ROCKING ON
If he's going out this week, Phil Stacey's doing so in a Blaze of Glory.
The Jacksonville-based sailor opened Tuesday's show with a bang, firmly establishing this week's rock theme. In fact, judge Paula Abdul said it was "the best opening we've had all season long."
In the pre-performance interview, Phil said he's been practicing this song for 15 years. And it showed. Judge Randy Jackson even proclaimed it Phil's "best peformance ever" outside of Country Week.
Of course, Simon "Scowl" begged to differ, suggesting that Phil hadn't done enough to last until next week. But that's Simon. And as Phil said afterword, what Simon says isn't always what Idol voters do. They're the ones who have kept Phil in the game, not Simon.
Shock and awful: The show's biggest shocker came early, following Phil's performance, when likely finalist Jordin bombed with Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer. Wow! We thought Lakisha -- even Melinda -- might be vulnerable to this week's theme, but no one expected Jordin to crash and burn the way she did. She knew it and the judges knew it. Said Simon: "It was terrible." He even trashed her look, saying she looked like a character out of The Addams Family.
Don't kiss her goodbye: It was Lakisha who provided some shock and awe by eliciting the following line from Simon: "I actually could kiss you after that." And he did just that. Lakisha's performance of Bon Jovi's relatively obscure This Ain't a Love Song was a comeback for the contestant who's faltered recently. And Simon rewarded her for it by saying that she "absolutely nailed it." Perhaps Jordin should have taken the same path as Lakisha.
Rolling the Dice: Blake easily turned in the season's most original performance, beat-boxing and remixing all the way through You Give Love a Bad Name. John Bon Jovi had some reservations before Blake took the stage. The judges, however, overwhelmingly liked it. But whether Bon Jovi-loving Idol voters did won't be known until Wednesday's results show.
Marked Man: When you read Erin's review of Tuesday's show, you'll see that she doesn't want Chris Dead or Alive. He did the best he could, according to the judges. But let's face it, without the Justin Timberlake looks and moves, there's really not much there. So it's time to take your nasally singing style and go.
Simply the Best: Is there's one thing we thought Melinda couldn't do, it was rock. How wrong we were. (She sang Have a Nice Day. And she did!) She's sounded like American Idol since first stepping on the Idol stage. But over the last three weeks, she's looked the part. Randy and Simon even compared her to Tina Turner. Enough said.
Awkward moment of the night: Ryan Seacrest telling booted Idol contestant Rockin' Gina Glocksen that it must be hard for her to sit in the audience during Rock Week. Ouch.
Gary T. Mills, watching from St.Louis, the town Tina Turner turned upside down 40 years ago
The Jacksonville-based sailor opened Tuesday's show with a bang, firmly establishing this week's rock theme. In fact, judge Paula Abdul said it was "the best opening we've had all season long."
In the pre-performance interview, Phil said he's been practicing this song for 15 years. And it showed. Judge Randy Jackson even proclaimed it Phil's "best peformance ever" outside of Country Week.
Of course, Simon "Scowl" begged to differ, suggesting that Phil hadn't done enough to last until next week. But that's Simon. And as Phil said afterword, what Simon says isn't always what Idol voters do. They're the ones who have kept Phil in the game, not Simon.
Shock and awful: The show's biggest shocker came early, following Phil's performance, when likely finalist Jordin bombed with Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer. Wow! We thought Lakisha -- even Melinda -- might be vulnerable to this week's theme, but no one expected Jordin to crash and burn the way she did. She knew it and the judges knew it. Said Simon: "It was terrible." He even trashed her look, saying she looked like a character out of The Addams Family.
Don't kiss her goodbye: It was Lakisha who provided some shock and awe by eliciting the following line from Simon: "I actually could kiss you after that." And he did just that. Lakisha's performance of Bon Jovi's relatively obscure This Ain't a Love Song was a comeback for the contestant who's faltered recently. And Simon rewarded her for it by saying that she "absolutely nailed it." Perhaps Jordin should have taken the same path as Lakisha.
Rolling the Dice: Blake easily turned in the season's most original performance, beat-boxing and remixing all the way through You Give Love a Bad Name. John Bon Jovi had some reservations before Blake took the stage. The judges, however, overwhelmingly liked it. But whether Bon Jovi-loving Idol voters did won't be known until Wednesday's results show.
Marked Man: When you read Erin's review of Tuesday's show, you'll see that she doesn't want Chris Dead or Alive. He did the best he could, according to the judges. But let's face it, without the Justin Timberlake looks and moves, there's really not much there. So it's time to take your nasally singing style and go.
Simply the Best: Is there's one thing we thought Melinda couldn't do, it was rock. How wrong we were. (She sang Have a Nice Day. And she did!) She's sounded like American Idol since first stepping on the Idol stage. But over the last three weeks, she's looked the part. Randy and Simon even compared her to Tina Turner. Enough said.
Awkward moment of the night: Ryan Seacrest telling booted Idol contestant Rockin' Gina Glocksen that it must be hard for her to sit in the audience during Rock Week. Ouch.
Gary T. Mills, watching from St.Louis, the town Tina Turner turned upside down 40 years ago
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