America Idol : Shania Night

Lee Dewyze - Arguably the biggest male frontrunner in the competition, Lee chose to sing one of Shania's biggest songs, "Still the One." And he's probably still the one to beat among the males...but this was not great, people. He certainly did make the effort. For instance, after Shania astutely advised him to "not be buried by his guitar" and show more personality, he even smiled at certain moments--rare behavior from the normally stone-faced Lee that left judge Kara absolutely stunned.
Simon, however, just griped about Lee "pulling faces," and I must say muggy Lee did look a Taylor Hicksian at times. But hey, at least Lee was trying, for once. As for the vocals, though, Lee usually excels in that regard, but at the beginning of the song in the difficult lower register, he sounded terrible--or "hesitant," as the kid-gloved Simon nicely put it, out of fear for being too harsh on his chosen pet. (Kara and Simon both went way too easy on Lee, in fact.) Lee did find what Randy Jackson called his "sweet spot" once the chorus kicked in, but it was too little, too late. But hey, he "never looked cuter," according to Ellen, so maybe he'll pick up some of fallen heartthrob Tim Urban's votes this week.

Michael Lynche - Michael was back in Ruben Studdard "balladeer" mode for "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing," which made his performance sound a little dated. But his vocals were impeccable as usual--the falsetto at the end was a nice touch--and Shania said she was moved by his emotional performance.
Randy told him he was "in the zone" (gee, I've never heard Randy say that before);
Ellen actually compared him to the almighty Luther Vandross; and
Kara praised his heartfelt connection to the song.
But Simon found the dramatic performance "wet" and "a little bit girly." Hmm. I bet that was the first time anyone had ever called Big Mike "girly."

Casey James - Casey has always been a favorite with the ladies, ever since he shed his shirt at his first audition or practically inspired Kara to throw her undergarments and hotel room key onstage during his bedroom-eyed performance of Bryan Adams's "Heaven." I'd always assumed the female vote alone would be enough to advance him to the top five, but last week he was in the bottom three for the first time, only two weeks after his tender, raw, lump-throated acoustic version of "Jealous Guy" on Lennon & McCartney Night. After two weeks of Casey cranking out generic bar-band jams, "Jealous Guy" started to seem like a fluke. "Jealous Guy" became to Casey James what "Straight Up" was to Andrew Garcia: an amazing performance he was unable to replicate, a bar he set too high for himself. Luckily, this week he realized that he's at his best--and is best received--when doing poignant acoustic ballads, not good-time Huey Lewis covers, and his stripped-down performance of "Don't" was a fine return to form.
Randy, Ellen, and Simon all declared it his best performance to date (I still prefer "Jealous Guy," but this was a close second for me),
Kara told him, "Keep it up and you'll be at the front of this competition." I hope Casey listens to her.

Crystal Bowersox - Shania gave Crystal some sound advice when she told her to be "more cheerful"; I've always said the one thing that might keep Crystal from winning this whole thing is her mellow personality, which could be perceived by viewers as aloofness or even iciness. But you know what? I didn't really dig Happy Crystal. I think I prefer Moody Crystal. Her bluegrassy, Nickel Creekish cover of "No One Needs to Know" was just a little ho-hum, a little underwhelming--not bad or anything, but certainly not up to par with last week's stellar "People Get Ready." All of the judges were unusually unimpressed:
Simon, normally Crystal's biggest fan, actually called her performance "limp," said it had no conviction, and likened it to an intrusive coffeeshop band customers really don't want to hear while sipping their lattes.
But Ellen and Kara went out of their way to defend Crystal, with Ellen arguing, "Saying it's not my favorite Crystal performance is like saying, 'What's your least favorite color of the rainbow?'" and
Kara claiming, "It's impossible for you not to be good." This all seemed a little defensive, as if the judges were worried that Crystal might be in trouble this week. But I am pretty sure she'll be safe.

Aaron Kelly - Aaron has floundered in past weeks, has been in the bottom three several times, and has never been my favorite on this show. But I suspected he would do well this week because he's the most countryish contestant in the competition. Shania urged him to be more secure and relaxed as he belted out "You Got a Way," and he certainly seemed, as Randy might put it, in his zone. It was Aaron's best performance to date, by far--even if it was a little creepy/awkward when the 17-year-old revealed that he'd changed the song's original "when we make love" line because he was singing the tune for his mom.
"This is definitely your wheelhouse!" howled Randy.
"Tonight you were like a different artist," raved Simon. Aaron ought to have hugged Shania, too, just like Casey did. I am pretty sure Shania saved Aaron this week.

