The Season Eight Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, Adam Lambert, knew how to bring something exciting and entertaining every week of the competition. This week he is trying to teach some of his amazing skills to the otherwise drab Season Nine Finalists. They performed music from the Elvis Presley songbook:
Crystal Bowersox mixed things up by using an electric guitar for a change and raised the roof with Saved. She totally brought the gospel energy to the song and her voice was just as dramatic, bluesy and soulful as ever.
Only someone as boring as Andrew Garcia can successfully suck the life out of the huge smash Hound Dog. The arrangement was sleep inducing and his vocals were totally forgettable.
Can't Help Falling In Love was a huge #1 smash for UB40 and only hit #2 for Elvis. Tim Urban provided a very smooth and sensitive acoustic rendition that may have changed the minds of many who were against him. His vocal range shined even brighter than his smile.
Lee Dewyze is proving himself to be a generic rocker one trick pony. His version of A Little Less Conversation was just another example of his screaming and showing no personality.
Blue Suede Shoes is a classic piece of rock-n-roll history and in the tiny little hands of Aaron Kelly it lost all of it's meaning. There was nothing convincing about the little pixie trying to sing this song.
Siobhan Magnus has already been compared to Adam Lambert because of her unique style and she earned that comparison again tonight with her version of Suspicious Minds. She totally turned the song around and made it a whirlwind vocal extravaganza.
Michael Lynche got lucky last week and was saved to sing one more time. Unfortunately his subtle performance of In The Ghetto may not have been enough to win any more votes. The vocals were very nice but it lacked star quality.
Last week Katie Stevens finally found her powerhouse diva voice and tonight she brought it again on Baby What Do You Want Me To Do. She belted out more big notes and sounded great every step of the way.
Casey James is clearly coasting on his looks. He is putting no extra effort into his performances and he didn't listen to a word Adam said. Ignoring good advice is not a good thing.
With Michael getting saved last week that means two finalists will be sent home this week. My prediction for the bottom three is the same as last week: Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia and Casey James. If we are lucky, both Aaron and Andrew will be sent packing.
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