Okay. . . more cute kid footage. Moving on to the performance, Michael Johns really did a nice job with this one. The judges and the crowd definitely responded to it positively. It was nice to see him just go all out and I think he's fans will be proud.
If I sound a bit blase' about Johns I think it's just that at the beginning of AI I thought he was really going to go far in the competition. But it seems like his performances as of late have really lacked star quality. I truly hope that Michael can continue on inspiring the crowd next week like he did this.
Okay, you could say I've never seen an ugly baby. Hopefully you're not tiring of my commenting about all the cute baby pics last night. That said, Carly was so cute with her big curly hair. What I want to know is, where did the curls go? Her hair is so straight and shiny now. She almost didn't look like the same girl, simply because of the hair.
I thought Carly rocked Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart last night and I disagree with Randy. I think she has a great rock voice if that's the direction she wants to take. Either way, this girl can sing and I hope that, even though it wasn't maybe her best performance last night. . . she deserves to be around for a good long while on Idol. We wish her the best tonight during the Idol elimination. I really felt for her last week when she was in the bottom 3.
TMI about her trip to the bathroom. Sort of reminiscent of Ryan's (unappreciated) comments that totally embarrassed David Archuleta about his earlier trip to the restroom. That's getting a little too personal for my taste. Hopefully Ryan learned from it. (SMILE)
Was it me, or was Randy Jackson on a bit of a rant last night? He just seemed impossible to please. Oh well, maybe he was having a bad day.
Here's . . . Carly
I loved the video of David and his little sister dancing when they were little. I'm not sure who the girl was sitting by his father last night in the audience, but it doesn't sound like (judging by the shrieks from the young girls in the crowd) he'll have any trouble getting a date for prom, if he even gets to go. Hopefully he'll still be on Idol at that point.
Even though this wasn't my favorite performance for David A., I think a lot of it had to do with his song choice. Although he sounded pretty good vocally I would like to hear him sounding more current.
I'm not worried about his security at all though. When Paula said, "You could sing the phone book and we'd still love you" I think she was right on the money. Looking forward to a great show next week David A!
I loved all the baby footage last night, but especially enjoyed seeing the photos of Jason Castro as a little boy with his little brother and their guitars. Even though he still doesn't seem perfectly comfortable talking on the show, I think it's becoming easier for him to do so. His performance last night was a little lifeless for me, but I like Jason and know he has it in him to come back stronger next week. Do you remember his earlier performance of Hallelujah? I'm going to post it next, just in case you missed it. It's definitely worth watching.
I think what Simon said last night was a little accurate. Even though I think much of Jason's appeal lies in his relaxed, natural personality, he might want to step it up a bit next week.
Jason Castro singing Hallelujah a couple of weeks back. I loved this performance!
I loved watching Chikezie's baby year's footage. His mom's comments about him singing as a little guy really cracked me up. His parents seem like very nice people and it's evident that they're so proud of him.
I thought he did a really nice job vocal-wise, although I have to admit I really enjoy when he sings more uptempo, bluesy songs like he did a couple of weeks ago. His confidence seemed to be down this week. I thought Randy was too hard on him. I think Chikezie will be around for another week or 2 (at least), but we will see tonight.
First, let me say that Ramiele was an adorable baby! If you missed Idol last night, watch the following video to see her as a cute baby with wild hair. I don't think her performance was horrible like some are saying. She has a sweet disposition, I just don't think the maturity level and It Factor are there. Hopefully Ramiele can hold on for another week. The judges commented on her being very sick, so hopefully she'll get better and have another chance next week to prove herself to America.
David Cook rocked American Idol's world last night with his unique rocker version of Michael Jackson's hit Billie Jean! He's been consistently amazing week after week presenting America with incredible entertainment, originality, great vocals, and amazing stage presence.
Although I'm still a huge David Archuleta fan, I'm going to change my original vote for this year's Idol winner to David Cook. But, even if he doesn't win, I don't think it will hurt his future success, as past contestants have proven. Take for example Chris Daughtry. Although he finished season 5 behind winner Taylor Hicks and runner up Katharine McPhee, he had the highest record sales in 2007 of ANYONE! In fact, I think his NOT winning Idol allowed Daughtry more freedom in producing his first record than he might have had if he had won and been tied to the Idol contract.
Anyway. . . please check out this video of David Cook's performance last night.
David Cook is pretty funny in this video! Check it out:
