A bit of a schedule change this week because Crystal Bowersox was hospitalized for an issue with her diabetes. The boys were put on the hot seat first. It was a boring night overall, but there was definitely some improvement over last week for some of the contestants. Here we go...
Michael Lynche: ("Man's World" - James Brown) This was better than last week and much less "breathy" but I still had issues with his performance. There was way too much time spent at the beginning of the song posturing while the band played but not singing. Now, I know that part of that has to do with the song choice, but this is a singing competition. Find something that will allow you to sing!
John Park: ("Gravity" - John Mayer) John was BORING again this week. I don't get him. He has a good voice but once he gets on stage it just leaves him and takes any charisma that he has with it. He could be in danger.
Casey James: ("I Don't Wanna Be" - Gavin DeGraw) Casey lost the goat vibrato this week but he spent entirely too much time concentrating on his guitar and not enough time learning to sing his song well. This was done much better by Bo Bice and Elliott Yamin.
Alex Lambert: ("Everybody Knows" - John Legend) Wow! Alex is so much better with the guitar. His voice continued to shine and the guitar seemed to help with his nerves and improve his stage presence. This is a Lambert that I will root for.
Todrick Hall: ("What's Love Got To Do With It?" - Tina Turner) Todrick was manic and bad last week. He was boring and not very good this week. He needs to have someone else arrange the songs for him or find a version that someone else has already updated but is not as well known as the original and go with that. His current method is just not working. My friend Kim had the perfect suggestion... He should have done "Private Dancer" at least that would have been hilariously entertaining. ;O)
Jermaine Sellers: ("What's Going On?" - Marvin Gaye) First, I must address the onesie. I could have lived my whole live without seeing him in his JJ Evans drawers. This guy is so arrogant that it is hard to listen to his taped package. If you are going to be that cocky then you really need to have the talent to back it up. "Bus Boy" is not as talented as he thinks he is. Buh-bye, please!
Andrew Garcia: ("You Give Me Something - James Morrison) Andrew seemed very out of place without his guitar to stand behind. There were a couple of good short moments but it was really rough in a lot of places and boring.
Aaron Kelly: ("My Girl" - Temptations) Aaron took a leap back this week. It stared out okay but fell apart in the middle and then careened downhill to badness. He is much better when covering Rascal Flatts. If he makes it to next week he might want to go back to country music.
Tim Urban: ("Come On Get High" - Matt Nathanson) To paraphrase the opening line of his performance, "I did not miss the sound of his voice". It was better than he did last week but it was still really not good. I still believe that there had to be someone better than Tim to take the place of Chris Golightly when he was booted. He does not deserve to be here.
Lee Dewyze ("Lips of An Angel" - Hinder) I am not a fan of this song. That said, I think Lee has lots of potential but he did have some bad notes. He also needs his guitar to feel comfortable on stage. He was one of the best given his competition.
Best
Alex Lambert
Lee Dewyze
Michael Lynche
Boring
John Park
Andrew Garcia
Casey James
Aaron Kelly
Worst - Go Home Please!
Jermaine Sellers
Tim Urban
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