Hi everyone!
Last week, Matt was granted a reprieve from the judges, and lives on for another week. Bad news: Two go home tomorrow based on the votes of the viewing public. No more "saves" are allowed.
It's Disco Night!! Should be an interesting night.
LIL started off the night singing Chaka Kahn's "I'm Every Woman," later a hit by Whitney Houston. And by the way, I rarely utter Chaka's name without prefacing it with "The Incomparable." Is Lil out of her mind? Doesn't she get it? Not only does she try and take on one incomparable diva, but TWO?????? Lil -- You don't do Whitney and you DAMN sure don't do Chaka. She was miserable. Another copy-cat showing. Miserable. Her voice was all over the place. Miserable. The judges trashed her and in my opinion, were too nice. Miserable. Almost embarassing to watch. The first ticket home is the starting position, and the second is a miserable performance. The judges hated the performance. Lil, of course, disagreed with the panel.
Next up, KRIS. An audience favorite, he sang "She Works Hard For The Money," by one of my all-time favorites, Donna Summer. Kris didn't do so well last week, but this week, turned in an arrangement all his own, certainly not trying to copy Ms. Summer. His acoustic version had an Island flair complete with bongo drums, washboard, and himself on guitar. Kris seems completely comfortable behind the mic. Stellar performance. But what the hell were Paula's comments about??? The judges and I thought he was great!
DANNY chose "September," by another of my all-time favorites, Earth, Wind, and Fire. Oh, Danny boy, as good as you are, you don't try to take on the legendary sounds of Maurice White and Phillip Bailey. It almost sounded like he was trying too hard, which I'm sure he is. I'm in the minority here. The judges really liked him, but I didn't. To me, it sounded like Michael Bolton doing karaoke EW&F. He'll probably stay around based on the judges' influence.
ALLISON stepped up next with another Donna Summer tune, "Hot Stuff." She started it off slow and ballad-like, then turned it into a genuine rock song. There she was, taking a classic song from another incomparable diva. Had she tried to do it like Ms. Summer, she would have failed miserably, but, as Paula so often used to say, she REALLY made it her own and rocked it out! More and more, Allison reminds me of a combination of Pink and Kelly Clarkson. She'll definitely get the rocker's votes. I think she did a great job! The judges agreed for the most part, but didn't really like the arrangement.
And now the moment we've all been waiting for. How will ADAM spin his song? Showing up with a boufant hairdo and a suit, his choice for the evening was "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elleman from the classic disco movie Saturday Night Fever. He sang it like a ballad tinged with his trademark (please make him stop) screeching. UGH! That alone wants me to see him go. Give us a break. Actually, other than the screaming, he did an admirable job. Sorry, I just don't like him. All the judges espoused their eternal love for him (anyone got a barf bag?).
And what the hell is up with Paula tonight? She "felt his pain"? What??? He'll be back, of course. And enough of Adam thanking the band. Like he's the front man for the tour. What ev!
Here comes MATT. I was really hoping he would nail it. He is loaded with talent, and I don't believe we've seen the full extent of it yet. Matt chose "Stayin' Alive," another song from Saturday Night Fever by the Bee Gees. Appropriate choice. I must say he gave it all he had. Matt is a good performer and is comfortable on stage, has great moves, and he DEFINITELY has more style than anyone else in the competition. (OK OK - Adam has style too). It wasn't the best performance, but definitely good enough to keep him in the competiton. I sure hope so.
Rounding out the night is ANOOP. Anoop has been getting through each round by the skin of his teeth. He's good. I mean, you have to be to get this far in the competiton, but he really needs to turn it out to stay out of the bottom three. Anoop chose "Dim All The Lights," yet another song by Donna Summer. The beginning almost sounded a little countrified. It was an OK effort, but by no means anything special. In fact, his voice wavered here and there, was a little pitchy, and had a bad ending. Three of the judges liked him, but HRH Simon agreed with me.
So there we have it. This reporter believes that Anoop, Allison, and Lil will be in the bottom three. I don't really think Allison deserves to be there, but who in her place??? Now it's getting difficult to make predictions. We'll see tomorrow.
See ya next time!
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