Dude, anyone and everyone that watching American Idol last night had the same moment I did, where I just looked at Paula and said, “WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?”
Having said that, here are my thoughts:
Jason Castro: I thought his first song was okay and his second song was horrible. “Forever in Blue Jeans” fit him very nicely (much like the Turtles song he sang in the Top 24 show). “September Morn” – dude, that might be my least favorite Neil Diamond song (yes, I have favorite Neil Diamond songs. Shut up.). Bottom two for sure.
David Cook: Loved both songs, but especially liked the second one. GREAT GREAT job.
Brooke White: I love the Monkees, and I was not fond of her rendition of “I’m a Believer.” But I thought her second song was better. MAY be in bottom two though.
David Archuleta: You know what I realized last night? EVERYTHING he sings – ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING – sounds like that band Mike and the Mechanics from the 1980s. Don’t believe me? Click the link and listen to “All I Need is a Miracle,” “Silent Running,” or “The Living Years.” Gah – more proof that Young David is gonna win, and that sucks. But MOR radio is what pre-teen and old ladies (the core voting audience of AI) listen to.
Syesha Mercado: I really liked her tonight. Loved her rendition of “Hello Again” (one of my aforementioned favorite Neil Diamond songs) and thought her second song was a great show finisher. Sadly, she doesn’t seem to have a big following, so she’ll probably end up in the bottom two with Jason.
So the question is: will Jason’s fans rally and keep him there with their votes, or will they realize (much as I have in the past few weeks) that he’s probably in over his head at this point, unless they do a Christian music night (see his clips at YouTube for proof that he can sing and sing WELL when it’s a song he likes/knows).
Update a few minutes later: I just went on DialIdol.com to look at THEIR predictions. They have Syesha sitting firmly in first place last night! That’s CRAZY! She has NEVER been in the top spot. David Cook and Young David rounded out the next two spots. DI has Jason in fourth and Brooke in fifth. I’ll be curious to see if this prediction comes true – DI isn’t always right – sometimes they are incredibly WRONG. But I’ll be interested in tonight’s boot.
I feel that way about Paul 98% of the time.
MB is funny. Heh.
Archuletta has a fantastic voice. But he by far the most boring AI-er ever.
My quibble is the arrangements for his songs. They ALL sound like they are right out of 1985. It’s aggravating because it takes away from his voice – which yes, is quite good. But I’ll still be sad if/when he wins.
I love David Cook.
Paula is a freak – and it just makes me question how rigged the show might be if they’re pre-writing her notes for her.
Archelleta and that Dread kid annoy me to no end.
syescha (sp?) usually grates my nerves but last night i liked her
the teeny-boppers have hijacked the parents phones and I fear that the archelleta and the dread kid will stick around.
most likely they’ll get rid of syescha or brooke, because the girls have been getting voted out – most likely due to the jealous tweens.