wow, we really have to pick six of these guys?!?

ouch. rough, to say the least... not that fun to watch.
i couldn't pick 6 i really liked, so here are my top three for now. maybe next week i'll have at least 6 good ones to choose from?

phil - could not ask for more
freaky looking dude - if moby and moon unit had a kid it'd probably look like this - but after a rough start he picks it up and gives one of the best performances of the night. not that that's saying too much...
simon tells him that the beginning was monstrous. heh heh.

blake - somewhere only we know
nice voice - this was probably overall my favorite tonight. new vocal style enters idol - at least i don't remember anyone that's sounded like this guy in the past. weird that randy was missing the beatboxing... this is a singing competition, no?
he also seemed surprised that he liked it, saying it was "a really good job."

chris s - typical
strong voice, good performer, totally got the crowd into it. and then got to rag on simon for helping spawn the teletubbies and a 'popera' group... what's not to love? you know, aside from the fact that he looks like sideshow jack osbourne.
actual quote from randy: "i liked it; i love you!"
and this only seconds before the sweetheart brouhaha! looks like ryan's been rubbing off on those guys...no, wait, that came out wrong...


some of the rest (in no particular order)- there were some good spots, but it was pretty damn mediocre.



jared - back to one
so it wasn't too exciting, but it was pretty damn spot on. not the easiest song, but i thought he did a good job with it.

chris r - i don't wanna be
you gotta compare it to bo's version, and, well... there really is no comparision. good performance, weak-ass voice.

sundance - nights in white satin
oof. looked uncomfortable and out of place - i like the song, but it was a bad choice for the show. i heard good stuff about this guy, too.

brandon - rock with you
man, he shoulda stuck with the slow arrangement, it was working until it kicked in, if that makes any sense. i really like his voice though.

nick - now and forever
richard marx! they should get that guy on this year. this guy is from near my hometown - i think he has a good voice (that's the way to sing falsetto, paul), but a very karaoke delivery/stage presence. maybe he'll hang on for another week?

sanjaya - knocks me off my feet
he did bore me with it. he's like the bollywood ace - just watching the clips i wish his sister had made it instead of him, and i didn't even hear her sing.

a.j. - never too much
the choruses were really pitchy, but other than that it was good and had a lot of energy. mildly forgettable, though.


the two that i think should go:



paul - careless whisper
started out boring, then was approaching great in the middle, but fucked up the falsetto so bad at the end that the overall result was a trainwreck. but not an exciting one. (as i would imagine a trainwreck would be.)

rudy - free ride
i dunno...herky-jerky? something about this guy just seemed off or forced or something - maybe it was nerves? decent voice, but really forgettable performance + first spot of the night could send him home thursday