Finally we’re down to the Top Twelve and it’s Rolling Stones night. The Rolling Stones are probably my favorite rock and roll band, and next to Springsteen, I’m sure they comprise the most songs on my iPod so it goes without saying that I am looking forward to tonight.
I’m blogging the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper. You see, I left the power cord to my Macbook in Nashville, and my husband and I have been sharing his ever since. Tonight his podcast trumped my live blogging so I’m sitting here with a pen and paper, hoping that I can transcribe my chicken scratch later on tonight.
(So far it is successful.)
First up: Michael Lynche singing I Wanna Kiss You. The falsetto is cool. He’s a showman for sure. I like it; I don’t love it, but it’s a solid performance.
Next Didi sings Playing With Fire and even 2 hours later, as I type this up, I’d say this is one of the most memorable performances of the night. There wasn’t a lot of range but the emotion was there. Good song choice. Simon calls it a solid but not brilliant performance. I guess that kind of sums it up.
Casey James sings It’s All Over Now. Another solid but not wow performance. There just isn’t a lot of range, and this week was kind of a gimme for him anyway. OMG, I love Ellen. Hilarious. I’ll agree with Simon again — it was nothing special. I was kind of looking for something more.
Lacey is up, and how cute is her dad She sings Ruby Tuesday, a favorite of mine. I think it was a good song choice for her, but I was really hoping for more. Maybe I know the original too well, but I wasn’t crazy about this. I’m still hoping she makes it back next week though.
Andrew Garcia’s parent interview is interesting. It’s supposed to focus on his mom, but she is like a zombie and his dad does all the talking. Finally this week Andrew is back. I love the passion and intensity. Randy says it’s pitchy, but I’m with Ellen — I say this is his best performance yet.
Katie Stevens sings Wild Horses. She’s a sweetie, but she never manages to get past the cruise ship performances. I can’t help but wish Lilly was here instead.
Tim Urban is from a family of 10. WOW. He sings Under my Thumb. It’s good, not great. I mean, he’s on pitch and all. He’s getting more confident. I dunno; I’m just not excited yet.
Siobhan Magnus is singing Paint It Black, and I instantly know I’m going to love it. But I didn’t know I was going to love it this much. LOVE HER. If Crystal has any competition this season, it’s Siobhan.
Lee DeWyze is singing Beast of Burden. My first impression when I heard he was singing this song was that it’s too safe. But he started singing and I was hooked. I just love the tone of his voice, and he changed up the melody just enough to make it his own. Simon tells him he doesn’t shine, but I remember him saying something similar to David Cook, and look at him now. I think Lee is well on his way to being a recording artist in his own right.
Paige sings Honky Tonk Woman. At first I think she’s finally going to have her Moment this week, but I’m just not getting the country vibe. It’s better than her last few performances, but I’m not quite getting the star quality from her.
Aaron Kelly sings Angie, possibly my least favorite Rolling Stone tune of all time. It’s a respectable performance, but I hereby proclaim that the minimum age on American Idol should be 18, not 16. I think he will be great in another two to five years.
Crystal is acting more like herself this week, but I find it interesting that while all the other contestants speak about their moms, her dad is the only one to speak for her. I don’t know her background story, but I’m willing to bet she had a rough childhood. She sings You Can’t Always Get What You Want, and she doesn’t disappoint. If it weren’t for Siobhan, I’d say we should just give Crystal the title of American Idol and send the rest of them home. She’s clearly the front runner, but I am excited to see what she does next week, and the week after that. And I’m excited to see what Siobhan brings next week, as well as Lee and Casey.
My predictions:
Best of the night? Siobhan.
Going home? Katie.
What say you?
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Girl you are fast! Ok…. So, the one that I missed because I was putting Graham in the bed was Katie so you are probably right about her…
This season has been tough to pick!
Crystal, Siobahn and Lee are my top three.
I think it’s Tim or Katie to go home.
interesting take…
cuz I didn’t like Siobahn at all tonight…thought she was pushing to hard and I hated the screamy thing at the end….maybe it was a Adam Lambert flashback.
Still LOVING Lee and Crystal…and Michael is growing on me even tho the gospel/R&B voice isn’t my favorite genre. Katie should not be in the top 12. Tim should not be in the top 12. Please let’s send them home.
Overall, several favorites went home too soon and I am still waiting for this season to really take off!
Best of the night – Siobahn, but only because Crystal was off her game a little.
Going home – Aaron, I didn’t like his performance at all, but maybe he has a fan base that I don’t know about.
Bottom Three – Tim, Aaron and Paige
Top Three – Crystal, Siobahn and Big Mike (he’s just got the personality)
Siobahn has turned into a screamer-not a fan anymore! I’m in the minority, but I like Katie. She won’t win, but she knows how to work the camera.
Bottom three-Tim, Aaron and Paige (Bye-bye Paige)
Top three-Crystal, Casey and Big Mike
I had a rare opportunity to watch some of Idol last night. But I’m just not a fan I think. I didn’t watch all of anyone’s performance. I guess maybe if I had watched from the beginning I would be more into it, but I don’t know. I did catch Crystal, since everyone raves about her, but even she couldn’t keep me more interested. I watched reruns of the Office instead.
Top 3: Siobhan, Crystal, Lee
Bottom 3: Paige, Andrew, Tim OR Paige, Tim, Katie
Going home: Paige (she was my least favorite) or Tim
Fun to read your take on it
I’m a huge AI fan, but our TV reception has been sketchy lately so I got to hear only five or so of last night’s performances. Which makes it all that much more fun to read what you thought. But now I’m curious — what did Ellen say that was hilarious after Casey sang? And maybe it’s just me, but I think Aaron is great! I really like seeing the younger kids and can’t help rooting for them. It takes a lot of guts to get up there on stage; can you imagine having that kind of confidence at 16?! It’s hard for me to see the youngest ones go home. Must be the mom in me.