Here's how they fell from where I was sitting:
Clint Gamboa stevie wonder.superstition
Clint started off the night with a 6/10 performance. Those red shoes are tight though. He can tap on them all he wants, but that performance is not getting him on the yellow brick road to the finals.
...commercial...
Jovanny Barreto edwin mccain.i'll be
"I'll Be"...nice crowd pleaser choice. I wish he would have belted out that last bar instead of keeping it in range.
Jordan Dorsey usher.omg
Oh shit...this mf's doing Usher's OMG. And rocking Bieber-like colors while doing it - not judging. All over the place with his vocals, but mad entertaining at least.
...commercial...
Tim Halperin rob thomas.streetcorner symphony
Jim Halpern. He should try some "Viva La Vida" or "Clocks". He's more like a Matt Giraud (S8) and less of like what he did tonight.
Brett Loewenstern the doors.light my fire
Okay! Let your freak flag fly, brother. Like Jovanny, he needed to belt it out as well and give some of his notes that Adam Lambert/James Durbin scream.
...commercial...
James Durbin judas priest.you got another thing comin
This tie/scarf-tail look can catch on to even mainstream artists. He's more of a pure Rock-n-Roll version of Adam Lambert (S8)...with a Siobhan Magnus-like (S9) signature scream in each performance. There's a reason he's known as the 'screaming white guy' in my personal contestant notes - the notes I keep to help me remember, without the visuals, who each contestant is.
...commercial...
Robbie Rosen sarah mclachlan.in the arms
Fonzie. O shit - Sarah McLachlan. He better kill it. Damn, I enjoyed that...minus a 5-second span in the middle when he sounded pretty bad.
...another commercial...
Scotty McCreery john montgomery.letters from home
Come on, Josh Turner's "Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low" FTW! Ahh, too bad. Although his eyebrow-raising is out of control, it does provide comedic relief during his performances. A decent performance, but remember that this kid is 16 but sounds like he's 30-something. I want to see him do something fun like Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk". Country music doesn't give us gems like this all that often, and someone should sing it on Idol to pay tribute.
Stefano Langone bruno mars.just the way you are
Few notes in...no. The vocal audio sounds drowned out. Might be FOX's fault though. Ouch! His voice went mid-puberty during of those just the way you are's - just cracked.
...commercial...
Time for the big boys to play.
Paul McDonald rod stewart...maggie may
My pre-show pick to win it all. Let's see how he fares. Couldn't understand about 23% of the words he was singing....BUT this guy's unique; has a marketable image; and WHAT?! he's friends with......Aunt Becky?! (see below)
Jacob Lusk luther vandross.a house is not a home
My personal note for Jacob (see James Durbin above) = 'screaming black guy'. Don't let the slow beats trick you, ladies and gentlemen. He will scream. Very shortly. And.......there it is! But props - he contained it for a good portion of the song.
...commercial...
Casey Abrams jay hawkins.i put a spell on you
Personal note (see James and Jacob above) = Seth Rogan. That performance had me impressed, weirded out and laughing all at the same time. It was like watching an award-nominated short. If America wasn't feeling it (too bad for them), at the very least he's a judges' lock for putting him through as a wildcard.
RANKINGS (of their performances tonight)
1. Casey
2. Paul
3. James
4. Robbie
5. Jacob
6. Scotty
7. Clint
8. Stefano
9. Tim
10. Brett
11. Jovanny
12. Jordan
The 5 I want to get through: Casey, Paul, James, Jacob, Brett
The 5 America will vote through: Casey, Paul, Scotty, Jacob, Clint
Looking forward to Thia and Pia (and to a lesser degree - Naima, Julie and a potential Gaga-inspired performance from Rachel) tomorrow.
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