AMERICAN IDOL 9: TOP 11 Billboard Number 1's
I did not get to watch the show but I have great sources who allow me to hear and see the performances. I try to only listen to the audio because we are looking for the best singer. Well here is my take on the night:
11. Andrew Garcia - I Heard It THrough The Grapevine: REALLY???? I had him pegged as one of my early favorites. Now he is totally dissapointing. He has totally lost his way and I feel like he is just going through the motions. This performance was nothing at all. Just nothing. Ughhhh!!!! So frustrating. ENOUGH.
10.Paige Miles - Against All Odds: Can she please be sick again? This was horrible. Absolutely horrible. So breathy and out of sync. Notes were all over the place. It was also a horrible song choice. She should have done Hero (Sidebar: I won CSM Idol with that song. I, at least, did something different and was able to stay in tune. Check it out.) I felt like I was at a bad middle school talent show. Now a days, even those talent shows are way better than this. I don't what she was thinking. Looks there will be 4 girls on the tour this year.
9. Tim Urban - Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Vocally boring. It was a "just there" vocal. The arrangement was a little awkward. He really bores me. Even with this great Queen song. I remember whenFantasia did it. She knocked it out of the park. This version, not so much. Just okay.
8. Didi Benami - You're No Good: Very pitchy but I still like the timbre of her voice. It is okay. Not my favorite song choice for her. I loved her so much last week. I hope that she can get that back.
7. Lee Dewyze - The Letter: It was okay. Not as good as the judges made it seem. I could finally understand some of the words that have come out of Lee's mouth. His pitch is far from perfect and he needs a little more refining. His voice reminds me of Bucky Covington. Bucky has done well for himself over the years. I think that Lee will benefit from the same.
6. Katie Stevens - Big Girls Don't Cry: Good overall. I think that she is slowly but surely finding her way in this competition. She does have a couple of pitch of problems that she has to work out. Other than that, I think that she is progressing.
5. Michael Lynche - When A Man Loves A Woman: The piano intro was awesome. I actually liked the arrangement a whole lot. The first half was so great. Honestly it was but when he got to the second part, he was doing too much for me. I loved the subtlety of the beginning. He is smart for going the R&B route. I think that it was one of his better vocals.
4. Aaron Kelly - Don't Wanna Miss A Thing: Good for being sick. The tone of his voice is great. I love it when he is not screaming. I liked it. I could listen to him sing anything though. Not really a fan of the song choice but it worked for him. He is becoming my favorite male contestant since Todrick is gone.
3. Siobhan Magnus - Superstition: I love this song but only when Stevie does it. I think that Siobhan did okay with it. For me, it just wasn't as good as last week's performance. I want her to get out of the screechy realm and deliver as great solid vocal. She is a great performer and something about her makes you want to root for her.
2. Casey James - The Power Of Love: I LOVED this performance. This is the first Casey performance that I really liked. The others were tolerable but this song was the perfect fit for his voice. Great job.
1. Crystal Bowersox - Me And Bobby McGhee: What a great song choice for her. She sounded so natural singing this. She is amazingly refreshing. All of her vocal choices have been so spot on. So seasoned. I could listen to her on the radio RIGHT NOW.
The bottom 3 should clearly be Andrew Garcia, Paige Miles, and Tim Urban. I have this gut feeling that Paige Miles will go home this week. I would love for it to be Andrew Garcia but his youtube fans are probably dialing away. I think that Didi may find herself in the bottom. This is a very important week because this decides who goes on tour.
11. Andrew Garcia - I Heard It THrough The Grapevine: REALLY???? I had him pegged as one of my early favorites. Now he is totally dissapointing. He has totally lost his way and I feel like he is just going through the motions. This performance was nothing at all. Just nothing. Ughhhh!!!! So frustrating. ENOUGH.
10.Paige Miles - Against All Odds: Can she please be sick again? This was horrible. Absolutely horrible. So breathy and out of sync. Notes were all over the place. It was also a horrible song choice. She should have done Hero (Sidebar: I won CSM Idol with that song. I, at least, did something different and was able to stay in tune. Check it out.) I felt like I was at a bad middle school talent show. Now a days, even those talent shows are way better than this. I don't what she was thinking. Looks there will be 4 girls on the tour this year.
9. Tim Urban - Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Vocally boring. It was a "just there" vocal. The arrangement was a little awkward. He really bores me. Even with this great Queen song. I remember when
8. Didi Benami - You're No Good: Very pitchy but I still like the timbre of her voice. It is okay. Not my favorite song choice for her. I loved her so much last week. I hope that she can get that back.
7. Lee Dewyze - The Letter: It was okay. Not as good as the judges made it seem. I could finally understand some of the words that have come out of Lee's mouth. His pitch is far from perfect and he needs a little more refining. His voice reminds me of Bucky Covington. Bucky has done well for himself over the years. I think that Lee will benefit from the same.
6. Katie Stevens - Big Girls Don't Cry: Good overall. I think that she is slowly but surely finding her way in this competition. She does have a couple of pitch of problems that she has to work out. Other than that, I think that she is progressing.
5. Michael Lynche - When A Man Loves A Woman: The piano intro was awesome. I actually liked the arrangement a whole lot. The first half was so great. Honestly it was but when he got to the second part, he was doing too much for me. I loved the subtlety of the beginning. He is smart for going the R&B route. I think that it was one of his better vocals.
4. Aaron Kelly - Don't Wanna Miss A Thing: Good for being sick. The tone of his voice is great. I love it when he is not screaming. I liked it. I could listen to him sing anything though. Not really a fan of the song choice but it worked for him. He is becoming my favorite male contestant since Todrick is gone.
3. Siobhan Magnus - Superstition: I love this song but only when Stevie does it. I think that Siobhan did okay with it. For me, it just wasn't as good as last week's performance. I want her to get out of the screechy realm and deliver as great solid vocal. She is a great performer and something about her makes you want to root for her.
2. Casey James - The Power Of Love: I LOVED this performance. This is the first Casey performance that I really liked. The others were tolerable but this song was the perfect fit for his voice. Great job.
1. Crystal Bowersox - Me And Bobby McGhee: What a great song choice for her. She sounded so natural singing this. She is amazingly refreshing. All of her vocal choices have been so spot on. So seasoned. I could listen to her on the radio RIGHT NOW.
The bottom 3 should clearly be Andrew Garcia, Paige Miles, and Tim Urban. I have this gut feeling that Paige Miles will go home this week. I would love for it to be Andrew Garcia but his youtube fans are probably dialing away. I think that Didi may find herself in the bottom. This is a very important week because this decides who goes on tour.
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