We all found tonight pretty dull-- with the exception of Adam (who couldn't be dull if he tried). Here are a few thoughts.
Anoop: I hate this guy. It's not just the military jacket. It's not just the moist upper lip. It's not just his frat boy friends (finally, Kara Digigiwhat gets it right). It's that Anoop was told by his parents that their only child was Special. Gifted. Better Than Everybody Else. And this guy believed it. He's internalized it. He really thinks he has every right to be on that stage, and to win American Idol. Everyone else seems to have a little "Wow-I-Can't-Believe-I'm-On-American-Idol" thing going. Not Anoop. After his assoholic response to the judges, I cannot believe Anoop will get anyone other than his parents to vote for him tonight.
Megan: Let's cut to the chase. Whatever Megan is trying to do, it's not working. In my view, it hasn't worked all season. But even assuming for the sake of argument there was something appealing about her (other than her face) at some point, there has been nothing appealing about her for some time. Megan, your son misses you. Go home, honey.
Danny: He's always solid, but was this really so great? I was glad he didn't seem goofy tonight. He sounded good, as always. But we were not blown away. Tell us what we missed.
Alison: Singing Gwen Stefani. Wearing Cyndi Lauper. Alison always sounds good. I've never liked this song much so I can't really say whether she did well or not. She could be in trouble, which would be too bad because she's one of the better singers.
Scott: This was undoubtedly Scott's best performance yet. It should have been-- if he couldn't nail this he has no business being here. It still wasn't great. But it was good. The clothes were a big improvement over last week. The hair not so much.
Matt: Matt loves The Fray? I don't dislike The Fray-- I don't always turn when they are on the radio. But I thought Matt was an R&B dude-- in the vein of Eliott Yamin (though let me repeat he will never be Elliott). Is there a more white band than The Fray? I get showing some range and singing a song by a white artist. But how about Michael Buble? The one thing I always thought about Matt was that he was cool. The Fray is not cool. Matt could be in trouble too.
Lil: So finally Lil decides to sing. And it turns out she was right to yell. Because she cannot sing. Ouch. Let's not get distracted by discussing whether the performance was old fashioned or not. The main point is it was not good.
Adam: The people I was watching with groaned when they heard Adam's song choice of "Play that Funky Music, White Boy." I told them to have faith-- Adam would pull it off. I think he did. This guy can do anything-- he always invests 100% and sells it. In terms of vision and execution, Adam is on another level. Several of the contestants are competent. But Adam makes this season must-watch TV.
Kris: There's vocal skill, I admit. But he still does nothing for me. Why do I keep seeing him as a guest star on 'Hannah Montana'?
Bottom line. Megan or Anoop must go.
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