American Idol - Boys Night
I'll just start off by saying Chris Daughtry stole the show last night. I had never heard the song he sang, and it's not my favorite style of music, but his vocal performance won me over. He clearly wants to win, and he'll certainly give everyone else a run for their money.
Taylor Hicks started off the show with a rendition of Easy by the Commodores. I thought it was a good vocal performance, but he didn't really impress the judges, and it didn't compare to his show stopping performance of Levon last week. I do think the judges were a little hard on him, but maybe that had something to do with him going first and everyone comparing last weeks performance. I was hoping they would at least point out what a natural perfomer Taylor is, and that he is the only one brave enough to add in his own dynamics - like the extra "Whoo" or "Yeah's" he throws in. I was glad Paula pointed out that he has his own style, when Randy was comparing him to Ray Charles. I think everyone has high expectations for Taylor and are really wanting to hear him do something that will bring down the house. While I'm really wanting to hear something like Georgia On My Mind, he should probably save that one for later and not do a ballad next week. I'm not going to pretend to be unbiased here. Taylor is my favorite and I want him to win, so I'm really hoping he'll pull out all the stops next week.
Elliott Yamin performed Moody's Mood For Love next. While his vocal performance was excellent, I'm not sure the song choice connected him with the television audience. It was very jazzy, and just not a style that's popular on a wide level. I'm sure he'll make it into the top 6 though.
Next came Ace Young. There has been a lot of buzz around Ace, with a lot of people thinking he will win the whole thing, but I'm thinking the buzz will die soon. The reality is that while Ace may look good, he is only a mediocre singer. He wasn't displaying much of the X-Factor Simon was talking about last week. Personally I thought his performance of Daniel Bedingfield If You're Not The One, was horrible. He was off key almost the whole time and exuded almost no energy. I'm not sure why the judges were so kind to him actually, only Simon said it was not that good, but even he wasn't that harsh.
Now I can't quite remember the exact order, but I'll try to touch on how I felt about the rest...
Gedeon McKinney sang Sam Cooke's A Change is Going to Come, which Taylor had done in his audition. I thought Gedeon did a pretty good job, and I think he'll continue with the competition, if the audience can stomach his arrogant attitude. There is something very staged about Gedeon's performances, though this week was an improvement over last weeks well sung but animatronic Shout. That is why I brought up Taylor's audition. When Taylor sang about 30 seconds of the same song, it seemed like that was his real life, like he really felt it. That is what is missing from Gedeon's performances. He'll have to work on that if he really expects to connect with the audience.
Sway sang another Stevie Wonder song. There seems to be a lot of Stevie Wonder in the competition, though few people can really handle the vocals. Sway is just not doing it for me. I thought his performance was boring.
Bucky Covington did Garth Brooks Thunder Rolls. I thought it was a pretty good performance, but not a competition winning one. I agree with Simon when he says Bucky seems like an opening act - he's good, but not the best.
Kevin Conais did I Heard it Through the Grapevine. I was surprised by this choice, and while I was glad to see him try to stretch, the song ultimately did not work for him. I really emphasized his lack of range, and his lisp (that no one ever mentions). He couldn't hit any of the high notes, and the soulfulness of the song just wasn't suited for his voice.
Will Makar did Kenny Rogers' Lady, which I believe was written by Lionel Richie. I kind of groaned when I heard that he was going to attempt it, only to be pleasantly surprised by a pretty decent performance. I didn't think the song would be suited for his voice, but he ended up pulling it off. He does need to work on a more interesting stage presence though. I kept thinking he looked like he was at a school recital. Simon said something similar when he told Will he needs to loosen up a bit, which prompted Ryan Seacrest to inexplicably start pulling Will's shirt to untuck it from his pants.
Going second to last - right before the show stopping Chris - was David Radford. In my opinion he was the worst of the night. I think The Way You Look Tonight, is a great song, but David's performance lacked any real emotion, he was just trying to sound like Frank Sinatra, and that doesn't work for this show. Do we need more than one Harry Connick Jr.? I don't think so. Last week when David did a terrible Crazy Little Thing Called Love, the judge said he should stick to his own style, then when he did that they still thought it sucked. I predict he won't be back next week.
Even Ryan Seacrest thought David wasn't good, because when he introduced Chris right after, with David standing right there, he said "Now we're going to go out with a bang!"
