Another late night at work so another petite rant this week. Sorry folks! The contestants sang the songs of their Idols this week and overall, it was a really strong night. There were a few exceptions and one of those was a real surprise for me since she was one of my favorites.
The Best
Elise - "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin): Dang, ya'll. That was amazing. Elise definitely found her niche this week. Hopefully she won't meet the same fate as Erika since she is to "old" for the tweens to care about her. Vote, vote, vote! 1-866-IDOLS-09
Jessica - "Sweet Dreams" (Beyonce): Beautiful vocals and a nice arrangement on the song. I prefer this slowed down version to the original.
The Worst
DeAndre - "Sometimes I Cry" (Eric Benet): Falsetto, Eric (ugh!) Benet, and more Falsetto. This was the trifecta of god awful for me. I didn't get the standing O from the judges. I am going to think very positively that the tweens have finally gotten sick of him and we will finally see him go. Please, please, please. If not, I will have to cry and that isn't pretty.
Hollie - "Jesus Take The Wheel" (Carrie Underwood): Hollie should have left Carrie alone. This was not a good week to have a weak performance since the tweens are sure to try to keep the Terrance Trent Darby wannabe in the competition regardless of how horribly he sings since he is so good at flipping his hair.
The Rest
Colton - "Everything" (Lifehouse): Colton really connected with this song. It started off solid but I thought it got kind of screechy by the end.
Skylar - "Gunpowder & Lead" (Miranda Lambert): She's not Miranda but she gave a pretty good rendition. She also consistently has the strongest stage presence of any of the contestants.
Heejun - "A Song For You (Donny Hathaway): Heejun returned to ballads this week which are great for his smooth voice but I am still bothered by the way he doesn't enunciate his words.
Phillip - "Still Rainin'" (Johnny Lang): I had never heard this song before tonight. Phillip was rocking it so hard that the vein in his forehead looked like it was going to burst. This was a very solid performance and the first time that P squared managed to not sound like Dave Matthews.
Joshua - "Without You" (Mariah Carey?): I will give Joshua a pass on choosing a Mariah song that is a cover of a song from many years before Joshua was even a glimmer. He put the "stank" on it and felt it down to his toes. This was the first time that Joshua ever really looked like he personally connected with the material.
Group Performances
Colton, Elise and Phillip take on Fleetwood Mac: The individual performances were much stronger than the group harmonizing. Colton did a great job with Landslide and Elise gave us a taste of what was to come at the end of the show. A
Joshua, DeAndre and Heejun take on Michael Jackson: 15 seconds of "not bad" while sitting on the stools and then 90 seconds of nothing but hot mess. D-
Jessica, Hollie and Skylar take on Madonna: Jessica seemed to be struggling with these songs but Hollie and Skylar were tying to sell it though it sounded like someone kept turning Skylar's mic on and off. B-
Who Should Go Home: DEANDRE!!!
Who Will Go Home: Hollie or (and it better not be!) Elise
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