Mandisa - Flawless. That girl can flat out sing. The whole "Mandiva" thing is completely inaccurate. A "diva" is someone with an attitude. She does not have that. I like her a lot and I hope she makes top 5. I don't think she will win because she doesn't "look" the part and America won't vote enough for her.
Bucky - Following Mandisa, he must have thought, "Someone set us up the bomb!" That was a setup if I've ever seen it. He looked positively ridiculous following Mandisa. Unless he has a huge redneck/NASCAR fan base following the show, he's bottom 3 sooner rather than later.
Paris - great vocal but I cannot get into her performances. I just don't connect with anything she does. It was "a'ight"...
Chris - When I heard he was doing Cash's "Walk the Line" I was like, uh-oh. But then when he decided to rearrange it into a modern, alt-rock song, I thought it had potential. Frankly, I thought the whole arrangement was absolutely brilliant. That is the second time i've seen a brilliant artistic performance like that on this show (first was Bo's a capella version of In a Dream last year). Sure, he missed some notes but he could release that song on the radio right now and it would be a smash. Brilliant performance and he remains the one to beat IMHO.
Katherine - She's growing on me. She's always had great vocal ability but a cold, robotic nature on stage. She's getting better as she's getting sexier and more sultry. She should be top 5.
Taylor - I love Taylor but that performance was just not up to par. Bad song choice but a good performance. He'll cruise through and live to wow us somewhere down the line.
Lisa - as with Paris, good vocal but just no connection. She cute and fun but just doesn't seem to connect. She belongs back on Broadway where she will be a star. Not good enough to make it in "popular" music IMHO.
Kevin - zzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz. Enough already. The act is wearing thin and it's time to go. Now.
Elliot - as I've said before, I am simply missing what people are hearing with Elliot. I have never once been captivated by a single second of his performances. Last night was no different.
Kellie - I have to say that for the first time, I heard something in her vocal that made me notice. That was a pretty good performance. I still cannot stand to look at her as the whole poor-blonde-bumkin act is getting old. That and her makeup was dreadful. If I could just listen and not have to look at her and hear her speak, she might be tolerable...
G'Ace - actually, I thought it was pretty good. I thought it was a good arrangement and it surprised me coming from him. Decent vocal but the whole "stare" crap at the end of EVERY SONG has to stop. Creepy.
Top Tier - Mandisa, Katherine, Chris
Middle of the Road - Taylor, Kellie, G-Ace
I Just Don't Get It - Elliot, Paris, Lisa
Need to go home - Kevin and Bucky
Predicted Bottom 3 - Bucky, Kevin, and Lisa
Who should go home - Kevin
Who will go home - Bucky
If there is a surprise, it will be Elliot in the bottom 3.