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So far, I'm digging Lulu - she just seems like she'd be fun to hang out with.
Haley Scarnatto I think Lulu gave Haley good advice in her little instruction clip. And hell, Haley looks great tonight (really, she always does). I'm not sure they could put her on TV if her shorts got any shorter, but that's OK. And except for going up once (I think), it's a pretty engaging performance. Perhaps just a touch indicated, but definitely her best of the competition. And she's definitely cute enough to survive. B+.
Simon: Shrieky? Huh?
Chris Richardson Interesting advice that Chris is getting here; I always worry about his voice, and that seems to be what Peter thinks the problem is. I'm torn about Chris' performance. It's a very committed performance, and he has a talented voice, but the tone always seems just the slightest bit whiny, and I don't think this song did anything to dispel that. Still, I think that performance will likely be one of the better ones of the evening. A-.
Simon: His best so far? Hmmm. I'm still a fan of "Geek in the Pink", but that's OK.
Chris is still my favorite...
Stephanie Edwards Oh, this has really started nicely. Is that the band talking, instead of Stephanie singing? I don't think so... And she's really into this performance - nice! She could really start to shine like Melinda and LaKisha if she keeps this up. A couple of those notes sounded a skosh pitchy, but not too bad. B+.
Interesting that the judges think she fell off so substantially. I didn't think so at all.
Blake Edwards Blake doing The Zombies? Should be interesting. And Peter Noone is an idiot - but Lulu is da bomb. One thing is for sure, Blake always puts a modern spin on what he does. His voice sounds pretty good in this, actually, maybe a bit pitchy. But the whole thing is still pretty interesting. I love the commitment to the act. Overall extremely well done. (I can overlook the small pitch problems.) A.
I loved the arrangement - as the judges said, it really updated a classic 40 year old song.
LaKisha Jones Yay! We like LaKisha! What? LaKisha doesn't have vast experience singing 60's British pop?? You're kidding! And p.s., I still really like Lulu - she's fantastic!! Oh no! She skipped Lulu's advice. But hell, so far so good. I love the vampy nature of this song, and I love that she's going for it. And god, her voice really brings it home. A-.
Randy: I have to disagree with Randy. Perhaps she held herself back just a bit too much, but I still think she brought it home.
Oh, and it really didn't look like $1,000,000 worth of diamonds. None of them look very big. But whatever...
Phil Stacey Maybe Peter Noone will give Phil bad advice and he'll get voted off. Hey, a guy can dream. OK, I can tell right away that this performance is gonna bug me. And Phil, if you're gonna pick up the mic stand, at least be a little bit convincing, you just look like a dork. As my husband noted, Chris Daughtry would have killed this song. Maybe I'm just a bit too prejudiced against Phil, but UGH. I suppose it was an OK performance, I can't give it a grade based purely on my personal feelings. B-.
Jordin Sparks Does she look a little distracted during this performance? Or is it just me? I'm not sure I caught it, but just for a second she looked like she was on another planet. She hasn't sounded bad at all yet, and I'm probably imagining things, but ya know... Other than that little walk about, it was a great performance - and her voice was spectacular, I thought. A/A-.
Sanjaya Malakar Oh no. Tonight has been fantastic, so far. I hope Sanjaya doesn't fuck it up. I still like him, but oy - what a terrible performer. Let's see if he can do this one. Nope. Do I need to write more? And was that little girl crying because the performance was so bad? Probably. OK, I'm done here. B.
OK. I'm not quite done. I have to give him credit here - he really went for it. I've never seen him so energetic and determined to hit a song out of the park. The vocals were still pretty bad, but it was more fun than he usually is.
Simon: Right on.
Gina Glockson Hmmm. Reading comments on blogs? Somehow I figure the only contestant that might read this blog is Sanjaya. Anyway, on to Gina. Oh, can I just say again how useful Lulu is - and how worthless Peter is? Yeesh. OK. Gina. I think this is definitely a great song choice for Gina - again it shows off her personal style. But I just didn't care for the performance. B-.
Simon: Again, right on. Moments of torture.
Chris Sligh Oy. Do we really need to hear Chris Sligh talking about being sexy? And look at that - Peter Noone gave some good advice. Wow! His falsetto gets a little pitchy, but he still has a pretty good voice. And I have to note that as much as I agreed with Peter's advice of communicating the meaning of the lyrics, I don't think Chris is doing it. B.
Melinda Doolittle Oh boy! Melinda should be able to do great things with this. Wow. Another fantastic performance. Fully committed. Incredible vocal. What more can I say? I think Melinda is clearly the best of the night. A.
Overall, I have to say that tonight was the best night of the competition. Almost everyone was really good tonight. With that said, I think it should be Phil or Gina that goes. Fingers crossed for Phil.
Funnily enough my ex used to hang out with Lulu and her ex husband Maurice Gibb and Barry Gibb in the Sixties. ;-)Just be thankful you don't have to watch American Idol in the UK. We get Tuesday's and Wednesday's together on Friday but we get a wierd version where Cat Deeley (So you think you can dance) interviews the guests and singers after every song. Anyone seen Simon's new UK series on ITV called the X Factor with Sharon Osbourne. Very camp!
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Anyway, on to Gina. Oh, can I just say again how useful Lulu is - and how worthless Peter is? Yeesh. OK. Gina. I think this is definitely a great song choice for Gina - again it shows off her personal style. But I just didn't care for the performance. B-.