With Mixed Results, Miley Cyrus Shows Idol Wannabes How To Bring It
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With Mixed Results, Miley Cyrus Shows Idol Wannabes How To Bring It
AMERICAN IDOL'S THEME THIS WEEK: NO. 1 HITS ON Billboard's Hot 100 list. Only the top 10 singers go on the summer's official Idol tour so it's time for them to bring it. Simon reminds them this is not the night to get sent packing.
The contestants' get a shock when they're introduced to mentor, country teen rocker Miley Cyrus, whose wit is evident as she guides them with song choices and arrangements. Who knew?
First up is local favorite Lee. He sings The Box Top's The Letter. I'm not familiar with the original song it doesn't matter; Lee is funky and lively. Randy said he knocked it out. Ellen calls it fantastic. Kara said he raised the bar for himself and he's finally owning the stage. Simon thought he sounded good but his performance and bouncing around was corny.
Paige sings my favorite Phil Collins' song Against All Odds. Poor Paige is offkey and pitchy. Randy calls it terrible. Ellen said she looked nice. Kara says it's the performance of the season. Ouch! Simon says she's in trouble.
Tim sings Queen's A Little Crazy Thing Called Love, and finally finds his comfort spot on the stage. He sings and dances like he's Elvis. Very smooth. The crowd screams for more.
Yet Randy calls the vocals boring. Ellen disses it as a High School: The Musical audition. Kara says he's got a lot of work to do. Simon calls his dancing pointless and silly and says it distracted him from the song. Booo!
Youngster Aaron sings Areosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing. Aaron's vocals weren't great but he gets a break because he's sick. Randy says he's a fan. Ellen calls the song the perfect choice for him. Kara said week-to-week he's getting better. Simon calls the performance "brave" says there's zero chance he's going home this week.
Next up, Crystal sings Janis Joplin's Me and Bobby McGee. Crystal brings an edgy rock tone to the classic song. She didn't do well last week but she's back in the game! Randy says she slayed it. Ellen says the performance needed a dollop of personality but that still she loved it. Simon said he wouldn't change anything.
Big Mike belts out Percy Sledge's When a Man Loves a Woman. Mike's making love on stage with the song. Randy wasn't crazy about the song choice but loves that Mike knows who he is. Ellen says "this woman (her) loves that man (Mike.)" Kara calls it was boring and says she lost her connection with him. But she still loves him. Simon said it was too much.
My other favorite Andrew performs Marvin Gaye's I Heard it Through The Grapevine. Finally Andrew ditches the guitar and loosens up on stage. It was a little cheesy but I thought still good. Randy doesn't agree -- doesn't like it at all. Ellen says she loves him but says wasn't a good song choice. Kara didn't think it was him, she wasn't feeling it. Simon says, “You sucked the soul out of that song, tortured it, and ruined one of the greatest pop songs of all time.” BOOOO!!!
Up next, Katie sings Fergie's Big Girls Don't Cry. Although at spots she's pitchy, her big voice hits the high notes was ease. Randy likes that she listened to their comments and choose a fresher song. Ellen calls it her best performance yet and cracks "“You’re evolving and changing, you’re like the Dakota Fanning of American Idol.” Kara tells her she needs to stick with similar song choices, and Simon credits Miley with helping her performance.
Sexy Casey sings Huey Lewis and the News' Power of Love. It was good but I wasn't wowed...other than by into Casey's eyes and flowing hair. Randy bought it though and thought it was good. Ellen calls it best vocal of the night. Kara said he was ready to make an album. Simon said it wasn't original.
Didi sings Linda Ronstadt's You're No Good. The song was good, not great. Randy says her pitch was off. Ellen calls it the wrong song choice for her, repeating her theme for the night. Kara tells her she's trying to be someone she's not. Simon calls it ironic that she sung "you're no good."
Lastly, Siobhan sings Stevie Wonder's Superstitious. As always Siobhan knows how to kill it on the stage. Randy was happy she chose that song and says she needs to inspire the rest. Ellen begs "more please!" Kara didn't think it was her best performance but calls it amazing anyway. Simon thinks some people will like it and some will not.
Simon said that she and the other contestants need to push themselves and says the night was not good overall.
My bet is Paige is packing. What's yours? We'll find out soon enough.
Nicki R. is a Southern girl living in the big city of Chicago. She loves quiet evenings at home watching horror films with her dogs Jezebelle and Zombie. Check out her blog, Hey, Look Behind You!
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Comments
Crystal is definitely going to be in the final 3 if not the final 2 but Siobhan is going to be on her heels.
Posted by: Nicki | March 24, 2010 09:02 PM
Crystal is simply the Best, period !
Posted by: RC | March 24, 2010 01:27 PM