Tuesday, March 9, 2010The show has now gone down to one hour since the number of contestants has been significantly decreased. Tonight we have performances for eight ladies.
Getting right down to the business of the evening:
Katie Stevens - singing Break Away, the performance was not lauded as being great, but she was given credit for doing things different and based on recommendations of judges. She was given 10/10 for her interest. She still has to decide what type of singer she is going to be.
Siobhan Magnus - performed House of the Rising Sun and received mostly favorable remarks. Randy told her it was "different" and that she takes risks while Ellen said that she was "captivated" by it. Kara described her as unique and different and then came Simon's "weird" when using a one-word description of the performance.
Lacey Brown, with her rendition of I Was Made For You, was critiqued as "making me sleepy", and "boring", while at the same time "your best performance" . Kara felt that she demonstrated "effortless singing" and that in her opinion the song choice was "brilliant".
Katelyn Epperly - accompanying herself on the keyboard performed I Feel The Earth Move. The judges expressed, what I would call, lukewarm comments about her performance. There were feelings of "no feeling of the right connection", "not enough", "not committed to it" and "it was like a performance on a request night at a pub". This perhaps puts her on the edge for this week's elimination.
Didi Benami performed Rhianon and was given highly complimentary remarks. She is viewed as one of the favorites. Although Randy declared that it didn't give him a "wow moment", Simon felt that it was a "brilliant choice" of song. I think she can begin to prepare for next week!
Paige Miles was sixth to sing. She sang Smile. Hopefully she can continue to smile now that the judges worked her over. Randy loved the song but said "it didn't work tonight". Ellen said that this song is supposed to be uplifting but that it was sad. "It was a wrong choice". Kara felt that it was "all wrong" followed by Simon's "it was a horrible choice and that the arrangement was "awful". He further reiterated, " it's what I call a peanut performance" He offered "You have potential but don't know what kind of artist your are." He predicted that this was the end for her. I personally agree. I felt that she sounded nervous and weak. Definitely the least effective performer of the evening.
Crystal Bowersox and her guitar, of course, performed Give Me One Reason. Perform she did. Her greatest fans seem to be the panel of judges. Again this week she got four stars. Randy said simply he "loved it" and "I'm a fan." Ellen felt that she needed some "new adjectives" to describe the performance and that it was the best performance of the evening. Kara felt that it was a great song choice and well performed. Simon recognized her confidence as well as her performance and predicted that she is going to be in the top 12 and that everyone was going to have to contend with her. Interesting that he would go no further than to predict in the top 12!
Lilly Scott, the final performer for the evening chose a Patsy Cline favorite - I Fall To Pieces. She accompanied herself on the mandolin. Kara made a point to say that Lilly had "made it her own". Simon said that he felt she was brave to choose it but that for him it didn't have the "wow" factor.
A full night came to a close. In general it was a good night. As I see it, there are numerous potentials for elimination.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 the guys will take the stage.
Will they exceed the performances of the ladies?
Who will be the best?
Which guys will go on the block?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010- see Blog American Idol 9- Week 3, Guys
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