WHHOOOAAA, livin’ on a prayer!!<\/p>\n
Sorry, this isn’t Bon Jovi night on Idol, though I estimate that will be a theme night on Idol season 28. \u00a0Instead, we are down to 6 Idol hopefuls from the original 13. \u00a0That also means the producers will be stretching 18 minutes of actual performances into an hour and a half of television. \u00a0Word on the blog street is that they will do it through having the customers perform duets, which begs the question – has there ever been a truly good duet on American Idol? \u00a0Maybe there will be tonight, if not, I’ll be checking out the rerun of The Voice on NBC. \u00a0Don’t tell my editor…<\/p>\n
Jacob Lusk<\/strong> – Jacob dressed with some crazy style tonight… I guess? \u00a0Style isn’t really my thing, just look at this blog’s banner for reference. \u00a0Alright, back to what I know! \u00a0He sang a track called “Oh No, Not My Baby,” it was upbeat, funky, and a bit of a departure for him. \u00a0He brought it vocally and even did a little bit of actual performing! \u00a0There were some pitch problems here and there, but he really showed his vocal stuff and had a great time doing it.<\/p>\n Lauren Alaina<\/strong> – Miley Cyrus dropped in on Lauren’s session. \u00a0Miley Cyrus is annoying (this is ironic if you watched the segment). \u00a0Lauren decided to sing the theme for Gilmore Girls. \u00a0Don’t hate – Gilmore Girls was an awesome show full of witty dialog and juicy romantic subplots. \u00a0Oh, the performance. \u00a0It came and went, there was a random boy on stage, he was 19 and she is 16. \u00a0It was weird, and completely not worthy of the Gilmore Girls.<\/p>\n Casey and Haley<\/strong> – The first duet of the night was actually really, really good! \u00a0They set the bar high by actually harmonizing with each other. \u00a0Idol duets have rarely reached such heights! \u00a0They were both all over the stage, slapping high fives, and why not? \u00a0I’m just impressed that each of them sang like someone else was on stage.<\/p>\n Scotty Mcreery<\/strong> – I guess Scotty couldn’t find a country song by Carole King, so he sang “You’ve Got a Friend.” \u00a0It was an intimate performance, and was much better than I thought it would be. \u00a0He sang it well, but he has such a strong country drawl that is awkward to hear him sing something that isn’t country. \u00a0Even throwing a simple steel guitar into this version would have made it work about twice as well. \u00a0Still though, it was one of his best performances of the season.<\/p>\n James Durbin<\/strong> – James opted for an intimate moment as well with “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” \u00a0He got the song going a capella, which was easily one of the top vocal moments of the whole season. \u00a0The performance even stayed strong once the band came in, and I would venture to say that this was his best vocal performance of the season. \u00a0It was on pitch, tasteful, and he did it while playing a guitar. \u00a0Super work James! \u00a0We also learned that this was Steven Tyler’s first make out song. \u00a0I’m just impressed he can remember it! \u00a0Also post performance Randy Jackson gave him a hug. \u00a0Hmm, someone watched The Voice<\/a> didn’t they?<\/p>\n Lauren and Scotty<\/strong> – Lauren shunned that creepy 19 year old guy in favor of Scotty. \u00a0Maybe that guy is already in the slammer? \u00a0Anyway, he probably could have hit the harmonies better than Scotty did. \u00a0Yikes! \u00a0He made up for it by wearing a Wolfpack football shirt during the interview, if he wore that more often I’d give him my vote. \u00a0I’m such a sucker.<\/p>\n Casey Abrams<\/strong> – Casey went back to the dirty blues sound which he utilized early in the competition. \u00a0I was pretty stoked when he rocked some solo piano at the beginning, but that lasted for maybe 12 seconds – awkward. \u00a0The performance though, was as stellar as the hat Casey was wearing. \u00a0He brought back a lot of that growl and it really worked with the song. \u00a0Jacob’s voice transcends genre, and I think the American Idol winner should be able to do that.<\/p>\n Haley Reinhardt<\/strong> – It is really great to see a performer improve throughout the season like Haley has. \u00a0Honestly, she used to annoy me to no end, but she’s really pulled it together. \u00a0This performance was strong, but it wasn’t particularly memorable like some of tonight’s other performances. \u00a0I think I enjoyed her duet with Casey more, so hopefully that will be enough to keep her on.<\/p>\n James and Jacob<\/strong> – They both wore tight white pants and brought the house down with a spirited performance. \u00a0It looked funny any way you slice it!<\/p>\n Tomorrow’s vote will be interesting. \u00a0There were definitely some top performances, but no one really stunk it up either. \u00a0I think that Jacob and Haley could run into some trouble based on their song choices, and while his performance was exceptional Casey may need to look out as well. \u00a0We’ll all know soon enough, I suppose!<\/p>\n What did you think of tonight’s performances?<\/p>\n Related – American Idol Top 7 Recap!<\/a><\/p>\n Follow the Prophet of Pop on\u00a0Twitter<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WHHOOOAAA, livin’ on a prayer!! 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