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	<title>Comments on: American Idol 2008 &#8211; Top 8 Performance (4/08/08) Recaps</title>
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		<title>By: American Idol 2008 Results - Top 7 Announced - April 10 &#124; Pop Critics - Movies&#124;TV&#124;Books&#124;Music&#124;Reviews</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14102</link>
		<dc:creator>American Idol 2008 Results - Top 7 Announced - April 10 &#124; Pop Critics - Movies&#124;TV&#124;Books&#124;Music&#124;Reviews</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14101</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michael Johns should have sung all competition like he did tonight after being kicked off...he had more passion and conviction than I&#039;ve ever seen</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Johns should have sung all competition like he did tonight after being kicked off&#8230;he had more passion and conviction than I&#8217;ve ever seen</p>
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		<title>By: Cap'n Schwartz</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14100</link>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Schwartz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Spoiler schmoiler, what a load of trash that show is , I cant even believe it..... omg I&#039;m taking it so personally... I hope he outsells every previous idol record albums... I still cant get over it... Kristy was better than him?!?!?!  oh lord I&#039;ll never sleep tonight that stoopid show...
I&#039;m gonna boycott all tv... start tomorrow , Right after BSG :)  and I&#039;ll do it for a solid week too...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spoiler schmoiler, what a load of trash that show is , I cant even believe it&#8230;.. omg I&#8217;m taking it so personally&#8230; I hope he outsells every previous idol record albums&#8230; I still cant get over it&#8230; Kristy was better than him?!?!?!  oh lord I&#8217;ll never sleep tonight that stoopid show&#8230;<br />
I&#8217;m gonna boycott all tv&#8230; start tomorrow , Right after BSG <img src='http://popcritics.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   and I&#8217;ll do it for a solid week too&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: The Trousered Ape</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14099</link>
		<dc:creator>The Trousered Ape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Boo - either Kristy or Syesha should have gone home...Oh well, hopefully Michael Johns will go on to record an album soon.

&lt;em&gt;The Trousered Ape&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://thetrouseredape.com/2008/04/09/who-was-jesus-of-nazareth-part-2-of-10-with-dr-craig/&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Who was Jesus of Nazareth? - Part 2 of 10 with Dr. Craig&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boo &#8211; either Kristy or Syesha should have gone home&#8230;Oh well, hopefully Michael Johns will go on to record an album soon.</p>
<p><em>The Trousered Ape&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://thetrouseredape.com/2008/04/09/who-was-jesus-of-nazareth-part-2-of-10-with-dr-craig/' rel="nofollow">Who was Jesus of Nazareth? &#8211; Part 2 of 10 with Dr. Craig</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14098</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, Cap&#039;n...a little spoiler warning maybe? :)

Oh well, doesn&#039;t bother me much :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, Cap&#8217;n&#8230;a little spoiler warning maybe? <img src='http://popcritics.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Oh well, doesn&#8217;t bother me much <img src='http://popcritics.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Cap'n Schwartz</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14097</link>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Schwartz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WHAT A BUNCH OF FRAKKIN CRAP!!!!! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME MICHAEL JOHNS GOT BOOTED!?!?!?!  I CANT EVEN BELIEVE IT, I&#039;LL NEVER WATCH THIS STOOPID SHOW AGAIN...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHAT A BUNCH OF FRAKKIN CRAP!!!!! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME MICHAEL JOHNS GOT BOOTED!?!?!?!  I CANT EVEN BELIEVE IT, I&#8217;LL NEVER WATCH THIS STOOPID SHOW AGAIN&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Raven Spinner</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14096</link>
		<dc:creator>Raven Spinner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with your list of the performances last night.

I thought Jason&#039;s &quot;Somewhere Over The Rainbow&quot; was top notch.  I loved it.  It fits his style and everything.  It may not be quiet as good as the original, but I want these contestants to do different things with their songs, so they don&#039;t sound like they are just copying someone else.  I was sad for Chris who just couldn&#039;t get the low notes and I couldn&#039;t recognize the song at all.  That was unfortunate.  I expect much better from him. Michael Johns was better then Chris this time with his Aerosmith song.  Carly Smithson had such a good opportunity with her song choice, I mean how can you beat Queen? I was so sad she lost it at the end.  Maybe she bit off more then she could chew.  The beginning was really good and I loved it, but the end was awful.  The rest of the contestants I couldn&#039;t stand.

&lt;em&gt;Raven Spinner&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://blog.madteapartyafternoon.com/?p=55&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Health Kick:  Two Months Update&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with your list of the performances last night.</p>
<p>I thought Jason&#8217;s &#8220;Somewhere Over The Rainbow&#8221; was top notch.  I loved it.  It fits his style and everything.  It may not be quiet as good as the original, but I want these contestants to do different things with their songs, so they don&#8217;t sound like they are just copying someone else.  I was sad for Chris who just couldn&#8217;t get the low notes and I couldn&#8217;t recognize the song at all.  That was unfortunate.  I expect much better from him. Michael Johns was better then Chris this time with his Aerosmith song.  Carly Smithson had such a good opportunity with her song choice, I mean how can you beat Queen? I was so sad she lost it at the end.  Maybe she bit off more then she could chew.  The beginning was really good and I loved it, but the end was awful.  The rest of the contestants I couldn&#8217;t stand.</p>
<p><em>Raven Spinner&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://blog.madteapartyafternoon.com/?p=55' rel="nofollow">Health Kick:  Two Months Update</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14095</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to agree with Jina completely.  I too find myself wanting the shake-ups to come from the contestants whose styles I don&#039;t really care for (David A) much more than those whose style I like (Jason C).

However, as much as I would like to see David do something different (and yes, he does sound like a cold and he does sound nasally), I think David A should probably keep doing what he&#039;s doing (as I mentioned previously) while Jason C needs to shake it up if he wants to have a chance at winning.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to agree with Jina completely.  I too find myself wanting the shake-ups to come from the contestants whose styles I don&#8217;t really care for (David A) much more than those whose style I like (Jason C).</p>
<p>However, as much as I would like to see David do something different (and yes, he does sound like a cold and he does sound nasally), I think David A should probably keep doing what he&#8217;s doing (as I mentioned previously) while Jason C needs to shake it up if he wants to have a chance at winning.</p>
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		<title>By: jina</title>
		<link>http://popcritics.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-2008-top-8-performance-40808-recaps#comment-14094</link>
		<dc:creator>jina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the truth is that they are all decent singers (just reference some truly painful contestants in the Top 12 from previous seasons).

I also find that I want the ones that I don&#039;t really like their style to be the ones to shake it up a bit. But honestly, they all have a niche and are playing to it. It&#039;s kind of like watching Survivor season after season and noticing how the game gets played differently as people start to figure out the strategies!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the truth is that they are all decent singers (just reference some truly painful contestants in the Top 12 from previous seasons).</p>
<p>I also find that I want the ones that I don&#8217;t really like their style to be the ones to shake it up a bit. But honestly, they all have a niche and are playing to it. It&#8217;s kind of like watching Survivor season after season and noticing how the game gets played differently as people start to figure out the strategies!</p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t like this comparison between Jason and David A.

David A...he&#039;s like a kid singing in a musical for Disney or something, but Jason is more independent, something different.

I dunno, I just don&#039;t see Jason as boring like I do David A.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t like this comparison between Jason and David A.</p>
<p>David A&#8230;he&#8217;s like a kid singing in a musical for Disney or something, but Jason is more independent, something different.</p>
<p>I dunno, I just don&#8217;t see Jason as boring like I do David A.</p>
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