The “American Idol” lucky 13 took the stage Tuesday night to deliver songs from their own personal idols. There were a couple of obvious, and not-so-obvious standouts. The judges are beginning to bore me!! We need someone like Simon. It should not fall to Randy every time to be the bad guy. I don't expect J-Lo to criticize but I sure thought Steven Tyler would be a little more honest. Maybe as the competition goes on, they will express how they really feel.
Lauren Alaina, “Any Man of Mine.” She does Reba a lot better than Shania. She didn't do anything for me this time.
*Casey Abrams, "With A Little Help From My Friends" I liked him! One star from me.
Ashthon Jones, “When You Tell Me That You Love Me.” Did Wildcard Ashthon do anything to reverse the fact that she didn’t make America’s cut last week? Not in my opinion. I liked her at one time, but I’m losing interest. It was all just OK. Even Steven was bored with her.
**Paul McDonald, “Come Pick Me Up.” Paul is shaping up to be my favorite. I wasn't familiar with the song that he sang but I loved it and his performance! Two stars from me. He’s definitely fun to watch and listen to. His voice is incredibly unique. And those moves. He’s a weird one. But good weird.
*Pia Toscano, “All By Myself.” After last week’s performance, Pia had a lot to live up to. She did good with Celine Dion's song which is a tough one. She brought a lot of power. One Star!
***James Durbin, “Maybe I’m Amazed.” His performance tonight was the best. From that soft and crystal-clear start to his powerful and James-esque range, he showed his versatility. He proved that he’s not going to scream at us every week. Very well done.
*Haley Reinhart, “Blue.” She pulled off some Patsy Cline and Lee Ann Rimes business tonight. She was twanging and yodeling. Very nice. I’m not sure why Randy Jackson was being a jerk when he judged her. I thought he was way off.
*Jacob Lusk, "I Believe I Can Fly" I liked his performance.
Thia Megia, “Smile.” Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. She doesn’t seem to have much charisma. Maybe it’s nerves. The song just kind of happened then it was over. Nothing fancy. Nothing fun. Nothing that even showed what she’s capable of.
*Stefano Langone, “Lately.” Our second Wildcard pick of the night proved he deserved to be there. His energy was refreshing. His stage presence is spot on. Great tone. And he did a dance mix version of that song.
Karen Rodriguez, “I Could Fall in Love.” Oh Karen. If you’ve been singing Selena all your life, then why did it sound so bad tonight? She brought nothing new to the song despite her saying she was going to. It was bad.
*Scotty McCreery, “The River.” I knew he'd do Garth!! I was expecting more from Scotty. I like him a lot but I didn’t hear anything special tonight. It just felt like he was holding back too much. The judges liked it - I was afraid they wouldn't.
*Naima Adedapo, “Umbrella.” A wildcard pick in the last spot? Wow. She was good. I liked the rap and reggae she did, but overall, I think the production and her dance moves were better than her singing.
My picks for bottom three: Karen, Ashthon, Thia
Probably Karen going home
What say you?
1 comment:
I agree with your take on it. I am just not that impressed with Naima though. I thought her performance was a little erratic. It could have been better had she sung better. Karen needs to stop trying to find a way to kiss up to J-Lo! Casey, James and Lauren are my favorites (although Lauren really didnt do well last night) Pia is really good too!
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