There. I didn't even leave any suspense as to the two contestants I'm predicting will go home tonight on "American Idol." Like the headline says, I think it'll be Lil Rounds and Matt Giraud.
To me, this week it simply came down to the singing.
Lil Rounds was the worst. Again. By far. I think Kara DioGuardi was a bit harsh the way she delivered her judgment to Rounds' version of "I'm Every Woman" on Tuesday night, but I agree with the sentiment whole-heartedly. America kept waiting for Rounds to get better, and she never did. ("It wasn't worth the wait," is the way DiGuardi put it. Ouch.)
Matt Giraud didn't capitalize on the judges' save from last week by taking a big chance to change the voters' perception of him. Instead he went for irony with The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive."
OK, he wore a hat. But his soul-man gravel voice came out the same as it ever was. He, too, failed to expectations. Yet I still think his earlier game was much stronger than Rounds'.
I think Danny Gokey deserves to be in the final three with them for his take on "September," but I truly wonder if America's love affair with him will allow that to happen.
Anoop Desai out-sang Gokey with "Dim All the Lights" on Tuesday night.
Kris Allen's retooling of disco "She Works Hard for the Money" to a gritty yet folksy alt-rock style was the best performance of the night. The man took a chance and hit a homer.
Allison Iraheta with "Hot Stuff" and Adam Lambert with "If I Can't Have You" were stellar once again.
All in all, disco night far outshone last week's movie-song night.
Here's a youtube clip of Giraud and Lambert.
To me, this week it simply came down to the singing.
Lil Rounds was the worst. Again. By far. I think Kara DioGuardi was a bit harsh the way she delivered her judgment to Rounds' version of "I'm Every Woman" on Tuesday night, but I agree with the sentiment whole-heartedly. America kept waiting for Rounds to get better, and she never did. ("It wasn't worth the wait," is the way DiGuardi put it. Ouch.)
Matt Giraud didn't capitalize on the judges' save from last week by taking a big chance to change the voters' perception of him. Instead he went for irony with The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive."
OK, he wore a hat. But his soul-man gravel voice came out the same as it ever was. He, too, failed to expectations. Yet I still think his earlier game was much stronger than Rounds'.
I think Danny Gokey deserves to be in the final three with them for his take on "September," but I truly wonder if America's love affair with him will allow that to happen.
Anoop Desai out-sang Gokey with "Dim All the Lights" on Tuesday night.
Kris Allen's retooling of disco "She Works Hard for the Money" to a gritty yet folksy alt-rock style was the best performance of the night. The man took a chance and hit a homer.
Allison Iraheta with "Hot Stuff" and Adam Lambert with "If I Can't Have You" were stellar once again.
All in all, disco night far outshone last week's movie-song night.
Here's a youtube clip of Giraud and Lambert.
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