Hi jonny!
Had to duck out early last night with a sick child. Hope to be on the thread for the duration tonight though.
My summary:
Paris- I honestly DO NOT get the judges fascination with her. She is an annoying little pip squeak, and she her perfromances for the last couple of weeks, have really sucked. Especially last night. The judges weren't listening to the same thing I was I guess. She was flat and pitchy. It was just awful in my opinion. Unfortunately, I think we are stuck with her. Favorite to win- God forbid.
Melissa- good choice for her, but agree she sounded like she was shouting. Though, I blame that damn band for always playing so loudly. She goes tomorrow.
Kinnik- Just okay. She goes also.
Ayla- I think the beginning was atrocious, but I love that song, and she pulled it out in the middle to end.
Lisa- I think she did well, but also unremarkable. She is a beautiful young girl, with talent that needs to keep being cultivated. She should do the cover of Seventeen mag.
Mandisa- HOLY COW! That lady has some pipes. Truly was in a class all her own. More than deserving of the title of "the best". She has a stage presence that is undeniable. She seems to have a wonderful heart as well. I will never forget the way she so eloquently and tactfully called Simon out for his rude comments, humbling Simon to the point of an apology.
Pickles- Another one who is just okay. Her personality is "cute" but wearing thin. She has the look of an Idol though. She will probably be good over time, but right now, her voice is still a little weak and shaky.
Katharine- Nice performance, well done. I think she is smashingly gorgeous. Nice full figured girl, beautiful smile, and can sing. Bubbly, fun personality. The whole package in my opinion and still my favorite to win unless a guy pulls it off.
As far as tonight- I will predict ahead of time that Kevin and Bucky's numbers are up. Chris will be awesome, Taylor will hopefully also be great. The rest, well, who cares?
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Anxious to here your take on last night!
Your comments about the females are exactly how I feel. Katharine is my favorite, but if Mandisa keeps belting out tunes she's going to surprise everyone and take it.
(Paris) I think we are stuck with her. Favorite to win- God forbid.
UGH! I think the judges desperately want her in the Top 12 more than they want her to actually win ... but she DOES get more slack from the judges than I think any other singer--and she doesn't deserve it!
Hetty said that if anyone else sang her song last night, the judges would've ripped her a new one and I believe it. Paris has a great voice, but she also has this diva-in-training thing about her that I hate. Her singing pedigree has a lot of influence on the judging, IMO.
But unless Chris Daughtry does something really stupid in the competition, I think it's his to lose.
I agree with you on everyone but Katherine. She's got a good voice but all the appeal of toast. We've never really seen Katherine come through at all. She needs to start showing some personality.
Good summation.
She needs to make good song choices, because she is the tital package when she does. This was one of them.