Tonight’s theme was based on the most popular digital songs. It was open-ended and gave the contestants the opportunity to show America what kind of record they would make.
While Danny Gokey, Matt Giraud, and Adam Lambert definitely impressed, the standout of the evening was Scott MacIntyre who performed a stripped down version of the Billy Joel classic, “Just the Way You Are”. Scott needed this performance to fuel up an Idol run that was running out of gas. Another standout came from Kris Allen. Kris, who usually accompanies himself on guitar, played piano tonight and gave us an interesting arrangement of “Ain’t No Sunshine”.
On the flip side, Megan Joy and Anoop Desai were both highly criticized for their performances of “Turn Your Lights Down Low” and “Caught Up” respectively.
Matt Giraud gave a rough performance, but does he deserve to go home? What did you think of Lil” Round’s take on Celine Dion’s “All By Myself”?
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You know, I just wasn’t feeling Scott. I love his piano playing. He is a brilliant pianist, but I’m really not fond of his voice.
I really hope Megan Joy goes home after this disappointing performance. I think she’s completely out of steam
Hey Phil! We missed you in St. Charles, IL this past weekend! Melinda, Chikezie, Gina and Jon all did a great job though.
I didn’t like Lil’s Celine Dion performance. I thought she shouted it more than sang it. I’m not a big fan of Matt, but I don’t think he was bad enough that he deserves to go home.
The person I’m most afraid of losing this week is Allison. While she did all right, it was her weakest performance yet. I’m not sure if she has a fanbase that’ll vote like crazy through thick and thin, and it was below her usual excellent standard.
I thought Kris did much better than just giving us an “interesting arrangement”. He’s the only contestant that has the talent to do an “arrangement” for himself. All the others can’t cut it musically. Go Kris!