I found it very hard to not compare the songs last night to the originals in most cases. Freddie's voice was just so pure and so good that he set the standard for rock vocalists. Anyway, on to the performances:
Bucky - Fat Bottomed Girls - typical Bucky. Sang it in a country-rock fashion. Wasn't great. Wasn't horrible. It was just Bucky.
Ace - We Will Rock You - As I posted before the show when I read he was doing this song, it's not his style. Ace trying to do rock did not work. Brian May was right in refusing to change the song. It was not good at all.
Kellie - Bohemian Rhapsody - The judges "praise" was based on it not sucking as bad they thought it would. Folks, take your eyes off the shiny stilettos and bouncy breasts and listen to the vocal of that song (Link). Absolutely horrible. That was a cold blooded murder of one of the best rock songs in all of history. People seem to be giving her credit for trying the song. So what. She tried it and it was dreadful. It was pitchy and she did not have enough support for the power required in that song. She obviously used Constantine's arrangement which was the easiest parts of the song but it was nowhere near as good as his and his was mediocre at best. That being said, the Kelliebots will vote her through easily. I've said it before, America loves a dumb blonde. It's no wonder pop music sucks...
Chris - Innuendo - Agree with Simon a bit here, great vocal, good performance, bad song. He had an opportunity for greatness and it came up short. It was classic Chris though and alternative rock fans are extremely loyal. You might not understand "it" but, well, they could give a sh*t...;-)
Katharine - Who Wants To Live Forever - Nice production but once again failed to connect with the song and the audience. V-E-R-Y pitchy in spots. I thought she was better than that. It just wasn't very good.
Elliot - Somebody To Love - I really wanted to like it. I was excited when I heard he was singing this truly great song...unfortuately it lived up to my past impressions of him. Decent but I was not blown away by any stretch. I just have never had that "wow" moment with his voice.
Taylor - Crazy Littel Thing Called Love - Perfect song for him. As I also said before the show, would it be the best vocal? No way. Would it be a great performance? Yep. Taylor was Taylor again and his joy for music and performing came shining through. Simon the wank did his best to rip him because, as SirLinksAlot has said, he has no idea how to make any money with him. The Soul Patroller's were very pleased though and took umbrage to Simon's comment and likely put him in the top vote getting spot.
Paris - The Show Must Go On - Actually, I thought this was the best vocal of the night. As Brian May said, "she's damn good." I enjoyed the vocal but not necessarily the performance.
Top 3 - Vocally: Chris and Paris. Performance: Taylor in a league by himself.
Bottom 3 - It should be Ace, Kellie and Bucky. It will be Ace, Bucky and Katharine (the surprise could be Chris as I'm not sure it played to the masses)
Going home: Ace
Going home: Ace
going to be close.
| DialIdol Rank |
Idol | DialIdol Score | Margin Of Error | Actual Rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Hicks | 31.38 | 1.634 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kellie Pickler | 27.912 | 1.675 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Paris Bennett | 26.298 | 1.694 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elliott Yamin | 24.404 | 1.715 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Katharine McPhee | 22.55 | 1.736 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chris Daughtry | 22.404 | 1.738 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bucky Covington | 16.585 | 1.802 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ace Young | 16.31 | 1.805 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of error: Per Idol; not scientific. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
So close that even if Ace had the lowest they could say it was Bucky and people wouldn't know. If the bottom 4 holds, there will be some surprised people tonight. Bottom 3 and there will be shocked people.
Good summary, but I think there are nore Ace-bots than you think.
My take: Paris goes home. Elliot, Bucky and Paris in bottom 3.
If the rumors were true, and both Taylor and Elliot wanted to do "Somebody To Love", can you just imagine Taylor's performance of that compared to Elliot's? Taylor would have blown him out of the water. Elliot always looks scared to me, like he's focusing so much on not screwing up that he can't let go and let it rip. I get the same vibe from Katherine. They can't open themselves up to the audience and risk mistakes with their vocals or image.
Did anyone else get the Pat Benetar vibe from Kellie last night? It was very brief, at the key change. If she could have kept that up, it would have been much better. Don't know if she's capable of it, however.
Paris, Janet Jackson called. She wants her "Rhythm Nation" schtick back.
Ace should go this week, if there is a God in heaven.
>>>I've said it before, America loves a dumb blonde.<<<
I myself prefer intelligent brunettes and sexy redheads, but you are absolutely right. Just look at the Hollywood hagiography: Carole Lombard, Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot. And more recently...Anna Nicole, Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, Pamela Anderson.
Kellie will fit right in (after some breast implants).