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Chikezie kicks it off; Ramiele's all tricked out
“No. 10” intones the announcer. Clad in a plum blazer, glittery black T-shirt and shiny white sneakers, Chikezie walks out and breaks into Ray Charles' I Believe to My Soul, crouching down into the stage during the more soulful parts. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the very first show of American Idols Live!” Next up: Usher’s Caught Up. The floor is standing in the back and the glowsticks have just started to emerge. Chikezie leads the crowd in syncopated clapping before dialing it down low for John Legend’s So High and pacing the width and then length of stage (and keeping his crowd grabbiness in check, thankfully). Hands shoot into the air.

More hand-scrawled posters sighted: “David (unclear which one) is my homeboy.”

Ramiele sounds eerily like a pre-infamy Michael Jackson when she launches into I Want You Back. Even her fist-rolling moves are quintessential Jackson 5. (She’s wearing, however, Thriller-era sparkles. Dominatrixed up with studded wrist cuffs and a pair of black patent stiletto boots, it’s a costume that probably should have stayed in the ’80s.) She slows things down with more ’80s references, Taylor Dayne’s Love Will Lead You Back, and then rebounds, tempo-wise, with Rihanna’s If I Never See Your Face Again. The relatively subdued crowd seems less than thrilled with this selection.

Michael ignites the crowd

Poor Ramiele. She just can’t compete with Michael Johns, who brings the audience to their feet even before he sings, when the strains of We Will Rock You start pounding out from the band. He thrusts a power fist into the air, pauses and then: “I’ve paid my dues, time after time…” So far, he is the champion of the concert. On the line “You gave me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it, and I thank you all,” it’s clear he’s thanking the crowd. The result? A standing ovation. “Well, this is going to be fun. I appreciate it.”

The next song is “for the ladies out there”: Dolly Parton's It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right, complete with lots of squinting eyes and head-shaking. He beckons the crowd to join him, and some oblige. Then: “Well, this song got me voted off American Idol, but I don’t think it’s going to get me kicked off the tour. It’s one of my favorites.” His boot tapping, he dives into Aerosmith's Dream On. Women sway in their seats. Michael shoots his right hand into the air, swaying it, and the audience mirrors him, roaring. Nearly the entire floor is on its collective feet

Kristy Lee cooks, Carly kicks out the jams

Kristy Lee Cook, long blond tresses cascading past her shoulders, her body squeezed into a silver-spangled white tank top and jeans, struts through country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson's Squeezin’ the Love Outta You. She twirls a T-shirt above her head and tosses it into the crowd, which has again sobered up somewhat. Then: with Old Glory glowing on the screen above the stage, she, oddly enough, starts singing God Bless the USA while seated on the stairs. One man stands and sings along open-mouthed with the chorus, before Cook gets up and walks to the edge of the stage. When, as per the lyrics, she implores the audience to “stand up!” only perhaps half do so. Next: Her backside gyrating, she kicks things up with Cowgirls (yes, she’s wearing cowboy boots). (Pedantic note from Ken -- Olivia and I think this song is by relatively obscure female country singer Kerry Harvick.)

Oh, it’s tough to precede Carly Smithson. She’s not even on stage when the crowd goes, um, crazy on her. Rising up from beneath, green holographic images flashing behind her, she powers out Evanescence's Bring Me to Life in shiny black leggings, stiletto boots and a sequined tunic that’s, of course, sleeveless and, big surprise, plunging. When she exhorts the audience to “C’mon!” they largely do. “This next song,” she announces, “it is definitely my favorite song. Do you guys mind if I sit down? I’ve changed it up a little. … I’m going to get a little intimate with you.” Carly, crouching on her boots at the edge of the stage, starts out slowly with Heart's Crazy on You before popping onto her heels and pounding out the rest. It’s a one-two sonic wallop, and the crowd agrees. “You guys are too nice,” she tells them. Then: the Cyndi Lauper/Celine Dion/Roy Orbison vehicle I Drove All Night, with Carly bathed in red and stalking the stage in front of a Times Square-at-night-like backdrop. Women stand and, hands high above their heads, clap along. “This is a dream come true for all of us!” Carly shouts, before introducing No. 5, her former roommate, “the whitest person I know; she tans less than I do” –- Brooke White, of course

