This season is getting more and more difficult to predict. We really have a race going on here and I agree with Randy (the first time he has actually said something other than “dawg” or “I dunno, I dunno” or name dropped) in that this is the most vocally talented Final 7 we have ever seen. I also think this is the first time I have seen so many artists. Usually we have a whole bunch of vanilla unknowns who sing nice, but this season we have defined artists with their own style and quite a few of them could leave the show right now and go out and have a successful career and stand out in the industry. Ryan jumped right into it this week, so we will too…
After some research, my song choice would have possibly been “Only the Strong Survive” by Billy Paul. I think I could put a current, edgy-pop spin on it and made it sound new.
Ok, best to worst…
Adam - At first, I was afraid Adam was making a mistake going back to the suit and spotlights again…I was wrong. I have to say that THIS was, in my opinion, his best performance so far.
Kris - The little engine that could….make it to the Finals. He has built up enough steam and turned in consistently strong performances that we could very well see him in the Top. Loved his version of this song, almost did not recognize it, but loved every second.
Danny - The Danny we all know and love sort of peaked back at us this week. I think this was one of his stronger vocal performances than we have seen in a few weeks. I agree with Simon though, the whole time he was on stage it felt awkward to me and I did not feel connected to him. Clumsy was actually the word I was thinking of in my head before Simon said it. I wonder if there is anything Danny to get back now that he is up against the likes of Adam who brings something fresh every week and nails it, and Kris who has become the ladies man of the show? Danny is even starting to slip in some polls. He needs to pull off something fantastic soon to get him back in contention.
Allison – Seriously, when I heard what she was going to sing I thought it was going to be a bomb….instead it was THE bomb. I really liked the arrangement of the song in the beginning, but wished it would have picked up more in the end, because there was a lot of dead space in the tempo that left Allison looking uncomfortable and not knowing what to do with herself. Overall though, nice. Much better than last week for sure.
Matt – Once again the hat is back, which historically for Matt means a good performance is on the way and this week kept that theory. I really liked this performance, I thought his moves were cool too. The only reason I put him below Allison was his falsetto. I think its great he tries to use it but he needs to hone it and learn how to control it. The last 2 weeks he has just gone all over the place during his falsetto moments and it ends up sounding bad. Other than that, great job.
Anoop and Lil – I believe we will see both of these people in the bottom 3. They were equally bad. Lil was totally unoriginal and, per usual, struggled with pitch control. Anoop…what the heck?? The song was a weird tempo and I was not sure if it was disco dance or disco serenade or some awkward place inbetween. Then to top it off he flubbed the last money note and did not even try to hide it when he made the blatant facial expression. Wow.
So rounding out the bottom 3 with Lil and Anoop? It’s hard to say. Matt and Allison are the only other remaining that have ever been in the bottom. Could tonight be a shocker and someone who has never been in the bottom make an appearance? Despite who joins them, my gut says tonight Lil and Anoop will go home leaving the remaining, and most deserving contestants, in the Final 5.
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