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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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February 20th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I injoyed last nights 12 guys performance.
Hernandez was great, very perfessional, good strong voice.
Archuleta was the best, just great with voice and performance.
Menard was also the best, loved his voice and performance.
Castro was very good, can do much better, needs to choose better songs.
Noriega was good, but needs to watch his body laungage, could ruin his chances.
Will be watching for the girls tonight.
I just know that there are a few who are very talented, good voice and performances.
Good luck performers and God bless all of you.
Love and hugs,
Gracey…Dixon MO USA
February 20th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
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February 23rd, 2008 at 5:55 am
i actually think david archuleta is really cute, but too young to be a star. he is a great singer, but cannot be a performer with a flair for entertaining the crowd, having attitude or even an image or his own personality.