Tonight's AMERICAN IDOL:
The difference between the ladies and the gentlemen in terms of singing ability, talent, showmanship, and presence was as wide as the Pacific Ocean. At least four women really brought down the house for me tonight: Stephanie, Sabrina, Melinda, and LaKisha. All of them had big, powerful voices, and they showed them off in vocally interesting performances.
And there were three others have could grow into really fine performers if they stay any length of time on the show and get some more seasoning: Jordan, Haley, and GIna.
There were a few really awful performances though: Amy, Leslie, Alaina, and Antonella and Nicole had some OK moments but were wildly inconsistent.
What we've got here is a repeat of Season 3 which had the three big diva voices: Fantasia, LaToya London, and Jennifer Hudson, and then Diana DeGarmo built and built as the season progressed. The men that year were way in the distance in terms of voice power and showmanship compared to those women. Same thing this year, too. Some great divas and some pipsqueak men.
It wouldn't surprise me at all to have the top three all be women this year.