American Idol S09 Top 9 Performances Recap
WOOOOH A LENNON-MCCARTNEY THEME ON AMERICAN IDOL! 
No other theme makes me quiver more than hearing my favorite songs and listening to AI contestants do justice/injustice to the songs. Did they give the songs a current flavor, sing it karaoke style or just plain butcher them? Let’s go through this in chronological order, shall we?
Aaron – Sang The Long & Winding Road. It was just okay… he went off key at times. His tone is good, but he bores me.
Katie – Solid performance of Let It Be, after weeks of being toasted by the judges.Her look was hot… it was exactly the kind of dress I was hoping to find at JETRAG (but did not) – a pink longsleeved mini dress with a neckline that ended by her jugular.
Andrew – Was just alright for me. His guitar was overpowered by band and was kind of unnecessary. I really like him, but I wish he had more drama when he opened his song Can’t Buy Me Love. It was such a fun song, I wish he just tried dancing sans guitar instead.
Michael Lynch – was damn impressive…he incorporated some R&B undertones into Eleanor Rigby. I swear it almost gave me chills, baby, it was really good.
Crystal – Hot!!!! Her vocal interpretation of Come Together had really good dynamics – changing up her voice according to the story within the song — and that truly set her apart as a performer this week. I was however, distracted by her constant looking at her guitars fretboard. Her mouth , in effect, turned away from the mic a few times so the tonal quality was ruined.
Tim – sang All My Lovin, and even played guitar. I would say he did okay.. he does sound current, but also a bit boring. He did his usual no-frills Tim Urban schtick, which, I guess , is good for other people.
Casey – very vulnerable performance… One of my favorites as well, as it really made me pay attention to the screen. He was the only one who did a pure Lennon song, Jealous Guy. He normally plays a mean guitar along with the band, but this time, it was just him and a cello player. After the song ended, he even stepped off from the mic, face down, and took a second to regain his composure as the lights when back on. Emote!
Siobhan – Her voice shook most of the time on her Beatles-pick Across The Universe. She held back from screaming (as recommended by the judges) so overall performance was a bit boring. Without the screaming and the impressive showcase of Siobhans range, what are we left with? A nasally moan-ey register…and a gadawful outfit.
Lee – did Hey Jude and it was Hottttttt! I didnt appreciate that he did the song a few keys higher than original and it really put a strain on his voice. BUT overall, it was still pretty magical. i actually loved the bagpipes dude that started coming down the stairs… hahaha it was distracting, yes, but it was so fun, especially when he invited the audience to sing along. Even if he’s as modest as he appears on the show, he just successfully did a ‘Wow, rockstar moment…’ by involving the audience. Half of the other AI contestants can’t even do that!
My favorites tonight:
Casey
Crystal
Michael
Lee
It truly was hard to pick a favorite, everyone was above average to great tonight! Only disappointment was that Sir Paul was too busy to “mentor” the AI kids this season. Ah well, maybe next time! Gotta download this awesome episode!
If you have not seen last night’s show, check out this video package pre-performance on AI c/o yahoo
