American Idol Weekly Rundown (Top 13)

Kinda sad that I have little else to blog about than mundane reality talent shows.

Anyhoo.

Last night was the first 'live' competition between the 13 finalists. And the theme was (gag me...) Michael Jackson songs! Needless to say, I am less than enthused. Since our CO was in town this week, we had a meeting last night so I'm posting this one in 'real time'...here's my take:

Best of the Night:
1.
Alexis Grace-'Dirty Diana' was such a sexy awesome song to sing. I thought she (to use an overused expression) KILLED it!

The Good:
(in no particular order)

2.Jorge Nunez-I liked the John Secada-style take on this song. It was a little slower than the original. I absolutely love his voice...and I want to hear him sing in Spanish again...SOON!

3.Alison Ireheta-Great song choice! I love that she chose a lesser known song and made it sound like an original...what a voice!


4.Adam Lambert-this was fun! Again, it was cheesy but gosh, this guy has such an amazing set of pipes!

5.Kris Allen-Definitely better w/ his guitar. Not a fan of the song 'Remember The Time' but Kris sounded good, nonetheless.

6.Lil Rounds-A good choice. 'The Way You Make Me Feel' is a good mood song and other than some strange lyrical changes, she handled it with class.

7.Megan Corkrey-Not the song I wouldnt guessed but I liked it alot! She made it sound kinda cool...'Rockin Robin'-sixties Brit-Pop Style!

8.Matt Giraud- Pretty but too reminiscent of a million other artists, including Justin Timberlake. Human Nature was a good choice though....it was smoooothe.

9. Danny Gokey- He's got a great voice and he's a great entertainer. There is still something about that seems a bit 'formulaic' so I'll have to see if he can do something surprising.

The Bad:
10.Jasmine Murray-She sang it well but oh my gosh, I was bored to tears. I also could tell how young she was...compared w/ Alison, she's like a kid.

11.Scott MacIntyre-Didnt care for it. So earnest...and cheesy. Hated the song..he sang it alright but it was still a very lackluster performance.


The Ugly:

12.Michael Sarver-Again, another good singer who bored me to tears. 'You Are Not Alone' is an arm waving, lighter waving sentimental annoyance that the world could do w/out.

13.Anoop Desai-he's got a good voice and he's meant for pop but if he has just takent eh Michael Jackson-isms out of his performance, 'Beat It' wouldnt have been such a horrid choice.