So last night was pretty dull overall. It started and ended well, but the middle was crap. Here’s the re-cap and who I think will be voted out tonight (this is not the order they performed in):
1. Michael Lynche – “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” (James Brown) First off, I hate this song. HATE it. But I love Michael Lynche. I loved the package that ran that showed him curling Aaron Kelly and bench pressing over 500lbs. WHAT?? So being that I like him, I thought he did a great job with a song I hate. He stays.
2. Casey James – “I don’t wanna be” (Gavin DeGraw) I think we can safely say this is a classic song. Few people could do it like Gavin, who totally rocks. I am a fan of Casey, but last night I agreed with Kara who told him that for her, he took 2 steps back. He came out as a guitar player who sang a song. I thought he kicked ass with some mad guitar skills, but the singing took back seat no doubt and that’s not what you do on a singing show. Nonetheless, he stays.
3. Aaron Kelly – “My Girl” – cute twink boy, so lacking in self-confidence. Should not have made the season and needs to do some school theater to log some performance time then maybe try this again in 5 years. He wobbled thru an old song when he should be trying some more contemporary stuff – He’s on shaky ground but he stays this week.
4. Lee DeWyze – “Lips of an Angel” He did a solid job, but something about his eyes creeps me out a little. Like he could snap at any moment. He stays.
5. Alex Lambert – “Everybody Knows” (John Legend) – Usually the looks of the guys doesn’t bug me. In this case, it totally does. WTF is up with the mullet? OMG. I was looking more at his hair than paying attention to his singing, but I thought he did ok. He evidently threw up before last week’s performance so I hope he starts feeling better about being on a show like this because he actually can sing. He stays.
6. Andrew Garcia - ”You Got Somethin” (James Morrison) I loved when this kid did “Straight Up” during the first Hollywood week. Since he’s been on the voting shows, he’s been very unforgettable to me. I really like him though,so I hope he starts pulling it out soon. He’s not the best looking kid and his style is a little …meh…so he needs to use his voice next week. He stays.
7. John Park – “Gravity” (John Mayer) I don’t even remember this at all. No idea who this kid even is.
8. Tim Urban ”Come On, Get High” (Matt Nathanson) This is a good looking kid, but he needs a haircut in the worst way – I am not a fan of the surf boy hair or whatever that style is. It looks like a mop on the kids head and whenever I watch him, I constantly push my own hair out of my face - it just makes me uncomfortable so it’s hard to focus on what he’s doing. I can see he has gorgeous eyes, so when he gets rid of the mop, you’ll be able to see the eyes and maybe connect more with him. I still think he did a good job with the guitar and the song, but he may be gone tonight. He’s lucky he wasn’t gone last week.
9. Jermaine Sellers “What’s Goin’ On” (Marvin Gaye) – Just the fact that he rocks the onesie gets him one more week. He needs to shape up or next week will be his last.
10. Todrick Hall “What’s Love Got To Do With It.” Tina Turner – I didn’t like this at all, and didn’t like what he did last week. I think he’s done.
