American Idol Season 7

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Tonight the Idol contestants performed songs by the legendary Mariah Carey.  But first, a quick note to everyone who has been commenting on this blog!

Thank you for stopping by and showing some love :)  And for everybody who would rather read straight, un-biased recaps of the show -  go read the news!  I realize you’re not all going to agree with my opinion but that’s what makes this so much fun!  Okay, on to last night’s performances…

Let me start by “pimping” out David Archuleta once more (the kid ain’t perfect but he is pretty freakin’ good).  He sang “When You Believe” which was originally a Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston collaboration.  It was gorgeous and very well done.  He tried out his falsetto like Mariah had told him to do and it worked out in his favor because all of the judges loved it.

Carly Smithson sang one of my favorite Mariah songs, “Without You”.  The beginning was sultry and soft.  She used her bottom range really well even despite the note changes in the arrangement that made the song sound a lot different.  But as the song progressed, Carly seemed to get “angry” again.  Anytime she tries to put power behind her vocals she comes off as overbearing so I’m not really sure what to make of her.  I want to like her but I don’t think she’s got what it takes. 

Syesha Mercado has been fighting week after week to keep her place in the competition.  A lot of commentors on this blog apparently like to bash me for sticking up for her but man, the girl is good!  Last night her performance was fantastic.  Plus she looked amazing all gold and shimmery.  The judges all really liked it but Simon still believes that David Archuleta had the best performance so far and that he is the one to beat.  Agreed.

Brooke White sang “Hero” at the piano.  Of course, you know that I have a soft spot for her so naturally, I thought she did a nice job.  It definitely wasn’t her best by a mile.  Midway through the song (from “Lord knows” onward) she put some oomph behind her vocals which sounded great to me but left her visibly shaken up.  You could clearly see that she had tried something she wasn’t totally comfortable with and her nerves seemed to get the best of her.  Simon called it “a bit like ordering a hamburger and only getting the bun” saying that she doesn’t have the “meat” to do that song.  This was followed by the judges bantering over pickles, onions and special sauce.  Boy, the metaphors this season are hilarious.

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