Siobhan Magnus - Siobhan picked "Any Man of Mine," a song brimming with attitude according to Shania, and hard as it may be to believe, Shania really had to work hard to coax the sassiness out of Siobhan. I think the past few weeks had taken a toll on this fragile free spirit; Siobhan just hadn't exhibitedher usual wacky pizzazz lately. But Shania's efforts paid off, because this week a beaming and reborn Siobhan spectacularly closed the show, strutting out onto the stage and then into the audience in her punk-rock cowboy boots. Siobhan looked like she was really having fun for the first time in weeks--Shania had obviously helped her get her groove back.
Simon griped that Si's signature scream at the end sounded like that of a woman giving birth, but hey, a Siobhan Magnus performance without a little shrieking is like a Shania Twain performance without a little midriff--and at least Siobhan nailed that off-the-musical-scales note.
"Guess who's back?" shouted Kara. Clearly Kara was happy to see the old, on-fire Siobhan, and so was I. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for her.


So now it is prediction time. Before I might have guestimated that Aaron would go home this week, but this was his week to shine, so I think he will be safe. Casey and Siobhan were great, so I assume they'll be okay; Crystal was not at her best but she's so popular, so I doubt she'll be in danger. Lee, delivering one of his worst performances ever in the problematic first slot, may end up in the bottom for the first time, but ultimately I think he'll make it through. And so, that leaves poor Michael Lynche. I'd personally like to see Big Mike continue on, but he didn't really shine this week the way some of the others did. If he does indeed go, he'll be missed. He's still the one, as far as I'm concerned.


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America idol top 7 + BOTTOM 3

bottom 3 smlm adalah casey,aaron n tim....kalo sape2 msh igt masa season 6 di mlm idol give back (ms 2 jordan spark) xde p'yingkiran b'laku...so jordan terselamat...season 7 di mlm idol give back ade p'yingkiran (lupa dh sape t'singkir) season 8 x igt....n semlm sume t'nanti2 ade ko x p'yingkiran kn.....malang 4 bottom 3 this year cos elimination tlh blaku which mean ......TIM got eliminate ...huhu....bye2 4 cute boy....

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america idol top 7 ..."idol give back"

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Inspirational Night (a theme tied to this week's "Idol Gives Back" charity special)...and while I didn't necessarily expect them to, I still found some of their perplexing song choices very uninspired.

While there were some very solid performances on Tuesday, the only one that was truly inspired or inspiring was by the normally reserved Crystal Bowersox, who finally experienced a genuine emotional breakthrough onstage. Crystal's poignant performance left her, and everyone in the audience, in tears. In a good way.

Other performances were equally emotional...that is, if frustration can be considered an emotion. Many of the contestants, who were mentored by the well-meaning but ultimately boring Alicia Keys, frustratingly failed to inspire me or judges, and they quite possibly failed to inspire viewers to vote, too. Anyway, here's how everyone did:

Casey James - Casey decided to perform Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop," apparently because its "thinking about tomorrow" line had some vague connotation of hope for him, or maybe because it was Bill Clinton's campaign song and Casey is a Democrat or something. Anyway, there was nothing really wrong with this performance. Casey cleaned up nice in a suit and ponytail that gave him a sort of "Miami Vice" vibe, wailed on guitar, and flashed his famous Pepsodent-commercial smile for the ladies. All very fine and good. But I'd seen all this before from Casey, many times--and after he delivered what was my favorite live performance of the entire season, "Jealous Guy," just two weeks ago, a retread like this just didn't impress me anymore. All the judges seem to agree with me in this regard.
Randy Jackson = the performance was "good, not great," and said he wanted something "a little more special" from Casey.
Ellen DeGeneres = in an uncharacteristic instance of insight and toughness, barked at him, "You have to be great, not just consistently good. I don't think anyone's going to be talking about that tomorrow."
Kara DioGuardi = usually Casey's biggest supporter on the panel, also lamented that Casey had failed to live up to the promise of "Jealous Guy."
Simon Cowell = called it a "lazy song choice" delivered with "zero emotion." Alicia Keys's advice to Casey should've been to perform another song, period. This tune did nothing for him. If Casey keeps regressing like this, he's going to have to resort to taking off his shirt again to hold people's attention.

