American Idol Top 9 - American Top 40 Crap

So we have what made the Shadowbox skit of Seacrest and Kasum work, the American Top 40. So a lot of winners made the crap top 40 chart and sell a lot of records. We'll see what these guys pick, but this is bound to be a wheelhouse week of signature badness yay. I picked my most favorite songs ever.

Anoop Desai - Caught Up by Usher - Anoop leads off with a typical mistake, he sings it just like Usher and doesn't do it well (or at least not as good as Usher). That jacket with the shoulder chain is so stupid it hurts, and the popped collar is awful. Anoop is much better upbeat, but this was a bad song choice and his long notes were hard to listen to. Not a lot to like about this performance, and given the opening slot he could be in trouble. Anoop as R&B...hmmm....
GRADE: D

Megan Joy - I Wanna Give You Some Good Lovin by Bob Marley - Wow how many boob shots did you do this week to get all those beads? Marley was a good choice for her because those songs sound normal when slurred and in a weird voice. She went all nasal at the end, and was her usual weirdness. Very boring song and no bird dance. Will keep the VFTW crowd going.
GRADE: D

Danny Gokey - What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts - Danny saw Adam break it down to basics and must have loved the reception as he goes with the violin lead solo and soft feel. Danny looks good as usual, the glam crew did not make him terrible. His big notes were a little off tonight, but he's still got one of the best voices left. This was just a poor song choice, but he seemed to say that he got forced into it. Judges got on their knees for him, so congrats on figuring out the Idol formula.
GRADE: B-

Allison Iraheta - Don't Speak by No Doubt - OMG she looks exactly like Gwen Stefani, that's her inspiration for the hair and all! She does look a little ridiculous and the dress is stupid. Allison has a good voice but this was indulgent nonsense in the Simon way of thinking. The guitar added nothing to the performance. It sounded way too karaoke for this competition, but in this week it will probably be good enough.
GRADE: D

Scott MacIntyre - Take You Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel - The stylist went too far in the other direction this week and made him look ridiculous. Scott goes back to the bread and butter with the slow Billy Joel song. At least Scott knows how well he fits into this role and doesn't experiment too much. Macblind could be saving himself this week with all the awful performances by playing it safe.
GRADE: C+

Matt Giraud - You Found Me by The Fray - Matt picks a contemporary song that fits his voice well, but he's just going to be compared to the original on the radio and fall short. The soft part of the chorus was done all wrong I think as he puts extra into it. The leather jacket is not god-awful, so no complaints. Matt shows his skill at the piano which is a lesser appreciated aspect of his game now. Still a bad take on a too contemporary song.
GRADE: C-

Lil Rounds - I Surrender by Celine Dion - So she picks a song choice to make out with the judges, yay more Mariah, Whitney, and Celine. Blech. She goes all ghetto ugly look this week. Stay with the short hair. Beautiful dress though. The performance was god-awful as expected since Celine is always oversung and shouted. She was off on the notes she should have hit. This was truly a bad performance. Judges liked it but I don't know why.
GRADE: FAIL

Adam Lambert - Play That Funky Music (White Boy) by Wild Cherries - This looks like it will be a mash up of the Satisfaction and Ring of Fire performances. Mediocrity plus sexuality. Better than country week though. This was a weird song choice but he showed a great range on the song and this turned out brilliantly. Could have done without the glory note, but whatever. The look fit the song and the era.
GRADE: A

Kris Allen - Anal (?) Sunshine by ?? - I know the song is "Ain't No Sunshine" but that's not how it come sout of his mouth and it's distracting. Kris goes to the piano because it's keeping Scott and Matt around, although not out of the bottom three. Maybe Kris wants to go home? Well not out of the money slot. The facial expressions are awful, but he was ok.
GRADE: B+

So lots of indulgent nonsense and Adam takes it for a second straight week. He is the frontrunner for more than just myself all of a sudden. Let's hope he doesn't barf on his feet right after the judge's save goes away.

TOP PERFORMER: Adam Lambert
SAFE: Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Danny Gokey, Scott MacIntyre, Matt Giraud, Lil Rounds
BOTTOM 3: Anoop Desai, Megan Joy, Allison Iraheta
PACK YOUR BAGS: Anoop Desai