Ah, yes, tonight is the Beatles episode. \u00a0Every music competition has to have one right? \u00a0Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t that I hate the Beatles. \u00a0In fact, I appreciate everything they did and continue to do for music. \u00a0It is more that these shows always use the same 10-15 Beatles songs. \u00a0This is a band with an absolutely huge catalog, and it seems most people know less than a fraction of it. \u00a0As\u00a0we learned tonight from one of the contestants though, there are still people who haven’t heard a Beatles song. \u00a0I’m sorry but that girl should have been kicked off the show right there!<\/p>\n
Maybe tonight will be different?\u00a0\u00a0Let’s get to the good stuff with the live blog!<\/p>\n
-I think Stefano Langone and James Durbin have two of the best male voices on the show, but I really didn’t enjoy their performance tonight. \u00a0It seemed a bit dull and uninspired, and as awesome as I think Durbin’s range is, I think he needs to pick his screeching moments better to give them more impact. \u00a0He needs to take the advice given to another contestant – to not oversing all the time.<\/p>\n
-The performance of “Something” by Tim Halparin and Julia Demato was a really interesting and bold choice. \u00a0Color me impressed that both contestants could actually play the piano and sing. \u00a0I recall many Idol contestants in the past who struggled with that. \u00a0Also, thus far the song choices have been far more interesting than most Beatles shows. \u00a0While that is most likely due to the sheer volume of songs to be performed, it is still nice to hear!<\/p>\n
-Man, I really wanted to hear more of that version of “With A Little Help From My Friends.” \u00a0That was swinging, gospel goodness and one of two unique takes that have been performed thus far. \u00a0Instead we got to watch the whole Vegas wedding of a contestant who likely won’t be in the show for more than another week. \u00a0Sigh… good for her for getting married in the same place as Britney Spears though. \u00a0Something to aspire to!<\/p>\n
-Casey Abrams and Chris Medina totally brought it! \u00a0In another all too short performance, their performance of “Hard Days Night” was absolutely outstanding! \u00a0Casey Abrams should go far in this competition. \u00a0His vocal style is huge right now with the success of groups like the Avett Brothers, and he does it very, very well.<\/p>\n
-The one on one interview format of the decisions for this show are certainly an interesting choice. \u00a0As much as I liked Simon Cowell, the judging cast of this show is so much more personal with the contestants that it seems to make these early episodes more interesting.<\/p>\n
-Lots of crying this episode from all different directions. \u00a0The guys are losing big time in that area after their big victory last week!<\/p>\n
-I agreed with most of the cuts tonight, but I think Chris Medina deserved a shot. \u00a0He seemed like a humble guy with a great and unique voice. \u00a0I don’t think I am as sad about it as Jennifer Lopez though. \u00a0Get it together woman! \u00a0Back to Chris though, I really think a few less pounds and a few less years would have gotten him through. \u00a0Vocally, there was no reason to drop him. \u00a0It’s a shame too, he deserved better and is a solid performer. \u00a0Hopefully this will get him a shot at it in another venue.<\/p>\n
Ah, yes, tonight is the Beatles episode. \u00a0Every music competition has to have one right? \u00a0Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t that I hate the Beatles. \u00a0In fact, I appreciate everything they did and continue to do for music. \u00a0It is more that these shows always use the same 10-15 Beatles songs. \u00a0This is a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[18,160,52,163,162,164,135,165,161,166,167],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-idol-fever","tag-american-idol","tag-american-idol-beatles-night","tag-casey-abrams","tag-chris-medina","tag-j-lo","tag-james-durbin","tag-jennifer-lopez","tag-julia-demato-beatles","tag-the-beatles","tag-tim-halparin-beatlesthe-beatles-are-overrated","tag-vegas-wedding"],"yoast_head":"\n