The American Idol Grapevine
The Top 12 guys performed last night, and a lot of people hit the MyIdol message boards to discuss the good, the bad, and those who might be getting their ticket home on Thursday. Have something to add? Start a thread or write a recap using the MyIdol message boards. If we like your fan recap, we might even use it for the official Americanidol.com show recap. Or we might just use an excerpt or two for the Idol Grapevine. Either way, youve got something to say, and were providing the forum to say it. So do it!
Shoeless Paul Kim wants people to be shocked, so he brings the Wham! His rendition of Careless Whisper starts with a whisper, then builds to a roar. Paul tries to channel his inner Ace Young, but the falsetto falls short. "onemanswarm
Rudy started the night off and left me thinking, Dude, did you learn nothing from Patrick last year? When you are in the leadoff spot, you have to knock it out of the park or you will be forgotten. I think this performance could land Rudy a Free Ride to the bottom three. "loriann
Sanjaya Malakar. I like this guy. I think he has a great voice, but he blew it tonight. His nerves got the best of him and he did not pick a good song choice. "FanforSligh61
Blake was great - can Keane even sound that good live? They don't even sound as good on the radio! -mrshowbiz
Brandon "Backup Singer" Rogers is up. Bring it, mister. Represent. He's adorable; beautiful smile. Hmmmm...The beginning started cool...didn't even realize it was "Rock with You" till the rhythm kicked in...but I'm not sure this was a good song choice. His voice is too "heavy" for it. "ProVocalist
Chris Sligh is a funny guy. I love humorous people. But humorous people who can actually sing are indeed a plus. Chris has one of the most interesting voices I have ever heard. What fascinates me is that just by looking at him, you would not expect him to exude that type of vocal, that type of sound. It's soft with just the right amount of edge, and I love him! --Gwen4791
Sundance Head = 7.5 out of 10 / His vibrato was constant at lower singing levels. His pitch was everywhere and he went flat on a couple of notes. It was the wrong song for this dude to sing. "heathalvarez
A.J. " he is spunky! Was doing well " hold notes were a little off pitch " but his falsetto brought him back to life " that was nice! Ends a bit sharp " but certainly a good enough performance to keep him around --FairyTalesAusies
Next was Chris Richardson, singing I Dont Wanna Be by Gavin DeGraw.
Song Choice: Potentially scary, since it hasnt been that long since Bo Bice nailed this song. Brave, Chris, brave. And certainly not safe.
Performance: I liked the hip-hop twist he put on it. The judges thought his voice was a little thin, but I think it worked. Im not sure I cared for the bounce (remember Elliott doing the same thing?), but I think he can get by that. "dchambers59
Nick Pedro " The thing about ballads is that with all of these long notes and the slow tempo, mistakes stick out like a sore thumb. There were some, though not a huge amount, but some pitch problems in this song. "Guyfromnowhere
Jared Cotter is a nice looking guy who sang "Your Like A Dream Come True". It was a nice vocal but not even up to the standards of Brian McKnight. Most of it was forgettable but I did like the high note. "crislovesmusic
Phil Stacey - Awful Start, just awful - and now its coming together, nice chorus - ok, this guy can definitely sing. However, again, just like Blake - needs to be strong for all of the song - in particular with the short time you get to sing on Idol, you can sneak some bum notes in there in the middle but you got to start and end strong! --bauba30
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