Lee Dewyze - Lee's song choice, Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer," also seemed like an odd one, even though he explained it was a tune that had personally inspired him as a child to pick up a guitar. But--and I say this as a person who has always found this former paint salesman to be as interesting as watching paint dry--Lee actually did a good job with this song tonight. It was my favorite Lee performance of the season, and I really hope this is one of the songs he ends up doing on the Idols Live Tour. All the judges were impressed.
Randy = You are a great artist ready to make great music, and I think you're going to have a big career!" (Possibly true, but Randy's over-reaching quote about Season 9 "really being about artists" wasn't quite that believable. Come on, now.)
Ellen = declared this Lee's best effort to date, full of "soul and depth."
Kara = this was Lee's big "moment."
Simon = this performance "absolutely brilliant," adding, "You made that song sound like it was written a week ago."
Until now I've felt the judges have always overhyped Lee, but this week, I felt their praise was mostly justified. This was one of the better performances of the night.

Tim Urban - Tim sang "Better Days," an inspirational standard by that venerable praise and worship band, the Goo Goo Dolls. Whatever. Honestly, Tim has had better days. But he's also had much, much worse: As Simon pointed out, it was only a few weeks ago that he was knee-sliding all over the place to "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and acting a little, well, crazy. Tim's vocals on this song were not the best of the bunch, but really, look at Owl City or any emo singer out there, and none of them sing any better than Tim. It's not always about having a big voice, you know. I thought Tim did an admirable job with this. The judges, however, were underwhelmed.
Randy called it "OK karaoke,"
Kara conceded that Tim had finally "found his lane" but said he still didn't knock it out of the park,
Simon dubbed this performance "a little bit of a letdown."
Ellen, who's favored food analogies this season, likened Tim to a Soup of the Day: "Sometimes I like the soup, sometimes not." This particular evening, apparently Ellen wasn't liking the soup. But that's all right. I suspect Tim's many fans are still drinking the soup, or the Tim Kool-Aid, so to speak, and he'll be safe for another week at least.

Aaron Kelly - This week Aaron Kelly took on R. Kelly, and granted, "I Believe I Can Fly," with its spiritual overtones, probably adhered best to the whole "inspirational" theme of the night. But seriously, this has to be the hokiest song of all time. (Yes, even hokier than "Trapped in the Closet.") Alicia Keys warned Aaron that this chest-beating ballad could easily veer into overkill territory, yet she also claimed she wanted him to "almost be crying by end of song"--advice more conflicting than any of the judges' confusing critiques this season. Well, I was kind of crying by the end of this, but probably not for the reason Alicia and Aaron intended. Sure, Aaron sang it well, and I will give him credit for really trying. But it was all just so corny. All of the judges praised Aaron for taking on such an ambitious song (which apparently he's been practicing since age 5), and all of them thought he handled it well technically
Randy said he demonstrated "pure vocal talent").
Kara thought Aaron's performance "didn't quite take off"
Simon worded it best when he said, "In the real world, if I heard that on the radio I would have turned it off within 10 seconds." Wow, 10 whole seconds? Really? Simon's a more patient man than I thought.

Siobhan Magnus - Blessed with the biggest voice in the competition, Siobhan naturally took on "When You Believe," a song originally recorded by Whitney Houston AND Mariah Carey. Only Siobhan could've possibly handled this dual-diva vocal workout, what Alicia called "no easy feat" and what Randy declared "the toughest song of the night." Siobhan certainly looked like a true diva, bedecked with feathers and perhaps Mimi-inspired butterflies, and she easily hit what Alicia dubbed the "money spot," aka the big off-the-musical-scales note at the end. But it was a somewhat robotic performance--surprising, coming from arguably the most interesting and unique contestant on the show.
"It was just OK for me, babe," Randy grunted condescendingly.
Simon thought it was an ill-advised song choice with an "all-over-the-place" delivery and an (overused adjective alert!) "old-fashioned" arrangement, and he complained that the "leaves" on Siobhan's outfit distracted him. (Those were butterflies, Simon. Not leaves. And who doesn't like butterflies?)
Kara thought Siobhan sang the song well, but that the performance was too theatrical, like something out of a musical. "I'd want to hang out with you more than buy your record, because I still don't know who you are," Kara sighed. I kind of agreed with Kara--it's down to the top seven, and I still have no idea what kind of album Siobhan would make after "Idol"--but I also agreed with
Ellen, who praised Siobhan's vocal acrobatics with, "That's just more confirmation why you're here!" I didn't think Siobhan was at her best on "When You Believe," but I still believe in Siobhan.

