As they prepared to sing music from the 80's the Top 8 finalists had the chance to work with the Season 7 Miss American Idol winner, David Cook. David set the standard for reinvented a song and making it his own every week during the competition.
The best of the bunch this week was Alex Preston once again. He very masterfully injected a gripping new layer of depth and emotions into Every Breath You Take by The Police. He truly made it into a brand new song and it is already charting on the itunes top 100 singles list. Also, continuing her improvement this week was Malaya Watson who tackled Through The Fire by Chaka Khan.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is the same as last week. Jena Irene tried her best to reinvent I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett, but it was a humongous epic failure. CJ Harris took the dreadful Free Falling and made it even more unbearable with his dreary interpretation.
Rounding out the bottom three should be Sam Woolf who I correctly predicted as the lowest vote getter last week, but the judges decided to save him. And for what? So he could bore us to death with his flat and lifeless rendition of Time After Time. This week he will be the lowest vote getter again and there will be no saving him.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
The Top 8 - Results
The Season 5 Miss American Idol 3rd Runner Up, Chris Daughtry, may not have won the crown, but he did go on to become one of the best selling finalists in the history of the show. Last year he released his 4th album called Baptized and the single Waiting For Superman has been slowly rising on the charts since then. After performing it on the show tonight it should get a good sales boost.
And speaking of sales boosts - the original song, Fairy Tale, that finalist Alex Preston performed last night is available for download on itunes and it is all the way up at #38!!! The songs by all of the Top 8 are available, but his is the only one that is having such an impressive and significant impact.
This week I am happy to report that I correctly predicted two of the bottom three. Unfortunately, Malaya Watson was in the bottom three along with CJ Harris and Sam Woolf. In his third week in the bottom three, Sam Woolf was finally the lowest vote getter and on his way out. His singing and personality are completely boring bland, but somehow as he was putting us to sleep singing for the judges save they actually decided to use it and bring him back next week!!!!
And speaking of sales boosts - the original song, Fairy Tale, that finalist Alex Preston performed last night is available for download on itunes and it is all the way up at #38!!! The songs by all of the Top 8 are available, but his is the only one that is having such an impressive and significant impact.
This week I am happy to report that I correctly predicted two of the bottom three. Unfortunately, Malaya Watson was in the bottom three along with CJ Harris and Sam Woolf. In his third week in the bottom three, Sam Woolf was finally the lowest vote getter and on his way out. His singing and personality are completely boring bland, but somehow as he was putting us to sleep singing for the judges save they actually decided to use it and bring him back next week!!!!
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
The Top 8 audition again!
This week the top 8 finalists were given the chance to re-sing the song they did at their original audition, but this time is was with the full band and in front of millions of fans.
Once again Alex Preston has come out as the front runner. He performed an original song of his called Fairy Tale that could easily be a hit for him. Jessica Meuse also shined tonight doing one of her original songs and it helped to propel her as a strong contender. Malaya Watson was so bad with her first performance in the top 13 that she should have been sent home, but after surviving that week she has consistently improved. Tonight she completely delivered Ain't No Way and she is on track to make it all the way to the finals.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is that same as last week. CJ Harris can only do one thing and unfortunately he doesn't really do it all that exceptionally well. Jena Irene made a mess this week of Rolling In The Deep. She has a very annoying voice and totally lacks any star quality. But the worst of the worst continues to be Sam Woolf who is so boring and bland watching grass grow would be more interesting. He has been in the bottom three for the past couple of weeks so this should finally be the week when he gets sent home.
Once again Alex Preston has come out as the front runner. He performed an original song of his called Fairy Tale that could easily be a hit for him. Jessica Meuse also shined tonight doing one of her original songs and it helped to propel her as a strong contender. Malaya Watson was so bad with her first performance in the top 13 that she should have been sent home, but after surviving that week she has consistently improved. Tonight she completely delivered Ain't No Way and she is on track to make it all the way to the finals.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is that same as last week. CJ Harris can only do one thing and unfortunately he doesn't really do it all that exceptionally well. Jena Irene made a mess this week of Rolling In The Deep. She has a very annoying voice and totally lacks any star quality. But the worst of the worst continues to be Sam Woolf who is so boring and bland watching grass grow would be more interesting. He has been in the bottom three for the past couple of weeks so this should finally be the week when he gets sent home.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
The Top 9 - Results
This week I correctly predicted two of the bottom three. Sam Woolf may be getting a few teenage girls to scream for him, but that isn't turning into enough votes to keep him out of the bottom three. Thankfully the rest of America is just as bored by him as I am so he shouldn't be lasting much longer in the competition. CJ Harris served up two weeks in a row of messed up performances. At least this week it put him in the bottom three when he actually should have been sent home last week.
