I reviewed last week's performances, and I think it’s pretty safe to say that the females of American Idol season 10 are having a bit of a hard time this season. Take a look at my current standings for this season’s Top 12 as of last week’s performances.
12. Karen Rodriguez
Karen’s star is fading awfully fast. Blaming her pitchy performance of Selena’s “I Could Fall In Love” on a “couple technical difficulties” during the results show last Thursday was eye-roll inducing. For Karen to survive this week, she’s going to have to step outside of her Selena/J-Lo repertoire, sing something that gets people talking, and sing it well.
11. Jacob Lusk 
It’s time for Jacob to realize that his performance of “God Bless the Child” was his season 10 shining moment. He has now tried to re-create this moment twice, and it is not paying off in his favor. I think he is going to need to rein in his vocals and try something a little more subdued. Sometimes the quieter performance can be quite powerful (i.e. Kris Allen’s performance of “Falling Slowly” during season eight.)
10. Haley Reinhart
I like Haley, I really do. She’s been able to show the versatility in her voice this season in her past couple performances. That aside, she seems to lose her nerve midway through her performances, which causes all sorts of pitch problems. Haley needs to stay confident in her ability to continue to survive each week.
9. Thia Megia
I seem to be the only one that doesn’t get the weird, old fashioned tone to Thia’s voice. Personally, I don’t think she has a voice that will go over well on the radio. Singing-wise, Thia needs to adapt her style and show that she can be current. Personality-wise, I’m sure she has one, but I’m just not sure why she’s opting to operate in robot mode all the time.
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1 - handyguy
We finally got a clue about how Scotty can become less boring, from the bio clip they showed last night. In a word: Elvis!
Preferably something uptempo. Or some other rockabillyish material. I'm sure it's in his range.
Actually, on Wednesday he gave his least boring performance so far. But he still seems like a kid doing a novelty act rather than a genuine, self-defined singer.
Casey, Lauren, James and, yes, Jacob, make up the rest of the top 5. Everyone else [sorry Pia] is a snooze.