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Idol Dozen

3/16/2010

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It's the top twelve y'all...

Looking forward to seeing the song selection from the Rolling Stones Anthology. I think that the girls have a real chance to shine here, since anything they do will be a departure from Mick Jagger's take on the same song, and the guys would all have a hard time matching Jagger's swagger, especially since that 70s retro guy left in the first round of the top 24...

Alright, enough yammering. Here are my thoughts on each performance, notes and scribed before I hear the judges chiming in...

Michael Lynche: "Miss You" - Good falsetto, but disco is just not memorable, even when it's the Stones...

Didi Benami: "Playing With Fire" - This is the kind of arrangement that reveals how unnecessary most of the verses of Rolling Stones songs are. Just seemed mad, not sexy.

Casey James: "It's All Over Now" - I can't say that this was the best RS song in the world to pick, but again, he's so solid. I love his voice and he's just so dang consistent.

Lacey Brown: "Ruby Tuesday" - Now we're talking. I think overall it worked, though knowing that she's a PK makes me think that her voice mimicking Sixpence is more than just a happy coincidence...

Andrew Garcia: "Gimme Shelter" - not a fan of this arrangement. It's like if Richard Marx was forced at gunpoint to cover it with Mr. Mister in 1986.

Katie Stevens: "Wild Horses" - Man, why in the world would they lose the acoustic guitar? I'm really disturbed with these arrangements tonight. I don't think this is going to change the judges minds, but after the surprising vote last week, they might phone in a vote of confidence not to look like total heels.

Tim Urban: "Under My Thumb" - He is the clinical hybrid of every Disney Channel tween-dude on every show/musical/movie of the last 6 years. This song should not be reggae, and he should not sing reggae regardless. But puppydogs get votes.

Siobhan Magnus: "Paint it Black" - That was theatrical genius. At first I thought she was gonna fade out into boring with the uptempo section, but then... that note. She makes Adam Lambert sound like a warm turd.

Lee DeWyze: "Beast of Burden" - Like Casey, his voice is always right in the pocket. I bought it.

Paige Miles "Honky Tonk Woman" - I feel like this song should not be gender switched, but that's just me. She did great this week but still should have gone home last week. Fighting for her life.

Aaron Kelley: "Angie" - So it looks like his eyebrows' civil war have sent his toupee into convulsions. He's more talented than others in his category in years' past, but that doesn't mean he doesn't need to go home.

Crystal Bowersox: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - She's getting a little dolled up, and it's working. That was great, I wanted to hear the full song. March 28 y'all, at a CCC campus near you.

So who's going home? The judges didn't crucify anyone tonight, so it'll be interesting...

7 Comments
pam
3/16/2010 03:21:44 pm

Yep, I'm still up ... and I swear, I'm not stalking your blog! LOL! (I was just getting ready to sign off when your note showed up on FB) The judges were too nice tonite. I agree with you on everything, 'cept for Lee Dewyze. I have yet to enjoy his vocals, don't know why - seems everyone else likes him. Given Paige's laryngitis this wk, she did alright. I'm ready for Katie/Paige & Tim/Aaron to go home. Would love to see Crystal, Siobhan & Casey as the top 3, duking it out.

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ellie link
3/16/2010 09:42:47 pm

I like Lee and Crystal most.

I don't really care who goes home as long as they stay.

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Marlene
3/17/2010 01:41:31 am

My faves tonight, in this order: Siobhan(love your comment about Adam Lambert as I think she's the real deal and he was ummmm...not so much!), Crystal, Lee.
I can't even objectively listen to Paige as I'm still not happy that she didn't go home last week.
I really wish the producers would pick artists who have songs that these types of singers can sing though. The Stones are not vocalist friendly, in my opinion, unless you are a , drunken, drug addicted egomaniac.

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David Herrick link
3/17/2010 08:01:32 am

Best quote I've heard all week: "She makes Adam Lambert sound like a warm turd."

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Laura Bruno link
3/17/2010 09:16:22 am

Crystal is in another catagory from the others and in my humble opinion the one to beat. Lee is good a swell but needs to take it up a level. The bruno's rate the vocalists with our tivo control. No good??? Just hit the FF button (it's our equivalent of getting the gong). This week, Tim, Paige, Andrew, Katie & Lacey all were denied a full song.

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ellie link
3/17/2010 10:08:49 pm

The woman who went home last night deserved to if only for that flower in her hair. Long shots made it look like she was sporting a cockatoo on her head.

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becky
3/18/2010 06:32:06 am

I really wanted either Crystal or Andrew to Paint It Black but Siobhan killed it, so that's cool. Yeah, Crystal's carriage, performance, voice, and overall ownership of herself is going to be very hard to beat. Although I agree with Simon's acknowledgement that she needs to get a little hungrier if she wants to stay popular. There will be backlash eventually if she keeps soundly smoking them all. I liked mullet boy better than pretty boy and scrawny boy, so those two need to go on home now. Eric- a warm turd?! You are FUNNY!!!!

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