IdolPhenomena

I can't help but still be disappointed with Idol this year but I guess it's a common thing going around. For those of u new IdolPhenomena I welcome you to the site. You all rock!!! Last week we said to Lacey Brown who graced the Idol stage with incredible presence and style. So under the tutelage of Miley Cyrus this week the Idols would tackle more Bill Board Hot No.1 Hits. Tonight we saw Miley give the Top 11 some obvious advice ;-). Couple with the Hi I’m Miley- Like they didn’t know who you are. Up first tonight was Lee DeWyze singing The Letter. Personally I’m not sure if it was the best way to start the show however I am still a Lee fan. The arrangement however definitely threw me off it made Lee seem old-fashioned after each week the Judges continue to tell contestants to be contemporary. Randy thought Lee’s bluesy and soulful performance was cool and that he knocked it out of the box. Ellen compared him to her favorite pen and some things about lighting a match and licking it –awkward much? Kara believes he has raised the bar for himself as a performer. Simon of course felt the performance did not define him as a contemporary recording artist. Tackling the Mariah Carey version of Against All Odds, Paige Miles was an absolute train wreck. The performance began with her attempting to be dramatic like Lacey or Siobhan followed by the most horrific vocal to hit the Idol stage in years. Goodbye Paige you’ve just sealed your fate. Totally bottom 3 material. However, current trends may not send her home this week unfortunately. Randy was honest and told her that her performance and vocal were terrible. Ellen made a positive comment and said at least you didn’t fall in those heels. Kara feels that somewhere Paige stopped competing. It was by far the worst vocal from Paige and possibly the worst of the season. –Ouch!. Simon expressed that she is in serious trouble. He too feels that she has stopped competing and lost confidence in herself. Okay Miley Tim Urban is not all that. I can tell you have the VFTW pictures of him all over your room-LOL. His version of Queen’s Crazy Little Thing Called Love was very karaoke. It wasn’t horrible nor was it outstanding. Dare I say that all the screaming girls in the audience were his own sisters? Randy compared his performance to bad karaoke. Ellen felt it was almost an audition for High School Musical. She said, “There are people that will like this performance, and then there’s ME.” Simon felt Tim’s performance was pointless and silly. –Way to say it like it is. Aaron was up next with Aerosmith’s I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing. Song choice is definitely something he would choose. Overall his performance was very karaoke and you could tell he was sick. Yet he will be back next week. Randy felt he was definitely better than those two that performed before him. Ellen see’s his career and feels he is really good. Kara felt that it was the best song choice of the night. Simon expresses that the song made him seem old-fashioned however there is a 0% chance that he is going home this week. Crystal Bowersox is really truly in a league all her own. Performing the Janis Joplin track Bobby McGee Crystal again shows how easy performing comes to her. I can’t help remember Bobby McGee Girl from when I auditioned in Philadelphia.-I Miss Her.-LOL Randy exclaims that what is called being a star. Ellen wants her to connect with the audience more. Kara wants to know if she was thinking tonight. She wants to see her let go more maybe loose the guitar. Simon wouldn’t change anything about Crystal. This is the first time I noticed the carpet. –Hippy much? I think it was nice how she had Miley sign her guitar and expressed how she has beautiful powerful women sign it. Michael Lynche again displays his amazing R&B voice with Percy Sledge’s When A Man Loves A Woman. Amazing vocal as usual, Mike is absolutely fantastic. Yet he still makes awkward movements on stage. Ellen felt that it was a safe choice. Kara felt his performance was boring and loungey. Simon feels that he expresses tons of charisma. As we pass the halfway point of tonight’s show Andrew Garcia takes the stage with Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It through the Grape Vine. Again taking time to lose the guitar to try something new I feel like he didn’t do it justice at all. It was your typical karaoke performance that you could hear anywhere. I am still waiting for Andrew to have that Wow moment. Randy felt that it wasn’t the right vocal. Ellen feels that his performance wasn’t fantastic Kara said that this didn’t feel like Andrew –Whatever that means-LOL. Simon expressed that the arrangement was horrific, and that it sucked the soul out of the song. So the next song Big Girls Don’t Cry as performed by Fergie was chosen by Katie Stevens. Did you know that Big Girls Don’t Cry was originally written to be performed by Jordan McCoy- Interesting Fact! Overall the performance compared to Crystal was very Karaoke. However, after it the general consensus is that Katie has the voice for Pop music with R&B leanings sort of like Jojo who is absolutely awesome. Randy liked that she is listening to their criticism. Ellen said that his was her best thus far. Simon still thinks Katie has a country voice. Tonight Casey James definitely chose a song that expressed who he is as an artist. Choosing Huey Lewis and the News’ Power of Love he took the stage this evening with great presence. You could tell that he was having fun and that he was in his element. Randy felt that he did well. Ellen expressed that it was the best vocal of the night. Kara feels that he should produce records like this and Simon still has to be negative. Comparing Casey’s performance to that of an 80s cover band. Almost finished there are two contestants left. Didi Benami takes the stage singing You’re No Good. I can’t help but agree with Miley in saying that I like the vibrato in Didi’s voice. However her performance was out of tune and sharp. Randy felt her performance was pitchy. Ellen didn’t get it and felt it was a poor song choice. Kara said it felt very dramatic and that it wasn’t Didi. Closing the night is the incredible Siobhan Magnus with Stevie Wonder’s Superstition. Ellen wants more because she is so good and Kara loves the way she expresses herself in her performances. Siobhan can totally scream at me in tune anytime-LOL. I don’t know how much I like her signature big note at the end of each performance. So after all these performances I feel like the bottom three will include Paige Miles and Tim Urban again with Andrew Garcia. This week I feel like we will be saying goodbye to Andrew Garcia which would be horrible but its just my gut feeling. Knowing vocally Paige should definitely leave I think she will be safe to see another week and be on the Idol Summer Tour. Some of the outstanding performances of the night were definitely that of Crystal Bowersox, Casey James, Siobhan Magnus and Lee DeWyze. I wait patiently for the results show. Hopefully there is nothing surprising. Miley will be performing as well as Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato. I can’t help but think they are going to sing their new friends for change single Make a Wave. Check back here tomorrow for my results recap.