Posted by Mattie in I should tell you that I accidentally wrote in Brooke White’s name on my scoresheet tonight…I’m not sure what that is besides odd. Anyway…! It’s time for Idol, folks!! Our favorite night of the week, and we’re down to our Final Four! This week, the Idol contestants got to open up the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame songbook (is there actually a songbook?!) and pick two songs each to sing tonight. I was a bit surprised that the judges didn’t pick one of the songs for the contestants.
Onto the review!
David Cook - “Hungry Like The Wolf” & “Baba O’Riley”
I looked this up on Wikipedia to be sure…because I had always thought that 2nd song David sang was called “Teenage Wasteland”…but alas, I was wrong. I think David did okay tonight…I wasn’t blown away by anything he did. I’m not sure, but I think I’m with Randy on this one…he just didn’t seem all there tonight, like maybe his mind was in other places or on other people. I think David did pretty well though, and when you think about the horror that was Jason Castro tonight (more on that shortly), I think David is well safe tonight and into the Top 3.
“Hungry Like The Wolf” - 8.0 out of 10.0 Matties
“Baba O’Riley” - 8.5 out of 10 Matties
Total Rating - 16.5 out of 20.0 Matties
Syesha Mercado - “Proud Mary” & “A Change Is Gonna Come”
I think Syesha has begun to come out of her own shell here these last few weeks, finding a nice groove on stage during her performances. I liked the first song, a bit better than David Cook’s first one…not much though. Syesha’s second song was also well played…but unfortunately, I have to agree with Randy in that it wasn’t as good as the first. Look, we all know that Simon had no choice there but to agree with Paula. He wasn’t about to throw a crying girl under the bus. She was bawling…and he’s not that mean. But all in all, I think Syesha did pretty well tonight.
“Proud Mary” - 8.0 out of 10.0 Matties
“A Change Is Gonna Come” - 7.0 out of 10.0 Matties
Total Rating - 15.0 out of 20.0 Matties
Jason Castro - “I Shot The Sheriff” & “The Tambourine Man”
*sigh* What’s sad here is I like Jason…I think he’s a nice guy. He’s a poor man’s Jack Johnson, but that (to me) isn’t a bad thing. I own all of Jack Johnson’s albums. Would I buy Jason Castro’s album? Probably not. Would I listen to it if it was given to me? Maybe. Do I think that Jason is singing that Dylan tune to end tomorrow night’s results show? Abso-f*cking-lutely. Does posing a question and answering it myself annoy you? Probably. Jason was bad tonight…there’s just no other way around it. He was uninteresting and boring and on the first song, actually bad. Good night, Mr. Castro.
“I Shot The Sheriff” - 6.5 out of 10.0 Matties
“The Tambourine Man” - 6.5 out of 10.0 Matties
Total Rating - 13.0 out of 20.0 Matties
David Archuleta - “Stand By Me” & “Love Me Tender”
Time for the pro of pros to sing here, and David A. really did a great job picking the tunes to sing tonight. Look, he and David C. have the closest idea of what types of artists they are, they clearly deserve to be our finalists this year. David A.’s performances tonight were really great. I liked the first song better than the second, but all in all, David was great. He’s so composed, so mature for a 17 year old (is he still 17? I thought maybe he’d had a birthday this year this season’s been so long)…big night for him, and way to close out the show.
“Stand By Me” - 9.5 out of 10.0 Matties
“Love Me Tender” - 8.5 out of 10.0 Matties
Total Rating - 18.0 out of 20.0 Matties
So as you can see from the combined scores, here’s how I have the Final Four ranked…
4 - Jason Castro (Bye-bye-bye)
3 - Syesha Mercado (It would be a sad thing if the teeny-boppers and the VoteForTheWorst crowd kept Jason in…I think it would cost Syesha her spot)
2 - David Cook (Not on his game, but enough on it to stay alive…I hope he’s not tiring on us)
1 - David Archuleta (Right on point as always…and this is not a time to try and reinvent yourself…good job tonight)
So there we have it folks…and now…without further delay…what do YOU think, America?!?
David Cook is still my favorite - while he didn’t do anything to stand out last night and his mood appeared a little depressed, I still really liked the songs and thought he did a great job vocally. Syesha has grown on me (in the beginning I never would have guessed she would have outlasted Brooke and Carly). I still love Jason, but think he has overstayed his welcome. He is nothing like the Jason we saw in the Top 24 and early Top 12. I like David A. and am glad his performances weren’t as cheesy as last week. Top 4 elimination week has always been a shocker - I hope it is not tonight.
Well, of course David Cook seems depressed-look who he’s stuck in the top 4 with. THis is the most rediculous top 4 I’ve ever seen. He probably had the most boring week of his life. I’m very frustrated at the almost lacking excitability and entertainment factor of this show this season. Or maybe I’m just stuck on the fact that the top 4 should be David C., Carly, Michael Johns, and I guess David A. Even though I just think he’s a cute kid that can sing-nothing special really. And Syesha may be good now, I don’t know, she lost my interest after the first 4 or 5 boring weeks. She’s my bathroom break performance right now. I feel that I may be taking this show and its inability to entertain me this year a little too personally.
HA! Jill, Syesha was my break last night too! She has gotten better, but I still don’t feel like she is genuine. I think someone told her to stop being so cocky or she would be kicked off the show so now she is trying to go for the Brooke-factor. I think it is fake! However, with that said, I also think it should be Jason who heads home tonight.