American Idol Top 8

It’s the night of the top 8 girls time to let the good sounds vibrate throughout the room.  I feel like we should have some outstanding performances and I look for a few of the ladies to step it up as they need  a good week after last weeks performance. 

• Katie Stevens – Good tone girl.  I love your pitch, and versatility.  Not one of my most favorite performance by you but strong as always.  Being first I really think you need to wow us and while I thought your performance was great I felt like you played it safe. 
• Randy: karaoke feeling and didn’t get it.
• Ellen: Right Song Choice played it safe.
• Kara: Don’t think you know who you are as an artist.  Singing needed to be perfect but it isn’t.
• Simon: You seem confused though to your credit you take the advice and work with but no identity yet.
• Siobhan Magnus – I hope tonight you pull another terrific performance out of your hat. House of the Rising song is one I love and I look forward to hearing your rendition and voice. A cappella start excellent choice.  You have the voice to pull it off and send chills down spines.  Pitch may be a bit of a concern tonight.  Wonderful dynamics be careful not to screech the louder parts.  Home Run in my eyes and ears great job.
• Randy:  Keep doing what your doing it’s hot.
• Ellen: Knows that house, you are why she loves music. 
• Kara: Loved the a cappella vibe at the front.
• Simon: Not a fan.  Interview to performance felt it was weird.  Didn’t do anything different.  Felt there was no moment.
• Lacey Brown – I know you can do better than last week girl.  Make me remember this performance.  Lacey what can I say I felt it was lacking emotion and forgettable.  Just didn’t stand out for me and I really can’t say why.  I keep looking for something that will make me notice and remember your performance as I think you seem like a nice girl but that performance just didn’t do it for me.
• Randy: Sleepy but best performance in a long time
• Ellen: Best song for her to date.
• Kara: Performances like this is why you got here.
• Simon: Didn’t love the song but you sang it very well.  Haven’t heard the right song for you yet.  Perhaps that is what I’m looking for.
• Katelyn Epperly – I loved what you did last week it’s going to get harder to wow me now but I know you can do it.  Great tone don’t think I’ve seen this side of you yet and am liking it.  My foot was taping right along.  Love this piece for you.  You made it seem so easy tonight.  Definitely my favorite thus far for the night.   Excellent pitch and tone I believe.
• Randy: Positive loved the hair but did not see the connection in the song.
• Ellen: Not certain if that was the right song to wow people not enough.
• Kara: Felt like you weren’t competing tonight.
• Simon: Positive likes your hair.  It was request night at a restaurant.  May have been a mistake.
• ME: I disagree with all the above. 
• Didi Benami – Come on girl last week you took a huge risk and it just didn’t work for me.  I am a fan but need you to wow me tonight.  I know you are capable otherwise you wouldn’t be there.  This is what I was talking about.  I love your sound.  You and the guitar are hot.  Don’t loose that.  Pitch was good I think a few notes fell off their mark but overall all good.  Much better than last week.
• Randy: Much better than last week not seeing the wow.
• Ellen: ‘Yes indeedy Didi.  Was nervous but liked what you did with it.
• Kara: One of my favorite moments of the show so far this season.
• Simon: Head and shoulders above anything heard tonight. Did have a wow moment.
• Paige Miles – Last week I for the most part agreed with Simon.  I felt frustrated and let down.  I know you can do better show it tonight it’s on the line.  You look scared, I know your trying to put in emotion, oops pitch, however it just appears like your a terrified puppy.  Sorry Paige I am not liking your song choice.  Your pitch seems all over the place and your just not pulling it off in my mind.  I think you did better last week and have just had another disaster this week.
• Randy: Did not work, song way to big.
• Ellen: Song is suppose to uplifting but was sad and heavy.
• Kara: All wrong.  Tonight was not the night for that song.
• Simon: Horrible choice of song.  Arrangement was awful.  Peanut performance.  It’s such a shame, you have a great voice ( I agree highly. )
• Crystal Bowersox – While your performance last week was a terrific improvement I hope you are bringing more tonight.  Interesting song choice.  Not certain, well you just caught my attention so never mind.  Keep going good pitch, sound and feel.  It would appear you have found your niche.  You have that quality that really helped pull that performance together.  Maybe not the best of the night but great job.  I Loved it.
• Randy: Loved It.
• Ellen: Needs new adjectives best of night.
• Kara: Great song choice for you.  I can see you.
• Simon: One Million % top twelve next week.  Definitely most improved.
• Lilly Scott – I loved your bluesy feel last week and look forward to seeing what you bring to the stage tonight.  ‘I fall to pieces’ High standard to fall in and one of my favorite songs by Patsy Cline.  I’m sorry your just not hitting it for me I’m worried about pitch.  Song is not suppose to be a happy one.  I don’t feel you changed it up enough.  Love that you can hit those notes but I’m sorry I did not enjoy it as much as I feel I could have.  I really think you could have done an overall better job with it.  This was just not the right direction for me.  I’m still a huge fan of your voice.
• Randy: Loved it.
• Ellen : Loved it.
• Kara: Made it current.
• Simon: Very brave but it didn’t have the wow factor.