Let me get this straight:
There are literally MILLIONS of songs from motion pictures to choose from, and yet somehow, TWO people perform Bryan Adams? Who the hell is helping them choose these songs?
Proving that this season will go down as one of the worst, the movie theme failed to bring out anything new in our Top 7. The most compelling moment of the night was Lil Rounds fighting back against Simon's downright cruel criticism.
Points have to be given to Kris Allen. Unlike his fellow contestants, Kris decided to be a bit more original, choosing the "obscure" (as Kara put it) Academy Award-winning song "Falling Slowly". It was a simple and understated performance, while delivering his best vocal yet. I didn't even know he could hit some of those notes. Listening back, it was definitely the best performance of the night. Falling somewhat in Kris' footsteps is Adam Lambert, who pretty much has this season in the bag. He chose "Born To Be Wild", which was a bit disappointing (I finally understand what Simon means when he says "indulgent"). He needs to go back to performances like "Mad World" and "Tracks of My Tears". That's where the gold is.
Alison Iraheta and Anoop Desai may have chosen predictable songs, but the performances were pretty solid. Alison's choice of "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith had me raising an eyebrow at first, but she did her thing. Anoop's choice of "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams (the first of two by him) really had me worried, but he proving himself to be quite the vocalist. It was a very strong performance from him, but I unfortunately doubt its ability to keep him from the Bottom Three.
In the second most shocking song choice of the night, Danny Gokey chose "Endless Love", the duet by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. I honestly have no clue why he would choose that, of all the movie love songs in history. His vocals are, without a question, srong, but once again, the performance was boring.
The worst performance of the night goes to Matt Giraud, who hasn't truly wowed me since the first week of the finals. He chose the second Bryan Adams song of the night, "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" from Don Juan Demarco. The song was a mess, and his voice didn't even make up for half of it.
What everyone will be talking about tomorrow is Lil Rounds, who may have just sung her last song on the Tuesday stage. Once deemed a front-runner, she has endured weekly complaints from the judges about her lack of "artistry". Apparently, she thought choosing "The Rose" by Bette Midler would prove once and for all she had that.
Seriously, though. "The Rose"? What the hell?
Anyway, I thought she did a good job of the song, showing off her considerable, although under-utilized, vocal chops. She even injected some gospel into the song. That wasn't enough for Simon, who skewered the shrinking diva with this cutting remark: "you are not the artist I believe we met seven or eight weeks ago". That finally caused Lil to snap, arguing that she did what the judges asked of her. Simon's reply? "But it was Bette Midler". Frankly, I think the judges and their "artistry" complaints this season are full of BS, but that's for another post. Either way, Lil's performance just wasn't up to snuff for the judges.
With such a broad theme, this week, like last week, was ridiculously uninspiring. If this show did anything, it really highlighted how the former mighty have fallen and how the current mighty can be stagnant.
Who's in the Bottom Three: Matt Giraud, Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai
Who's Going Home: Lil Rounds
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