Jason Castro on being cut from 'Idol': 'There's 3 songs next week; I don't know what I would have done'
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With Jason Castro being kicked off “American Idol” last night, I kind of feel like yesterday’s Remote Access post about him summed up my feelings in a way that would be almost redundant at this point. But I’ll add a couple of quick thoughts.
For a one-hour results show that has so much unnecessary filler—possibly the dullest call-in segment to date, a horrific group number for “Reelin’ In The Years,” etc.—even I was a little upset time ran out on Castro’s farewell performance. If the results show doesn’t give its departing contestant the goodbye he or she deserves, why bother with the filler segments?
As a result of the snoozer of a results show running over, viewers missed this classy moment of David Cook triumphantly raising the arm Castro, who flashed the winning smile that had been stifled these last few weeks.
The Dreadlocked One seemed more comfortable, likable, relaxed and chatty than ever last night. Whether he was joshing with Ryan Seacrest about not revealing the results halfway through the show, or shown in his farewell montage harmonizing with wacky contestant Renaldo Lapuz (pictured far right) at the initial auditions, Castro finally showed some personality to match the camera-ready mug that so many teenage girls squealed at for weeks on end.
I’ve been tough on Castro for most of his run on “Idol.” He’s not a terrible singer on a casual basis, and most of “Hallelujah,” “Forever In Blue Jeans” and “Fragile” were quite tuneful and pleasant. But he never should have made it further than vocal powerhouse David Hernandez, who finished 12th.
Even Castro, who murdered Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” and forgot the words to “Mr. Tambourine Man” a night earlier, seemed resigned about his departure:
There’s three songs next week. I don’t know what I would have done.
And then there were three: David Cook, David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado. Probably in that order. Find out my feelings about their chances, and the rest of last night’s results show, after the break.
Seacrest said almost 51 million votes were cast and that the top three vote-getters were within 1 million votes of each other. At first I took this to mean that Syesha was a goner, but apparently not. But she has no shot to break up an all-David finale, does she? When asked about why she was so emotional after her performance of “A Change is Gonna Come,” she mentioned to millions of Red State viewers on Fox that the lyrics, in part, reminder her “we might have the first female president or black president.” I’m not sure that will go over well with “Idol’s” geographical voting demographics.
Note to David Archuleta: Please stop mumbling. I swear, he has less and less star quality the more he answers the lobs tossed his way by Seacrest. There’s a difference between Melinda Doolittle-like humility and just being a mushmouth.
I cracked up how Syesha turned into a 4-year-old girl when she saw the dolphin show in Vegas. It was something like, “I like animals and I like dolphins.” Although I can’t really blame her. I’ve been known to ask cats, “Are you being cute?”
Like the Allman Brothers whom Bo Bice (pictured right) was emulating last night, his song was wayyyyy too long, but I really liked it once he starting wailing on his gee-tar with the talk box popularized by Peter Frampton:
I need a witness/I need a witness/I need a woo-duh-la-woo-duh-la-woo-duh-la-wooooo!
What can I say? Whether it be Foo Fighters’ “Generator,” Weezer’s “Beverly Hills” or any number of Frampton songs, I’m a sucker for a talk box.
Maroon 5 was fine, I guess. This new single just doesn’t seem as catchy as most of their other radio-friendly hits. Plus, while vocally sound, lead singer Adam Levine looked like he was affixing a Taylor Hicks postage stamp onto his performance and mailing it in.
If you want to check out the “Idol” tour this summer (and you’re evidently a girl between the ages of 8 and 15), the tour kicks off July 1 in Glendale, Ariz. Tickets go on sale May 17.
(Photo of Lapuz, Seacrest, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul by Michael Becker/FOX; all other photos by Frank Micelotta/FOX.)
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