[ Edit: Brooke White was eliminated ]

This week’s Idol theme was Neil Diamond songs. Each person sang two songs each. Went smoothly besides Paula having a brain-lapse at half time and thinking Castro sang twice. Guess they were moving too fast for her, or maybe she just wanted Castro’s turn to be over already.

Jason Castro: Castro sang Forever in Blue Jeans and September Morning. Yet again, Castro clearly shows his lack of skill at being a vocalist. Both performances were easily forgettable and very boring. Why is this ‘tard still in the competition?

David Cook: David sang both I’m Alive and All I Really Need Is You. Again, Cook is the man and his performances were excellent on each count.

Brooke White: Brooke murdered, er, sang I’m A Believer and I Am I Said. God, what is there really to say about her? She still can’t remember lyrics, had to write some on her hands. The playing of instruments by her is getting old as well. It just distracts her and makes her sing even worse. Focus on SINGING, not playing. She’s also boring to watch, just stands (or sits) there motionless. Her vocals are bad, her performance is bad. How is she still in this as well?

David Archuleta: Archuleta sang Sweet Caroline and Coming to America. Along with Cook, this David shows he has the talent and what it takes to win Idol. His performances were great tonight. He didn’t seem to be as shy as normal either, which is good.

Syesha Mercado: Syesha sang Hello Again and Thank the Lord for the Night. Her performances like previous ones were good, but she doesn’t seem to really stand out.

I’m betting the bottom two are going to be Brooke again, and probably Syesha. Hopefully Brooke will finally get knocked off.

I’d prefer to see Castro get his lame ass kicked out, really getting sick of him. Just can’t see it happening.

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Tags: American Idol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brooke White, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado
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[ Edit: Carly Smithson was eliminated ]

Andrew Lloyd Webber was the mentor for American Idol’s remaining top 6 this week.

• Brooke White: “You must love me” from Evita
• Jason Castro: “Memory” from Cats
• Carly Smithson: “Jesus Christ Superstar” from Jesus Christ Superstar
• Syesha Mercado: “One rock and roll too many” from Starlight Express
• David Archuleta: “Think Of Me” from Phantom Of The Opera
• David Cook: “Music Of The Night” from Phantom Of The Opera

The two people that seemed to be out of their element tonight were Brooke and Jason. Simon said Brooke seemed to be straining while she sang (which is exactly what I was thinking) and she messed up in the beginning, forgetting the lyrics (which made her look worse at the end). So (again), she had to stop and start her song over. Jason was boring, boring, boring. He_has_no_oomph. Simon’s response: It was the longest two minutes of his life (Girls, you really need to get past the “oh he’s so cute!” phase and see him for where he is at this stage of the competition. Compared to the other 5 (well 4, if we exclude Brooke) he_sucks.)

And for you Jason lovers (gags) this is for you.

Carly rocked. She put on a really good show. She was having fun, really getting into it. I really really hope she doesn’t get booted off before Brooke and Jason. I have that strange feeling though that people just can not get passed her appearance/tattoo, and_that_sucks for her.

Syesha’s performance was sexay, but yet…I couldn’t help noticing a few pitchy points at times. (damn Randy haha) She put on a good show though, like Carly did. I was ‘entertained’ and enjoyed it.

David A. is so funny. The kid sings so good, seems perfectly comfortable when he’s up there on stage singing. But once he stops and stands in front of the judges he loses it. Suddenly there is this dorky acting, shy kid standing there. haha It’s_cute. But that’s not point, is it. He sings damn good, especially for someone so young (17). And of course he did great tonight (was there any doubt?). I don’t think anyone has to worry about him getting the boot tonight.

I was a little worried for David Cook. He wasn’t exactly in his element tonight now was he. BUT, as usual, he pulled it off (even though Simon wasn’t too excited about his performance).

Okay so who will get the boot this week? I’m hoping for Brooke or Jason…leaning more towards Brooke though. To me she has now replaced the annoying Kristy. She’s going to hang around just to annoy the shit out of me.

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Tags: American Idol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado
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[ Edit: Kristy Lee Cook was eliminated ]

Well there are so few left in Idol now I can just shoot off one by one in a quick list, so here we go with my little mini-reviews.

Jason Castro: Well as usual, I didn’t like Castro at all. I hate his looks, his instruments and his voice, plain and simple. He won’t be going anywhere though, because as usual, he makes all the little girls scream.

Kristy Lee Cook: As usual, I didn’t like this Cook at all. She still looks like an overgrown brat and acts like one. Her performance was mediocre as usual, very bland and unimpressive. Why she is still in the competition at this point is beyond me.

