10 Girls, Eh...

10 Girls

Was is just me or was this episode a bit of a bore? It couldn’t be that this is season seven and well, I’m just not feeling it anymore…..oh gosh, bite my tongue.

01 – Carly Smithson – I have not heard this song before. She’s clearly talented. We’ll see her on the tour. I did notice the microphone “technique” that Simon pointed out last week, and now it is distracting me.

02 – Syesha Mercado – The beginning was a snore. It got better. Seemed a bit safe. Big ending helped out a little.

03 – Brooke White – Perfect song for her. I like her. Good job.

04 – Ramiele Mulabay – Fun song, crazy good vocal. She didn’t move her feet at all during this performance and based on the song, that was odd.

05 – Kristy Lee Cook – WAY more personality this week. I really like her voice. So far, these girls could be 5 of the 6 that make the top 12.

06 – Amanda Overmyer – I like the song. She butchered it. I’m not even going to address her wardrobe selection. (I guess I just did.)

07 – Alaina Whitaker – Ok, is it me, or do half of these girls look alike? I thought the performance was nice. Who can really dog a Grease song?

08 – Alexandrea Washington – No. She just lost some ground with me. No.

09 – Kady Malloy – No, again. I am officially bored. I’m going to have to re-watch the three David performances from last night.

10 – Asia’h Epperson – Last week was better. She started out rough, but brought it home at the end.

I will wrap this uninspired synopsis with the four people I think are interesting after this evening: Brooke, Carly, Ramiele and Kristy.

Til next week!

10 Guys, The Night of the Davids

It's 70's night! I am actually looking forward to 80's week next week.

01 - Michael Johns - Love him. Nailed the song selection. He's just talented.

02 - Jason Castro - Bad sound feedback (or maybe it's my hotel TV). I don't dig the song for him. Last week was better.

03 - Luke Menard - His vocals are strong but this song was kinda weird for me. More upbeat than last week.

(Ok, I have decided this tv is crap......I miss the W Hotel.....(sigh))

04 - Robbie Carrico - Excellent song choice for him, but I felt like he sang the same lyric over and over.

05 - Danny Noriega - Not the right song for him at ALL. Ew. I'm sleepy.....NOT believable.

(NOT digging this show so far)

06 - David Hernandez - Like this song, it's fun. He's rising up there on my list.

07 - Jason Yeager - Much better than last week (although Grandma liked Moon River). This show is more fun with upbeat music.

08 - Chikezie - NO. And I am really trying to like this guy.

09 - David Cook - THANK YOU! Rock on! I was actually headbanging. :) He's in my top 3 guys.

10 - David Archuletta - Holy cow! This kid is the BOMB. WOW! Game over. (I am so buying that song on ITunes this week.) That was AMAZING!!!!! He's so cute I can't stand it. (Paula makes no sense....in fact she was kinda creepy.)

Top 3 tonight - David Archuletta, David Cook, David Hernandez
Still in it to win it - Michael Johns
Solid - Jason Castro, Luke
On the bubble - Robbie, Jason Yeager, Danny Noriega, Chikezie

First Hour - Snore, Second Hour - Solid

Our first appearance of the girls this season left a little to be desired. I'll give them a little more credit than Simon did for being sick, but not a lot.

This week's category overall can go in the disappointing file.

01 - Kristy Lee Cook - She seemed a little nervous. Nice beginning of the show. Good song selection.

02 - Joanne Borgella - Liked the song. Stiff performance. Solid vocal. She mixed it up a little and I liked that.

03 - Alaina Whitaker - Timing was off at the beginning. I liked it. It was a strong performance.

04 - Amanda Overmyer - Too fast and too hyper. She'll have a following because she is different. So far, I am not in that following.

05 - Amy Davis - Eh. I'm not feeling it tonight. But she is pretty.

06 - Brooke White - I really like her. Her voice is interesting. So far, this is the best of the evening for me.

07 - Alexandrea Lushington - The show is now getting better. She's a good performer. She needed to stop telling Ryan how to say her name on camera.

08 - Kady Malloy - The Britney impression was spot on. The performance wasn't. It had it's moments, but I am not a fan.

09 - Asia'H Epperson - Her voice is cool. Excellent selection. She's got personality too.

10 - Ramiele Malubay - She's awesome. Selection, vocal, performance = great!

11 - Syesha Mercado - Can we just erase the first half of the show? SERIOUSLY. She's cool. She nailed it.

12 - Carly Smithson - No clue what this song was, but she can clearly sing.

Favorites - Asia'H, Ramiele, Carly
Still In - Syesha, Brooke, Alexandrea
Just OK - Alaina, Kristy (sick factor)
Not Feeling It - Joanne, Amanda, Amy, Kady

'Til next week!

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE We Go!

Alas, it is time yet again for those of us who are unable to participate in the American Idol phenomenon live in LA, to kick back and pick apart the performances of two dozen strong-willed and talented vocalists.

We begin with twelve men, of all ages and from all areas of our fine nation. I'll be somewhat brief this week as it was challenging to write my notes because of the rapid pace of this evening's show.

In the words of the great Randy Jackson, so check it:

01 - David Hernandez - Strong vocal. I liked the selection.

02 - Chikezie - Check out that gear! He rocked it. Big vocal.

03 - David Cook - I like this guy a lot. He mixed it up. The hair straightener did not work for me.

04 - Jason Yeager - Ok, I am going to go there. (Yes, this early in the season.) Call me conservative, but I don't dig the hair. It should be one color. Song selection - ok. It was safe. It was a nice performance.

05 - Robbie Carrico - This guy is cool. His song selection was just ok, but the performance was solid.

06 - David Archuleta - I love this kid. He's awesome. FUN song. He's super.

07 - Danny Noriega - Good performance, fun song, I am just not a fan. I don't like the attitude.

08 - Luke Menard - He sounds like Kenny Loggins. (Thank you, Paula, for agreeing.) It was difficult to hear him, and I thought it was safe.

09 - Colton Berry - Daughtry sang this the week he got kicked off. (You all still remember that week, right? I threw things, I yelled at the TV, I tried to explain how stupid America is to Mr. Watson on the phone, I protested...you get the picture.) This kid is good too. He is definitely a performer.

10 - Garrett Haley - Not at all what I expected, but I also think this was the first I saw of him. Boring selection. I won't remember this performance without my Idol notebook. Simon was WAY harsh!

11 - Jason Castro - Not sure at all. I just don't have an opinion yet.

12 - Michael Johns - Seriously, let's just put him in the top 12 now. Bring it!

Summary

• In - Michael Johns, David Archuletta
• Cool - Robby Carrico, David Cook
• Solid - David Hernandez, Chikezie, Colton Berry
• Unsure - Jason Castro
• Potential Chopping Block - Garrett Haley, Jason Yeager, Danny Noriega, Luke Menard