American Idol Weekly Rundown-Top Six

Andrew Lloyd Weber Week! Yay!

I am such a Broadway Baby so this was after my own heart. And it didnt disappoint. Almost every performance was good-and surprising!

THe Best:

1.David Cook-Okay, I thought his handling of Music Of the Night was bound to be a disaster but it wasnt! It was actually really great and the arrangment retained just enough of a pop-rock feel to not sound ludicrous when he performed it. His vocals were 'on' throughout the whole song-even that intimidating 'beeeeeee' in the middle and I especially loved the way he closed the performance. Very impressive.

The Good:

2.David Archuleta-This week was very suited to him and I expected him to really go crazy-with 'jazz hands' and everything. But again I was surprised. 'Think of Me' is an aria from Phantom and was meant to be sung by a soprano. So it was a shocking choice. But he made it a very radio-friendly pop song, suited for his vocals and not even overly effiminite. Great job.

3. Carly Smithson-sang 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and even though the song is rediculous and laughable-she belted that baby! It was fantastic.

4. Syesha Macado-I didnt recognize this song but it was a very sexy bluesy tune, well suited for her personality and vocals. I loved the way she hammed it up. Her vocals are still a little shrill for my taste-but she had a very good week, no doubt.

5. Jason Castro-Regardless of what the judges though, I felt his version of 'Memory' was well-suited for him. I liked the way he handled the melody and the sensitive way his vocals wrapped around this otherwise HUGE song. And I mean hey, it was infinitely better than Barry Manilow's version!

The Bad:

6. Brooke White-She chose 'You Must Love Me' and it would have served her far better if she played the piano herself; it might have helped her conquer her nerves. As it was, she forgot the lyrics about 5 seconds into the song and had to stop the band and askk them to start over. Yikes. It was really not very good. She has been fading in the last few weeks, I feel.

Though there was no 'ugly' performance this week, I do feel Brooke is the most likely to get the boot. The bottom three, based on the judges lukewarm reviews will probably be Jason, Syesha, and Brooke. Syesha, not because she didnt do well this week, but she seems to be a little less popular than the other contestants.

*By the way, I didnt review 'Mariah Carey week' (Top Seven). It wasnt bad, actually-even Kristy Lee Cook did an okay job. But she went home anyway. From what I remember, David Cook kinda rocked that one as well. I'm angry that he's doing so well...but it is what it is.