American Idol, Top 6: Blah Blah Bleah.
I couldn’t bring myself to write anything up this week. I mean, I hate country week in general. So Shania Twain week? Ugh. But on the plus side …
She will bite your face no more forever!
Even this late in the game, I just didn’t get the rabid Siobhan love. She never did anything for me, and the shrieking was awful. I can’t understand the shouters on the internets who claim she has the most beautiful voice they’ve ever heard.
Overall, nobody did that well this last week. Even Crystal. I mean, she was good and all, but it was totally a “not one of your best performances” performance. Next week, though? Looks awesome. Frank Sinatra songs! Harry Connick, Jr. as a mentor! I always love and hate standards week, because very few of the kids “get” standards. I remember season 1, standards week was when I really took notice of Kelly Clarkson — she nailed “Stuff Like That There” with the appropriate attitude and delivery, in a way that nobody else did.
So that leaves us with Crystal (This thing is hers to lose.), Lee (More personality, please.), Casey (More range, please, and get a haircut.), Aaron (Would have done great 5 seasons ago.), and Michael (Another nasal ballad? Shocking!).
I never would have tapped Aaron or Michael for top 5. Is Michael still riding a wave of sympathy for his almost-elimination a few weeks back? I can’t imagine that people actually want to hear another sappy, weenie stuffed-up-nose ballad. Then again, America has baffled me many times before.
