MBADC American Idol
Armchair Quarterback 2006, Season 5 (Week 3)
American Idol, from
the perspective of someone who's booked artists at the national-level: who we like in the
competition, what works, what doesn't work, what contestants can do to improve
their chances of success, and advice you can apply to your own career.
Week Three Auditions
Episode airing Tuesday, January
31, 2006 (Las Vegas, NV)
Based on the auditions from tonight's episode, we like Mecca Madison
(hometown: Las Vegas, NV) for her unique voice and nice tone. She also has a
striking look; if she makes it to the finals, it will be interesting to see
the results of AI's makeover. Because of the unique qualities of her voice
and the ease with which her voice seems to flow out, we're voting Mecca
Madison tonight's Voice of the Night.
Also interesting:
We're not sure what audition Paula Abdul was watching, but we loved the
audition of Heather Ward (hometown: Salisbury, MD). We liked her
voice, but her personality and uniqueness of song choice had us from the
first note of "Red Neck Woman." Her song choice of "Red Neck Woman" was a
little edgy because Heather Ward is African American, and, like Randy
Jackson, we loved that she was the one who sang it. Kudos to Heather for
taking a creative risk, knowing just how far to take it, and for making it
work.
Ryan Seacrest Smart Quip of the Night: Nothing to write home about,
but the way he said "Camelot?" when naming off various places he might be
standing in the middle of (at the beginning of the episode) got a hearty
chuckle out of our Webmaster.
Episode airing
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 (Austin, TX)
Based on tonight's auditions...we like Jason Horn (hometown Longview,
TX). We love his tone; his voice is clear without too much vibrato. Good
song selection will be key for him.
Also interesting: 16-year old William Makar (hometown The
Woodlands, TX). We're glad he's getting a shot because there's something
unique there.
Ryan Seacrest Smart Quip of the Night: "But have we saved the best
for last? No!" Also, Paula's muskrat laugh when the Randy Jackson look-alike
came in had us in stitches.
Ok fess up: How many of you sat in your living rooms trying to sing with
your mouth closed like Ashley Jackson? Us too.
American Idol
Armchair Quarterback
The MBADC American Idol Armchair Quarterback is intended as commentary and
is not affiliated with Fox Television, American Idol, or its producers or
judges in any way. Tips should be taken as a suggestion only and are not
intended as a substitute for qualified vocal coaching or artist management.
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