Okay girls, you gotta bring it! Once and for all, I HATE RYAN SEACREST!!!! He just keeps pushing it.
Stephanie Edwards - First note the girls are already better than the boys. She did more of the Prince version of that song than the Alicia Keyes version, which is slower. It was a little too slow. She was doing the emotional moves but she was still holding back. I want to see more, it’s in there. Very similar to Latoya London, good, but reserved.
Amy Krebs – I like her voice. Song was very safe. Not memorable. She just sung and looked at the camera. Maybe nerves, not sure.
Leslie Hunt – I was worried about her. She’s got stop being so silly, it’s distracting. Background singers are out singing her. The song is a very soulful song and you can’t sing it vanilla. I liked her audition tapes a lot better. Simon was absolutely right! (see my comment above.)
Sabrina Sloan – She is a nasal singer which is weird because they are always accusing singers of it. But she did sing the hell of that song and it seemed effortless. She needs a little more stage presence. She was getting there towards the end. Her mother had it shaking her head to the beat. She did great.
Antonella Barba - Marissa, where are you? She should have learned more from the boys besides being nervous. Forgettable performance. Even her family was talking during the performance.
Jordan Sparks - Not bad. I would have liked to hear her sing a song instead of sing lyrics. I am not the biggest fan of this song. And when she kind of like called her shot, and then really didn’t bring it? She is good, liked her voice, but cannot save a song with hitting a high note at the end.
Nicole Tranquillo - Oh my gosh!!!! My ears are bleeding. She is doing like a caricature of black people singing a song. What the hell are people cheering for?!? She was all over the place! I do believe in her talent, but not that song.
Haley Scarnato – It was just ok.
Melinda Doolittle – I wasn’t thrilled with the song. But she sang it really, really well. She is going to be a star with or without the show. What she has that they all can learn from is stage presence. She feels every key, every note, and every song. She is so completely infectious. Background singer my ass!
Alaina Alexander – Hard song to sing pop. I liked when she sang it breathy. I liked the performance. I think it was good and she looked great. I don’t agree with the judges on this one. Not all of them are going to knock it clear out of the park. Some will land in the outfield and that was where she was, definitely not an out.
Gina Glocksen – This is a tough song. It doesn’t pick up until the end. She sang it vocally well and I think enough to stay. I think she can showcase herself better with another song. I don’t like her in ballads.
Lakisha Jones - Big girl, big song. Y’all see Dreamgirls? She hit it better then Jennifer Hudson, more like the original sista girl Jennifer Holliday (I will send you a slang decorder ring later). The arrangement was terrible because it’s a really long song so they chopped it up but she sang it. If you know the original, you know what I mean. If allowed to sing it in its original form, she would have really knocked it out of the park. And the audience was silent as they waited for it.
Well, the next American Idol will definitely be a girl. The 3 powerhouses Sabrina, Melinda and Lakisha. The lows Antoinella and Leslie. And Leslie more for the song and performance, I think she can sing. I think all the girls can and they will be voted off by song choice. Haley and Amy are also on the ropes, can you even remember who they are?!? We shall see. Gotta go vote! C-ya tomorrow.