Syesha Mercado: Her performance was typical for her, not too much to say about it. Like we’ve said before here, she isn’t a bad singer but she really doesn’t have a large fan base. She’s in danger I think for that fact alone. She was one of the better female performances for the night and she picked a tough song as well and did well with it.

David Archuleta: Archuleta was the man as usual. I have no doubts that he’ll be continuing on. I’ve yet to be disappointed by this kid.

Carly Smithson: Her performance was alright tonight. She still doesn’t ‘wow’ me at all. She is at risk for being in the bottom three again, it won’t surprise me if she ends up there again.

Brooke White: Brooke bored me as usual, I really didn’t care for the performance tonight.

David Cook: David’s performance was pretty good, he shouldn’t have to worry about going. Like Simon said, he has a lot of potential that he showed off with this performance. So points to David from me.

I think the bottom three is going to be all women. I’m looking at Kristy (obviously), Carly (because she’s been down there a few times now) and Brooke (just because she’s boring and I don’t care for her).

Bottom two will probably be Kristy and Brooke, and if the planets are aligned correctly, maybe, just maybe that little twat Kristy will get kicked off for good.

So who do you think will be going and why?

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Tags: American Idol, Brooke White, Carly Smith, David Archuleta, David Cook, Eliminations, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Syesha Mercado
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[ Edit: Michael Johns was eliminated ]

The American Idol Elimination show will be on Thursday night this week.

I didn’t care for David Cook’s performance at all, and he’s one of my favorites. He just sounded so wrong, especially in the beginning of his song. It didn’t even sound like him. And the “message” he wrote on the palm of his hand, I thought, was a bit corny. It was a nice message (”Give Back”) sure, but it seemed like he just wanted attention from doing that.

Kristy Lee Cook actually sounded great, but I’m having a hard time getting past her annoying attitude. She comes across as fake how she acts, at the end of every song she sings. It just seems out of character for her, like she’s forcing herself to act ‘cool’ maybe.

Jason Castro’s song started out rather funny with him playing that ukulele. I actually laughed at first because it seemed so out of place for the show, but once he sang the song I really liked it. I never heard that version of Over The Rainbow before.

Syesha Mercado sounded great, as usual, but I still feel like she doesn’t have a strong fan base (too bad). And it’s annoying how Randy and Simon like to compare her to people like Whitney Houston, or whoever it might be that first sang the song she chose. Since she doesn’t sing as good as the regular singers, they make her out to not be good at all. That’s the feeling I get from them. I think the judges ruin it for her by putting those thoughts in the voter’s minds.

David Archuleta was great, as usual. Still singing great and acting shy, which makes him so lovable. I don’t know if I really cared for him playing the piano while singing though. It seemed as though he was putting too much effort on how he was playing and not singing as passionately as he usually does. Did anyone else notice that, or is it just me? But still, he has such a strong voice for someone so young. You can’t help but say “Wow”.

I liked Carly Smith’s performance too, even though the judges didn’t seem to. At least Simon thought she looked like a star tonight.

Michael Johns is…Okay. He doesn’t really strike me as anyone special out of the group though, but he isn’t that bad either. And if you look at his facial expressions while he sings it sort of looks like he’s trying to push a dump out.

And Brooke White? I didn’t think she did well at all. It wasn’t a strong performance and it was boring to me. I thought that was her worst performance so far. Or was it the new hairdo that was throwing me off?

I know everyone has their favorite, and I’ve seen people say they wish Brooke would win, but I honestly think she will be the one going on Thursday night’s elimination.

But it’s so hard to tell. It doesn’t really matter how well someone sings. At this point it all depends on how many fans they have. And I think she has a pretty good fan base, so I could be wrong. But I guess we will see.

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Tags: American Idol, Brooke White, Carly Smith, David Archuleta, David Cook, Eliminations, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Syesha Mercado
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Hmmm now it gets harder to figure out who gets to stay and who gets to go on idol. I still think there is a larger amount of people that deserve to go than people that deserve to stay.

Among the people doing good, David Archuleta is still pretty high up there, I think he’s still the best one going. Carly is so-so, not bad or good. Guess it depends on the night for her.

My picks for the bottom three will be Kristy Lee Cook, Brooke White and Ramiele Malubay.

For the bottom two, I’m gonna guess Cook and White; and finally I’m predicting Cook to get eliminated. She’s hung on long enough, she isn’t that great. Honestly her performances are downright boring and amateur at best.

I’m still not impressed with the majority of the singers though. Personally I think Castro should be in the bottom three and get eliminated, but he makes too many teen girls squeal just because he has that stupid rag hair and baby eyes.

The Top 12 Contestants

[ Edit: Ramiele Malubay was eliminated ]

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