There are only seven potential idols left. \u00a0Did their performances take me to seventh heaven, or to the seven circles of hell? \u00a0Let’s find out!<\/p>\n
Opening Performance<\/strong> – They brought back the departed six to perform a Pink song. \u00a0Poor, poor Paul. \u00a0Paul and five girls performing Pink, and it really sounded like he couldn’t care less. \u00a0He didn’t even bother to learn the lyrics, probably because he was singing a Pink song. \u00a0For the most part you could hear why they were all sent home. \u00a0Pia and Thia were the only two who even sounded like they knew how to sing. \u00a0If this is a sign of how they are going to fill this hour and a half, then this blog post won’t get any more positive.<\/p>\n Scotty Mcreery<\/strong> – The theme for tonight was songs from the 21st century. \u00a0Scotty country rocked a Leann Rhymes song called “Swingin’.” \u00a0I can’t even remember a Leann Rimes song since that Coyote Ugly<\/em> movie, and this wasn’t one of them. \u00a0Either way, Scotty did what he always does – sing country and hold the microphone like a recorder. \u00a0He even caught criticism from J-Lo and Randy for being a little stale. \u00a0The song choice may slow Scotty’s momentum, however I think the biggest concern should be that Scotty can’t hold a long note without going off pitch. \u00a0He has a dynamite country voice, but he needs to work on tuning for those big notes if he wants to be a superstar. \u00a0Ah, who am I kidding, they’ll tune those notes for him in the studio! \u00a0I love the 21st Century.<\/p>\n James Durbin<\/strong> – James chose the Muse hit “Uprising.” \u00a0Confession – Muse was one of my favorite bands ever before their latest album. \u00a0I consider it a commercially driven catastrophe. \u00a0This song is from that album, and sounds way too much like the Blondie song “Call Me” that Haley performed last week<\/a>. \u00a0All that said, I really enjoyed James’ performance! \u00a0It had a great military swagger with a marching drumline and a pretty sleek outfit. \u00a0I didn’t think it was the best vocal from James though, especially the screamo section he injected at the end. \u00a0The song needed dynamics for sure, but it didn’t need that. \u00a0 Overall, good show though!<\/p>\n Haley Reinhardt<\/strong> – Adele is everywhere right now, and Haley picked her hit “Rolling in the Deep.” \u00a0It’s pretty daring to sing a song that is huge right now, but Haley sang the song really well. \u00a0However, I’m not sure if the performance was memorable enough and since Haley has been in trouble before it will be interesting to see what happens on the results show. \u00a0I think it would have been a break through performance if she had put her own rock spin on it.<\/p>\n Jacob Lusk<\/strong> – Jacob attempted to pay tribute to the great Luther Vandross, and my boy got up in the emotion of the moment at the beginning of the song. \u00a0That, or something went awry with his ear piece. \u00a0Seems like Idol always has some kind of ear monitor drama, how does that happen on a show this big? \u00a0Missing the lyrics can down any performer, and it took Jacob until the bridge to hit his stride again. \u00a0Even then, it wasn’t one of his best performances. \u00a0I think Jacob might have been better off picking a song that wasn’t so close to him, because in the end the emotion made the performance feel too safe.<\/p>\n Casey Abrams <\/strong>– Maroon 5 is so overrated, but “Harder to Breathe” is such a hot song. \u00a0Casey even rocked a guitar on it, solo included. \u00a0Though, he had to play the solo like he was playing a bass, which was hilarious. \u00a0I’m going to do the rest of this review like Randy: “Listen man, look, listen. \u00a0This is why we saved you man! \u00a0Look, dawg, you can bring jazz one minute, then do Nirvana the next, and then do Maroon 5 and ROCK IT. \u00a0MAN IT WAS HOT! \u00a0THAT WAS HOT!!!!!<\/strong>”<\/p>\n Stefano Langone<\/strong> – Stefano sang Neo, I mean Ne-Yo. \u00a0I was pretty disappointed when I found out this wasn’t a Matrix inspired performance. \u00a0This was the worst performance of the night. \u00a0Bad song, bad singing, bad neon lights. \u00a0I’m sure he will be around to torture me next week.<\/p>\n Lauren Alaina<\/strong> – At first I thought “Born to Fly” by Sarah Evans was a pretty great song choice for Lauren. \u00a0It’s upbeat, not too difficult to sing, and recognizable enough for voters to latch onto. \u00a0In light of some of the more interesting performances of the night, unfortunately it fell incredibly flat. \u00a0On a normal Idol night it could have been a strong performance, but on a night with big performances from Casey and James it was overshadowed. \u00a0Probably good enough to get her to the next round.<\/p>\n Tonight was an interesting night. \u00a0There were some great heights and mediocre lows. \u00a0I think Stefano, Haley, and Jacob could be in some trouble, while James and Casey came off as the contestants who are really out to take the prize. \u00a0Given America’s track record for voting, one of them is probably headed home. \u00a0I hope not!<\/p>\n What did you think?<\/p>\n Related – The First Guy to Leave Idol Is…<\/a><\/p>\n Follow the Prophet of Pop on\u00a0Twitter<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are only seven potential idols left. \u00a0Did their performances take me to seventh heaven, or to the seven circles of hell? 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