Idol Thoughts Top 12(6-1) Week 1: Diana Ross Tribute Week

Phil Stacey is next...he, like Haley should be looking for a solid performance this week, yes it's Diana Ross, but it's gotta be better than LeAnne Rimes. (for his sake, I hope so)
Phil, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me", much better pitch this week from last week, good stage movement, the band is keeping it down, I'm really hearing some nice vocals from Phil tonight, like the sax touch. He's comfortable and seems to be having fun. Judges: Randy, gets voice award for the night. Paula, vocals were good, needs to be more uptempo. Simon, chose the right tempo, it was okay, good song choice. It wasn't outstanding, wasn't awful.
It's good to hear some of these songs redone, it's been a while, even though when most of them were done before I was born, I still know the music. Lakisha next.
Lakisha, "God Bless the Child", her vocal is always going to be great, and is again tonight, she has some great stage presence, make the record, I'll buy it tomorrow. Judges: Randy, perfect song choice, unbelievable vocal, sensational. Paula, beautiful performer, heart comes through when you sing. Simon, you've either got it or you haven't got it, and you've got it. the quality difference between you and Melinda...you two are in a different league...I agree with Simon, it was a great performance..coming up..Blake Lewis..I've been looking forward to see what Blake was going to do for the last week.
Blake, "Keep Me Hangin' On", I like the risk he's taking with changing the song...I'm impressed...very comfortable on stage. I like the mix, good vocals tonight. Best male performance and best energy too...crowd is up and Paula is rockin' out. I liked the acapella touch...WOW! Judges: Randy, let the classics be the classics. Paula, a real good singer Simon, didn't get it at all. the three judges tonight say Don't mess with the classics. I disagree, I thought it was totally original, and the vocal was decent. The whole point of this show is to be original and standout from everyone else, and Blake did that tonight...Stephanie next..
Stephanie, "Love Hangover", solid performance from Steph, good vocal, good stage presence, nice note at the end. Good energy tonight. Judges: Randy, good vocal, strong finish, perfect choice for her. Paula, strong vocals, strive for better. Simon, strange arrangement of the song, sang the intro, didn't close well. Chose the wrong song. I thought she did a decent job, she should be okay for next week. Chris Richardson next...
Chris Richardson, "The Boss", okay on the intro, seems a tad nervous, good tempo tune for him, aah the first to work the runway behind the judges this year. He's got the audience involved, solid performance from him. Judges: Randy, overdid it a little bit, was half and half. Paula, out of all the guys, brought contemporary the best. Simon, thought the vocals were dreadful if you took out his charm and personality...I wasn't familiar with the song, I thought he was pretty solid...Jordin closes the show...
Jordin, "If We Hold on Together", she has some poise on the stage tonight, more so than some of the guys, she's holding her own and sounds pretty solid. She seemed a bit pitchy, like she is yelling into the mic. She's having some fun out there. Nice close to the show. Wow. Judges: Randy, so impressed with you, tonight just made it a three girl race. Paula, a breath of fresh air, drew me in right away with the song. Simon, a bit gooey, very very good vocal, absolutely put herself in with a shot of the finals.
Overall a good night with Diana Ross tunes. Back with a recap in a bit...Jordin stepped it up big time and do I need to say anything about Sanjaya?...