Country week. This will be great for some, and it will be tough for others. So here we go, live blogging Idol. For what it’s worth, Randy Travis is cool!
Michael Sarver doing Garth Brooks. Risky song. Like Randy Travis said, lose the lyrics in any spot and it will be hard to recover. He nearly lost it once on Ain’t Going Down Till The Sun Comes Up. All in all, he did a good job. It wasn’t the greatest demonstration of his vocal ability, but it was a good performance. VERDICT: I think he’ll be OK.
Side note… Kara has a great smile.
Allison Iraheta is up next. This girl is a rock chick, so to hear her do country should be interesting. I love this girls smokey voice. She has bright hair. Very bright red hair. Even as I listen to this girl sing, I can’t believe she is 16. Hokie Dina this girl has a voice. I think Patty Loveless would be proud. VERDICT: Allison sails through.
Another Garth song… hmm… notice a trend? I miss Garth. Anywho, Kris Allen is doing To Make You Feel My Love. I’m surprised that he is not using his guitar. I think I would’ve liked to hear him do it with just his guitar. What a soulful performance. Wow. This guy really shows more and more ability every week. That was awesome. VERDICT: No worries for this guy.
Lil Rounds doing country. This is going to be a tough one for her because this girl is R&B. She can sing though. I get worried whenever anybody sings Martina McBride. There are just some artists that shouldn’t be touched, and I think a lot of stuff from Martina falls into this category. The judges adore this girl though. I wonder if she could ever do wrong in their eyes? All in all, a OK vocal performance considering that she said herself she’s never heard a country song outside of a movie. VERDICT: Safe
I am just not a big fan of Adam Lambert. I’m really not. I mean, he is a musical theatre guy. He could do musical theatre like nobody else I’m sure, but I just don’t like his vocals in this competition. What do I know though? The judges practically bow at the alter of Lambert. Thankfully Simon tells it like it is. Brutalized Johnny Cash as far as I’m concerned, but he’ll be around regardless. VERDICT: Like it or not, Adam is safe.
Scott MacIntrye doing Martina McBride… huh??? This is very odd to me. I’m worried about his song choice. He really does have a good voice, and I love to watch him at the piano. He is a different artist when he is at the piano. If he recorded a CD of just him playing piano, for what it’s worth, I’d buy it! I love listening to him play. All in all, I was surprised. It was better than I originally expected. I’m confused by Paula. Does she want the blind guy to dance around the stage? Stay behind the piano Scott! VERDICT: He should go through.
Alexis Grace is the female to beat in my opinion. She is good. It’s that simple. Another girl with a smokey, rocky voice. Her take on Dolly Parton’s Jolene was safe I thought. It did show a different side of her though. She can soften it up, while still flexing her vocals. VERDICT: Nothing to worry about for several more weeks I’m sure.
Danny Gokey is just awesome. I’ll buy CD when it comes out. I suspect it’ll come as as American Idol 2009, but even if he doesn’t win, I’ll still buy his CD when it comes out. Trust me… there will be a CD! He did Jesus Take The Wheel and I loved his version of it. He has such a powerful voice and he sings with some serious passion. VERDICT: See you in the finale.
Anoop Desai singing Willie Nelson. When Randy Travis says, “heck that was good man” that has to be a huge confidence boost for a guy! It’s a new Anoop tonight. Very smooth vocals. I think it was one of the top performances of the night! A HUGE improvement from last week. I think Anoop Dog is back!!! VERDICT: He’ll be safe.
Megan Corkrey doing Patsy Cline. Her performance didn’t impress me at all. In fact, it was very uncomfortable for me to listen to. The judges are singing her praises though. I don’t get it. VERDICT: Should be the end of the road.
Why are all the guys singing songs by females? It seems odd to me. However, I love Matt Giraud, and I think he can sing anything. This is another guy with some serious soul and I love watching him at the piano. I really hope he is around for awhile. He brings a great flavor to the competition. VERDICT: Vote this guy all the way to the finals!!!
So there we are, the Top 11 have performed. Based on performances tonight… Megan impressed me least. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the end of the road for her.
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