It's Motown week! Certainly not my favorite theme, especially considering the age of the contestants but whatever. I hate when the contestants have to pick songs they don't even know. I suppose they should know most of these songs though.
I watched this week with Ryan so some of his commentary may have made this post! Since I watched with Ryan and we DVR the show I had the pleasure of getting to pause Idol to take a basketball break...lucky me! We also watched a day late so you probably already know who got voted off, but I don't yet!
1. Casey Abrams singing Heard It Through the Grapevine
I love Casey! I didn't like Casey's hair tonight. He either needs to shave his beard or wear it without any product like before. I think he chose a good song and he always has fun up there. He's a natural performer. Ryan noticed tonight that the guide on our TV lists the "cast" of the show in the following order: Casey Abrams, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez. Casey is on there but Steven Tyler isn't? Weird!
2. Thia Megia singing Heat Wave
I don't think her song choice was very good. It was more up tempo like the judges requested of her last week, but I don't think she has star quality. Her voice is good, but she's not amazing, or even really unique.
3. Jacob Lusk singing You're All I Need to Get By
I actually liked the background singers better than Jacob at the beginning! I think he was the best this week, but I'm still not a fan. Jacob is usually a spaz so he was much easier to watch this week, but it looks like he wasn't comfortable standing there with a microphone stand. He wanted to move all over. Ryan hates him, so I kind of hope he sticks around because I like Ryan's commentary on the bad ones! Ryan's prediction: the judges will use their save on Jacob, but that he will still go home the following week.
4. Lauren Alaina singing Keep Me Hanging On
I love her zebra dress in the preview video...I'm kind of partial to anything zebra! I like her long dress even better! This girl is super cute and has an awesome personality and voice. She's going places! She did a good job! I wish she would do some Melissa Ethridge or something similar.
5. Stefano Langone singing Hello
It seems like he wants to be a Latino singer. I don't know the song very well, but I guess he did alright. I think the young girls will still vote for him.
6. Haley Reinhart singing You Really Got a Hold on Me
I love her hair curly, but Ryan likes it better straight. Ryan says unless she takes her top off she's going home. He said he would even vote for her if she did. I couldn't imagine listening to a whole CD of her singing, or should I say growling? She can leave as far as I'm concerned.
7. Scotty McCreery singing For Once in my Life
I can't help but think his last name looks like "McCreepy" whenever I see it. Why would he even dare "put a country vibe" into a Motown song?! Lame! No thank you McCreepy! He needs to be more versatile.
8. Pia Toscano singing All in Love is Fair
I didn't know this song prior to watching it tonight. PIa is probably my favorite girl, now that I know Lauren Alaina is a country girl. Pia has the biggest voice for the girls in the competition so she'll continue to do well as long as she picks good songs.
9. Paul McDonald singing Tracks of my Tears
First off, I love this song, but nobody on Idol will EVER be able to top Adam Lambert (my love) singing the song! Prior to hearing Paul sing Ryan thought Paul would do better than my man Adam. I do love Paul, but my love for Adam is WAY greater! Paul changed it up a bit and I liked his arrangement. I like him playing the guitar better than dancing around. His voice seems a lot like Rod Stewart, but a bit more quirky.
10. Naima Adedapo singing Dancing in the Streets
I actually liked her outfit today. It wasn't a bold print like she normally wears. She even gave a shout out for Milwaukee! Her dancing was kind of fun! I'm not a huge fan, but she's my 3rd favorite girl!
11. James Durbin singing Living for the City
I don't know this song either. I still hate his tail! He's a pretty darn good singer, and probably the best guy. I like Paul better, but James has a better voice overall.