As I mentioned above Chris ended the show with a powerful version of Fuel's Hemorrhage.
Besides David, I think either Kevin, Sway or Bucky will be voted off tonight.
Taylor Hicks started off the show with a rendition of Easy by the Commodores. I thought it was a good vocal performance, but he didn't really impress the judges, and it didn't compare to his show stopping performance of Levon last week. I do think the judges were a little hard on him, but maybe that had something to do with him going first and everyone comparing last weeks performance. I was hoping they would at least point out what a natural perfomer Taylor is, and that he is the only one brave enough to add in his own dynamics - like the extra "Whoo" or "Yeah's" he throws in. I was glad Paula pointed out that he has his own style, when Randy was comparing him to Ray Charles. I think everyone has high expectations for Taylor and are really wanting to hear him do something that will bring down the house. While I'm really wanting to hear something like Georgia On My Mind, he should probably save that one for later and not do a ballad next week. I'm not going to pretend to be unbiased here. Taylor is my favorite and I want him to win, so I'm really hoping he'll pull out all the stops next week.
Elliott Yamin performed Moody's Mood For Love next. While his vocal performance was excellent, I'm not sure the song choice connected him with the television audience. It was very jazzy, and just not a style that's popular on a wide level. I'm sure he'll make it into the top 6 though.
Next came Ace Young. There has been a lot of buzz around Ace, with a lot of people thinking he will win the whole thing, but I'm thinking the buzz will die soon. The reality is that while Ace may look good, he is only a mediocre singer. He wasn't displaying much of the X-Factor Simon was talking about last week. Personally I thought his performance of Daniel Bedingfield If You're Not The One, was horrible. He was off key almost the whole time and exuded almost no energy. I'm not sure why the judges were so kind to him actually, only Simon said it was not that good, but even he wasn't that harsh.
Now I can't quite remember the exact order, but I'll try to touch on how I felt about the rest...
Gedeon McKinney sang Sam Cooke's A Change is Going to Come, which Taylor had done in his audition. I thought Gedeon did a pretty good job, and I think he'll continue with the competition, if the audience can stomach his arrogant attitude. There is something very staged about Gedeon's performances, though this week was an improvement over last weeks well sung but animatronic Shout. That is why I brought up Taylor's audition. When Taylor sang about 30 seconds of the same song, it seemed like that was his real life, like he really felt it. That is what is missing from Gedeon's performances. He'll have to work on that if he really expects to connect with the audience.
Sway sang another Stevie Wonder song. There seems to be a lot of Stevie Wonder in the competition, though few people can really handle the vocals. Sway is just not doing it for me. I thought his performance was boring.
Bucky Covington did Garth Brooks Thunder Rolls. I thought it was a pretty good performance, but not a competition winning one. I agree with Simon when he says Bucky seems like an opening act - he's good, but not the best.
Kevin Conais did I Heard it Through the Grapevine. I was surprised by this choice, and while I was glad to see him try to stretch, the song ultimately did not work for him. I really emphasized his lack of range, and his lisp (that no one ever mentions). He couldn't hit any of the high notes, and the soulfulness of the song just wasn't suited for his voice.
Will Makar did Kenny Rogers' Lady, which I believe was written by Lionel Richie. I kind of groaned when I heard that he was going to attempt it, only to be pleasantly surprised by a pretty decent performance. I didn't think the song would be suited for his voice, but he ended up pulling it off. He does need to work on a more interesting stage presence though. I kept thinking he looked like he was at a school recital. Simon said something similar when he told Will he needs to loosen up a bit, which prompted Ryan Seacrest to inexplicably start pulling Will's shirt to untuck it from his pants.
Going second to last - right before the show stopping Chris - was David Radford. In my opinion he was the worst of the night. I think The Way You Look Tonight, is a great song, but David's performance lacked any real emotion, he was just trying to sound like Frank Sinatra, and that doesn't work for this show. Do we need more than one Harry Connick Jr.? I don't think so. Last week when David did a terrible Crazy Little Thing Called Love, the judge said he should stick to his own style, then when he did that they still thought it sucked. I predict he won't be back next week.
Even Ryan Seacrest thought David wasn't good, because when he introduced Chris right after, with David standing right there, he said "Now we're going to go out with a bang!"
As I mentioned above Chris ended the show with a powerful version of Fuel's Hemorrhage.
Besides David, I think either Kevin, Sway or Bucky will be voted off tonight.
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