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Yee-Ming · 03-06-2008, 10:27 AM

I actually agree with Simon that Amanda's performance was brilliant. Brilliant for her, in my view. It was objectively reasonably good, but I just plain don't like her vocal quality/tone.

I now realise it's the same reason I don't get the judges gushing about Carly -- I don't like the tone. Conversely, that's why I like Ramiele -- Hanson's 'silky and buttery' comment is spot-on.

Kady is definitely gone. Queen is always tough to do, because you have to live up to the late great Freddie Mercury, and Kady wasn't even in the same city, never mind in the ballpark. I was wondering, is it her opera background that led her to choosing a dramatic Queen song? Lousy song choice, even poorer execution. Her pitch was all over the place.

Aside from Kady, it's hard to figure out who else will go. I would have said Amanda based on previous weeks, but admittedly she did well (for her) this time. Asia'h? She didn't actually do badly, I thought. Kristy should continue to skate by on her looks. Oddly I fear for Ramiele, who is capable of much better but underperformed and it was rather boring.

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Yee-Ming *Yee Ming Lim* Member Location: 'on a little street in Singapore' Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 06:14 PM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 3,808	Re: American Idol - Season 7 I actually agree with Simon that Amanda's performance was brilliant. Brilliant for her, in my view. It was objectively reasonably good, but I just plain don't like her vocal quality/tone. I now realise it's the same reason I don't get the judges gushing about Carly -- I don't like the tone. Conversely, that's why I like Ramiele -- Hanson's 'silky and buttery' comment is spot-on. Kady is definitely gone. Queen is always tough to do, because you have to live up to the late great Freddie Mercury, and Kady wasn't even in the same city, never mind in the ballpark. I was wondering, is it her opera background that led her to choosing a dramatic Queen song? Lousy song choice, even poorer execution. Her pitch was all over the place. Aside from Kady, it's hard to figure out who else will go. I would have said Amanda based on previous weeks, but admittedly she did well (for her) this time. Asia'h? She didn't actually do badly, I thought. Kristy should continue to skate by on her looks. Oddly I fear for Ramiele, who is capable of much better but underperformed and it was rather boring.