Sadly, while these two contestants are coming back next week, the lowest vote getter of the week was the delightful and talented Majesty Rose. She is a ray of sunshine every time she takes the stage. She illustrated this perfectly as she sang Happy for the save. She was vibrant, lively and thoroughly entertaining. For some reason, the judges decided not to save her so another talented finalist is going home too soon.
Sadly, while these two contestants are coming back next week, the lowest vote getter of the week was the delightful and talented Majesty Rose. She is a ray of sunshine every time she takes the stage. She illustrated this perfectly as she sang Happy for the save. She was vibrant, lively and thoroughly entertaining. For some reason, the judges decided not to save her so another talented finalist is going home too soon.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Top 9 sing with the band
The front-runners continue to be Alex Preston and Majesty Rose. While they are both very different from each other, they still both possess the perfect blend of star qualities: impressive vocal range, stage presence and a unique and different personal style.
Alex performed Don't Speak with his enthralling musical gifts while Majesty completely owned her version of Shake It Out.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is Jena Irene, Sam Woolf and CJ Harris. Jena is the girl in your high school musical who can sing the loudest so she gets the lead, but she has absolutely zero stage presence or star quality. Sam served up yet another completely flat and boring performance. He has no personality at all. CJ is clearly trying very hard, but he simply does not have the vocal range to stick around.
Any one of these three could be sent home and not be missed, but my prediction for the lowest vote getter of the week is Sam Woolf.
Alex performed Don't Speak with his enthralling musical gifts while Majesty completely owned her version of Shake It Out.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is Jena Irene, Sam Woolf and CJ Harris. Jena is the girl in your high school musical who can sing the loudest so she gets the lead, but she has absolutely zero stage presence or star quality. Sam served up yet another completely flat and boring performance. He has no personality at all. CJ is clearly trying very hard, but he simply does not have the vocal range to stick around.
Any one of these three could be sent home and not be missed, but my prediction for the lowest vote getter of the week is Sam Woolf.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
The Top 10 - Results
This week I did not correctly predict any of the bottom three. CJ Harris was a complete mess this week, but he still managed to get enough votes to keep him safe. Meanwhile, Dexter Roberts delivered a very good performance of Cruise by Florida Georgia Line, yet he was in the bottom three. Also, Majesty Rose is easily one of the most charismatic and talented finalists this show has ever seen and she was also at risk of elimination.
The final person joining Dexter and Majesty in the bottom three was MK Nobilette. Admittedly, her performance this week wasn't as strong as it could have been, but it wasn't bad enough that she should be sent home. Especially after hearing her perform All Of Me by John Legend as she sang for the judges save it was very clear that she is incredibly gifted.
But, the judges did not decide to save her and she is out of the competition way too soon.
The final person joining Dexter and Majesty in the bottom three was MK Nobilette. Admittedly, her performance this week wasn't as strong as it could have been, but it wasn't bad enough that she should be sent home. Especially after hearing her perform All Of Me by John Legend as she sang for the judges save it was very clear that she is incredibly gifted.
But, the judges did not decide to save her and she is out of the competition way too soon.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
The Top 10 sing HITS
The top 10 finalists performed songs that are recent hits on the charts. The best performance of the night once again came from Alex Preston who sang The Story Of My Life by One Direction. Alex has a signature style and sound that he confidently brings to everything that he does and tonight was no exception.
Other stand out performances came from Malaya Watson who completely nailed it with her version of When I Was Your Man and Majesty Rose who showed yet another side of her range and versatility on her rendition of Wake Me Up.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is Sam Woolf, who gets more boring and drab every week, Jena Irene, who would need about a million more glow sticks to make even a blip on my radar and CJ Harris. What can I say about CJ except that tonight he just choked. He appeared to be a nervous wreck of a deer caught in the headlights in his weak attempt at Invisible by Hunter Hayes. My prediction is that CJ will be the one going home.
Other stand out performances came from Malaya Watson who completely nailed it with her version of When I Was Your Man and Majesty Rose who showed yet another side of her range and versatility on her rendition of Wake Me Up.
My prediction for the bottom three this week is Sam Woolf, who gets more boring and drab every week, Jena Irene, who would need about a million more glow sticks to make even a blip on my radar and CJ Harris. What can I say about CJ except that tonight he just choked. He appeared to be a nervous wreck of a deer caught in the headlights in his weak attempt at Invisible by Hunter Hayes. My prediction is that CJ will be the one going home.
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