American Idol: The Feel Good Show

Sorry about last week.  Wasn’t feeling too well.  Any way, onto this week.

Chris — If I Could Change the World — The problem for me is he just doesn’t have a strong voice.  It’s an ok voice to hang out in the hood and sing on the corner or at the local karaoke bar, but it’s not a strong voice.  I actually find his tone rather pleasant, but there’s no strength there, so I can’t get behind him. 

 
Melinda — There Will Come a Day — She looked really nice tonight and her dress was nice, too — very tasteful.  She sang very well, as usual.  Don’t know the song, but she did well.
 
Blake – Imagine — It doesn’t help that the piano player hit some bad notes.  Don’t like his performance.  Jordis Unga did a much better version of this.  This lacked heart.
 
LaKisha — I Believe — Ok, she can make this a big song — Fantasia did.  She’s got to go for the big songs.  Hmmm, not starting off so well — Fantasia has something special in her voice.  I don’t know why LaKisha is backsliding, but I guess we’ve seen this happen in other seasons.  She might not make the finals — in fact, I don’t think she will.
 
Phil — The Change — He sounded good.  Can’t stand to watch him though.
 
Jordin — You’ll Never Walk Alone — It’s too slow for me, and she was doing some fussy little thing with the high notes in the beginning.  Why, I don’t know, because she can clearly hit the notes.  Well, I kind of hated this.  I think she could have done a much better version of this song.  I guess Randy and I were listening to two different performances because I just didn’t think she pulled it off.  I just listened to it again and I still don’t like it — too much screaming. 
 
My Bottom 3?  Oh, hmmm, gee — well, who did I like?  Melinda and Phil, sort of, if I don’t have to look at him. 
 
Bottom 3 — ok, Blake, LaKisha and Phil/Jordin.