The top 11 round of American Idol brought us British Invasion night with guest celebrities Lulu and Peter Noone. There was an improvement overall in performances based on last week, however, there were still quite a few bumps in the road. This week also featured "Crying Girl". Can someone please get this little chickie some medication? STAT! When they initially showed her crying, I thought she was strange. When she cried during the beginning of Sanjaya's rendition of "You Really Got Me", it cracked me up and I, like Simon, believed it was because she was being tortured by his performance. However, when she kept crying it got really creepy and I was begging for someone to slap her back into reality. I have since heard that she was crying because she was such a big fan of Sanjaya. This is proof that she has serious psychological issues and her parents should get her help immediately.
The Best: Jordin and Melinda. I usually take notes during the performances each week but I was so caught up in Jordin's performance of "I Who Have Nothing" that I forgot to write. I thought it was wonderful and it was my favorite of the night. I also thought Melinda gave a great performance after she stood up.
The Worst: Haley Scarnato who has definitely been studying at the "Katharine McPhee School of How to be an Idol". It's just too bad that her mother isn't a vocal coach and she can't sing. :) Showing off her "attributes" will not win her the competition though it may get her enough votes from the male population to stay one more week.
Brownie Points: The theme of the night. This was a HUGE improvement over Diana Ross night! At least with more general themes such as this the constants can pick songs that actually show off their talents providing that they have talent.
Everyone Else:
Chris R: Much better when he stands and actually tries to sing. I could live without the vibrato moments though. I had to put up with enough of that last year from Ace Young.
Stephanie: When she sang for Lulu, I got excited because it sounded really good. Unfortunately, when she hit the stage her nerves got the best of her and it was not good at all.
Blake: His lame dance moves HAVE GOT TO GO. If he would cut out the dancing and 75% of the beat boxing his performances would be better. When he just stands and sings he has a great voice (just watch the high notes). This was okay in parts. I definitely did not think as highly of it as the judges did.
Lakisha: I didn't like it and found it kind of lackluster. I did find it interesting that for the second week in a row she did not take the advice of the guest celebrity. I think this makes her look cocky. She did look a lot better this week except for the hair.
Phil: He was much more comfortable this week than usual. He also started better. Not the best performance of the night but I don't know why the judges were throwing him under the bus this week.
Sanjaya: I would like to point out that Ryan Seacrest got to speak the words that strike fear into the hearts of all sane Americans this week when he announced "Up next with something wild - Sanjaya". It was also hilarious that Peter Noone was trying to discourage Sanjaya from singing one of his songs. All things considered, it was his best performance to date though that is not really saying anything.
Gina: It was okay. There were some bad moments. I still think she would sing better if she stopped roaming the stage.
Chris S: Started rough but ended better. Holding the mike stand at the end was a little weird. The best part was the guys in the audience holding the sign that read "Bringing Chubby Back". That was awesome!
My Prediction: As always, Sanjaya should go home, however, since I know that won't happen, the worst performer of the night should go and that would be Haley.
DialIdol Results
Top 3:
Melinda
Phil
Blake
Bottom 3:
Chris S.
Gina
Haley
