This week is Elton...excuse me....SIR Elton John...eh. After such a kick-butt week last week with Motown this week is kind of a let down. Some of my favorites were not on their "A" game and the others just continued to be unimpressive. So, with that lackluster opening paragraph..let's dive in!
Scotty McCreery (♪♪♪ 1/2) - Scotty found THE country song of Elton John's and made it his own! I have never heard this song, so I had nothing to compare it to, but Scotty did a great job with it. He continues to stay true to form. Not outstanding, but a good job this week.
Naima Adedapo (♪♪♪ 1/2) - Not her best performance, but she definitely put a new spin on this old classic. In my opinion, contrary to the judges, I thought it worked. However, it missed that Naima spark that she normally brings to her performances.
Paul McDonald (♪♪) - Boring, forgettable, he got lost in the backing vocals and the last "whisper" note was just odd. Seemed like he ran out of breath and not like something that was on purpose. Eh.
Pia Toscano (♪♪♪ 1/2) - PIA!!! Not another ballad!! That aside, Pia scared me in the beginning of this song as it did not start strong and it sounded like her voice was not on par (come to find out she has been sick). However, like always Pia brings it and nails her vocals! Pia, please make good on your promise and bring us something mid/uptempo, we KNOW you can do it. For an example of what I think Pia should do, refer to this link of one of her original songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brz3HKhthnI&feature=related THIS is the type of music she needs to be doing!
Stefano Langone (♪♪♪ 1/2) - This week, for me, I could not get into Stefano's performance. Maybe he is trying too hard after being so close to elimination last week, but I didn't get the connection like I did in his performance last week. At first I thought his song choice would be perfect for him, but then once he started singing, I knew it wasn't. The arrangement was not right, I think he should have slowed it down a little. I want him to do well, and hopefully he has enough of a fan base to fight for him this week to be safe, but I don't think this was the performance to come back with after last week's near dismissal. Fingers crossed!
Lauren Alaina (♪♪♪) - Am I watching the same show as the judges this week?? I did not get the same vibe with Lauren this week, I think she was way better last week. She sang well and looked great, but it was another forgettable performance of a sweet singer (a la Thia). She has to step it up.
James Durbin (♪♪♪) - This performance was too much fluff and not enough meat. Moving ALL OVER the studio and then the whole backbend on the floor while the piano shot out flames...overkill and pointless to me. It seemed like a bad attempt at "rock and roll". Eh. At least the Idol stylists are making his hair look better. Oops...a plug for Pepsi. Has James not noticed the Coke icons and references EVERYWHERE? lol Also, apparently his comment has caused great upset in the Jackson family...no, seriously, they are mad! Odd.
Thia Megia (♪♪ 1/2) - I will continue to go on record stating that Thia is a very talented vocalist, but she is not an artist and she has A LOT to learn about entertaining. She is missing the star quality that some others have bursting out of their pores this season. She gets lost in the shuffle.
Casey Abrams (♪♪♪ 1/2) - OMG...is Casey....SINGING??? I cannot believe it! Finally we get a glimpse of the voice/style that got him to the Finals. Oops...there comes the creepy face and growling at the end. I did not think he could hold that off for long. Overall, though, probably his best performance in the Finals. Still over him though.
Jacob Lusk (♪♪♪♪) - Jacob had an outstanding performance last week, so I was interested to see how he followed it up. Sadly, the sound mix was TERRIBLE and much of the time Jacob was overpowered by the backing vocals and the money moments were lost in the mix. All that aside, Jacob is still a top contendor and remains one of my Top 3 of this season. Next week, sound guys, PLEASE get the mix right.
Haley Reinhart (♪♪♪) - Haley in the "pimp spot"??? Really!??! Last week was Haley's best performance of the finals and tonight she slipped back into her old ways a little bit. Trying too hard to be "sexy" and oversinging/performing. She had moments where we got glimpses of her unique/smokey voice, but overall it was not as good as obviously the judges perceived it. "Best of the night", Randy? I think not.
So, TWO go home this week thanks to the judges WASTING their save last week. This competition is tough because there are a lot of good contestants this year. However, this week's performance's were weak overall and nobody really stood out in my mind, which makes it even tougher. It all comes down to fan base...I don't think anyone did anything special to acquire new fans/votes this week so it depends on how strong they already are. Here is who I think is in trouble this week: Haley, Thia, Naima, Paul and Stefano (sadly). Which 2 will leave us this week....I guess we will find out!
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