American Idol Top Twelve Rolling Stones Theme

Could be an interesting evening with the Rolling Stones.

• Michael Lynche kicks it off ‘Miss You’ – Lots of heart and soul.  Way to keep it real.  Love your tone.  One of your best performances in my book.  Thoroughly enjoyable.  I wish you had picked a song that would stick with me a little more.
• Randy – Good Praise
• Ellen – What’s not to love about that.  The way to start the night.
• Kara – First night big stage.  You delivered your attitude.
• Simon – Confidence is definitely up.  Being honest, felt the performance at times was a bit corny.  Sang it well, when you watch it back it was verging at times as desperate.
• Didi Benami follows up with ‘Play With Fire’ – Elegant music.  Good balance.  Don’t let the song swallow you up girl.  There you go.  keep strong and keep it up your confidence.   I like the way you mixed it up.  Unique song but not certain it will actually stick with me.  Pitch sounds great. 
• Randy – Always interested in seeing what songs will be chosen you are on fire.
• Ellen – Amazing voice.  You lost your way and you came right back.
• Kara – Sometimes when you push you loose your way about.  Two steps in the right direction
• Simon – Agree with what everybody said.  Cool choice of song, very very solid performance and think you can do better.
• Casey James continuing the show with ‘It’s all over know’.  Love the way you made it country.  Love the strength in your voice.  Perhaps not your strongest performance.  Very solid though.  I enjoy it.  I could see you in the country genre full time and look to see more of who you are.  While a strong performance I know you have a lot more in you.
• Randy – Great artist like this you are back for him.
• Ellen – For most women their hearts will race just looking at you but for me thought it was fantastic.
• Kara – Tonight you were a rock star.  Best performance since we met.
• Simon – An Audition performance.  Not using this stage and platform to do something incredible.  Looking for more be a star.
• Lacey Brown singing ‘Ruby Tuesday’.  Excellent song.  Love the strings intro.  Seemed it a bit pitchy in the beginning.  You have a soft subtleness that is on the verge of wowing me but is not quite there.  Your performance tonight is fair but I personally feel it fell well short of it’s mark and was not your best performance.
• Randy – Very Interesting Arrangement.  Not a vocal wow moment.  Most interesting of the night.
• Ellen – Sleepy a bit.
• Kara – Got to agree it was 50/50 were some issues with notes and think you can do better.
• Simon – Slight issue where you perform like an actress song was ok.  Stop over thinking and let yourself go a bit.
• Andrew Garcia.  Andrew one of your better vocals.  I’m enjoying the energy and passion your bringing the to the performance.  Don’t be afraid of the stage.  This was an excellent song choice for you.  I feel your best since after Hollywood week.  Great job. 
• Randy – Loved the song, stones, was pitchy everywhere. 
• Ellen – What do I know best performance yet.  I love it.
• Kara – Felt it at times but lacked some connection.
• Simon – Somewhat in the middle something did not quite connect.  I hope you survive another week.  Felt rehearsals were better than performance.
• Katie Stevens bringing out ‘Wild Horses’.  I’m glad it speaks to you make us feel it.  Love the almost Angelic lighting and into.  Where’s the energy?  Pitch sounds good, I’m just not wowed by this performance.  There were a few eye openers but for the most part just a flat performance.  It’s lacking personality and I just didn’t feel a connection.
• Randy – Great song if you sing it well,  You gave a very strong performance.
• Ellen – Started pitchy, once you got into it amazing.
• Kara – Never technically perfect you were going in the right direction.
• Simon – Only week where you’ve chosen a really strong song.  Lost the emotion on the 2nd half of the performance.
• Tim Urban shouting out with ‘Under my thumb’.  I need you to be strong.  I think your playing it a little safe.  It seems to be a good song and your doing good with it but I’d like to see you challenge yourself.  You might be amazed by what you can do.  Vocally seems pretty good.  I like you but you need to step it up and not take any more nights like tonight off.
• Randy – Did not get very bizarre did not really like it did not serve you or the song well.
• Ellen – Felt like I was at a resort with a drink.  Little on the beach just didn’t wow me.
• Kara – Applaud unique application of the song.  Made it your own.
• Simon – Applaud for doing something different and didn’t work.
• ME: I love the attitude you showed at the end with Ryan you have a good fortitude about you that I like.
• Siobhan Magnus singing ‘Paint It Black’.  Love the string intro.  Relax your so nervous your pitch is off a tad at the beginning.  Recover and and bring it back.  Once the tempo picked up you seemed to get dynamically better. I do enjoy your performance and love your voice, are you related to Adam Lambert on the show.  Excellent high note.
• Randy – Bringing the drama to Season nine.  That was hot.
• Ellen – I loved everything.
• Kara – Having Flashbacks of Adam Lambert.  Best song interpretation.
• Simon – Stand out performance of the night.
• Lee Dewyze bringing ‘Beast Of Burdon’  I love the raspy voice you have.  Pitch seems great.  You have nothing the be afraid of great performance.  You deserve to be there relax I love what your doing and my foot is just tapping along.  Amongst the guys I would have to say best of the night.  I love how you made it a tad bluesy.
• Randy – Thought it was dope.
• Ellen – Thought it was great.  Expecting more from you.
• Kara – Growing faster than any body.  Not as Pitchy.  Tremendous growth.
• Simon – Really liked you as a person.  Personality does not shine at the moment.  What I want to see is you to have a moment.
• Paige Miles – ‘Honkey Tonk Woman’.  Paige I’m loosing you a little in the beginning.  Their you go much better.  Love what your doing with the lyrics an song.  Interesting spin on the song.  Good performance the lilting is getting a bit excessive almost ridiculous.
• Randy – Did alright with it.
• Ellen – Such great stage presence.
• Kara – Lost at some points.
• Simon – Did great hit some big notes think you are better than that.  Still have not connected.
• Aaron Kelly singing ‘Angie’.  What can I say.  Wonderful start to finish.  I love your emotion.  A song that actually moved me.  A believable performance.  Love the country feel to the song.  When are you cutting your first album for I want it.  Stunning Performance!!!!!  Absolutely the best of the night.
• Randy – You were born to sing love the tender moments in your voice.
• Ellen – Thought that was a great song choice.  One of the best of the night.
• Kara – Connected and very powerful really brave.
• Simon – You choose the right song.  What you did cleverly you sang within the limits of your vocals.  Strongest to date well done.
• Crystal Bowersox ‘You Can’t Always get what you want’.  Pitch is good but I don’t know if i like what you did tonight.  I’m missing the connection that was so evident with Aaron and Siobhan.   Feels more like your first subway performance.  Your voice is still amazing.  I just don’t care for this arrangement for you.  I feel you took a few steps back tonight.  Sorry.
• Randy – Not best performance.  Did not disappoint.
• Ellen – You sing with such ease.  Missing personality added a little tonight stop thinking.
• Kara – Agreed with Ellen.  Not your greatest but easy to watch.
• Simon – What did you mean over thinking, show and family.  Think you were beaten by Siobhan.