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This should be an interesting night, since the theme is Andrew Lloyd Webber songs.
Brooke and Jason may be screwed. Again.
Syesha Mercado is first. She’s picked “One Rock and Roll Too Many.” She looks amazing tonight. Her timing is a tad off at the start. I think Syesha has really hit the peak of what she can do and each week she does an OK performance that is neither the best, nor the worst. This performance is very much the same. It’s good, but I’m not bowled over. She did show a lot of personality. Randy loved it. Paula loved it. Simon called it sexy. He thought it was one of her strongest performances so far.
Jason Castro is next. He’s selected “Memory” from Cats. ALW was bothered by the dreadlocks. The verses are a bit low for him. It was a nice version. I’m not going to rush out and buy it on iTunes at all. It just wasn’t his style. Randy didn’t like it at all. Paula liked his choices. She compared it to Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful.” Simon said it felt like the longest two minutes of his life. He thought it was miserable, and it wasn’t his style of music.
Brooke White chose “You Must Love Me” from the Evita movie. She blew the intro and asked the band to start again. Shit. That might be the nail in her coffin. Her voice is stunning on this song, though. She is really feeling this song and emoting. Damn. I’m nearly in tears and she’s getting a standing ovation from the crowd. Randy didn’t like her vocals. Paula said, “You must never start and stop.” She loved that Brooke didn’t overact. Simon called it “dramatic” and thought she was very tense. Simon thought she did exactly the right thing by stopping and starting again.
David Archuleta picked “Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera. The song was definitely meant for a soprano. He’s picked a pretty cool arrangement that makes it much more contemporary style. He completely flubbed the lyrics of the second verse. Mumbled all the way through it. The performance was good enough that I don’t think it will stop the throngs of screaming 9 year old girls. Randy called him the one to beat. Paula called it “perfect.” Simon called it “pleasant” and one of his weakest performances.
Carly Smithson originally picked “All I Ask of You” but ALW told her to perform “Jesus Christ Superstar” instead. Good choice. This was perfect for her! She looks amazing and this song couldn’t have been a better pick. Full of attitude and rock riffs. The band was slamming. This is by far her best performance of the season. I’m actually EXCITED at the end. This was FAN FUCKING TASTIC! Randy didn’t think it was her best performance. Paula thought it might be too high for her but loved it anyway. Simon called it his favorite of the night.
David Cook is closing the show with “Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera. I don’t care for David’s “soft” voice. It’s kind of weak and unsupported. I think we can all agree that David is able to kick ass on a rock song. Unfortunately, sensitive, tender and seductive just isn’t in his bag of tricks. I hated this performance of a song that I love. Randy thought it was “amazing.” Paula thought it was fantastic. Simon agreed with me wholeheartedly.
Here’s the breakdown:
Safe:
Carly Smithson
David Archuleta
Danger Danger:
David Cook
Jason Castro
Syesha Mercado
Bye Bye:
Brooke White (cry)
Outside of Carly’s performance this show was a complete disaster. What did you all think?
