Tuesday, April 8, 2008

The Great Eight Perform on Idol (Season 7)

The top eight contestants performed inspirational songs tonight because Idol Gives Back airs tomorrow.

01 Michael Johns sang "Dream On" made famous by Aerosmith. This was the perfect, perfect song for Michael to sing. I have to say I disagree with Randy and I was disappointed with his comments. The show American Idol is about making dreams come true, and Michael is a definite competitor in this competition. Paula was more than right on; he hit impressive notes, and Michael is not a wanna-bee rocker. He's the real deal all the time.

Score: 4.8

02 Syesha Mercado sang "I Believe" made famous by Fantasia. I agree with Simon and Paula, Syesha sang this song beautifully, but there was a certain emotion lacking. Fantasia has that emotion that is magical; people in the audience always have tears coming down their faces when she sings. Syesha just needs to figure out who she is in this competition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsZP022gfbA&feature=related --- Fantasia's version, I dare you to watch!

Score: 4

03 Jason Castro sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" made famous by Judy Garland. Jason is so special because every one of his song choices is so relevant. He makes every song how own and his sound is definitive. There is not anyone else who does what Jason does on stage, and he is probably now the darkhorse in this competition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAg9C0OQr8c ---Katharine McPhee's version.

Score: 5

04 Kristy Lee Cook sang "Anyway" made famous by Martina McBride. I thought that this week once again Kristy proved that she should be in the competition in week five. Kristy looked better and sounded better than she ever has before. As Simon said, she showed who she is as an artist and it was appealing.

Score: 4.8

05 David Cook sang "Innocent" made famous by Our Lady Peace. Paula is right, David is the whole package; I felt the song was a little bit wrong for him. I did not like how the song changed vocal ranges so much. I felt the meaning of the song was powerful, and that kind of made up for David not being as good as he has been in weeks past. He is still stellar as far as I am concerned.

Score: 4.4

06 Carly Smithson sang "The Show Must Go On" made famous by Queen. It was an unusual choice of song, that's for sure. Carly has a great voice, a powerful instrument, but she oversang the song to the point of shouting. When you shout, you stop focusing on the audience, which is what happened.

Score: 3.9

07 David Archuleta sang "Angels" made famous by Robbie Williams. This was an amazing choice of song. I have always loved the Robbie Williams version, and David did a wonderful job of breathing new life into the song. Simon is totally right, this song should have been a major hit here. David continues to impress me with his poise and his mature voice choices and singing styles.

Score: 4.8

08 Brooke White sang "You've Got a Friend" made famous by Carole King. You know, I really like Brooke; I like her so much. She is so nice and pleasant and she makes you happy through her singing. I feel that if Brooke wants to be a contender she needs to fight a little bit harder, her aggression needs to be more prominent. Then again, maybe Brooke makes it look easier than we think.

Score: 4.2

No comments: