Should be a good night I hope.
Aaron Kelly kicks off the night with long and winding road. You have a great tone and maturity beyond your years but feel like something is missing. Don’t feel it was the best song choice given the wide variety you had to choose from. You sang it well but it was not what I was hoping for from. Randy didn’t love the arrangement and it was too sleepy and laid still. Ellen commented it felt like a long and winding song. Kara it works when you change up your melody your good. Starting to feel like the same performance. Simon wanted to know why he choose the song and the arrangement. Wanted to keep the Beetles song the same.
Katie Stevens bringing up let it be. I hope Katie you get my attention please. love the solo piano with you in the beginning. Great Voice and tone a very emotional song and I’m not feeling the potential power of the song. I can’t say I’m enjoying your arrangement. Tempo seemed way to slow is this the sleepy season for Idol or what. I applaud the effort but it was too copy cat. I felt you picked something way to safe for you. Randy reported your best performance ever. Ellen said picked perfect song to mix up. Kara great vocal and wonderful confidence. Simon tonight you got it right, it’s more country.
Andrew Garcia with can’t buy me love. Let’s hear it and feel it. Wake me up please. Interesting swagger in your voice. One of your best performances and at least I’m not falling asleep at the keys. Great Jazz feel to it. Randy really solid performance a little corny. Ellen can buy love and loved the choice and song. Kara haven’t seen anything new that I haven’t seen with it. Simon made a corny, old fashioned and irrelevant.
Michael Lynche with Eleanor Rigby. When you started I was worried I was going to see another slow boring performance. I actually enjoy what you did with it. Not bad but I’m not overtly happy. Randy I’m lovin’ not sure all of it worked but what worked worked great. Ellen you have so many different sides enjoyed. Kara that was fire and your vocals were amazing. You made the song commercial and relevant. Simon didn’t love it as much but felt it was a musical and is not a fan of musicals. It was what it was a bit over the top.
Crystal Bowersox with come together because of it’s fun groove. Not sure if your strong enough for it. I can’t hardly hear you over the band. Don’t know if the changeups worked for me. Drop the guitar and have fun with it. You seemed to be struggling while you were playing. Randy not best but solid performance. Ellen thought the digioudu was cool. Kara one of my favorite performances of the night. Simon that is a performance and song I could hear on the radio.
Tim Urban with I’m loving you. One of your better performances to date. I think you picked the right song for you. It may come across corny and old fashioned. Randy much better than what you’ve had the last couple weeks. Ellen perfect song choice for you. Kara best performances when you have a guitar. You did take some the critique. Simon thought you did really well with the song, what he liked about it was there was no gimmicks.
Casey James Jealous Guy. Slow song, another slow song. Please for the love of what’s right make this the last one of the night. I’m finding it as a boring performance. Good vocals just not my style. Great connection but I’m looking for something new and different from you. Loved the acoustic affect with the string. Randy loved the sensitive side really impressed. Ellen felt real and was your best performance to date. Kara what you showed was vulnerability and loved it. Simon best performance of the night.
Siobhan Magnus with Across the Universe. I love your tone. You almost seem like a modern day Judy Garland. This is a side we haven’t seen and I’m glad you kicked the tenderness up a notch. Great song pick and I’m enjoying the tune. Such great control a few pitch problems but I’m glad you are not screeching. I love it. Randy was a little sleepy loved the tender side. Ellen loved how it was different and beautiful. Kara from a singing perspective you hit the notes and it was good. Felt it was very restrained and polite. Simon much much stronger and you are unpredictable.
Lee Dewyze closing the show with Hey Jude. Knock it out guy. Watch your pitch and you seem to be over singing it a bit. You have had better performances. This isn’t your best performance by far. Randy loved the bag pipe player. Ellen was happy to see the confidence. Kara you are more comfortable up there some good and bad moments. Simon felt he was doing great without the bag pipe player.
