Trenyce Goes Rolling, Rolling, Rolling Off ‘Idol’

Daniel Fienberg of Zap2it TV News reviewed last night’s episode of ‘American Idol’, where Trenyce Cobbins got the boot, losing shockingly in the final two to crowd favorite Ruben Studdard. Fienberg observed, “Ruben is sent off to the bottom two. He seems surprised. Josh seems shocked. Randy and Paula seem flummoxed. Simon seems genuinely angry, perhaps because he fears what would happen if his label had to produce a whole album of country songs catered to Josh’s half-octave range. Seriously, singing ability is subjective. Notes and lyrics are not subjective. Does Josh Gracin have a respectable voice? No question. Has he butchered the melodies for his last four or five songs? Certainly. In his very limited comfort zone, he’s quite acceptable, but outside of that zone, he’s been genuinely inept.” Read more.