prettiest among the ladies but I'm afraid that her Dolly Parson song choice  "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" didn't suit her voice and character. She gave her all. All of them will have to face the same ordeal of getting eliminated anyway it's just too bad that her time came sooner. To Ramielle fans out there, it's time to move on. She may not be the next American Idol but in the future, she can be more than that. 


Btw, I didn't know about her controversial photos until I saw it today from this blog:
http://www.jpsimbulan.com/2008/03/07/american-idol-2008-scandal-and-ramielle-malubay/. 


I thought it was something scandalous but it's nothing like that, really. Looks like just some girl and her friends showing off their boobies. They're not naked or anything. It's even a surprise to me since she grew up in the U.S. Give this girl a break she's only human, she's not born to be a saint. 

Ramielle Malubay and Jason Castro

Oh well, I still have a reason to watch the show. This time I'll be rooting for Jason Castro hopefully he'll make it at least to the top 3. He's kinda cute, I love his hippie style and singing of course. Jason's voice is not exceptional, to be honest, but really soothing. He surely knows how to rock hard on the drums I've seen the video of his band "Charlemagne" in Youtube he's a totally different person when he plays the drums it's kinda like what we see on American Idol is just the sweet side of him.