It's another week, and now that I am feeling much better, it's time for a full recap of this evening's two-hour American Idol! This week's theme was songs from the British Invasion. A lot of these songs seemed to be new to many of the contestants but I can tell you one thing, I knew a majority of them myself, since I grew up listening to a lot of oldies songs (all thanks to my parents).
Regarding last week, it was no surprise that Brandon was voted off. He struggled for quite a few weeks and I think him forgetting the words was the final nail in the coffin. That does not mean he was worse than Sanjaya, because he wasn't. But for some reason, Sanjaya is just so popular. A lot of people are saying it's because of his hair; other speculation is that he's getting votes because of the website votefortheworst.com. Hopefully one of these times, he'll be out.
Here's tonight's recap:
Haley Scarnato sings Vonda Shephard's "Tell Him." I actually enjoyed her performance and thought she did a decent job. She looked very sexy and she proved that she can sing (and remembered the words to the song). Definitely not a forgettable performance and I've got to believe she will get a lot of votes from the male contingent. This week: safe
Chris Richardson sang a nice rendition of the song "Don't Let the Sun Get You Crying" by Gerry and the Pacemakers. He gets major props from the judges and I think he deserves it this week. This song was definitely more low key than some of the previous songs he's done and it worked well for him. He showed he can mix it up with his song selections and that's always a good thing. This week: safe
Stephanie Edwards sings a Dusty Springfield hit, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me." I think she does a decent job, but it's certainly not a memorable performance. I think Stephanie has lost her edge some in recent weeks and has become a middle-of-the-pack performer. I think she runs the risk of being in this week's bottom three by this performance; yet I don't think she'll be out. This week: possibly bottom three
Blake Lewis performs a Zombies' classic in "Time of the Season." He's probably my favorite male performer and is very talented. His beat-boxing works well in just about every song he sings and it's no different with tonight's performance. Just as the judges commented, he turned a 40-year old song into something contemporary and could be a hit on today's radio. He'll be sticking around for awhile. This week: safe
Lakisha Jones sings "Diamonds are Forever" by Shirley Bassey. For me, I thought it was just an average performance by Lakisha this week. I did not care much for the song and thought it was kind of weird. I think Lakisha did an admiral job in making the song listenable. Lakisha was more toned down this week and although it worked last week, it wasn't so good this time around and I think the song contributed to that. Even though it wasn't her best performance, she's not going anywhere. This week: safe
Phil Stacey performs The Nashville Teens' hit "Tobacco Road" from the 1960's. Phil tries to be a rocker this week and it did not work at all for me. Certain people can pull it off, but I think Phil should try to stay away from rock songs. I really think he should've toned it down. After a nice performance last week, Phil will be once again in danger of being in the bottom three and eliminated from the competition (unless by some miracle, Sanjaya actually gets voted out this week). This week: in serious danger
Jordin Sparks sings "I Who Have Nothing" by Terry Knight and the Pack. Jordin is really rising to the occasion in this competition and it was another stellar night for her. Again, this was not a favorite song choice for me personally, but I think Jordin did an amazing job with it and made it easy to listen to. Simon commented that this was a depressing song, but it wasn't so bad for me. I think she's a serious contender for the finals and with performances like this, she will be in it to win it. This week: safe
Sanjaya Malakar performs the song "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks. As Randy and Paula commented, it was an improvement over previous weeks and he did break out of his shell more. However, it wasn't much of an improvement and was still quite weak. All he basically did was more shouting and a lot of his notes were still off the mark. He's got to do a lot better and he still has not proven he is worthy in this competition. This week: should be gone
Gina Glocksen sings the Rolling Stones' classic "Paint it Black." Personally, I thought it wasn't too bad and I was rocking out with her. But that was probably because it's such a well-known song covered by one of the greatest Rock n Roll bands of all time. True, some of the notes were off but she was having a blast singing the song. She's a favorite of mine, but I'll agree that it wasn't one of her stronger performances. This week: possibly bottom three
Chris Sligh performs "She's Not There," another classic by the Zombies. Another decent performance by Chris and you had to enjoy the way he moved throughout the theatre; first going through the audience, then going up on the podium behind the judges, and then finishing the song up on stage. Although I think Chris is more of a middle-of-the-pack singer, he's enjoyable to listen to. This week: safe
Melinda Doolittle sings "As Long as He Needs Me," another song credited by Shirley Bassey and one from the musical "Oliver." Melinda once again brings it home and although it started off rather slow, she really notched it up in the middle and end. She continues to shine and there's still no doubt in my mind that she is the favorite. I think with Lakisha faltering a bit this week, this raises Melinda up even more. This week: definitely safe
That wraps it up for this week. If the voting goes the way it should, Phil or Sanjaya will be gone. However, you can never be too sure with this show.
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