The second half of the final Top 24 ever on American Idol. It was a busy week/weekend full of homework, so though this was shown Wednesday, I only got to the videos on Monday night.
Shelbie Z - "Work Hard, Play Harder," by Gretchen Wilson - I've mentioned before that I really do not like her, yes? Nor do I like this song. And this was an extremely boring performance of it. "For me, you sacrificed the whole song just so you could have that big note at the end." - Keith.
Jenn Blosil - "Sorry," by Justin Bieber - In the first place, she's annoying. In the second place, there is something astonishingly creepy and terrifying about her. In the third place, this is a Justin Bieber song. Also, she was mumbling all the time. And then there was some weird yowling. "It was extremely out of tune." - Harry.
Kory Wheeler - "Let It Go," by James Bay - He looked petrified to be onstage, and weirdly out of place at the piano. And the song didn't really seem to be about anything. "It wasn't great. And the reason it wasn't great was because it wasn't special." - Harry.
Manny Torres - "Adventure of a Lifetime," by Coldplay - Uh....well, he had fun. I was distracted the whole time by the weird shirt he was wearing. And there was a neat continuous guitar riff in the background. "I don't think that was a good song for your vocal strengths, but it suited your spirit really, really well." - KU. Also, apparently he was a preacher's kid.
Lee Jean - "Runaway," by Ed Sheeran - He can do origami. That's cool. This was boring for a Lee performance, but the best of the night thus far. Eventually he's gonna run out of Ed Sheeran tunes, though. "Man, I don't know what it is about these song choices tonight..." Keith shakes his head. (And gets loudly booed by the crowd.) "He's right. Everybody's just not picking those big hits that everybody knows and wants to sing along to....and that's what you gotta do, you know, to get the audiences on your side. ...'Cause next week America starts voting." - Jennifer. Harry gave instructions on playing guitar more smoothly. "You're a talented guy, and fortunately, it was one of the better performances of the night."
CJ Johnson - "I'll Be," by Edwin McCain - Best song choice of the night, but he looked kind of constipated singing it. And it's one of those comforting songs that makes you sleepy. Felt like karaoke. At this point of the competition, that won't cut it.
Tristan McIntosh - "Good Girl," by Carrie Underwood - FINALLY! An upbeat song we know, sung fairly well! She started too low for her vocal range, and it pretty much stayed there the whole time...also, she can sing the alphabet backwards. Bonus points for wearing a jean jacket, but this was NOT one of her better performances. "I really like that song. I didn't like it for you, but you're gonna kill it when you find the right song." - KU. (I agree.)
Trent Harmon - "What Are You Listening To?", by Chris Stapleton - ...I'm sorry. That was just awful. And he said he stole his hat from some girl?
Adam Lasher - "Black and Gold," by Sam Sparro - Thoroughly forgettable, though it was upbeat, which was a rare feat indeed tonight. But it was bizarre, as were his shiny gold high-top boots. "I felt like you were a buoy on the ocean; just kind of wishy-washy. And it's hard for me to get past that." - Harry. "I couldn't get into the melody of it or anything." - Jennifer.
Dalton Rapattoni - "Rebel Yell," by Billy Idol - This was sung with great intensity. Keith and Jennifer were singing along; JayLo squealed. "I thought it was absolutely tremendous." - Harry.
Olivia Rox - "Confident," by Demi Lovato - She rocked it. "Annnd the show starts now...." Keith laughed.
Amelia Eisenhauer - "Wake Me Up," by Avicii - That was awesome. "I think you need to find stuff that's a little bit quirkier. Because you're a little bit quirky." - Harry. She laughed, "I can see that."
Olivia, Amelia and Dalton won the night, in that order, and Tristan and Lee didn't do great, they were the next-best. Everyone else was just atrocious.
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