Wednesday, August 16, 2006
I love Singapore Idol. I'm aware that it's expensive. But I love it still.
ROCK. What ever happened to roll? (No pun intended, no matter how slight.)
Hmm... Shall I be so bold as to give my personal comments? Of course I shall. This is my freaking blog for crying out loud. So let's start...
1.
Hady: Bon Jovi is a safe choice actually. I like Hady for his voice. And I like that he chose one of my favourite songs "You Give Love A Bad Name", without butchering it. (Leave it to Rahima to make something as gentle as Natasha Beddingfield's "Unwritten" into a scream-fest. But I'm so sad she's gone.) However, he only has the voice, but doesn't have the attitude or image to pull off the song.
2.
Joakim: He looks so cute, and he
can sing, but... he can't do rock, and somehow he reminds me of a cutesy version of Aaron Carter (and where is
he now?). I think he'll do great on Disney Channel actually. But just not Singapore Idol.
(However, he kinda puts the "Idol" in Singapore Idol. It's more than just singing; it's a popularity contest. Because if it were purely a singing competition, either Jessea or Olinda would have won last season instead of Taufik the pretty boy. I like Taufik actually, he has talent and the star quality. He's good, but Olinda is better. Still, better him than Sylvester-Mr-Horrible-English-Sim.)
(Digressing again, I'm so glad that Jessea isn't out of showbiz just yet! She has so much more star quality than some of the rest combined. Jessea honey, while you're running around Singapore in "Urban Escape", can you record an album while you're at it? I'd queue up to buy it!)
3.
Jasmine: Another cute one, but she's got a much better voice as compared to Joakim. So just
why does she make horrible song choices almost every week? That aside, she's a pop princess, not a rock chick. This must be a bad week for her.
4.
Mathilda: She made "Livin' On A Prayer" her own. But it's true that she is too much of a drama mama on stage. While Joakim dances to distract, she should just stand still and open her mouth to work magic. While she was singing, I was distracted by a number of things: the half-a-microphone stand, her flapping arm, and the necklace which disappeared into her cleavage. Nevertheless, if SI were purely about singing, she'd probably win.
5.
Paul: He's too bloody commercialised. His goofiness was initially adorable, but it's starting to wear thin. Still, rock suits him, and he was the only one who could work a crowd. And he should either cut or tie his hair. The emo-hair worked at the beginning of the season, when it was slightly shorter. Now it's just fright-night-hair.
6.
Nurul: She has the package - looks, voice, star quality. But she should just stop with the acting cute. What's the deal with all that "happy dance"? Drop it, girl. Pleasant performance/performer though.
7.
Jonathan: Well, they save the best for the last, don't they? He really got the rock god thing going, although he overdid it at some point. But it was a suave performance. One thing that so did not work for me though: eyeshadow.
What the freak is that man doing, wearing eyeshadow? I know it's rock, but he has small eyes, and the eyeshadow only made his eyes look smaller. I don't know if Taufik wears eyeliner; he certainly looks like he does, but he's pretty and thus can pull it off. Paul wears eyeliner too, which I think makes his eyes look misshapen. But Paul is a boy, and makeup for him is just another phase he'll probably grow out of. Jonathan please don't go near eyeshadow again. Ever.
Well, I just voted, and I can't wait for the results tomorrow!
♥ The lights faded at
10:46 pm
