Air Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 [8-9:30pm]
Theme: Songs from the Movies
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And will.i.am is back to help mentor with Jimmy Iovine. Rio is being heavily pimped during commercials. Is he mentoring every week because of the movie, or will be continue to be there even after the movie's out? I'm don't think I'm totally against him being there; he's providing some great comments and humor as well. He works well with Jimmy.
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1. Paul McDonald - Bob Seeger's "Old Time Rock n Roll"
Last week, Paul started to get his mojo back, and that's fortunately continued this time around. He just had so much fun on that stage, and I had fun watching him. I'm not sure, though, about the drum beat. Closing out the show last time helped him with voters, but now going first - could that hurt him?
2. Lauren Alaina - Miley Cyrus' "The Climb"
I guess I'm not surprised Lauren chose this song - it shows her age (and I have a feeling that if Thia Megia were still here, she would have chosen this song). It is a great song - as long as Miley's not singing it. But for Lauren, I have to say I pleasantly enjoyed it; her voice sounded pretty solid. But I don't think Pia Toscano fans will be happy with Jimmy telling her about stealing Pia's votes; what if that fan base turns on Lauren?
3. Stefano Langone - Boys II Men's "End of the Road"
I don't know if I'm just in a good mood or what, but the night is going really well so far. Stefano really belted it out. After being in the Bottom 3, he stepped it up and did what he could to save himself. Going third isn't always helpful, but he did really well.
4. Scotty McCreery - George Straight's "Cross My Heart"
Picking a slower song, I was expecting to be bored. And there were definitely moments where I was. Maybe it wasn't the best song choice, but by sticking to who he is, it's hard for him to go wrong with the majority female voting block.
5. Casey Abrams - Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy"
I'm not really understanding why the judges gave him a standing ovation or praised him to the extend that they did. His voice sounded strange, and overall the whole vibe of it was off in my eyes.
6. Haley Reinhart - Blondie's "Call Me"
Now that she's found her musical footing, I'm not surprised by this song choice. My favorite parts were the chorus. Unfortunately, she had a hard time with the low notes and some of the runs were all over the place. She's become one of my favorites lately, so I would hate to see her go.
7. Jacob Lusk - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
I cringed when Jimmy suggested this song because I knew he would butcher it. It sounded again like he was trying to gurgle water at times. If he's not in the Bottom 3, it'll be because of those last few notes, which were impressive, I have to admit. In my eyes, this is almost an untouchable song on Idol, because Clay Aiken gave a winning performance back in season 2 with this song.
8. James Durbin - "Heavy Metal" from Heavy Metal
And we're back to the rock (or in this case, metal) that James slays. He's the only one tonight who gave us a show as if it's post-Idol already. But will people be turned off by the metal genre? And what about James giving lip to Jimmy? I wonder if Jimmy wasn't too happy about that; maybe inside he was smiling.
Compilation Album - Top 8 Season 10: Click on this link to see the compilation album in iTunes of all of the above songs.
Favorite Performance: James Durbin
My Votes: James Durbin - 60 votes
I got a whole lot of busy signals throughout the time that I voted. I hope that's good news for him.
Bottom 3 Prediction: Paul McDonald / Stefano Langone / Haley Reinhart
Elimination Prediction: Paul McDonald
Below is the latest Idol social media stats (the combination of Twitter, Facebook and MySpace). These stats were compiled on 4/12/11 at 10:15pm.
1. Scotty McCreery - 140,573
2. Casey Abrams - 101,780
3. Paul McDonald - 86,900
4. James Durbin - 83,369
5. Lauren Alaina - 80,800
6. Stefano Langone - 64,437
7. Haley Reinhart - 50,976
8. Jacob Lusk - 42,278
The names in blue haven't changed their positions from last week to this week. Last week, there were three switches going on. This time around, one of those three has switched back: Paul and James. I was excited when James inched up to third, but Paul has reclaimed that spot. I'm thinking it's because Paul gave such a fun performance last week, whereas James had a more subdued song. Speaking of last week, Lauren had slid past Pia. And now Lauren is closing the gap with James.
The singers who I believe are eligible for the Bottom 3 are Paul, Stefano, Haley and Jacob (I'll add Casey in there as well because some people online are saying he could be in danger as well). I want to pick Jacob, but I think those final few notes he belted out will save him. And even though I enjoyed Paul's and Stefano's performances, they performed at the start of the show; that will most certainly hurt their chances, so I'm going with them. As for that last spot, I'm going with Haley, just because she was one of the weakest (after stepping up these past few weeks). But since she did stumble a little, her fans might have come out in droves to save her. If that happens, maybe Casey will make a return trip to the bottom group. As far as who's going home, it's between Paul and Stefano. I could easily see either one getting cut, so I'm just going to go with Paul since he performed first and voters might not have remembered him by the end of the night.
Tonight, one will be heading home as the competition narrows down to the Top 7 (8-9pm). Also, Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean will hit the Idol stage to perform their new hit single. See ya then...
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