AMERICAN IDOL 10: Top 13 - Songs From Their Favorite Artist
I hate themes like this. They are so so broad!!! Can't wait to get to real themed nights.
13. Karen Rodriguez - I Could Fall In Love: Sorry but this was one of the worst vocals of the night. The song was too low and slow for you. You should have picked a more uptempo Selena song. I didn't like until the last 20 seconds of the song. There, you gave us a little Beyonce flavor but that is not enough to save you from the horrendous beginning. Bottom 3 for sure.
12. Paul McDonald - Come Pick Me Up: I tried tried tried to get into it but nothing was working for me. I think that you have an interesting voice but it seemed out of tune and never grounded for me. I literally sat for a minute and scratched my head after this performance. Your skipping across the stage was scaring me. I honestly thought that you were drunk or high or something. I just don't get it.
11. Haley Reinhart - Blue: I felt like I was listening to someone at the County Fair. Not because it was a country song but because it bored me to tears. LeAnn's original version is way better. To me, you did nothing different and brought nothing to the table. I think that is a killer voice in there but it has this hard affected vocal shell around it. I know that you want to sing differently but you rely on what you know, which is the growling and the guttural sounds. I would love to hear you just sing a song. This made me want Kendra back!!!!
10. Jacob Lusk - I Believe I Can Fly: This was such a disappointing performance for me. What was up with that key change???? YIKES!!! I literally cringed all over. It got shouty and screechy towards the end. No need to stay up in the rafters. The male voice is like a roller coaster. You never want to get stuck at the top. Once you get stuck it is hard to come down. Take a moment and regroup. Man, it was a rough performance. Tone in the beginning was great but after that it just got really bad.
9. Thia Megia - Smile: What is up with the arrangement? Producers get this together please. Her tone is so good. I am telling you I could listen to her sing anything. Now if we could get her to think above the notes. She flats out a lot. I want to be on pitch so badly sometimes. She can really sing. She is just flat most of the time.
8. Naima Adedapo - Umbrella: Who do you want to be? Are you the sultry eccentric jazz singer or the reggae infused hip hop hook singer? Really? You freaked me out with the dancing in the beginning. It took guts to do that and to also go all reggae on us in the middle. BREATHE!!!! All that dancing winded you out. Not my favorite song choice. I would have suggested "Take A Bow".
7. Ashton Jones - When You Tell Me That You Love ME: Not the song choice that I was expecting for you. Let me get this out of the way. It's a ballad. You DO NOT have to say "Hey" before or after each build up part. It does not call for that. As for the rest of the song, you actually sang it well. I just don't know if this was the performance to get America on your side. I liked the arrangement with the autotuned background vocals. Good touch Rodney Jerkins.
6. Lauren Alaina - Any Man Of Mine: Girl you can SANG!!!! I was worried with this song because it does not have a good track record on the show. But I think that you sang it very well. It did a little manic at times but you are so good that you don't have to try that hard. Just have fun and relax.
5. James Durbin - Maybe I'm Amazed: I like his voice. I think that he has a great tone quality to his voice. I even liked the song choice. Hmmm am I becoming a fan??? Only time will tell. I thought that this was a good vocal. You are a real rocker on this show.
4. Stefano Langone - Lately: Yep you can SANG boy!!!! I love this song. I am actually digging the arrangement. It gave it a different spin that made it match your voice. Now I want to hear you do some Ne Yo. I don't know it just reminded of "Closer". Good job!!!
3. Pia Toscano - All By Myself: What a classy songstress. Those power notes are definitely there. You can definitely sing. It got a little funky during the key change but other than that, IT WAS AWESOME!!!! Especially that last little sequence. You know to just deliver. You hit each "All By Myself" with the same amount of power and consistency. That is very hard to do. Hats off to you.
2. Scotty McCreery - The River: Yes Yes Yes. True authentic country singer. I feel like that was your song. Just nice clean vocals. I really liked it. Dude, this was awesome. Not much more to say.
1. Casey Abrams - With A Little Help From My Friends: I loved it!!!! Do you have a shimmer of becoming Taylor Hicks 2.0? Yes. But lets hope not. You showed us different textures and nuances to your voice. You went from soft and gentle to hardcore and gritty in 1 minute and 40 seconds. Dude when the music broke and you came in with those vocal runs, I got the goosebumps. GREAT!!!!
Yea so I think that this was a good night. Some great performances but also some really bad ones. I think that the bottom 3 should be Paul, Karen, and Haley but I am sure that it might be Naima, Ashton, and Karen with Ashton or Karen going home. Karen going home would not bother me but I don't want to see Ashton go yet.
