Top 7 - Mariah Carey Week

Okay,,,now not only is John Castro an idiot…but so is Mariah Carey. Uhh..let me bring my dog to the practice. Idiot. And I thought black was not supposed to make you look fat? Mariah theme night? Are you crazy?!? Really bad idea. I know ever frickin Mariah Carey song so this is going to be hard. I was a “lamb” (what MC called her fans). I hope this goes well…on with the show.

David A. – I really cannot stand Kermit. Terrible arrangement. The performance was just okay. But I can’t blame him because the speed was terrible. The song was almost unrecognizable. He’ll stay because he has momentum.

Carly – She looked fantastic!!!! Finally. Her best performance to date. Soft, no shouting, understated. Beautiful! I did agree with Randy that I was scared in the beginning. But I think she pulled it off. It was hard because she can blow it out of the park and wanted to try something new. I think they should have appreciated that. I think if she would have powered through it as she has done on every other song, they would have said karaoke and over the top. I liken this to when Fantasia did Summertime. Not my favorite performance but it showed her range.

Syesha – Yo go sista girl! Bringing her A game. “All things considered”?!? Go play your base, Randy. No one can imitate Mariah. What the hell are they expecting?!? Syesha did a good job understanding she is singing a GREAT singer’s song.

Brooke – Rough vocals. It may have been better if she was just singing it without playing. The playing was extremely shaky and the stumble at the end didn’t help. I think an acoustic guitar would have been a nice touch. She did a very safe and bland performance. She seemed very nervous and rushed.

Kristy Lee – Yuck! Painful! Please stop! She is destroying this song. Not too mention the piano is bad. A country hit? What are country listeners deaf!

David C. – Did not work for me. But this is one of my favorite Mariah Carey songs (w/ the Venus of Love sample). I think he could have done this with Visions of Love because the lyrics are more generic. And Mariah is OF COURSE going to rip this off if the public likes it. I know I am going to be in the minority with people liking this…well...I’m already a minority so I’m use to it. I would agree with Paula that this could be in a sappy movie soundtrack song.

John Castro – Next to the previous performance, it was weak. But I think if I had heard that early on, it would have been better. I liked the opening. The middle and the end fell apart for me. His voice is far to weak for him to remain. But I liked it ok.

No a bad night. I thought it was going to be way worse. Top performance David C., David A. (even though not my cup of tea) and Carly. Bottom performances Kristy Lee, Brooke.

Going home…Syesha. Life’s not fair.

C-ya tomorrow.