Sorry guys! This week's rant is as weak as the performances last night. Ugh! I don't need to hear another Beatles song any time soon.
The Best
David Cook - "Day Tripper"
If you didn't know already, he is my favorite so I am admittedly biased. Since I just saw Bon Jovi perform in Greensboro on Sunday, I loved the nod to them at the end of the song with the voice box. He is entertaining each and every week with consistent performances. He will make it to at least the top four of this competition if I have to dial until my fingers bleed. ;O)
Carly Smithson "Blackbird"
It pains me to have to include her in the best since she is a ringer that should have never been allowed on the show who I personally just Do Not Like. Tonight she toned down the power vocals, though there was still a hint of the stink eye, and she sounded better than she has all season. I was shocked that Simon picked this week to trash her as he has taken every opportunity to pimp her to the audience up to this point. I wonder what his agenda was with that? Sympathy votes, maybe?
The Worst
Seabiscuit - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"
Ah, Seabiscuit. Thank God she tanked it again this week and signed her exit papers. Not only does she sing like a strangled rooster but she is boring to boot. Even Paula gave her the kiss of death when she told her how beautiful she looked tonight. Pack your bags girl - your days of terrorizing the viewers of AI are over! :O)
Ramamamamalei - "I Should've Known Better"
The sad thing is that this girl can actually sing. She picks the worst songs week after week and then gives a completely lackluster performance. This week she multiplied her problems with the precocious play acting during the song. She will not last much longer. If she gets kicked off instead of Seabiscuit, I may lose it.
Amanda "Joe Cocker" Overmyer - "Back in the USSR"
Oh, the hair. The verses were really rough and she was so out of breath that I thought she might hyperventilate. I can't decide if the spastic Joe Cocker seizures that she calls dancing are entertaining or not. I know that she is going to stick around for now but I can only wonder what she will do when they get to themes that she can not turn into 70's rock.
The Rest
Chikezie - "I Have Just Seen A Face"
Chikezie has found his niche. Add a steel guitar and he goes from ho-hum to dy-no-mite in 5 seconds. I would have never thought that someone from Inglewood CA would have the best country/bluegrass talent this season. I really like this guy and when the song started I thought "oh, no - old Chikezie is back" and was scared that he would save Seabiscuit from getting her final curtain call this week. The bluegrass portion should save him but I have no idea what he can pull off next week but the judges will crucify him if he uses the steel guitar again.
David "Mighty Mouse" Archuleta - "The Long and Winding Road"
We all know that Weezy can sing as long as the song is slow enough for him. Unfortunately, while he is boyishly cute, which is obviously getting him TONS of votes, he is kind of Reuben Studdard-esqe on stage (without the towel to mop the sweat from his forehead). It is very robotic. Microphone in left hand - hold out palm of right hand and hit notes perfectly. Switch the microphone over to the right hand and hold out the left. Boring. His "aw-shucks" video packages before the performance can't be winning him any fans either.
Michael Johns - "A Day In The Life"
Other than the missed high note in the beginning of the song he did not do a bad job with this vocally. The problem was the arrangement. He should have never tried to use this extremely long song and condense it down to just over a minute and a half. Just pick something else. There were a kajillion songs. Like Mighty Mouse, he seems to have a hard time figuring out how he wants to hold the microphone while he sings.
Brooke White - "Here Comes The Sun"
I was so disappointed in her tonight. She is one of my favorites but she proved tonight that she just CAN NOT perform without an instrument. The dancing was atrocious without the gawky arm movements. She was the prime example of why they shouldn't have done the Beatles two weeks in a row. They should have saved Beatles week Part Deux for later in the season. By the end of the show, even the Beatles were getting on my nerves.
Jason Castro - "Michelle"
Simon hit the nail on the head with this one. He is so charming yet goofy that he is allowed to get away with bad notes that get held against other contestants by showing us his pearly whites. Like Brooke, he seems much more comfortable on stage when he has an instrument. The guitar needs to make a return next week on something upbeat.
Syesha Mercado - "Yesterday"
I didn't think she had the ability to rein it in and sing without belting it out and still sound well. I was wrong. Some of the high notes were a little iffy but it was her best performance since the competition began. She could have worn more clothing, however. Next thing you know she will have laryngitis again due to chest exposure.
Should Go
Seabiscuit
Will Go
Seabiscuit (This is IT! No More! If you know someone that is voting for her, for the love of God, disconnect their phone or break their dialing finger.)
Dial Idol Predictions
Safe: David Archuleta is the only contestant that is safe.
