the top 9 vs. country (feat. the gambler)

i'm gonna reserve my comments 'til the end, 'cause i don't really have much to say.

taylor - "take me home country road"
randy: "just okay"
paula: "just sang it as it is"
simon: "safe, boring, lazy"

mandisa - "any man of mine"
randy: "the last five seconds were great"
paula: "you can sing the phonebook"
simon: "what do you say to that? i mean, what the hell do you say to that?" (this was off camera to randy, but one of the more telling comments of the night)

elliot - "if tomorrow never comes"
randy: "you brought it down...that was hot"
paula: "you are such a breath of fresh air...you're fantastic"
simon: "a bit hesitant...the best so far"

paris - "how do i live without you"
randy: "front part was not good...just aiight for me tonight"
paula: "kind of a struggle for you"
simon: "i thought it was very good"

ace - "tonight i wanna cry"
randy: "really boring for me...that was boring"
paula: "a contemporary nice take on the song"
simon: "it was very good"

kelli - "fancy (don't let me down)"
randy: "i thought it was great"
paula: "this was a great night for you"
simon: "performance was very good"

chris - "making memories of me"
randy: "i really enjoyed it"
paula: "you showed versatility and still showed who you are"
simon: "the audience at home deserve better" (amen, simon.)

katharine - "you bring out the elvis in me"
randy: "you sang it very nice"
paula: "sexy hot cool"
simon: "that song was peculiar"

bucky - "best i ever had"
randy: "it was aiight...good song choice for you"
paula: "you and kelli shined the most"
simon: "it sounded okay to me"

i liked elliot, katharine, and bucky. i'm not a country music fan, but jesus christ, is that the best it has to offer? i know it's not. why taylor didn't go more bluesy is beyond me - it was his worst so far. chris and ace were boring as hell, paris and mandisa both seemed off, and kelli was good, i guess, but i just can't get past her song choices.

if this were the first season of american idol, i don't think there would have been a fifth. i like most of the singers, but the songs they pick? whatthefuck.

bottom three predictions? ace, paris, and mandisa

going home? i dunno, ace? paris? it's hard to guess at this point, especially after a long, boring night when no one really stood out.
i'll say paris.