Sayesha is up first, giving us some background. She's singing Into My Life. I like her hair, its interesting. Her cardigans a little big, it just kinda looks a little sloppy. She sounds good, a little boring though. Her sweater is pissing me off.
Lindsay: Syesha- honestly do not remember what song she sang. I vaguely recall that she was okay but nothing spectacular, she is for sure in the running for not making the top 10 tour I think. I can't get overly critical or anythng with her because I honestly do not remember her performance that well...and that is probably her biggest problem. She wasn't horrible, but she didn't leave a lasting impression and when you are opening the 2hour show with 11 singers following you, you better make 'em remember you.
Chicky talks about feeling people up and looking their bags at LAX, haha. I think he's a likeable guy and I like his sweater vest. He is definately interesting. I don;t know if I loved his version, but the judges are right he did work it and made it his own, which i respect. Ryan looks like an idiot.
L: Chikezie, I thought, should have gone home last week. And apparently he thought so too, he flat out said so in the interview before he took the stage. But now I am so glad he stayed because all I could think during his performance was WOW. I had no opinion of him whatsoever until now. His lame-o preperformance package with the LAX stuff was stupid, but his really did something amazing with She's A Woman and, dare I say it, made it into a song that could totally be a hit today.
Ramiele was kinda boring, she's good, but a little snoooozy woozy. Her dress is cute though. Paula's eyes look weird- like one is more closed than the other. Her dad is cracking up while Simon is dissing Ramiele hardcore, sad day.
L:.... zzzzzzzzzzz............ oh sorry I fell asleep for a second. I like the song a lot, and it kind of had potential if she had done something other than just sing it straight. She has yet to do anything unique with any of the songs she has sung before. During her whole performance I did keep thinking "oh this is pretty" but jeeze man this is so boring. And her lips were way too shiny, like she poured a whole tube of lip gloss on and then added some glitter for good measure. I totally one hunred percent agrees with the judges obviously, she just did nothing for herself. Didn't sound bad, but didn't move me at all.
Yes, Jason is wearing a denim vest. Oh he's so cute. The guitar really works for him, even though there is a whole band available behind him. He just has a really pretty voice, even though he doesn't belt like some other people can. It wasn't the most exciting performance, but I'm still a big fan and hope he goes far.
L: Someone who defintely did move me was my perosnal favorite male, Jason Castro. I love that he consistently delivers a song with a folksy feel, very Jason Mraz/Josh Kelleyish. His song choices are always spot on and he is clearly showing off what type of CD he would put out, and I will go on record here and now and say that I would 100% buy it. I am so loving it. "If I fall" was such a perfect song, and the lyrics were sort of true to life but kind of in reverse, I think, cause like tons of girls are probably falling in love with him and swooning.
I know I am....
I'm really digging Carly's performance. She sounds really good and I like that she didn't change the song so much but still its different. Yeah yeah she's done this all before but whatever she rocks. I caught some glances of her hubby in the crowd but I didn't see his face tattoos??
L: Carly (How the hell did Simon forget her name, Idol has been pimping her almost as much as David A) sang one of my favorite beatles songs, and one of the first songs I learned to play on drums, so I was super psyched. I like what she did with it too, it was a cool song that I could see being on the radio today. It wasn't my favorite performance of the night but it was defnitely at the top, and it was definitely a great song choice. I also loved how she got so excited when Simon said it was a good choice.
David C- Good choice, singing Eleanor Rigby. He has such a good rock voice and knows how to make the songs sound modern. I love this, he's awesome. Simon- agreed.
L: David Cook probably had the best song choice on the guys side, and I also liked how he put his own spin on it, but I was not as crazy about it as the judges were. He is my #2 fave guy, and in my top 4 overall, but I wasn't blown away like I was last week. Although I think if he hadn't been so unbelievably amazing last week, I wouldv'e thought this performance was much better. I kind of missed the guitar, but I agree with him when he said he wanted to showcase the song for being such an awesome song and not take away from it. I think of all of the guys he is probably the smartest musically, really knows what he is doing out there.
Brooke looks so pretty! She's singing Let it Be and I think she has a really nice voice. I really liked her performance.