Bottom 3: Chikezie, Amanda and Kristy Lee
The Best
David Cook - "Day Tripper"
If you didn't know already, he is my favorite so I am admittedly biased. Since I just saw Bon Jovi perform in Greensboro on Sunday, I loved the nod to them at the end of the song with the voice box. He is entertaining each and every week with consistent performances. He will make it to at least the top four of this competition if I have to dial until my fingers bleed. ;O)
Carly Smithson "Blackbird"
It pains me to have to include her in the best since she is a ringer that should have never been allowed on the show who I personally just Do Not Like. Tonight she toned down the power vocals, though there was still a hint of the stink eye, and she sounded better than she has all season. I was shocked that Simon picked this week to trash her as he has taken every opportunity to pimp her to the audience up to this point. I wonder what his agenda was with that? Sympathy votes, maybe?
The Worst
Seabiscuit - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"
Ah, Seabiscuit. Thank God she tanked it again this week and signed her exit papers. Not only does she sing like a strangled rooster but she is boring to boot. Even Paula gave her the kiss of death when she told her how beautiful she looked tonight. Pack your bags girl - your days of terrorizing the viewers of AI are over! :O)
Ramamamamalei - "I Should've Known Better"
The sad thing is that this girl can actually sing. She picks the worst songs week after week and then gives a completely lackluster performance. This week she multiplied her problems with the precocious play acting during the song. She will not last much longer. If she gets kicked off instead of Seabiscuit, I may lose it.
Amanda "Joe Cocker" Overmyer - "Back in the USSR"
Oh, the hair. The verses were really rough and she was so out of breath that I thought she might hyperventilate. I can't decide if the spastic Joe Cocker seizures that she calls dancing are entertaining or not. I know that she is going to stick around for now but I can only wonder what she will do when they get to themes that she can not turn into 70's rock.
The Rest
Chikezie - "I Have Just Seen A Face"
Chikezie has found his niche. Add a steel guitar and he goes from ho-hum to dy-no-mite in 5 seconds. I would have never thought that someone from Inglewood CA would have the best country/bluegrass talent this season. I really like this guy and when the song started I thought "oh, no - old Chikezie is back" and was scared that he would save Seabiscuit from getting her final curtain call this week. The bluegrass portion should save him but I have no idea what he can pull off next week but the judges will crucify him if he uses the steel guitar again.
David "Mighty Mouse" Archuleta - "The Long and Winding Road"
We all know that Weezy can sing as long as the song is slow enough for him. Unfortunately, while he is boyishly cute, which is obviously getting him TONS of votes, he is kind of Reuben Studdard-esqe on stage (without the towel to mop the sweat from his forehead). It is very robotic. Microphone in left hand - hold out palm of right hand and hit notes perfectly. Switch the microphone over to the right hand and hold out the left. Boring. His "aw-shucks" video packages before the performance can't be winning him any fans either.
Michael Johns - "A Day In The Life"
Other than the missed high note in the beginning of the song he did not do a bad job with this vocally. The problem was the arrangement. He should have never tried to use this extremely long song and condense it down to just over a minute and a half. Just pick something else. There were a kajillion songs. Like Mighty Mouse, he seems to have a hard time figuring out how he wants to hold the microphone while he sings.
Brooke White - "Here Comes The Sun"
I was so disappointed in her tonight. She is one of my favorites but she proved tonight that she just CAN NOT perform without an instrument. The dancing was atrocious without the gawky arm movements. She was the prime example of why they shouldn't have done the Beatles two weeks in a row. They should have saved Beatles week Part Deux for later in the season. By the end of the show, even the Beatles were getting on my nerves.
Jason Castro - "Michelle"
Simon hit the nail on the head with this one. He is so charming yet goofy that he is allowed to get away with bad notes that get held against other contestants by showing us his pearly whites. Like Brooke, he seems much more comfortable on stage when he has an instrument. The guitar needs to make a return next week on something upbeat.
Syesha Mercado - "Yesterday"
I didn't think she had the ability to rein it in and sing without belting it out and still sound well. I was wrong. Some of the high notes were a little iffy but it was her best performance since the competition began. She could have worn more clothing, however. Next thing you know she will have laryngitis again due to chest exposure.
Should Go
Seabiscuit
Will Go
Seabiscuit (This is IT! No More! If you know someone that is voting for her, for the love of God, disconnect their phone or break their dialing finger.)
Dial Idol Predictions
Safe: David Archuleta is the only contestant that is safe.
Bottom 3: Chikezie, Amanda and Kristy Lee
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