The Boys’ Turn
Tonight we are separating the men from the boys, so says Ryan. I am so curious to see if they will come from behind and surpass the expectation of the girls this year.
| 1. Todrick Hall
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“Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson – Well, he gets an A for originality, and I liked the arrangement. It was a little all over the place, especially in the chorus. However, I give him props for stepping out of the box, especially since that is what the judges keep asking people to do. |
| 02. Aaron Kelly
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“Here Comes Goodbye” by Rascal Flatts – He seems nervous. I do like him singing country. He looks about 12, though. |
| 03. Jermaine Sellars
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 +1/2 |
“Get Here” by Oleta Adams – This is definitely a canon fodder guy. He won’t make it to the finals. The high notes were shaky, his other notes aren’t much better. But at least he learned not to throw the band under the bus. |
| 04. Tim Urban
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“Apologize” by One Republic – This performance was a disaster. Ouch. I feel like he had no control of his voice – he slid from falsetto to chest voice with no control, and it was just, well, a mess. |
| 05. Joe Munoz
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“You And I Both” by Jason Mraz – This performance was pretty good – It was a good song choice and a good vocal. Not great, but enough to keep him in another week. |
| 06. Tyler Grady
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+1/2 |
“American Woman” by The Guess Who (and Lenny Kravitz) Good song choice, good performer, it’s too bad his vocal was crap. He gets a +1/2 for the cool shirt. |
| 07. Lee Dewyze
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“Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol – His key is all over the place. The bum notes really overshadowed anything that was good about it. And I disagree with Simon – again, things must sound way different in the studio. I like the potential of his voice, but this performance didn’t cut it. |
| 08. John Park
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“God Bless the Child” – Nice, And to me, it sounded like the best of the night. I think Simon is on crack tonight, because I really enjoyed his voice and his tone. |
| 09. Mike Lynche
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+1/2 |
“This Love” by Maroon 5 – It wasn’t bad. I still don’t know if he is as good as the show is hyping him to be, but since tonight has been somewhat lackluster, this performance sounds pretty good. |
| 10. Alex Lambert
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“Wonderful World” (by ??) – It was very blah. Like Simon said, he did look nervous, and he doesn’t have too much stage presence. I can’t imagine that he makes it through to the top 12. Like Ellen said, he needs to ripen a bit. |
| 11. Casey James
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“Heaven” by Bryan Adams – I did not like the arrangement. Love the song, though, but I don’t love it for him. I expected some blues guitar, and I did not get any of that. Pretty lackluster. |
| 12. Andrew Garcia
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+1/2 |
“Sugar We’re Going Down” by Fall Out Boy – I do enjoy this song, and I do like it for him, but again, there was just something off in the phrasing or the arrangement that made me not like this. Like Simon, my expectations for him were high, but he did not live up to them. He will definitely be safe, but I expect him to do better. |
Oh, boys, boys, boys. I don’t even know what to say. This night was horrid. There was not even really a shining moment from anyone. They need to step it the hell up. Next week needs to be SO MUCH BETTER.
If I had to choose a surprise of the night, it would probably be Aaron, because I had zero expectations for him, and he turned out to be pretty good.
If next week is anything like this week, people will seriously stop watching this show. (Not me, of course, but I will be one of 12 people who still watch).
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