American Idol - Top 8

Well, tonight was better thn I thought it was going to be, but not as good as it could have been. JLo was good, I thought. I thought it was pretty funny when she called Blake to do the beatboxing on Haley's song!

Melinda Doolittle — Sway - Melinda looked the best she's looked all season. She had the best vocals of the night. But for some reason, her performance was very forgettable, and by the end of the night, all I could remember of her performance was the black dress she wore. She tried to be sexy, but she didn't quite succeed.

Lakisha Jones — Conga - LaKisha looked great in red, but that dress really was not flattering. Not at all. She also looked totally terrified up there. It felt like she was trying to have fun, but she really couldn't get into it. Her voice was thin, and she seemed out of breath...

Chris Richardson — Smooth - Oh I liked, I liked!!! He got the "Chris Daughtry" musicians... *L* I don't know why this guy doesn't sing more in his lower register, which is actually quite pleasant. The second part was much better tho, as it felt like he was finding himself and really getting into the performance. However, I thought the performance was much better than the singing.

Haley Scarnato — Turn the Beat Around - This really wasn't very good. Yeah, she seemed to have fun, but she also seemed really desperate. Simon usually doesn't turn around to look at the contestants up on the platform behind the judges table, but for some reason he did when Haley was up there... Gee, I wonder why. I thought Simon was right in his comments to her, but unecessarly cruel.

Phil Stacey — Maria Maria - I can't watch him, I just can't. So, with my eyes closed, his voice was pretty good, and the genre really suited him I thought. It's too bad his voice cracked at the end, he was doing well vocally wise.

Jordin Sparks — Rhythm is Gonna Get You - I like Jordin, but I did not like this performance. Her age really showed and how inexperienced she is performing. Her voice was fine tho. Maybe it's because I don't like the song, but I thought she made poor choice, as this really isn't a singer's song. She looked amazingly good tonight tho!

Blake Lewis — I Need To Know

This genre really suits Blake. He was very good tonight. Very good! There was a little bit of passion missing from him - I would have loved to see him really painfully telling this girl he needed to know.... But, he was sexy, oh yes he was - he looks really good in red... Yum! *what's the matter with me???* His voice was spot on and his performance, the dancing and everything was really good. My personal favorite tonight.

Sanjaya Malakar — Bésame Mucho - WTF? Sanjaya gets the pimp spot??? He actually was good tonight. Pretty good I might even say. He looked and sounded believable. But again his voice was too low on the english part. The spanish parts were really, really good.

Best of the night: Blake
Worst of the night: Haley

B3: Haley, Phil, Chris (althought he doesn't deserve it IMO)
Gone: Haley, but Phil could easily go, too....

*****EDITED*****

So, the bottom 3 was Phil, Haley and Chris. And Haley went home. I think it's the first time this season that I am right in my predictions! I thought for a little bit that Phil was going - he was pretty "zen" about the whole thing, so that fooled me into thinking he was going. Blake got a huge reaction from the crowd everytime his name was mentioned... I think he's a favorite! *L* I purchased his latest song from American Idol "I Need To Know". He beatbox at the beginning of the song, which I think is pretty cool. Blake records really well, his voice sounds great on record.

Can't wait to hear and see what he'll come up with next week, as it is country night!