I'm pretty much right there with you.
My thoughts on the guys tonight, in order of how good they were...
1. David Hernandez - Now THAT is what this guy was missing last week. The voice was always there, the personality wasn't. He also picked one of the best songs ever to sing. He was great. The band also totally killed it on this song.
Yup. I thought he was the best of the night. He has the talent to make it to the Top 3.
2. Chikeze - Same here. Where was this kind of emotion last week? A forceful and soulful performance.
I don't care for that kind of music, so I'll take your word for it. Randy said he was "blazing" and Simon said he was "brilliant" so I'll take y'alls word for it.
------HUGE gap between those two and the rest---------
Lumped together:
David Cook - Has all the intangibles, I can forgive his uneven voice.
I like "All Right Now" so I enjoyed his performance and he got good comments from the judges. Too bad Simon wasn't in the mood for any "back-talk" last night. I don't recall the contestants being criticized for their pre-video. I thought it was a "singing competition".
Michael Johns - Not his best, but still pretty decent
I don't think this guy sings on key. He irritates me. In my book he's a "wannabee".
Robbie Carrico - The band butchered his song, he was just okay.
I think he has a good solid voice. The judges said he was "okay".
Jason Castro - This kid just irritates me to no end, but he has a good voice.
This boy is so adorable! ISFP maybe?He has great vocal talent, so even though I hate dreadlocks, I cannot dislike him. I think the judges were right, that song did not need an acoustic guitar.
7. David Archuleta - What were the judges smoking when they fawned all over this kid? I didn't at all like the way he slowed the song down, and his voice was monotone all the way through. My mind actually wandered during his performance.
I know! Right?? During his performance, I was sure he was gonna get hit for starting out too strong and loud, but no. I mean, come on! Randy said it was one of the best vocals ever on that show. Come on! In
7 years,
that was the
best? Give me a break. It wasn't even great! It was only good, vocally. Perhaps it was his charisma they were referring to because I saw a video of him singing it when he was 13. One would hope he would be good at it by now, if you know what I mean. I'm not sure, but I think Paula cried. And Simon said "Imagine" was "very risky"?! What are there, like 6 different notes?! What's risky about that?
8. Danny Noriega - He was marginally better this week, probably because he sang a female singer's song instead of Elvis. His affectations are just so ridiculous though, I don't see how he thinks he can be taken seriously.
Yeah. He's
Vote For The Worst's pick.
9. Luke Menard - Bad move trying to match Freddie Mercury. He sang it decently enough, but he was so wooden and awkward. And all I could think of was how charismatic and charming Freddie was.
Ah. I don't know Freddie. I thought he did well in choosing a song done by a lead singer who he sounds a lot like. In my book, he gets points for a hard song - "Killer Queen" - very complex and difficult to hit right on.
10. Jason Yeager - Hoo boy. I like the Doobie Brothers as much as anyone, but what a terrible song choice for a singing contest. Jason looks like your uncle trying to get down at a wedding. And he's not helping himself by getting really defensive.
Poor guy. I like him. He's not one of the stronger singers. I thought he made a great attempt at performing and not just standing there.
And by the way, if it's not a singer song, then why is it being offered to the contestants in a singing competition? I think the producer of the show should be criticized for
that.