Brooke flows, and it's intermission time

With Brooke pumping the piano pedals barefoot, her hair a tangle of Medusa curls, Let It Be garners probably most crowd standing yet. Amid cheers, she chirps, “Wow. It’s good to be home. This is my home” (she’s from nearby Mesa). And then: “This song is really fun. Be prepared to get your snap on.” Perched precariously on shiny stilettos, Brooke’s mostly too busy strumming her guitar to snap along to Feist's 1, 2, 3, 4, but then she swaps fingers for strings as her music maker of choice and snaps along. (Her shoes may look uncomfortable, but she seems relaxed.) “Snap it up, y’all!” She gets a strong standing ovation before returning to the piano bench, kicking off those heels and starting into Coldplay's Yellow from beneath, of course, a warm yellow spotlight. “You are beautiful and I love everything you’ve done for me. Thank you so much!”

For a group number, it’s the tight-pants tetrad: Ramiele, Brooke, Carly and Kristy launching into U2's (Pride) In the Name of Love as Idol Gives Back images flash above. The boys bound in. Then, intermission.

Pour ecouter en live feeds (Audio)
http://www.youeithergetitoryoudont.com:8000/

Syesha va toute les éblouir !

Goo Sy !

Comment on fait pour les écouter live? Je comprend po.

mais si tu as itunes ses supposer d'ouvrir mais les ils sont en intermissions....

Putain, le lien a lacher sur le coup   --Message edité par ~*Chris*~ le 2008-07-02 00:12:39--

Okay ca marche, c'est Jason qui chante maintenant.

Jason chante pour les filles crient

Jason chante Crazy de Gnarls quechose

Le son est moche, mais Jason a l'air bon sur Crazy.

Je veux Archie moaaa!!!  

Backstage with Archie

Backstage, David A. is preparing for his moment, walking around, vocalizing, fluttering his lips, drinking water. He’s been listening to his Idol-mates, but he’s trying to keep his energy in check, to save the adrenaline rush for the stage. “I’m excited -– a little nervous, but I’m excited to see how it all works out.” He’s particularly looking forward to his last song, When You Say You Love Me, which he says he really connects with. “Since so many people want me to do Josh Groban stuff, I thought I’d give them a taste of it.” But his charcoal suit with the silver-tipped lapels? He’s not connecting with that so much. “It’s interesting how it’s glittery,” says Archie, ever the diplomat (wardrobe picked it; the little guy’s gotta stand out on that big stage). But is it him? “Nah.”

Regarding the hordes of wannabe Mrs. Archuletas out in the arena, he’s amused, humbled and a bit weirded out by it all. “It’s something I never expected to happen.”

The would-be wives will get more Archie come November, “somewhere around there,” when his album debuts. And he’s hoping it will showcase more than his voice. “It would be so cool if I had a song that deserved to be on the radio – not just, ‘I wrote it, so it’s going on there.’ I want it to be, ‘It’s good, so it’s going on there.’”

Ninty  a écritLe son est moche, mais Jason a l'air bon sur Crazy.

Je veux Archie moaaa!!!    
Justement... Nous les Brooke fan, on a juste trouver le feed apres sa performance, on voulait lentendre  

Jason est maintenant sur Daydream et beaucoup mieux que Sebastian hier

C'est plate pour vous. Mais demain il devrait y avoir plein de video sur youtube.

Je vais rester debout un peu plus longtemps pour écouter Archie.

Jason + Daydream = Love!

Ninty  a écritC'est plate pour vous. Mais demain il devrait y avoir plein de video sur youtube.

Je vais rester debout un peu plus longtemps pour écouter Archie.
Oui, on le sait quon va avoir une bunch de video vu qui a une fille de notre cercle qui a ete ce soir

WOW, les fille apres que Jason a terminer de chanter

Syesha avec Umbrella
Je suis de plus en plus fan d'elle en recoutant ses performance... Syesha tu m'eblouie...

Elle sonne assez bien malgre la qualite