http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:55:22 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713109 I think if I were to rank last night's performances I'd swap Carly and Syesha. Syesha has a nice voice, but no stage presence. I didn't think Carly shouted the song as another commenter said. I thought it was a nice delivery of one of the few Loyd Webber songs that truly fit her. I think the judges were unfair with Jason Castro and based their critique on the fact it's a song you most often hear a women sing. I liked his interpretation of "Memories" much better than David A's arrangement of "Think of Me." David Cook was the shining star of the night once again though. I think it should be Brooke to go, but could see it being Jason or Syesha. 713109@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:55:22 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713098 Even though Jason is nice looking, please, he just is so cruise ship......lol....... he is not someone I could listen to for a long time. He has to go. Brooke, is nice to look at and more she has a voice that calms and makes one smile. 713098@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:05:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713097 Even though Jason is nice looking, please, he just is so cruise ship......lol....... he is not someone I could listen to for a long time. He has to go. Brooke, is nice to look at and more she has a voice that calms and makes one smile. 713097@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:05:53 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713067 Your rankings are correct again. I think he delivers the emotion of the song better than anyone, and despite the fact he tried a well known power song with his gentle voice, I truly felt his performance and didn't think it was all that bad. 713067@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:59:42 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713049 Singing loud and shouting are two different things. Carly belted it, she didn't shout it. 713049@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713042 Your rankings are correct again. David Cook shocked me, because he did an incredible job by just singing a song well and putting some intense emotion into it. There were no fancy arrangements or modernizing the performance, just straight singing. He really is the real deal. Jason is still my favorite, but he did have a rough night. Still, I think he delivers the emotion of the song better than anyone, and despite the fact he tried a well known power song with his gentle voice, I truly felt his performance and didn't think it was all that bad. I prefer his heartfelt performances over David A's bland yet technically perfect ones. At least Carly had fun this time, but she still shouted the song. 713042@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:56:09 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713039 Cook was the man this week, yet again. I kept waiting for "that note" in Music of the Night and when it came the Cooker didn't disappoint. Great delivery, great tone, didn't overdo it. Real professional singer, he is. As for the rest, I found the majority of the night rather forgettable except for maybe Syesha. As is always the case with the other David, I just can't get into what he's singing. It's way to mediocre in terms of performance for me, as he just stands there with his hand out or sways around in one spot. There's no character to him and I find him immensely bland. His vocals are decent, but I'm still not seeing this amazing talent many talk about. Castro should be eliminated, but I doubt he will be because there's too many squealies voting. My money is on a Brooke elimination. 713039@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:35:21 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713017 Jason and Brooke for lackluster performances. David A was okay, David Cook was better. 713017@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:03:15 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/23/124134.php#comment-713016 I think Jason in the bootm three simply because he has never been really good vocally. Carly rocked! She and Syesha proved their worth, and David Cook hit just the right notes. My bottom two? Brooke (for forgetting) Jason because he stank. David A was okay, Cook far better. 713016@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:01:18 EDT