I don't loathe Melinda, and I don't think anyone else here does either. She just hasn't grown musically throughout the entire season. Every song she sings sounds like something out of the 1940's. The problem is, this is 2007. As Jonny mentioned in an earlier post, she's technically brilliant, but really very boring at this point in the competition.
There must be a reason why Melinda, who does have a great voice, was still a backup singer at the age of 29 (before coming on AI). Don't say the reason is no one ever discovered her, because she sang backup for some big-name contemporary artists. So she was exposed to record producers, song writers, and others who are in the business of spotting marketable talent.
I think at this point many of us just want something fresh and contemporary from her.
Melinda's song tonight was pretty fresh.
Martina never heard it before, have you?
Spot on, Wolfstar. Melinda is great. An excellent singer and she seems genuinely sweet. BUT she's the same week after week. Take a chance and show us something different Melinda.
OTOH, I did loathe her outfit this week. It was tragic.