Idol Rant 5.9.07

Last Wednesday, when they announced that Barry Gibb would be this week’s mentor, I predicted that this theme was going to be disastrous (brace yourself Blake fans). The night was broken up to give two performances for each contestant. If they were going to have each sing twice they should’ve let them sing a different theme on one of the songs or picked a more current artist for them to cover. Barry Gibb was a 70’s icon and a wonderful songwriter, however, his time has passed and most of his songs are very dated (and he is definitely no longer a sex symbol). That being said, here we go…

Melinda:

“Love You Inside and Out”
After the first few lines, which were a little rough, she hit her stride. She has actually improved her stage presence over the past few weeks. This was not my favorite performance but she did a great job.

“How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”
This was a perfect song choice for her. Definitely her style of music. I also would like to commend her for sticking to her guns and leaving out the “loser” part. Without fail, if an Idol contestant sings about leaving then they will (remember Phil just went out in a “Blaze of Glory”).

Blake:

“Should Be Dancing”
Blake definitely brought the things that I hate about him to this performance with the exception of the British accent. He would have actually had to sing a significant part of the song in order for that to happen. He is taking “suck” to a whole new level. The one thing I would say in his defense as far as Randy is concerned is that Blake did just as much beat boxing last week during his Bon Jovi performance and you thought it was innovative. Obviously, it wasn’t and now you regret creating a monster.

“This Is Where I Came In”
This time Blake decided to dance, beat box, and sing with a British accent. Ugh! I was wondering when the judges would finally ask him to stop beat boxing his performances. At the beginning of the season when they encouraged it, I knew that wouldn’t last. Maybe he has decided he doesn’t want to be on the show anymore now that his boyfriend Chris is gone. His performances last night were his quickest ticket home if not for the votes of teenage girls across the country. Give it up girls he is just not interested.

Lakisha:

"Stayin' Alive"
I don't know why Lakisha bothers to ask for advice from the mentors. At this point, we all know that she is going to ignore their advice and do what she wants anyway. While I agree with the judges that it wasn't very good. It definitely wasn't the worst of the night (Blake).

"Run To Me"
I liked her dress (not to get too much into Paula territory when it comes to complementing the contestants). She definitely attended the shouting school of singing though it didn't do her much good since this was a very boring performance.

Jordin:

"To Love Somebody"
Jordin took the first round. I thought she looked and sounded beautiful which is good because...

"Woman In Love"
she attempted to take on Barbra Streisand with her second song which was really not very good. There were some definite pitch problems and she seemed to be trying to sing in too high of a key. Despite that, the final should be Jordin and Melinda. The two best singers on the show.

Prediction: Lakisha or Blake will go. Please, please, please let it be Blake.

DialIdol Results: Blake and Jordin are safe. Lakisha and Melinda are in danger of leaving. Someone needs to put an end to teenage dialing.