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Katie – I think Katie took the advice of a younger song but then she “elevator-ed” it.  Meaning, she toned it down so much that it sounded like elevator music.  That song is supposed have spunk and she had none of that.  Plus, she just didn’t hit the notes right.  I’m not too disappointed because she hasn’t been in my Top Pick list.

Siobhan – Wow.  That was just awesome. Classy.  Current.  Powerful.

Lacey – I felt like that was an improvement on last week for sure.  But with a sleepy song like that, she’s going to have a hard time being memorable.  I really think Lacey will be amazing recorded with a good producer.

Katelyn – Three words into her song and I want it off.  Darn. And she did so well last week.

Didi – Wow, a TON better than last week but that wasn’t great for me.  What did the judges hear that I didn’t??  I mean, I like the girl.  I WANT her to do well.  But it just didn’t do it for me.

Paige – Wow, something did not go right tonight.  She was either super nervous or super emotional tonight.  Seems like she was really holding back.  Bless her heart.

Crystal – The beginning was really, really weak.  I didn’t like the different arrangement.  She seemed to save it though.

Lilly – Not my very favorite performance of hers but I still liked it.  I think she pulled it off.

Favorites: Siobhan and Crystal

Not making the Top 12: Katelyn and either Paige or Didi.  Paige may make it through if people split their vote between Didi and Lacey.

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Wow, they are making it really hard to watch this season.

Crystal Bowersox – Thank the Lord that she was well enough to stay in the competition.  I seriously don’t know if I could stand listening to the girls without her.  I think the judges said it best when they said she is raw, natural talent.  There are no airs with her.  She’s just good and she gets up there and does what she knows how to do.  So refreshing.

Haeley Vaughn – Way to take a song that most people don’t respect and make it worse.

Lacey Brown – As pitchy as she was, I like Lacey and like her voice.  I think it was a good song choice.  To me it just seems like while her voice has a lot of potential, she has very little control over it.  She needs a lot of experience.

Katie Stevens – Even though the song is younger, her voice is older.  Still no star quality from her.

Didi Benami – Man, I really want Didi to do well but that version of Lean on Me was horrid.

Michelle Delamor – Honest to goodness, I just had to look up who this girl was.  Obv forgettable.  However, I think Michelle does have moments where you think she could really have it. I just don’t like the way she changed up With Arms Wide Open.

Lilly Scott – She was fantastic tonight for me.  She’s unique and confident and talented.  Yes, please.

Katelyn Epperly – I know the song was slow but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t good.  My respect for Katelyn went up about 10 notches after watching her video and seeing her on piano.  She has a gorgeous voice and I really loved what she did.

Paige Miles – I think I was right last week when I said she got the shaft a little from the sound problems and being first.  Paige is really talented.  I’m not sure I can imagine her as the winner of American Idol but she definitely is a talented singer and seems to be a really cool person.

Siobhan Magnus – I don’t think anyone knows what to do with Siobhan.  She’s quirky and has the weirdest sense of style I’ve ever seen.  But I don’t think you can deny she has an amazing voice.  Wow.

My favorites from tonight were Crystal, Lilly, Katelyn

I think Haeley and Lacey are in trouble.

Mike – Wow, so much better than last week.  If I closed my eyes, which I was doing a lot because I had just woken up from a nap, he sounded nice.  But while he was comfortable on stage, it felt very fake.  Seeing his theater background made all the sense in the world because I felt like that was coming out way too much.  His hand gestures are just odd to me.

John – I think Kara’s right with him. He’s overthinking what he’s doing and not putting himself out there enough.  So much better than last week but eh.

Casey – I had a little fangirl moment when he started singing One Tree Hill’s theme song.  It’s hard for me to judge it fairly I think.  But I agree when the judges said that the highlight was the guitar playing and not the singing.  And I agree, Kara, it was dirt, not grit.  Such a bummer too.

Alex – Again.  So much better than last week  But honestly?  It’s been 15 minutes and I can not recall what song it was or how he sounded. Obv he was forgettable.  I think the judges were so complimentary because last week was so, so bad for him. *Added* I heard him back on the recap and I do really, really like his voice.  He will be great on an album.

Todrick – Todrick has an excellent voice and he’s talented but he tries just way too hard.

Jermaine – Not good.  Old song.  The tone of his voice hurts my ears sometimes.

Andrew – The guy has a beautiful voice there is no doubt.   But I didn’t enjoy his bump on a log performance.  I could have closed my eyes through the entire performance and not missed a thing.

Aaron – That was really bad.  What is Randy hearing tonight?  We are so off.

Tim – Better but boring and bad.

I’m losing steam on blogging about this.

Lee – I loved his video at the beginnig.  “I’m a nice guy, I just made bad decisions.”  Good for him for turning it around.  As for the song, I never expected that to show up on Idol but I love it and think he did really well with it.  Go Lee!  I had to clap for him.  I feel like he’s an underdog and I’m happy to root for him.

Overall a pretty bad night but it feels good closing it with Lee.  I feel like we have a little hope.  If I were to pick this week, I think Andrew and Lee were my favorites.

I think Aaron and Tim are in trouble.

The first several episodes of Idol this year I was very worried about this season. The auditions were BOR-ING.  However, I feel like we’ve come out with a really strong Top 24.  Although,I have had no Danny Gokey or Chris Daughtry moments.  There is no one that I have been rooting for from the moment I heard them sing.  BUT there are a lot of really good singers this year and several I’m rooting for.  I know these will change as there are some that have gotten A LOT more screen time but if I had to pick a Top 10 with 5 boys and 5 girls, this is it:

Boys

Andrew Garcia – glasses

Casey James – longish blond hair that Kara likes

Todrick Hall – gray jacket above

Tyler Grady – 70s rocker

Jermaine Sellers – white pants, bottom right above

Girls

Crystal Bowersox – single mom

Ashley Rodriguez – long brown hair

Lilly Sox – platinum hair

Lacey Brown – really short hair cut and competed last year

Didi Benami – long blond hair

I think it’s funny that I associate this people solely on their hair cut/color.  I feel bad for leaving Katie out as I think she’s a strong singer but I think these other have more star quality.  I think we’ll get a really good feel next week on the big stage to how these people will fair in the competition.  I may have a completely different list next week.  That’s the tough part about Idol…people’s top picks can change week to week based on one performance! 

Who are your favorites?