Michael Lynche - Big Mike sang the "Spider-Man" movie theme "Hero," a song originally performed by members of Nickelback, Saliva, Theory of a Deadman, and Our Lady Peace. I hate all those bands with a fierceness usually reserved for my hatred of baby-seal-clubbers, so it's amazing to me that when the song was performed by just Michael, I sort of liked it. I thought he lent a much-needed soulful vibe to the whole production.
Randy admitted he'd been worried about the song choice initially, but raved to Michael, "You held your own with it."
Ellen also liked the performance, but Kara and Simon were not too inspired.
Kara griped that Mike didn't have the right tone for this post-grunge rocker, and
Simon sighed, "That was about Spider-Man, wasn't it? It felt a little bit artificial to me." Funny how Simon didn't complain about Siobhan's song being about "The Prince of Egypt."

Crystal Bowersox - Finally, something to get inspired by! Crystal, one of Alicia's favorite "very, very special" contestants this season, took a risk by ditching her guitar and starting off her song a cappella, but Alicia assured everyone, "I know that people are going to love this performance." And Alicia was right. Crooning the Impressions' very theme-appropriate "People Get Ready" (a gospel-inflected, Curtis Mayfield-penned protest song covered by everyone from Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck to U2, Bob Marley, the Doors, and even Alicia Keys herself), while lovingly cradling her personal antique mic stand from back home, she was "never more beautiful," according to Ellen. And she sounded beautiful as well. And at the end of the song, when she spotted her dad in the audience (attending a live taping for the first time this season), Crystal stunningly broke down in sobs. Before this, Crystal had always seemed so aloof, with a real wall up between herself and the audience, so this was a real game-changer.
"Now that was inspirational," declared Simon, smiling for the first time this evening. "I'm happy to see you emotional, because you'd closed down." And
Kara raved, "You know why they call you 'Mamasox'? Because you just schooled all those other contestants!" Yes, this was a mother of a performance.

So now it is prediction time. I think Tim is definitely at risk and will be in the bottom three, since the judges praised him over the past two weeks yet failed to do so tonight. But I think he has enough of a fanbase to survive. Rounding out the bottom three, I predict, will be Aaron , who's had brushes with elimination on the past two Wednesdays, and possibly Siobhan, who's surprisingly struggled as of late and sadly seems to be losing momentum. But ultimately, I think Aaron will be the one to go. He may believe he can fly, but I don't believe he can win this thing.

America Idol Top 9....

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At the end of last week's "American Idol" results show, everybody was in high spirits, all smiles and giggles, because the Judges' Save was used to spare lovable Michael Lynche and no one actually went home. The delighted contestants subsequently whooped it up onstage as if they'd all won the show in a nine-way tie and had all been handed six-figure record contracts by Simon Fuller himself. But once the curtain fell and the confetti settled, the top nine probably realized they shouldn't have been so dang happy after all.

Why? Because the judges' decision last week created real and lasting consequences for the top nine. With the one Judges' Save already gone, relatively early in the season, all the finalists would be performing without a safety net from then on. And this week, not one but two contestants would be eliminated, to get the series back on schedule.

So the mood onstage this Wednesday night, on the live double-elimination results show, was noticeably more somber. And Ryan Seacrest wasted no time delivering the kissoff to the evening's first castoff, Andrew Garcia, bluntly blurting, "It's the end of the road!" only 14 minutes into the hourlong broadcast. Perhaps Ryan was just especially eager to FINALLY give Andrew the ol' heave-ho, since many viewers (myself included) thought the dude should have left the show long, lonnnnng ago.

Andrew's swan song performance, of James Morrison's "You Give Me Something"--the ballad he underwhelmingly performed early in the season, as a first indication that his memorable "Straight Up" Hollywood Week performance had actually been a fluke--was no better this time around. It only proved that America had finally gotten it right. But to Andrew's credit, he was extremely gracious, expressing nothing but total gratitude for his "Idol" experience despite all its ups and downs--and the cold-hearted, blindsiding manner in which Ryan hit him with the bad news.

(So, see ya on the Idols Live Tour, Andrew. Make sure you play "Straight Up." You took away top 10 spots from Alex Lambert and Lilly Scott, so it's the least you can do to make amends.)
I'd predicted that Andrew would leave this week, but one of the first spared contestants of the evening was actually Aaron Kelly, the second singer I'd expected to go. Instead, the other three contestants up for elimination were Michael Lynche, Katie Stevens, and Tim Urban--all surprises, since I thought Michael's "In the Ghetto" number was the finest performance of Elvis Night, and I thought both Katie and Tim seriously stepped it up on Tuesday. My biggest fear was that Michael might end up getting eliminated, thus rendering his whole Judges' Save hoopla from last week moot.

