American Idol Season 7

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 The second half of tonight’s show began with the ”fabulous” Danny Noriega performing “Jail House Rock”. I don’t care what Simon says about this kid, he can sing. He may be a tad bit annoying but he definitely brings attitude and a good voice to the competition. Simon called it “hideous” and, you guessed it, the judges began arguing. Paula should probably lay off the sauce because she couldn’t even get her words out. Danny snaps back at Simon but you can tell by his face that he is clearly disappointed.

Who is Luke Menard? Probably the most forgettable performance of the night. He was boring at best.

Colton Berry tells us that when he gets nervous he sings the Telletubbies theme song quietly to himself. Seriously? That was verging on creepy. He takes the stage and makes a lot of funky faces and sings just okay. Colton pulled the ending off nicely but I don’t see him lasting too long in the competition. Simon says that people need to spend more time worrying about their voices than their hair. Ouch!

We finally get to see more of this Garrett Haley kid tonight. He’s a real sweet fellow but Garrett’s “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” was hard to listen to! The vocals were immature and reminiscent of Alfalfa’s courtship to the so-beautiful Darla. Randy calls the performance boring and in a hilariously honest tone, Simon tells the kid to get out and get some fresh air because he looks like he’s been locked up in his bedroom for a month.

Things quickly turned around when Jason Castro AKA ‘that guy with the dreadlocks’ performed with his guitar. After hearing him tonight I am officially a fan! He was fun, laid back and sounded amazing. Simon called it one of the top 2 performances of the night.

Michael Johns did a re-take of his version of The Doors’ “Light My Fire”. I figured he would have gone with something that we haven’t heard him sing before, but he still sings it perfectly with loads of conviction. And who can resist an accent like that?

Tomorrow night will showcase the top 12 girls. Stay tuned!

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American Idol is now down to its top 24 for season 7 and it is shaping up to be an interesting one. There are lots of great singers this year so you can rest assured that we won’t have another Sanjaya - PHEW! Tonight, the top 12 guys performed with high hopes that America will vote them into the top 12.

Tonight’s theme? Songs of the 60’s. (Gripe: The judges have been known to moan about performers not being ‘current’ enough for today’s music charts. So why on Earth do they always make them sing old-timer songs? Anyway…)

David Hernandez had a real strong, powerful start. This guy’s got a very unique voice that sounds pretty good even though it has a hint of boy-band-ish-ness to it. (Yes, I made that word up.) Simon said it was better than he thought it would be. So that’s a good thing, right?

Note to Chikezie Eze: I want to like you. I really do. It’s just that when you step out on stage in a salmon colored suit trying to work it like a pimp, I lose a little hope for you, dude.

The beginning of the song was absolutely terrible but it did get better towards the middle once he put some ‘oomph’ in it. Unfortunately, the suit and even the guy’s name is so distracting that the sub-par vocals don’t even hold up. Simon hated the whole thing. But I have a feeling this guy still has a shot if only because of the way he defended himself by mouthing off to Simon. That and you can’t possibly forget a suit like that!

Anybody else think that Paula had a little too much to drink before the show tonight? She seemed to be swaying and fumbling with her words more than usual. Hmmm.

Once again, David Cook tried hard to follow in Chris Daughtry’s footsteps but while he manages to do well singing, his personality and performance seems to be lacking.

Jason Yeager seems like a real nice guy. It’s too bad that his performance tonight was corny, weird and downright boring. He seemed disconnected from the song and I could be wrong here but it felt like he rushed in certain parts and the tempo was off.

Simon didn’t really know whether to believe Robbie Carrico’s rock singing since the guy actually opened for Britney Spears in a boy/girl band once. His rendition of “One is the Loneliest Number” was great in my opinion. He rocks it out and clearly has fun. Three cheers for his falsetto being spot on!

Rounding out the first half was my personal favorite, little David Archuletta. I told you that this kid was amazing before? Well he was at it again tonight. David showed off his lower register and proved he is comfortable, confident and having a blast. He is incredibly goofy and awkward when he’s not singing, but I think it adds to his charm. The judges love him and I wholeheartedly agree.

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