Idol Thots 11Mar09

Wow - Michael Jackson night wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. Anoop didn't let me down, though.

Top performers last night (in order of appearance):
Lil Rounds - what a great way to start off the show. she put a little blusey spin on The Way You Make Me Feel and i thot she rocked it. The judges gave her good remarks (except for her outfit)

Danny Gokey - OK, when Seacrest said he was singing PYT, i truly thot OH NO! But he nailed it - great energy, got the crowd into it, great vocal. The only complaint was the dancing. Paula even said she could see him in the finals.

Allison Aliheta - there is no way she sounded 16 years old. she nailed a nice slow rock version of Give In to Me. She seemed comfortable and had a great performance. She really won the judges over even more.

Megan Corkrey - funky little version of Rockin' Robin. She didn't really seem to bring the full Megan in until the last third of the song, but it was great.

Adam Lambert - it was like Axl Rose sings MJ's Black or White, only really well. Adam received MAJOR props and i think it was Kara who said he should be recording now. The dude can sing but the intro video was a bit cold with his family, not the warm fuzzies like the others.

Middlers (in order of strength):
Matt Giraud - he brings a strong, intense vocal to whatever he sings and was solid behind the piano.

Alexis Grace - Dirty Diana was a song she could've totally oversang, but i thot she showed great restraint and screamed when she needed and pulled it way back at just the right times. It was a bit odd to see Tinker Bell singing that song, though.

Kris Allen - The big notes were a bit under and he got a little carried away with some of the free form stuff. He can play the guitar, but not sure what i thot about him playing on Remember the Time.

Jasmine Murray - very nice, safe version of I'll Be There. it was good and bad all at the same time. pretty good vocal but a bit under for parts of the song. showed poise and good stage presence but was a bit robotic.

Bottom of the Bunch (in order of strength):
Jorge Nunez - very schmoozy version of Never Can Say Goodbye (nonono) which got a lot of "didn't feel it", "wrong song" feed back. for the most emotional contestant, not very emotional.

Michael Sarver - Safe, boring, pitchy version of You're Not Alone. The judges heaped praise but i must have heard a different song than they did.

Scott MacIntyre - it was Chicago does MJ - keep those AM radio hits coming... i think it was Kara who said "it was not real dynamic" and Simon added "safe and old fashioned" - i totally agree.

Anoop Desai - Just Beat It. it was sooooo kaoroke and a few of the judges repeated that word. It was like someone more lightweight than Michael was trying to act like Michael being tough. It was pretty much what i expected and i loved it.

They are sending TWO home tonight and i'm thinking...Anoop and Jorge. But any of the bottom 5 are possibilities.

thots?