But then, after sending Tim back to the safety of the stools, Ryan slyly revealed that Mike had actually never been in the bottom three in the first place. It was in fact Katie's time to go. Katie, who always came off to me as robotic and icy on this show, startlingly exhibited her first signs of genuine emotion upon learning her fate, breaking into girlish tears as she was consoled by her castmates. But at least she went out on a literal high note, delivering a solid final performance of "Let It Be." I agree with America's decision to cut Katie, but I do think she exited the show with dignity.

Side note, here: Wasn't Season 9 supposed to be a girls' season? Well, if you're doing the math at home, readers, then you already know that only TWO of the remaining seven contestants are female. Siobhan Magnus and Crystal Bowersox stand alone. Sure, both ladies have great shots at making it all the way to the finale, but still, this doesn't seem like a "girls' season" to me. Perhaps the "Idol" powers-that-be underestimated the text-voting enthusiasm of America's many female tweens, who are keeping popular boy-toys like Tim Urban and Aaron Kelly in the race, or the speed-dialing prowess of America's randy thirtysomething housewives, who are throwing their full support at the rugged Casey James and Lee Dewyze.

Well, anyway, speaking of popular male contestants, at least there was one truly exciting performance this evening: Midshow, this week's mentor and Season 8's runner-up, Adam Lambert, was thrillingly beamed down to the stage, standing atop a grid of "TRON"-style lasers and shrouded in the fog of an overactive dry-ice machine, looking like a finalist from "Mars Idol" in his silver spacesuit. And after Sir Glambert belted out "Whataya Want From Me" near a cappella, in near darkness, Ryan raved, "Now that's a performance!"--in what seemed to be a very thinly veiled dig at the top nine, all of whom have failed to measure up to last season's overall awesomeness.

So, remember how on Tuesday Adam advised Andrew Garcia to be less boring, and told all the contestants to "wake up a little"? Well, this is what he was talking about. I sure hope the top seven were taking notes.

America idol top 11

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d battle began...

top 12 bmula....dgn tema ....The Rolling Stones



Michael Lynche, "Miss You"
He said in his intro package that he was the ham of his family. Get out of town! Big Mike a ham? It can't be? Ok, so you get it. The arrangement was passable and his singing was fine, but his performances continually make me a little crazy. I'm all for energy, but it doesn't come across as genuine. It was, as Simon said, corny.
Judging the Judges: B Randy didn't love the arrangement, but still digs his voice. Kara liked how Michael filled up the stage, though Simon called his dancing desperate. (Also, Kara, the Rolling Stones are still rolling. Let's cool it with the past tense references.)

Didi Benami, "Play with Fire"
I haven't kept it a secret that I'm kind of pulling for Didi to go far, though I don't think she'll ever win. But her performance tonight, without a guitar no less, was one of the best I've seen from her. She had a couple of missteps early, but she found her grove and delivered an intense performance that added a layer to what we've seen from her previously.
Judging the Judges: A Randy said she's on fire for the first time in weeks, and Simon and Kara agreed she's moving towards what she wants to be as an artist.

Casey James, "It's All Over Now"
Ok, Casey. If you're going to break out the ax and play rock god, you shouldn't need to look down at the guitar every third note. The song was a good fit for his bluesy voice, but it felt very simple and lacked a spark, even though it was one of the very few performances of the night that even attempted to rock out. He's yet to show any personality to go with his looks.
Judging the Judges: B Ellen made a crack about her sexuality, which is indicative of how helpful her comments were all night. Simon said Casey has to give more of a star performance instead of just standing there.

Lacey Brown, "Ruby Tuesday"
After four weeks of virtually the same thing over and over, I'm going to say it: Lacey's breathy singing just doesn't work for me. I much prefer when she hit the full-voiced notes at the song's end. Not only does it not sound put-on and affected, she also manages to hit her notes. It wasn't the worst of the night, but it left me very cold.
Judging the Judges: D None of them really said anything helpful. Worse, Simon repeatedly said there was nothing wrong with the vocals, which I have to disagree with. They weren't terrible, but they certainly weren't spot on.

