The truth comes out
With only seven of them left, there was nowhere for weak Idol contestants to hide Tuesday night. That’s true every season, but this time the crucible revealed a couple surprises: LaKisha Jones doesn’t have it and local contestant Phil Stacey will likely be around for another week. He was comfortable with country and was one of the best of the night. Jones missed high notes and seemed complacent. Sanjaya Malakar may have looked – and sounded – like Capt. Jack Sparrow’s love child, but he has a better chance of surviving the final six weeks than she does.
What they said about Stacey: Guest mentor Martina McBride started the gushing with "I love his tone. Since the beginning, I’ve loved his voice." Randy told him he could have a career in country music, and Simon said, "It’s only taken 10 weeks….We actually saw some personality."
Hail to the Chief: Stacey hit all the right notes with the voters again. He sang to his wife. He high-fived half the crowd. And he worked the Heartland by saying he chose "Where the Blacktop Ends" because it "reminds me of growing up in a place like Kansas."
Is there a right way? This may be persnickety, but Ryan’s introduction mentioning the Virginia Tech shootings felt a little awkward coming right before "This is American Idol." But that was nothing compared to Chris Richardson bringing it up at the tail end of Simon’s unfavorable critique.
The way Barry Bonds drops his bat: Jordin Sparks knew she got all of it as she finished "Broken Wing." Equal parts acting and story-telling, with a perfect finishing high note, it was masterful.
Cowellism of the night: "As bad as anything we’ve seen in the beginning of American Idol." Simon’s shot at Malakar covers a lot of badness. Remember the woman in the Big Bird feathers?
At times like these, I like to quote Vader: "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master." The Sith lord could have been talking about Melinda Doolittle’s performance Tuesday night. For the first time all season, she didn’t just look like a backup singer trying to be a lead singer. She acted if she was in charge, she worked the stage, she made us believe "Trouble is a Woman." And she would never cut Ben Kenobi in two. So she’s got that going for her.
A touch of ghostly gray: Did you see the fiddle player? He was a Dead ringer for ….um….Jerry Garcia. I’m so ashamed.
Most likely to go home: Jones. The three remaining women are diva-heavy, Doolittle and Sparks have "finalist" tattooed on their heads, and Jones gagged this week. Maybe America will send Malak….And then I woke up.
What about our Independence Day? See you tonight at 9. Yes, it’s an hour long again. I hope Martina can drag out those notes for a while, or else we might have to watch Ryan interview tourists again.
John Timpe/The Times-Union
What they said about Stacey: Guest mentor Martina McBride started the gushing with "I love his tone. Since the beginning, I’ve loved his voice." Randy told him he could have a career in country music, and Simon said, "It’s only taken 10 weeks….We actually saw some personality."
Hail to the Chief: Stacey hit all the right notes with the voters again. He sang to his wife. He high-fived half the crowd. And he worked the Heartland by saying he chose "Where the Blacktop Ends" because it "reminds me of growing up in a place like Kansas."
Is there a right way? This may be persnickety, but Ryan’s introduction mentioning the Virginia Tech shootings felt a little awkward coming right before "This is American Idol." But that was nothing compared to Chris Richardson bringing it up at the tail end of Simon’s unfavorable critique.
The way Barry Bonds drops his bat: Jordin Sparks knew she got all of it as she finished "Broken Wing." Equal parts acting and story-telling, with a perfect finishing high note, it was masterful.
Cowellism of the night: "As bad as anything we’ve seen in the beginning of American Idol." Simon’s shot at Malakar covers a lot of badness. Remember the woman in the Big Bird feathers?
At times like these, I like to quote Vader: "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master." The Sith lord could have been talking about Melinda Doolittle’s performance Tuesday night. For the first time all season, she didn’t just look like a backup singer trying to be a lead singer. She acted if she was in charge, she worked the stage, she made us believe "Trouble is a Woman." And she would never cut Ben Kenobi in two. So she’s got that going for her.
A touch of ghostly gray: Did you see the fiddle player? He was a Dead ringer for ….um….Jerry Garcia. I’m so ashamed.
Most likely to go home: Jones. The three remaining women are diva-heavy, Doolittle and Sparks have "finalist" tattooed on their heads, and Jones gagged this week. Maybe America will send Malak….And then I woke up.
What about our Independence Day? See you tonight at 9. Yes, it’s an hour long again. I hope Martina can drag out those notes for a while, or else we might have to watch Ryan interview tourists again.
John Timpe/The Times-Union
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