The American Idol Weekly Rundown

The best group of 12 so far.

The Best:

1.Jorge Nunez- I was a big ol' fan when this guy auditioned. His spanish song was so beautiful, it gave me chills. Last night he sang 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me' and it was just great. I think this guy may have the best voice I've heard on the show. I'd rather hear him sing in Spanish, ultimately, but he was far and away my favorite of the night.

The Good:
2.Von Smith- A little 'show choir' for me but he sounded great and he deserves to go on...as long as it's not in place of Jorge.

3.Junot Joyner- It was so pretty! Soothing and sweet. Far and away a better delivery of that melody and those lyrics than the Plain White Tees, imo. I loved it.

4.Felicia Barton-There's no doubt she has a great voice. I'm not a fan of allthe Alicia Keyes covers but she sang the heck outta this one. I think she'll go thru easily.

5.Lil Rounds- I'm a sucker for a Tennessee native, especially when she's as cute as this one. However, great performance or no, I hated the song. I didnt think it showed people who aren't fans of modern r & b what she was capable of...so for that, she drops behind Felicia Barton for the position of best female.

6.Kristen McNamara-She has a good range and she showed her personality, I thought. But she was a little forgettable, especially in that dress-which didnt seem like a performance outfit at all. I also kind of got the idea that she's performed that same song in her karaoke gig many times. It wasnt bad though.

7.Scott MacIntyre- I don't care much for Bruce Hornsby and Mandolin Rain is my least favorite of his songs. So I wasnt going into this w/ much optimism. That said, he was surprisingly good w/out his pianny and I loved his jab at Ryan's air-high five from the auditions. Blind or not, he can sing-though I still don't think he is good enough for top twelve.

8.Taylor Vaifanua-She hit all the notes, from what I could tell. Her voice is impressive but yeah, she doesnt really show much personality and she seems alot older seventeen. I still thought it was a good performance.

The Bad:

9.Kendall Beard-The token 'country' artist of the bunch is just that-token. Not much to her at all. And I can't say tackling Martina McBrides 'ode to menstruation' was a good idea.

10.Nathaniel Marshall- I wouldnt have minded the Meatloaf song choice if he'd sung it in THAT key. But since he sang it several keys lower than the original, it was just not very good. Also, the eighties dancing was beyond goofy.

The Ugly:

11.Arianna Afsar-It's a shame because if she sang it straight-there was hope. I'm not sure what she was thinking w/ all those changes to an Abba song.

12.Alex Wagner-Trugman-What the heck?? I've never seen anybody over do it like this kid. Almost like he was trying to play up the comedy like Nick Mitchell (Norman Gentle). Not sure what he was thinking but it was a train wreck. Too bad, because he started off pretty nicely.

Wildcard Rundown: Best show so far!! Based on the stiff competition, my choices to go thru were Jessie Langseth, Matt Giraud, and Megan Corkerey but the judges decided to throw us for a loop and let four thru. Though I don't agree w/ their choice in Jasmine Murray, it still makes a pretty good group