Is It Time to Pass the "Buck?"

Idol Thoughts (Country) – 9 Remaining

Aaah, Country night…and boy was it scary from the get go…at least the way Kenny Rogers looks…..Taylor up first, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”…some John Denver…aaah someone out of their element…managed to pick it up and bring it home in the end….(sorry, had to)…He showed no energy tonight, I agree with the judges…aaah a Simonism.. “Sounded like he chose the song 10 seconds ago”…Mandisa, sounds like, “Any Man of Mine”….decent range with her..if Taylor was a 2, hers was about a 5 or 6, Sorry gang, I’m not TOTALLY into that country thang….LOL…aaah, a little fun with Ryan and a “look like a Desperate Housewife” line…Elliott…”Tomorrow Never Comes”…aaah, I think I head the first “DOG” of the season from Randy…or among the first…what is with Paula and the “breath of fresh air”, “sing the encyclopedia”, etc..lines…Elliott was the most solid tonight so far. ..On a scale of 1-10 so far we’re hitting about a 6…..eeek…Paris is fourth..some LeAnne Rimes…girl is solid as a rock, shows no nerves, uh..better than Mandiva tonight…wow…16..incredible…How about Ace tonight? Aaah slow for Ace…kid has the falsetto range…wow…hmmm…ok..there are some “Country” people in the competition this year….their names Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington…..Kellie….starting in the crowd…first this year…played nicely to the camera…girl brought it….good choice…she was in her zone…Rockman Chris Daughtry tonight…”Memories of Us”…LOL…little different of a pace for him, I think…not much room for personality tonight across the board, but if anyone could “sing” that song, it’s him…Katherine McPhee…well she’s the first one tonight to get a nice workout running around the stage, great vocal range….and she had FUN…what a concept….the first tonight that seemed to have FUN…Katherine was “cool” tonight…Simon thinks the song was “Peculiar”…well I think Simon is “Peculiar”….LOL…Bucky to close…”Grey Sky Morning”…showing some range…again, minimal personality..another interesting night on Idol…

Overall: You could see the “niches” with Idol, who was comfortable and who played “comfortable” well…not a lot of room for personality tonight, unless your name is Katherine or Paris or Kellie….Bottom 3: it’s tough at this point because their all good…
       Taylor, Elliott, Bucky…the latter headed home…