Top 11 (Fab 50's)

  
    This week the contestants got the chance to work with Barry Manilow, who seems to be on his “lets go on all the hit tv shows” tour. (He’ll be performing on Idol tomorrow night.) First up tonight is Mandisa….”I Don’t Hurt Anymore”..well she picked the right song for her voice…came out strong, on key. A NICE start to the evening with some pop to it. Simon said it was a great “Stripper” song….HA! Bucky up next…”Oh Boy”, by Buddy Holly….this tune has the chance to go either way. He did okay, he managed to pull it off, the falsetto was a nice touch toward the end. Simon says a karaoke performance….solid constructive criticism, let’s hope he uses it…Paris has a “Fever” this week….she’s like a seasoned veteran….look out to the remaining 8 to perform tonight….wow….very comfortable with the crowd…Chris morphing into “Johnny Cash”…nice move to go with about 80% vocal, so far in this whole thing Chris is the one who has it the most together and is using the tools of Personality, Originality, and Memorability to his complete advantage...wow….Katharine with some Ella Fitzgerald…all I’m gonna say is if you put that on a CD and sold it, I would buy it…Since Bucky the night has gone WAY up…..Taylor Hicks…working out “Fade Away”…Buddy Holly….I’m jut happy it’s a “singing” competition and not a “dancing” competition….LOL….Taylor havin’ some fun on stage..and for the first time this season, using the crowd riser….not an amazing vocal choice….but he did his thing. I love the fact the crowd isn’t even letting Simon talk, they boo him….We all know how we feel about Simon, but he does tell it straight. Lisa Tucker last week as in the bottom three, this week…with the ‘50’s….”Why Do Fools Fall in Love”…not sure about that one…I wanna say she did good, but some of the notes…she had great energy tonight. Simon thinks he’s trapped in a High School musical….(maybe he should stay there)...Kevin Covais, one of my choices to go home last week is next. “When I Fall in Love”…and they put the kid in front of the judges….noo pressure…not at all…Kevin….little rough around the edges…the first to do a “slow” song tonight and the vulnerabilites came through…not sure about that one....but his “audience” is gonna eat it up. Elliott next…”Teach Me Tonight”…now I think Elliott has some of the best vocals this year, up there with Chris and Katherine and Mandisa. Did a great job with the song, lots of highs and lows…amazing. Simon says, “Fantastic!”…..10th is Kellie with some Patsy Kline…”Walkin’ After Midnight”..girl is in her “zone”….when Kellie is in her “zone”, look out….and she’s playin to the camera and playing to the crowd riser too..even having some fun with the judges…came to play tonight….wow…Ace closing the show….”In the Still of the Night”…changing the tempo…great “puppy dog eyes” song for Ace. LOL…man oh man….liked the falsetto ending…great rendition…no bottom 3 this week….
   My bottom three prediction: ok kids, here we go…Bucky, Taylor, and Kevin….Bucky heading home this week. I was wrong last week…Stay tuned…