The original theme for this week was Teen Pop. The Powers That Be then changed it to #1 Hits from the Billboard Hot 100. I don't know that they really did us any favors. The songs that most of the contestants chose have been done on the show already or were never done for a reason. At least if they had stuck with Teen Pop then we could have blamed it on the theme. I don't know who to blame for this travesty.
Lee Dewyze: ("The Letter" - Box Tops 1967) Lee changed it up this week by leaving out the guitar. It actually improved his stage presence somehow. He still looked nervous but not as much.
Paige Miles: ("Against All Odds" - Phil Collins 1984) HIDEOUS! I don't know what happened but Paige was Just. Not. Good. I don't know if she is just not trying or if we should stage an uprising against the judges for putting her through in the first place. Other than a slight glimmer last week, she has not proven that she has any talent at all.
Tim Urban: ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen 1980) Tim tried to liven things up this week by sliding on the stage and hand slapping the swaybots in the pit. In an ordinary week, it would have been fodder to get him sent home. This week, however, he had so much competition in the how-bad-can-I-be category that it didn't seem as bad to me. He was trying too hard and was still boring but he sang better than Paige or Andrew. My Dad thinks that "Annie's Song" by John Denver would be perfect for him and win him legions of fans. Wonder what the theme is next week?
Aaron Kelly: ("Don't Want To Miss A Thing" - Aerosmith 1998) Given that Aaron had laryngitis and tonsillitis, he did a decent job with this song. He does need to work on the rut that he has fallen into. I don't think he has done one song that is not a ballad yet. I know that ballads are what fits his voice the best but it will come back to bite him if he doesn't learn to branch out some.
Crystal Bowersox: ("Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin 1971) The transition from the first verse to the rest of the song was a little odd, but Crystal did what she does best. This time she got to channel Joplin while performing her song. It was really good.
Big Mike Lynche: ("When A Man Loves A Woman" - Percy Sledge 1966) Mike sang well once again this week until the falsetto at the end. The thing that is working against him is the odd posturing that he projects on stage. He also seems to have fallen into a ballad rut with Aaron.
Andrew Garcia: ("Heard It Through The Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye 1968) He should not be here. I want Alex Lambert back! Now!
Katie Stevens: ("Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie 2007) Katie didn't add anything new to the song. It was just a copy cat version that was not as good as the original. She was better than last week though so I guess that was an improvement. To quote Kara (am I really doing this?), she still has "mad pitch issues".
Casey James: ("Power of Love" - Huey Lewis & The News 1985) Casey didn't really do anything special to it but I give him extra points for choosing Huey Lewis. It was much better than a lot of the other contestants. His voice is similar to Stevie Ray Vaughn's.
Didi Benami: ("You're No Good" - Linda Ronstadt 1975) Didi was trying to channel Lacey Brown for some unknown reason. Didi - Lacey was sent home because she sucks. Do not try to be Lacey unless you want to go home. Paige or Andrew should save you this week but you only get so many passes before bad decisions catch up to you.
Siobhan Magnus: ("Superstition" - Stevie Wonder 1972) This was the first time that I didn't really care for a performance by Siobhan. I agree with Simon that she needs to watch ending evey song with the glory note. It is starting to get old. I still like her but she needs to bring it next week.
Thank God that it's finally over!
The Worst
Paige, Andrew, Didi
The Best
Crystal, Aaron
The Rest
Lee, Tim, Mike, Katie, Casey, Siobhan
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