61. HA! I scooped TMZ. I made that same comment to two people when she first came on screen. In the realm of nerds, I rock!

Posted at 5:16PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Scott

62. I think Amanda has the 2nd best female on Idol this year! (just my opinion) I wish her well.

Posted at 6:01PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Susan B

63. Everything she does sounds the same...she's a bar chick...the only reason she made it this far is that she's so different from the usual AI mold of contestants...she won't win, though...no way in hell is this chick gonna win. It's either archuleta or smithson...they will be the top two...most likely.

Posted at 6:58PM on Mar 12th 2008 by ....hmmmm

64. she doesn't have the chops to pull off total eclipse of the heart...she has no range..

Posted at 7:00PM on Mar 12th 2008 by ....hmmmm

65. Ah, Steven Tyler wore something like that in concert years ago.

Posted at 7:01PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Jen

66. Ha ha ha ha! That side-by-side comparison is just perfect.

Posted at 7:11PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Fern

67. I agree that every song she sings sounds the same. I think she has potential for being a "one hit" singer and then it will all be over. I too would love to see what she would look like with normal hair color and dressed nicer. She looks a lot older than the young early 20's they say she is. She also seems like an unhappy person to be getting the opportunity of a lifetime!

Posted at 7:17PM on Mar 12th 2008 by pay attention

68. RE: John Berryman

How can you be so cruel with your comments? For peace's sake, he's only 16 years old. If you don't like them, don't watch, or don't vote for them. Why must you be so hafeful to people who have done nothing to harm you?

I don't see you go up there and sing & take the snide remarks from all the judges in front of millions of people. they have more guts than I me and you, that's for certain. Shame on you!!!

Posted at 7:33PM on Mar 12th 2008 by ANNIA

69. Can't believe how nasty some people are... she doesn't fit the "norm"?!?! What the HELL is normal anyway? She is different, she isn't afraid fo being herself and she has a great voice... she can't sing opera, but I don't want to hear her sing opera - I want to hear her sing Joan Jett...
It just sounds so elementary school when people say "I don't like her hair", "She doesn't smile", blah, blah, blah... obviously she has more personality than YOU, otherwise YOU would be on a stage in front of millions of people singing...
This comparison to Beetlejuice was funny - gotta admit that... but come ON people.... how THIRD GRADE CAN YOU GET? There are a lot more things in this world to be disgruntled about besides someones black and white hair... geezus... She is not American Idol material to me, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have talent - she wouldn't be there if she didn't. Sounds like a lot of HATERS and jealous fools....

Posted at 7:55PM on Mar 12th 2008 by bvak

70. I really wanted to like her because she's from the area I live. But I just don't get her. Every song sounds the same, her facial expressions while she's singing are painful to watch. I don't care about her appearance, to each their own. She needs to sing with just a guitar or piano to back her, so we could hear her voice without all the screaming rock sound. That's fine, but she needs to show diversity. Sorry, but I can't think of one thing I like about her, it's too bad because it would be cool to have an idol from the Lafayette area.

Posted at 8:00PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Roann

71. She makes my ears bleed.

Posted at 8:40PM on Mar 12th 2008 by woofwoofhowl

72. Her voice is okay and she has sort of a cute face - but what's with her hair? Does she wear two wigs? It looks like some kind of animal sitting on her head. Doesn't she have a mirror to see how goofy she looks?

Posted at 10:00PM on Mar 12th 2008 by She won''t win

73. Her voice is okay and she has sort of a cute face - but what's with her hair? Does she wear two wigs? It looks like some kind of animal sitting on her head. Doesn't she have a mirror to see how goofy she looks?

Posted at 10:01PM on Mar 12th 2008 by She won''t win

74. I am so tired of listening to people gang up on this girl. I don't think Simon quite gets her either, Randy does though, she's a blues/rock singer. The growling, scatin' thing is typical of some of the greatest blues singers ever! Hell, even Elvis did it! Her clothes? They don't really bug me because I love her voice and her performance. Having grown up around musicians, I can tell you that this girl would be able to hold her own on stage with some of the blues legends I've seen. The problem is that many of the voters are teens, and like it or not most of the time they will be the deciding vote. Who's cute, how they dress, what type of music is being represented (pop mostly), these are the kinds of things they consider. I very seriously doubt there are large percentages of teens that know anything about the blues. Will there be a B.B. King week? He'd get her! It's a shame really, blues has always been a less popular category that even the grammys barely mention, except in passing.

It's hard to sing the blues, but if it was easy it wouldn't be the blues...Stay strong Amanda, and all you kids out there...buy a Bessie Smith cd already, you too Simon.

Posted at 10:50PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Evenstar

75. 70. Can't believe how nasty some people are... she doesn't fit the "norm"?!?! What the HELL is normal anyway? She is different, she isn't afraid fo being herself and she has a great voice... she can't sing opera, but I don't want to hear her sing opera - I want to hear her sing Joan Jett...
It just sounds so elementary school when people say "I don't like her hair", "She doesn't smile", blah, blah, blah... obviously she has more personality than YOU, otherwise YOU would be on a stage in front of millions of people singing...
This comparison to Beetlejuice was funny - gotta admit that... but come ON people.... how THIRD GRADE CAN YOU GET? There are a lot more things in this world to be disgruntled about besides someones black and white hair... geezus... She is not American Idol material to me, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have talent - she wouldn't be there if she didn't. Sounds like a lot of HATERS and jealous fools....

Posted at 7:55PM on Mar 12th 2008 by bvak

....but at least we aren't Skunk-Heads

Posted at 12:23AM on Mar 13th 2008 by BigTicket