American Idol: As I Heard It!
Anoop — Caught Up — I didn’t much care for it. What the hell was he thinking picking an Usher song? And what the flippity flap were the horrid faces he was making? Blech!
Megan — Turn Your Lights Down Low — Why does she persist in singing in those lower keys when she sounds better higher? I don’t think she picked right for her voice yet again, so I don’t think she has a clue what she sounds like. Hmm, I liked the last line the best — she should have sung the whole thing like that. Well, at least they gave her great advice — Duffy, Adele, that’s what she needs to do. Why do I continue to like this girl? Why oh why oh why??? It’s got to be because she’s simply gorgeous to look at and quirky. I like quirk.
Danny — What Hurts the Most — OMG I love this song and this was PERFECT for Danny. You can literally see he feels this song deeply and that makes all the difference when you’re singing. LOVE YOU DANNY!
Allison — Don’t Speak — Good song. Uh oh, I don’t think I liked this so much. It made me want to hear Gwen immediately.
Scott — Just the Way You Are — This guy really needs to leave. Yeah he’s blind, we get it. But his voice irritates me. He borders on being whiny. Go…it’s time for you to go!
Why does Paula look so strange tonight? What’s with her eyes and why the hell is she literally trembling all over?
Matt — You Found Me — The song is starting in too low a key for him and out of key, too. I like the rest of it, but why do they do that??? The second half was really good.
Lil — I Surrender — Whoa, that wasn’t good. What’s wrong with this girl? She has the pipes, but have they scared her so badly she doesn’t know what to do anymore? I don’t get it.
Adam — Play that Funky Music — Uh oh, he’s back to Broadway musical tonight. Who would want to buy this record? He has great vocal control, but I don’t like it much when he gets loud in the upper ranges — and his scream just annoys me. He’s no Robert Plant.
Kris — Ain’t No Sunshine — Great song. Great performance. Sorry Danny, I do love you…I’ve been pulling for you to win since the first audition way back when. But Kris is the best performance of the night. I was blown away, his voice, the arrangement…everything. Right on!
My bottom 3 — Anoop, Scott and Megan ;(