13. Karen Rodriguez - I Could Fall In Love: Sorry but this was one of the worst vocals of the night. The song was too low and slow for you. You should have picked a more uptempo Selena song. I didn't like until the last 20 seconds of the song. There, you gave us a little Beyonce flavor but that is not enough to save you from the horrendous beginning. Bottom 3 for sure.
12. Paul McDonald - Come Pick Me Up: I tried tried tried to get into it but nothing was working for me. I think that you have an interesting voice but it seemed out of tune and never grounded for me. I literally sat for a minute and scratched my head after this performance. Your skipping across the stage was scaring me. I honestly thought that you were drunk or high or something. I just don't get it.
11. Haley Reinhart - Blue: I felt like I was listening to someone at the County Fair. Not because it was a country song but because it bored me to tears. LeAnn's original version is way better. To me, you did nothing different and brought nothing to the table. I think that is a killer voice in there but it has this hard affected vocal shell around it. I know that you want to sing differently but you rely on what you know, which is the growling and the guttural sounds. I would love to hear you just sing a song. This made me want Kendra back!!!!
10. Jacob Lusk - I Believe I Can Fly: This was such a disappointing performance for me. What was up with that key change???? YIKES!!! I literally cringed all over. It got shouty and screechy towards the end. No need to stay up in the rafters. The male voice is like a roller coaster. You never want to get stuck at the top. Once you get stuck it is hard to come down. Take a moment and regroup. Man, it was a rough performance. Tone in the beginning was great but after that it just got really bad.
9. Thia Megia - Smile: What is up with the arrangement? Producers get this together please. Her tone is so good. I am telling you I could listen to her sing anything. Now if we could get her to think above the notes. She flats out a lot. I want to be on pitch so badly sometimes. She can really sing. She is just flat most of the time.
8. Naima Adedapo - Umbrella: Who do you want to be? Are you the sultry eccentric jazz singer or the reggae infused hip hop hook singer? Really? You freaked me out with the dancing in the beginning. It took guts to do that and to also go all reggae on us in the middle. BREATHE!!!! All that dancing winded you out. Not my favorite song choice. I would have suggested "Take A Bow".
7. Ashton Jones - When You Tell Me That You Love ME: Not the song choice that I was expecting for you. Let me get this out of the way. It's a ballad. You DO NOT have to say "Hey" before or after each build up part. It does not call for that. As for the rest of the song, you actually sang it well. I just don't know if this was the performance to get America on your side. I liked the arrangement with the autotuned background vocals. Good touch Rodney Jerkins.
6. Lauren Alaina - Any Man Of Mine: Girl you can SANG!!!! I was worried with this song because it does not have a good track record on the show. But I think that you sang it very well. It did a little manic at times but you are so good that you don't have to try that hard. Just have fun and relax.
5. James Durbin - Maybe I'm Amazed: I like his voice. I think that he has a great tone quality to his voice. I even liked the song choice. Hmmm am I becoming a fan??? Only time will tell. I thought that this was a good vocal. You are a real rocker on this show.
4. Stefano Langone - Lately: Yep you can SANG boy!!!! I love this song. I am actually digging the arrangement. It gave it a different spin that made it match your voice. Now I want to hear you do some Ne Yo. I don't know it just reminded of "Closer". Good job!!!
3. Pia Toscano - All By Myself: What a classy songstress. Those power notes are definitely there. You can definitely sing. It got a little funky during the key change but other than that, IT WAS AWESOME!!!! Especially that last little sequence. You know to just deliver. You hit each "All By Myself" with the same amount of power and consistency. That is very hard to do. Hats off to you.
2. Scotty McCreery - The River: Yes Yes Yes. True authentic country singer. I feel like that was your song. Just nice clean vocals. I really liked it. Dude, this was awesome. Not much more to say.
1. Casey Abrams - With A Little Help From My Friends: I loved it!!!! Do you have a shimmer of becoming Taylor Hicks 2.0? Yes. But lets hope not. You showed us different textures and nuances to your voice. You went from soft and gentle to hardcore and gritty in 1 minute and 40 seconds. Dude when the music broke and you came in with those vocal runs, I got the goosebumps. GREAT!!!!
Yea so I think that this was a good night. Some great performances but also some really bad ones. I think that the bottom 3 should be Paul, Karen, and Haley but I am sure that it might be Naima, Ashton, and Karen with Ashton or Karen going home. Karen going home would not bother me but I don't want to see Ashton go yet.
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