Andrew Garcia, "Gimme Shelter"
I was certain that Andrew was going to be this season's star in the audition rounds, but boy has he fell flat. To his credit, Simon addressed the terribly contradictorycriticism the panel has given Andrew so far, most of which included their refusal to let go of his "Straight Up" cover. Tonight, he sang as if he felt uncomfortable and honestly never quite got where he was hoping to get. Again, it wasn't as bad as last week, but he left me wishing someone else had chosen that song.
Judging the Judges: B Kara said the song highlighted the parts of his voice they'd been missing, but she also played the role of Literal Song Interpreter, again to the chagrin of Simon. "What do you want him to do, come out in a tank?" Simon asked when she said he didn't connect with song's message about war.

Katie Stevens, "Wild Horses"
Yawn. And I didn't think anyone could top Susan Boyle for the tamest version of this song. Katie's problem is simple: She has zero control of her lower register. At times in the beginning, she sounded as bad as the clip of her as a kid they played in her intro package. She improves as she gets into her upper register, but until she gets the top-to-bottom thing figured out, she will continue to suffer.
Judging the Judges: C The judges seemed to ignore the first part of the song, and praised her strong voice. Kara noted that she's yet to be technically perfect, and Simon said she at least chose the right song.

Tim Urban, "Under My Thumb"
Painful in every way. I'm not sure when Tim decided he was this season's Jason Castro (Castro also did "Hallelujah"), but his reggae rendition was about 37 kinds of wrong. Yes, his vocals were miles better than his Week 1 performance, but I couldn't get past everything else in order to care about them.
Judging the Judges: B Ellen said she felt like she was at the beach. Kara applauded him for doing his own thing, but Simon said it was a crazy decision. He said Stones fans probably turned off the TV.

Siobhan Magnus, "Paint It Black"
Wow. First the negative: Something about the key of this song pointed out a weird foghorn-sounding section of Siobhan's voice that was as unappealing to listen to as it was to watch her face when she was singing it. But when she kicked in, she blew the roof off the place. Her take was original, and she hit some crazy high notes once again. She was the female Adam Lambert, and I mean that in both the best and worst ways possible.
Judging the Judges: A They were all beyond words, and Kara made the Lambert comparison as well. Simon warned her against screaming at the end of every song.

Lee Dewyze, "Beast of Burden"
Our other resident rocker went for a stripped-down version, which I found a bit disappointing. I liked the song, though, and thought Lee was more in tune than we've previously heard him. He just needs to work on enunciating because there were several times that I was sure he'd forgotten the words.
Judging the Judges: B Ellen wanted him to rock out, and Kara complimented him for the fastest growth. (Though fixing pitch problems quickly shouldn't be a compliment: In-tune singing should be a requirement for the top 12). Simon said Lee needs a stand-out performance in order to go to the next level.

Paige Miles, "Honky Tonk Women"
The fact that Paige even walked on the stage is a tragedy, considering Katelyn and Lilly went home in her place last week. That said, Paige did bring back her big voice, despite suffering laryngitis. (And since the judge played that pity card so hard, she'll probably hang around.) In truth, she wasn't bad and she did seem more comfortable on stage than most of her competitors. Still, I miss Katelyn.
Judging the Judges: B+ Kara said Paige was back and Simon said she's still better than the generic barroom rendition of the song she delivered.

Aaron Kelly, "Angie"
I was a little surprised by Aaron tonight. I think it was wise for him to go all soft and sweet, because he certainly was never going to match up to the Rolling Stones. And after going after big songs (and last week, failing) this was a nice reset to show the incredible maturity and control in his voice.
Judging the Judges: A The judges agreed he connected with the song, and that it was the perfect choice. Kara said it was powerful.

Crystal Bowersox, "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
What say you Bowersox nation? There was nothing to gripe about in Crystal's performance, but I don't think anyone can rightly say they were blown away by it She delivered a trademark Crystal performance that was both well-sung and believable, but I'm beginning to get the feeling that there might not be anything more than her strum-and-sing approach. Still, in this bunch, she's a standout.
Judging the Judges: A Ellen wanted to see more personality from her, and Kara said the lack of personality came off as cockiness. (Yeah, I don't get that, Kara). Simon told her to dig deep and not assume she's already won because tonight Siobhan beat her. (And uh, Simon, you are the only one who has been saying it's hers to lose.)What did you think of the top 12? Who do you think is in danger of going home?


p/s: patotnye n3 ni wt last week...br selari ngn soklan last 2...apo dayo last week bz....
now, people already now who out right???...thats lacey brown...to early for judges 2 save peserta...jauh lg perjalanan...takat ni my fav is Crystal Bowersox....hoyehhhhhhh...but gotta to agree with judges about siobhan...1 persembahan yg mnarik....mgg mengiatkn pd adam lambert...huhuhu...