American Idol Season 11 Top 7 - Then and Now Night

 This was a lot better than I expected. Now let's hope that since the judges used their save last week, America picks the right two to go home....

NOW - Hollie Cavanagh - Rolling in the Deep - I don't much like that song, but she did it well. Her hair was too fluffy, and bell bottoms? Really?

Colton Dixon - Bad Romance - Hate this song, but it was an interesting performance. Felt Adam Lambert/David Cook/James Durbin up there, it kind of worked. Kind of.

Elise Testone - No One - It had a nice beginning, but it was good karaoke. Not anything you would want to see at this point on Idol. Forgettable. And strange bright orange window drape-type dress.

Phillips Phillips - U Got It Bad - Boring.

Jessica Sanchez - Fallin' - Oh my gosh, was that outfit for real?! Weird stage setup, bad vocals, it was old. Bad old, like "There's a reason that music style is banished into the depths of history" old.

Skylar Laine - Born This Way - This song is like "Hot N' Cold" by Katy Perry, not that great, but considering the artists, pretty good, if that makes any sense. That countriying of it was AWESOME! Loved the fiddle and mandolin. She was best of the Nows, definitely.

Joshua Ledet - I Believe - Freaky red coat...did he make that out of Louisville's basketball jerseys? And I figured out what's wrong with him: He should be on Lawrence Welk, that's his style. But, it was kind of good, and his best performance all season.

THEN -

Hollie Cavanagh - Son of a Preacher Man - I liked it. Not perfect, little off here and there, but it was good. Somehow gave a slight Carrie Underwood vibe.

Colton Dixon - September - Classic Colton, that was nice. It was good.

Elise Testone - Let's Get It On - Fit her voice well, might could be used on a commercial, but beyond that? It was terrible, no way that would ever be listened to on radio.

Phillip Phillips - In the Midnight Hour - Awesome. The stage was really neat, that was cool. After he was done, though, all sweaty and everything, his stage makeup wanted to take off; looked a little bit like a "Twilight" vampire. 

Jessica Sanchez - Try a Little Tenderness - Dull. Old. Fossilized disco, and if possible, an even more stupid outfit than the one before.

Skylar Laine - Heard It Through The Grapevine - I cringed when I heard this was coming. Then I scratched my head and frowned when I heard Skylar was the one doing it. Then she launched into it, and that was cool! Amazing job of rearranging it, I really enjoyed that.

Joshua Ledet - A Change is Gonna Come - Randy did a passable Ryan impersonation. Too low a key or something, it was almost creepy, and without a doubt boring and uninteresting. Plus I hate that song.

Steven was wearing his typical flower-print shirt, Jennifer in something that was discarded during the filming of the arena scene on Geonosis in "Attack of the Clones", and Randy looked almost normal in that purple jacket - When purple suit jacket looks ordinary, something's wrong. Can we get Tommy Hilfiger to coach the judges on their style, too, please?

Jimmy said that Elise had a vacation home in the bottom three, he was right on, and Elise is booted out, followed by Jessica right on her heels.