So it's like Guitar hero, except this is really Slash and this is American Idol. But the real talents are left now and we have duets! That's right, the producers and judges cannot fit 8 songs in so they are doing duets! Let the terribleness commence woot woot! Slash knows how to actually do his own thing and has the Idols go full bore with a band. Nice!
Adam Lambert - "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zepplin - Adam actually picks a damn good band and a rocking song, so kudos from the start. the outfit is pure punk rock, which may scare the tweentards. Unlike when he did Ring of Fire, this song actually is sexual and he flaunts it. The performance is good but did get a bit shouty at the beginning. Still, better than most on his theme night. At this rate there will be no bottom 2 this week.
GRADE: A-
Allison Iraheta - "Somebody to Love" by Janis Joplin - Allison goes to the glam crew of Adam this week, getting true rocker hair like amanda overmyer and some pants that looks like they came out of Disco Adam's closet. Joplin is a safe choice for her voice, but perhaps that is what she needs since the roller coaster ride is due to take her down this week if the trends continue. The performance was just mediocre, which is trouble in the top 4 stage.
GRADE: C
Kris and Danny duet - "Renegade" by Stix - This was a solid rock choice for a duet of guys, and surprising because so far the songs have actually been rock and not soft pop rock. Kris and Gokey's voices go not match very well in harmony. Kris was a little blah and Danny was little shouty, because otherwise Danny would have knocked Kris out of the park. This is a nice chance to really compare voices of guys and guys and girls and girls (sorry Adam!). Performance overall was OK.
KRIS GRADE: D+
DANNY GRADE: C+
Kris Allen - "Come Together" by The Beatles - Kris has a douchy moment with Slash, but at least he got to pee his pants while playing the best guitar he'll ever touch. Kris should've stuck with Revolution as this song doesn't fit him well. He's forcing his voice to be low and soulful which is more of a Gokey thing. Kris actually plays an electric guitar and does it decent. There's no glory notes in this song but Kris makes one. Something just doesn't seem great about this performance, maybe song choice.
GRADE: C-
Danny Gokey - "Dream On" by Aerosmith - Wow Danny picks a song where he can scream and shout louder than ever before. VFTW may indeed be onto something here, as he may be truly worse than Kris...but I like him better. Gokey even wears a vest and bright shirt like Stephen Tyler would, nice roleplay. Yeah doo doo doo not crap all over the middle of the riffs in the chorus please, there's enough flair in the song already. The signature scream was as bad as you would expect. This turned out to be god awful at the end.
GRADE: D-
Adam and Allison duet - "Slow Ride" by - I'm pretty sure Adam picked the song, but these are the true rockers tonight. Still would've liked to see Adam blast Danny off the stage in a duet, as it's not fun watching him blow Allison out of the water. Allison holds her own and has a decent performance. Adam is spot on again and is erasing the doubts right as Gokey has his first true missteps at the most critical time. This could be a finale preview, and that would be awesome if it comes true.
ADAM GRADE: A
ALLISON GRADE: B
So they actually did rock songs, and Danny fell flat on his face. While this is supposed to be the week Allison goes home if the pattern stays true, I went against my gut last week and should've picked Matt for the lock solid 4 in a row. Starting a new streak this week I hope.
TOP PERFORMER: Adam
SAFE: Adam, Allison
BOTTOM TWO: Danny, Kris
GOING HOME: Kris Allen
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