1 Out of 4...I Kind of Suck

The night starts off with a group number. WHAT? Does this always happen during the countdown to the top 12...I don't think so. Well, they are singing "American Boy." And there's way too many people in this. Good thing they are lip-synching. They made this very fun song into a crappy piece of elevator music. So bland...in fact I wrote that twice in my notes...that's how bland it was. I did not enjoy it.



The first elimination comes down to Katie ("Feelin' Good") and Janell ("What About Love"). Randy doesn't know which one will be going home because it's too close to tell. But in the end, it's Janell Wheeler. She sings again, but I don't listen to it. Her first performance proved that she has a nice voice. But it wasn't strong enough for this song. That was her downfall. She was certainly better than a few others that are up there...but what can you do?



Allison Iraheta came back to sing her new single "Scars" for us. She hasn't changed much. She's still rockin' out. But what is up with the fins on the back of that dress? CRAZY!!! I still love her. And I kind of like this song too. It's not my favorite on her album, but it's good. She really seems older than she really is though.



Next group of girls are up...and it comes down to Ashley ("Happy") and Didi ("The Way I Am"). Ellen wants them both to know that whoever leaves not to think of it as the end, but to think of it just as a new beginning. So diplomatic. But in the end, Ashley is done for. And she's one that I picked to go home this week. She sings and I can't bear to listen to it. Her previous performance was bad enough. She desperately wanted to be a pop singer...but she kind of came off like a really bad Alicia Keyes impersonator. I didn't like anything about it.



Time for a boy to leave us...and in the first group it comes down to Tim ("Apologize") and Joe ("You and I Both"). Kara thinks that America got it right that one of these guys should be going, but doesn't say which one. But tonight, it's Joe. He sings again...and I don't listen again. Based on his previous performance, I didn't think he was that bad. I thought his voice was pleasant, but not great. And in comparison to the other guys, he certainly wasn't the worst of them. But America voted, not me.



Kris Allen chatted with Ryan about his recent trip to Haiti to help out. He's singing "Let It Be" for us...with video footage from his trip. And I think you can download this song on iTunes and 100% of the proceeds will go to Haitian relief efforts. The song was fine, but nothing special. It didn't make me want to download it. And he makes some crazy faces when he sings.



Our last group of boys are up...and it comes down to Tyler ("American Woman") and Alex ("Wonderful World"). Simon thinks that Tyler will be going home based on the vocals from the last performance. And it is...Tyler is out. He sings out the show and gets cut off. His previous performance was kind of awkward. He wants to the be this 1970's sex god and it was just kind of laughable. He may think that he's the reincarnated Jim Morrison with that hair and swagger, but really he may just be crazy.



So I only got 1 right this week. Oh well. There's really too many at this point anyway...and any of those boys really could have gone home.

I loved the new montage song. I don't know it. But it's kind of amazing..."Leave Right Now" by Will Young. It has the most amazing line, "I think I better leave right now." So appropriate.