I have to tell you... it is so difficult to continue following the show... with Allison gone. Last week was a HUGE mistake. I still can't believe it happened... but then again... look at Daughtry. Allison will be HUGE with or without the win on AI. I can't wait to see what she does next.There are only the three guys left. They will each sing two songs on tonight's show. The first song will be "judges choice" and the second is "their choice" As always... I will be blogging in real-time as I watch the show.
First up...
Danny: He is singing "Dance Little Sister" by Terence Trent D'Arby. This style is definitely his "thang". This song doesn't have much of a melody line. Paula picked it... so they can't really complain about it though! He sounds so soulful on this. Oh yeah... he's pulling a Philip Bailey vocal banter with the sax player. Oooh... the sax sounds so "thin". Auuugh! These guys have the best audio team that money can buy... and that's the way they decided to EQ the alto sax? OK... I thought Danny sounded pretty amazing on this. Lots of energy... lots of fun. What a start! Great job, Danny!
Kris: My Opinion: I really thought that Kris should have gone home last week. It should have been Adam, Allison and Danny tonight. Anyhoo: Randy & Kara have chosen "Apologize" by One Republic for Kris to sing tonight. I LOVE this song... one of my favorites. Well... we'll see what Kris does with this song. He's a little pitchy right out of the blocks. There is a very annoying instrument being played on the chorus. What is that??? Could it be that anemic alto sax again? Ha ha! He sounds really good on this song. A few rough spots... but I still liked it. It was a great song choice for Kris. Another great choice would have been something by Jason Mraz.
Adam: Simon to chose "One" by U2 for Adam to sing. WOW! Simon had to get clearance from Bono for Adam to do this tune. Unbelievable! Here he goes: He's a little flat on the first chorus. The guy sings with so much emotion. It's in his eyes... it's in his voice. WOW! I know that they want them to make the song their own... but I'm not sure if I liked what Adam did with it. It didn't just knock me over... but it was good. It was better than Kris' performance.
OK... first round picks for tonight:
So now... they get to choose the song that they will sing. First up...
Danny: He chose "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker. Hmmmm.... not sure about this one. The arrngement is just too exposed for his powerful voice. He will sound so much better if he "let's it fly" at some point. I hope he does. I don't know about this. I'm just not feeling it. The judges are gushing... I don't get it. Vocal master class??? I don't think so. Oh well... it was nice... but not a final week performance.
Kris: He picked "Heartless" by Kanye West. Let's see what he does with this song. I'm liking the fact that he is pulling this off with his acoustic guitar... and NO BAND!!! Impressive! WOW! I loved it! Great job, Kris! That was amazing! That's the best Kris has sounded all season. He may have some sort of a strategy here. Better late... then never... huh?
Adam: He is singing "Crying" by Aerosmith. This is definitely in his "wheelhouse". Here he goes. First of all... turn the BGV vocal down. She's overpowering Adam. There is something about his vibrato that is just not doing it for me on this song. What a voice! What a range! There's that "tongue hanging out" scream again! He can definitely "bring it"... but I think that I'm just tired of hearing it.
Second round picks...
If I WAS to pick someone to go home tomorrow night... which I will not... but if I were to pick one... it might be... even though he did a great job with his second song tonight... Kris
2 comments:
Somehow, Kris' "Heartless" just didn't do it for me. I mean, it was a cool arrangement and he does a great job playing guitar, but I thought he was a bit pitchy in a couple of places. I rewound and watched again. Same opinion. That's just me.
Even though I think Adam has the more amazing vocals, I think Danny will win it because he is more of what people are looking for in an all around "Idol". Who cares though, Adam will be a huge success regardless.
I wish I had gotten involved with your blog earlier in the season. Nice job. This is the week I usually look forward to the most, home week. I love to see these transformed "kids" return to their old stomping ground as the conquering heroes. I'm always very touched by it. This year all we got was snippets of them receiving their text messages. Where are the parades, etc.
Anyway, it is a singing competition. At this point, I don't see any reason why my original picks don't make it to the final: Adam and Danny. When it comes to the final vote, I have to agree with Brenda. Danny has more mass appeal. He has a great story and unless he completely falls apart, he should win. He's never been in the bottom three, Adam has. It'll be a great show!
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