Time to live blog American Idol again. I’m really excited about the show tonight. Songs of the Rat Pack. Wow! Doesn’t get much better than that. But for the love of bacon… PLEASE DON’T RUIN SINATRA! I’m so afraid of what Adam Lambert might do to one of my favorite standards.
Interesting choice for the mentor tonight. I think that Michael Buble would’ve been the perfect choice for a mentor. So I was a little surprised to see Jamie Fox come out. We’ll see how it goes.
Kris Allen kicks it off tonight and he offered the following wisdom, “We can only do what we know how to do.” Quite profound Kris. I love “The Way You Look Tonight” It’s an awesome song. I think he can do it and do it well. After all, he can only do what he knows how to do. Jamie Fox had some high praise for him that’s for sure. OK, you know what… as usual, Kris was awesome! He nailed it. Great job. Great way to start off the show. VERDICT: He has at least 2 more weeks I think.
Great quote of the night… “You’re like taking a well trained spaniel for a walk.” Simon Cowell. Wow… I thought only Paula was capable of a critique like that. What does that even mean anyway?
Allison is 17 now. Guess what… she’s still amazing for her age. I’m really glad that she is still here. She deserves to be here. I can’t get over how great her voice is. She really does have the Kelly Clarkson thing going on. She has such incredible vocal control too. Wow. Dang. I just can’t get over how much talent this girl has. OK. She killed that song tonight. Holy crap. I don’t know what else to say. Holy crap. Randy said it best… “that was the bomb!” I agree! VERDICT: She is phenomenal!
Another great quote, “Can I say something to Simon? I love you, but you are CRAZY!”
Matt Giraud doing My Funny Valentine. I’m looking forward to this. I think this week is a make or break week for Matty, whom is one of my favorites! He could really shine this week if he does it right. Mat really does have great range, and he does well when he sings falsetto. He has a good voice, he has good control. He has definitely struggled in the past though, with numerous visits to the bottom. It’s so hard at this point when there are only 5 left. I don’t know that he set himself up like he needed to. VERDICT: Not sure how to call this one.
Commercials ruin American Idol. Here is what I think… Ford should just own the whole show and run it commercial free. In return, we can just suffer through another Ford music video each week.
Danny Gokey goes in the #4 slot tonight. This could be a good week for him too. It seems like it would fit in his style. Any performance that starts with a good horn solo is already starting on the right foot. Nothing beats a fat horn section. Man I love the feel of Big Band. All music should sound like that. Danny is just a solid, pure vocalist. I really think he could sing the Yellow Pages and I’d buy the album! I liked the bluesy feel too. It worked. I can actually seeing him doing an album filled with songs like that. I’d buy it! VERDICT: Still my pick to win.
Adam Lambert closes out the show again tonight. Is it just me or does he close it out a lot? Maybe I’m just imaging it. I don’t know. For the record, the Michael Buble version of this song is one of my favorites of this great standard! I’m so afraid right now. OK, so… I didn’t like it at all. No big surprise. I don’t like Adam Lambert. I just don’t get him. He can sing, I suppose, but I just don’t get him and I certainly wouldn’t buy his record. He just makes things rock and scream-sings. Whatever, America seems to love him so good for America. Maybe that’s my problem. I’m Canadian so I can’t understand. VERDICT: Yeah, yeah… he’ll be back.
Quote of the night… “If scream-singing was a genre, Adam Lambert would be the poster child.” Marc Scott
Now that we are down to the final 5, it’s getting very hard to call. I’m thinking it might be Matty going home but it could also be Allison. Not necessarily because she should, but just because America doesn’t seem to vote for her like she deserves. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.
