AI Top 11 – Grand Ole Opry
Country star Randy Travis coached the Idols this week. Fortunately there wasn’t too much twang even though it was country week. (You knowz I’m not a big fan of tha twang.)
Talk on the web (emailed to me by several GH&C readers) is that the top 4 have been pre-determined. Not sure I’m buying into that. Then again, not entirely sure that I care. At least the supposed final four doesn’t include tonight’s first performer…
Michael – He may not be Goin’ Down Until the Sun Comes Up, but the sun may be coming up tomorrow. You’d think that this would be his week to be safe. Country week was his chance to shine, twang and all. But I think he’s in danger. Of course, I don’t think he should be here at all.
Allison – Brown jacket over blouse with black breasts and print of red hearts on white. And a hearts necklace. And Blame It On the Heart. Skipped around a bit on stage, but belted out her song with just a hint of twang (just so but not too-too). She’s got heart, and she’ll be back.
Kris – Black shirt, grey pants, and a decidedly non-country version of song trying To Make us Feel his Love. Well sung ballad, but I was kinda bored.
Lil – Fuchsia dress ala prom night. Maybe she should have gone with Independence Day red, white and blue. Vocals were good, but she was definitely out of her element. I think she belongs in the bottom three this week, but she probably won’t be.
Adam – He stole The Terminator’s bullet holed leather jacket and took it out to the shed with a can of silver spray paint. Then he added a black v-neck, black pants and black leather gloves with the fingers cut off so he could show off the black nail polish he borrowed from Allison. Welcome to country week! Simon called it “indulgent rubbish.” I don’t get all the Adam hype, but I kinda liked it. I’m not ready to put him in a Ring of Fire. Yet.
Scott – At the piano in brown leather jacket over black shirt and pants. Kara summed it up best by saying that he needs to up his game but that he brings class and poise to the stage. It was a good vocal, but I’m not sure that enough Wild Angels were prompted to dial in. Possible bottom 3.
Alexis – Another black dress but this time less slutty. She kind of has that Dolly Parton look only without the boobs. I don’t know about Jolene, but I thought her performance was disappointing. And she was a little too “Kelly Pickler” during the banter with the judges. She’s still one of my favorites but last week she was a little too dirty and this week she wasn’t dirty enough. Maybe next week she finds the baby bear balance.
Danny – What do you say about that jacket? Sleeves were too short to be a straight jacket. Wasn’t long enough in the waist to be a safari jacket. Needed more zippers or some gold trim to be a Michael Jackson hand-me-down. He wasn’t great, but he didn’t crash and burn when he let Jesus Take the Wheel.
Anoop – Two jackets? Aren’t they in California? Black jacket over purple, grey and turquoise hoodie. I won’t suggest that he’s Always on My Mind, but he showed why I predicted that he could be in the top half of the final 13.
Megan – I’ll Go Walking After Midnight with her anytime! Shimmery brown and turquoise floor length dress with halter top. This week her odd dance moves seemed a little less irritating and a lot more distracting. For some reason I’m thinking about coconuts. (I don’t think it has anything to do with the name of this web site.) Coconuts aside, I continue to like her quirky style.
Matt – Black suit and tie with white shirt. I didn’t really like the song, but I thought it was a great vocal. Maybe his chances of making it to the single digits aren’t So Small after all.
I predict Michael, Kris and Scott in the bottom three – although I think Lil deserves to be there this week.
Megan continues to be my sentimental favorite even though I know she won’t win the season.
I still think Alexis and Danny will make the final four even though they were a bit weak this week.
Anyone else annoyed by the excessive blathering of the judges? Not only did they add a fourth judge but it seems like each judge spends more time running on at the mouth. I’d rather have more commercials!
Christopher
Themocracy
You said BABY BEAR balance… I almost spit out my coffee that is so funny!!!!!!!
I love the redheaded girl.
Caw Caw girl was just strange this week.
I love the Ring of Fire performance. Simon is full of rubbish…. he’s arty, baby, arty!!!
P.S. you’re a dirty old man.
Can’t wait to see what you have to say this week. Love the fashion notes. I just saw Scott do Can’t Buy Me Love and I think it’s the end of the road for him.
Oops – Can’t Me Love is a Beatles song, whatever he sang – he’s a goner.
Greatings,
Ugh, I liked! So clear and positively.
Thank you
Pett