Well last week we had some surprises, and we get to listen to wonderful little Haeley for a second straight week. One can only hope she sings something monotone tomorrow night. tonight we get the return of once-reject Tim. Woo! I also would hope after two seasons where I nailed about 65% accuracy, I can get on a hot streak to overcome this 0/4 prediction start. With this group, I don't blame America. I blame the judges for picking a shitty group.
Michael Lynche - This is a Man's World - Michael probably doesn't have any outfits that look bad since he is the dual threat personal trainer and theater geek. Lynche tries to go way away from his Maroon 5 song last week to show he is a frontman with a James Brown song. This song has a lot of gaps and musical interludes despite the strong singing when it is there. Unlike last week, he gave a much more solid performance although he does not have great chops. This was fantastic for the semifinals.
GRADE: B
John Park - Gravity - John picked a god-awful song last night, so even though he picked Mayer, this is a more palatable choice. The problem with the performance is that there's not much to show off in this song and when he hit a couple strong notes in the song, he missed terribly. There was nothing really bad overall, but he did not challenge himself and could be in jeopardy. Surprising because he looked like a favorite in Hollywood.
GRADE: D+
Casey James - I Don't Wanna Be - Casey took the role of frontrunner last week and he throws down an incredible little guitar solo in a pretty rocking version of this song. He had a couple weak moments it seemed in the chorus, but he's got a very enjoyable voice and showed off some real ax-grinding skills tonight on the biggest stage. A C+ performance gets bumped up by the solid overall performance.
GRADE: B
Alex Lambert - Everybody Knows - Alex wears our first atrocious garment of the week with the plaid jacket and light blue shirt. I'm sure Alex is very good on the guitar, but wow does he suck compared to Casey tonight, and that stands out as a stroke of bad luck. Alex sings a good performance, but the song is boring and does not seem too challenging overall. Playing it safe might keep him around, but it will not take him to the top.
GRADE: C-
Todrick Hall - What's Love Got To Do With It - Todrick finds a way to make a suit and tie look bad, with a shiny silver jacket. Ugh, dude...tell the fashionistas behind the scenes to screw off. Todrick spends his whole video telling us why Simon was wrong about the dancer singing critique and then caters right to him by standing at a mic stand. Todrick slows this song down and may have made a better rendition than the original, but his falsetto stuff was kind of iffy. Overall a mediocre performance but a good arrangement.
GRADE: C
Jermaine Sellers - What's Going On - Jermaine pimps the bowtie and V-neck sweater tonight, which just screams Carlton. This after revealing he wears an adult onesie. Oh boy. Jermaine has an easy listening kind of voice and he only missed a couple of times. This was just his wheelhouse and I again, do not think he is set to be a real contender. A nice singer and deserves to be here, but may not relate to America.
GRADE: C-
Andrew Garcia - ??? - So Andrew is a break dancer, which is kind of unexpected honestly. this guy has some weird angles for sure, but not like his girl's hair if you recall. Andrew does a sit down performance which usually comes out boring unless someone knocks it out, but the tempo picks up halfway through. Andrew comes off a little whiny at times, but the performance is decent enough to keep him near the top of the leaderboard.
GRADE: B-
Aaron Kelly - My Girl - Aaron plays right up to tween-tard fan base with this song. Aaron does like a vibrato thing with his voice when he should be more solid, and it just sounds odd. Aaron also ends up being a little bit pitchy. This performance would send a normal contestant home, but Aaron will likely make it through until the competition gets better. Cheesy crap is cheesy crap.
GRADE: D
Tim Urban - Come On Get Higher - Tim kind of sings out of the side of his voice, which may only be noticeable because of the girl who should not have been cut in Hollywood week. Tim slows down the chorus which is annoying fast but it just makes it sound like he can't handle it, which is not the right vibe. Tim doesn't have a falsetto but he turns it into a good glory note. Nevertheless, Tim is sadly outclassed despite having a performance that was leagues better than last week.
GRADE: D
Lee Dewyze - Lips Of An Angel - Lee sounds too much like the lead singer of Hinder, so when he tries to switch it up it sounds terrible. Even when he gets to the more rocking chorus, he was pitchy even by my ears. This may be one time when the money slot does not save someone because wow this was bad. He's in trouble if this keeps up if not now.
GRADE: D-
So overall the night ends with plop plop plop. Makes you kind of forget the night and I disagree with VFTW...this week was full of fail. Last week was great compared to this even though over half the field improved. So again this is a hard decision but here we go.
TOP PERFORMER - Michael
BOTTOM 3 - Tim, John, Jermaine
GOING HOME - Tim, John
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