American Idol review - 8 girls
First up was Paris - she did, of all things, Miami Sound Machine's Conga. She probably chose it because it's more fun than last weeks Wind Beneath My Wings, but it wasn't a good choice. The song does not emphasize her vocal range and is just not that good. Why doesn't she do anything a little more souful, like she did during Hollywood week and during her audition? I know she is trying to show diversity, but there are better choices that what she did.
Lisa did a Tiffany Taylor ballad that I can't remember the name of. It was also not a great choice. While she sang it ok, there was just nothing notable about it, it was just kind of boring.
Melissa sang Heart's What About Love? I can't help but think she was inspired to do an '80's Heart song because of all the acclaim Mandinsa got for doing Never. Melissa has a decent singing voice, it's kind of raspy and bluesy, but she seems to think she has more power and range than she does. She had trouble handling the chorus of the song. Simon predicted she'll go home on Thursday.
Kinnik did Alicia Keys I Ain't Got You. This was another bad choice. Randy and Paula pointed out that she was off key the whole time and Simon said she just plain "messed it up." I can't disagree with the judges on this one, it wasn't a good performance. Simon also predicted she would be going home and Thursday.
Katherine did Aretha Franklin's Think. This performance is where I part ways with the judges. They were very positive about it, while I just thought it was ok. She's a capable singer, but I don't think she up to taking on Aretha Franklin. Since she didn't change the arrangement or style at all, there was no way not to compare. Her version was kind of like Pat Boone singing Little Richard's Tutti Frutti.
Ayla did Natasha Bedingfield's current hit Unwritten. I'm not familiar with the song, so I was able to listen without comparing. I didn't think the performance was very good. As the judges pointed out the song is not one for showing off someone's vocal capabilitites. Ayla referred to it as more of a performance song, but she didn't do much there either. She seemed to be holding back on really getting into it.
Mandisa did Chaka Kahn's I'm Every Woman. This was the first great performance of the night. Mandisa was able to show off what a powerful voice she has, and really made the song hers. She was completely confident and just overall gave a great performance.
Kellie was last to perform. I have to say that I wonder about her "I'm just a country girl" persona. I don't believe that they don't have seafood in North Carolina. Last week she was talking about trying Calimari for the first time, while I believe she'd never eaten, she was acting like she had never even heard of it before. This week she tried "Sal-mon" for the first time, and yes she did pronounce the "l." I will not believe she's never heard that word before.
That all being said, she had one of the better performances of the night. She sang Melissa Etheridge's I'm The Only One. While her voice lacks the power to really make the song great, she makes up for it with her stage presence. I can't believe I'm saying that, because I keep expecting to not like her, and I'm not sure that I actually do, but she has the X Factor Simon has talked about.
My (very obvious) predictions for who gets voted off tomorrow are - Kinnik and Melissa, I'll also give an outside chance that Ayla doesn't make it.
Lisa did a Tiffany Taylor ballad that I can't remember the name of. It was also not a great choice. While she sang it ok, there was just nothing notable about it, it was just kind of boring.
Melissa sang Heart's What About Love? I can't help but think she was inspired to do an '80's Heart song because of all the acclaim Mandinsa got for doing Never. Melissa has a decent singing voice, it's kind of raspy and bluesy, but she seems to think she has more power and range than she does. She had trouble handling the chorus of the song. Simon predicted she'll go home on Thursday.
Kinnik did Alicia Keys I Ain't Got You. This was another bad choice. Randy and Paula pointed out that she was off key the whole time and Simon said she just plain "messed it up." I can't disagree with the judges on this one, it wasn't a good performance. Simon also predicted she would be going home and Thursday.
Katherine did Aretha Franklin's Think. This performance is where I part ways with the judges. They were very positive about it, while I just thought it was ok. She's a capable singer, but I don't think she up to taking on Aretha Franklin. Since she didn't change the arrangement or style at all, there was no way not to compare. Her version was kind of like Pat Boone singing Little Richard's Tutti Frutti.
Ayla did Natasha Bedingfield's current hit Unwritten. I'm not familiar with the song, so I was able to listen without comparing. I didn't think the performance was very good. As the judges pointed out the song is not one for showing off someone's vocal capabilitites. Ayla referred to it as more of a performance song, but she didn't do much there either. She seemed to be holding back on really getting into it.
Mandisa did Chaka Kahn's I'm Every Woman. This was the first great performance of the night. Mandisa was able to show off what a powerful voice she has, and really made the song hers. She was completely confident and just overall gave a great performance.
Kellie was last to perform. I have to say that I wonder about her "I'm just a country girl" persona. I don't believe that they don't have seafood in North Carolina. Last week she was talking about trying Calimari for the first time, while I believe she'd never eaten, she was acting like she had never even heard of it before. This week she tried "Sal-mon" for the first time, and yes she did pronounce the "l." I will not believe she's never heard that word before.
That all being said, she had one of the better performances of the night. She sang Melissa Etheridge's I'm The Only One. While her voice lacks the power to really make the song great, she makes up for it with her stage presence. I can't believe I'm saying that, because I keep expecting to not like her, and I'm not sure that I actually do, but she has the X Factor Simon has talked about.
My (very obvious) predictions for who gets voted off tomorrow are - Kinnik and Melissa, I'll also give an outside chance that Ayla doesn't make it.
posted by Sherry L at 1:08 PM
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