American Idol - Top 4

Well first...

Such a letdown of a night. After last week, which was really good, this week was really... Blah. For everyone. Jordin probably takes the night, since she had the better performance (the first one), but she was not that much better than the others I feel. She did look totally beautiful tonight tho. I felt like all the contestants had a tired voice tonight.

Also...

*vent*

Why the hell did Jordin have the pimp spot AGAIN??? It should have been LaKisha's. Jordin had it twice, if not three times (I think it's three). LaKisha? 0. Nada. She never had the pimp spot. That really pisses me off.

Ok... *breathing*

Melinda Doolittle — Love You Inside Out - Blah. Very blah. The singing was technically very good. But the whole performance felt tired, old, lacking energy and conviction. Blah.

Blake Lewis - You Should be Dancing

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The start was rough... Love his falsetto, I thought that was great. But the "You should be dancing hehehehehehehehehe" really didn't sound good. That was poor use of his beatboxing abilities. LOVED the scatting in the middle. That was great and fitted really well. The problem with this song is that it is so not a singer's song - it really is aall about the performance. Blake is an awesome, awesome performer, but he was not quite there on this one tonight. It still was much better than what the judges gave him credit for. Listening to the audio only, it is much better than on the show.

LaKisha Jones — Stayin’ Alive - I actually don't hate the slower tempo. Makes the song a bit more sexy. Unfortunately, LaKisha was not sexy. If she gets the boot tomorrow night, the lyrics will have been very prophetic.

Jordin Sparks — To Love Somebody - This was great when she was not screaming. I love her lower voice, it's beautiful and soft and mature. But she was screaming again on the higher notes.

Melinda Doolittle — How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Better than her first song. But that felt really, really old. Her maneurism were back to really bothering me. That last note? Not good.

Blake Lewis - This Is Where I Came In

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Oh Blake. What did you do? The style and the feel of that song suited him PERFECTLY. But OMFG... Amongst all the Bee Gees songs, this was the one he chose? Choosing an unknown song at this stage of the game can be deadly. And the lyrics "This is the danger zone" really bothered me for some reason. I hope they are not prophetic... He did this song better than the first one, but it left a strange taste in my mouth. I'm scared for Blake. After listening to the audio only, I can see really, REALLY liking this song after a few listens. It was well done! But the first time you hear it, you go, huh????

LaKisha Jones — Run To Me - The beginning was not bad at all. It was very pleasant even. But OMFG she started to scream again... And it went all downhill from there. Stop screaming LaKisha! And of course, that last note was baaaaaaaaaaaad.

Jordin Sparks — Woman in Love - I've always hated that song. So that doesn't help. I absolutely hated the times when Jordin slowed down the lyrics, holding on to notes... I felt she was behind the beat all the way to the first chorus. She was so pitchy on that song, I've never heard her be that pitchy before. And she was back to breathing really loudly. Not good at all.

So of course, the top 2 will be Melinda and Jordin, and the Bottom 2 will be Blake and LaKisha. I am hoping LaKisha will be the one to go... VOTE FOR BLAKE!!!


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Another strange show... Why do they insist on filling up an hour and stretchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing it all... So annoying...

The group sing was pretty bad. There were rumors that they would sing "How deep is your love" with Blake beatboxing on it, so I was dissapointed they didn't do it. But, I can understand if they changed it at the last minute, given the beating Blake took from the judges last night.

Barry Gibb... I love the Bee Gees and all, but I'm sorry, the guy looked like he had dentures two sizes too big for him. His voice is not even a 10th of what it was... Not very good.

The F4 standing center stage, not wanting to let anyone go was kinda cute. Goes to show how really close they are.

And omg, is Blake getting a bit of preferential treatment? He's the one in the B2 with LaKisha... A little extra exposure, to wake up his fans to vote even more next week? I certainly hope so. Not only does he deserve it, but it's about time the judges pimp him a bit!

LaKisha's sent off was touching. Especially the images of her and her daughter.