Top 8 Guys Review

Well, the final cuts are just about here to get to the Top 12. Sanjaya is apparently going for the drowned rat look this evening…oooh, a revealing event on Thursday??? Hmmm…should be a fun podcast in the morning….wow, straight to it….Blake up first…
Blake: liked the beat boxing, “311”, interesting processing on the mic…not quite sure what to think of this one…I’ll give him an A for originality…Judges: Randy, loved the hip hop reggae thing, Paula, was interested, even though she didn’t know the song. Simon: didn’t understand a word, agreed with Randy and Paula, making it current. A nice start to the evening, with a twist if you please…
Sanjaya, the Hula King, or should I say…Boy Prince..up next, “John Mayer”, feedback on the mic tonight…is he singing, or talking his way through this one…stage presence is pretty weak, somewhat karaoke, had some issues on the high note…Judges: Randy, no energy to start, hasn’t returned to form, not that great, Paula: try to get out of his comfort zone, keep tryin. Simon: wasn’t as bad as last week, Paula hairstyle going over the top, wasn’t a good vocal. Again, Sanjaya, “Waiting for some votes to change”…
Sundance, “Pearl Jam”, fits his voice completely, stage presence is okay, took him part of the performance to get into it, but great note at the end, he picked the right song. Judges: Randy: put the Southern rock thing on, Paula: kicked in his groove, Simon: didn’t like it as much as last week, lost his charm, “A generic bar singer”…
Chris Richardson, I’m actually looking forward to see what he does this week. “Cry” did a great job with that song, great stage presence, breaking out Keith Urban. Judges: Randy: in it to win it Paula: adapted well, Simon: it was good, not the best vocal, he sold it. Nice job slowing it down this week, did that one for his Grandma…Jared up next..
Jared needs to do well this week I think, or he may be headed home…doing some Stevie…pretty good stage presence, not a bad job in the middle, great play to the camera. Judges: Randy: gave a solid performance, was good Paula: needs to work on coloring the way he sings…apparently he needs some new Crayolas…Simon: wasn’t very original, gets lost in the mix, slightly disappointed. Not hearing the “Wow” factor…we’re five down, four to go..no WOW factor yet. I’m getting concerned for the guys.
Brandon, “Celebrate”…a rather eclectic selection of tunes tonight…great stage presence, he’s working well with the backup singers, it was decent for me. Judges: Randy: good choice, more of a rock edge, Paula: phenomenal, really getting in there and proving he belongs Simon: didn’t represent himself well, thinks that song may give him a problem this week..I’m going to agree with Simon.
Phil up next…”LeAnne Rimes”, not sure about the start, sounded like he was possessed, managed to pull through, very pitchy, not an easy song to sing. Not sure about that one. Judges: Randy: big range, work on the lows Paula: choice of song, not his best Simon: didn’t get it at all, insane at the beginning. Phil may be gone tonight.
Chris Sligh gets the final performance of the night…nice start, picked the right song, “We All Wanna Be Loved”, great stage presence…best performance of the night…Judges: Randy: gets the vocal prize Paula: wasn’t her favorite performance, was middle of the road, needs to stretch a little more Simon: beginning was good, then shouted in the middle, has potential…time to vote…the night overall for me, was alright, the big problem was there wasn’t a WOW performance from the guys and at this stage there needed to be. Tomorrow night will be a 180 from tonight, and the girls will put the guys away….recap from tonight in a bit…