Blogging “American Idol”: J.Lo’s Goosepimples Are Still Pimples

Ay carumba. It’s the dreaded “Latin Week” on American Idol – a chance for the eight remaining contestants to prove they can suck in two different languages, aided by mentor Jennifer “I Swoon for Blake” Lopez. Unfortunately, the only one who sang en Espanol was Sanjaya Malakar, who grew his facial hair into a post-pubescent goatee that looked like Paula might if she skipped her bi-weekly trip to the aesthetician. Idol doesn’t always have an episode dedicated to Latin music, but it’s a bloodbath whenever they do. A few seasons back, they showcased the catalog of Gloria Estefan in an hour that made me want to pour boric acid into my ears. Last night’s performances weren’t quite that bad, which isn’t saying much. Even powerhouse competitors like Melinda and Lakisha – especially boobtastic in her low-cut frock — failed to wow the judges, and came off matronly and winded, respectively. The worse half of the eight – Chris Richardson, Phil Stacey, Haley Scarnato, and Sanjaya Malakar – blew in the exact same way they blow every week. Richardson’s take on Santana and Rob Thomas’s “Smooth” got Paula to c’mon, shake her body, baby, do that conga, but he sounded like an off-pitch backing singer. Say nothing of Sanjaya, who officially became fruitier than a football bat last night when he wooed the camera with his sugar-shock-inducing rendition of “Bessame Mucho.” Remarkably, because his voice sounded stronger than usual, the most disappointing thing about Malakar’s performance was the fact that it was considerably less ridiculous than he’s been the past few weeks. And if not ridiculous or questionably coiffed, what’s the little dude got left to offer? Still, the axe dangleth precariously over the other two members of the suck quartet: Stacey and Scarnato. Randy called Haley’s frigid version of “Turn the Beat Around” “really karao
	Publicado: 2007-04-11 Proveedor: Rolling Stone
Etiquetas: American Idol