L: Brooke. Oh Brooke. My favorite of the night by a mile, and I my favorite for now to win it all. Like with Jason, I love the folksy touch, I love her raspyish voice, I love the raw emotion she puts out there with every song that she does. And hello, girl can play at least two instruments well. I also think she looked beautiful and she was totally rocking my latest favorite hairstyle, the low side-pony. Randy was waaaay of base telling her it wasn't her best performance, I think she has gotten better and better each week, and her performance this week is the only one of the entire competition so far (okay maybe Jason from last week too) that I would consider downloading from itunes.
Eh. David H. was ok. Not bad, not too good, not much to say about him. It was funny how he kept saying he used to work at a "pizza bistro" and you everyone was hearing "gay strip club"
L: David H. was just cheesy karaoke in my opinion. I don't have much to add on him other than that I totally agree with the judges- he tried to do too much and it backfired. First bad male performance of the night.
Amanda sings You Cant Do That and its pretty good- v different than everyone else which is always a good thing, but I'm just not sure how far she go, theres not much variety to her which is always a killer in this show.
L: Amanda was totally awesome. I think Simon just does not get rock music, she was not "slurring her words" at all, she just has a cool raspy growl of a voice, and she picked the perfect song and just rocked it out. I can't really see her moving past top 8 or 7, but I can think of 3 girls and 3 guys who I would like to see go home before her. I definitely have her in my top 6 but I don't know if the people who actually vote on this show feel the same way I do.
Kristy Lee's performance was awful. She tried to turn Eight Days a Week into a country song, but the music just did not fit and the song was just bad through and through. Plus she wearing a sequin tank top and ripped jeans- just everything didnt work.
L: Kristy Lee, poor poor girl. I feel for her, mainly because she took the judges advice and went all out country, but her problem in my opinion is that she does not really know music that well, because she thought it would work on a song like 8 days a week. Here is the thing- she picked probably one of the more popular, memorable beatles songs. If she had done a lesser known song, it may have been passable, but she ruined a great rock-esque song. I just feel bad because she thought she was doing what the judges wanted, and then even Paula flat out said she did not like it. I think that is the first time Paula has acknowledged not liking a performance, so you really know you sucked the big one when that happens. And she didn't really sound that bad, it wasn't good either but it wasnt that bad, but she killed a great song and that is her biggest problem. She is the front-runner to go home but there is a chance that the fact that she was so memorably bad could save her- cause at least we remember her performance, as opposed to Syesha who's rendition of I dont know what is a blurry memory.
Michael sings Across the Universe and obvi it has emotional meaning to him bc he;s practically in tears throughout. I thought it was really good- he has a good voice and this was a heartfelt performance and I felt it.
L: Michael Johns, I think, picked a totally beautiful song, and I think vocally it was his best performance. I think he sounded perfect, but the problem is exactly what the judges keep telling him every week and keep telling everyone all competition long- you have to do more than just sing karaoke. Michael has yet do change a song at all, and thankfully for him he has a good voice and he sang this song really well, but if he does not start standing out and deliver a truly memorable perfomance, he will go home earlier than expected. I think the only thing that is making him at all memorable at this point is that his is Australian. Sad but true.
Last up is Little David, singing We Can Work it Out. He said he didn't really know that many Beatles songs which is a little surprising to me but whatevs. Anyway it shows cause he TOTALLY messes up- forgets the lyrics (um easiest song ever to remember) and looks nervous and its just not a good performance. Obvi he;s not going home (I mean you never know but still) but the puppy is not looking like the winner anymore- which is good, it makes things more intersting.
L: And then there was David A. I hated his performance before he even took the stage, because anyone who openly admits to not knowing any Beatles songs is just shameful. Like Michael (I think it was Michael) said in his interview, every true musician will tell you that they have been inspired in some way by the beatles. So to come out and say that you're not a fan of "oldies" so you don't know any of these songs... WHAT????? I would never in a million years call anything written by Lennon/McCartney an Oldie, because those songs transcend time. Shame on you, fetus. Shame shame. And then to pick a Stevie Wonder beatles cover, and forget the words and not sound good at all? I think of everyone, Little David here deserves the boot. He was a complete wreck, and HE DOESN"T KNOW THE BEATLES????!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF. Go HOME.
Well I agree that he sucked it big time and it is sad that he doesn't know the Beatles, but lets give the tot another chance eh?
Faves: David C, Carly, Brooke, Jason and Michael
Bottom: Kristy (my pick to go), Sayesha, Ramiele and David A
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excuse me, but I spent like an hour this morning writing up my review for you, where is it???
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