AMERICAN IDOL tonight - - - -
No one batted both of their songs out of the park tonight. And as far as I was concerned, Paris struck out with both of hers. I disliked the Prince song intensely. The other was better, but her breathing is still atrocious, and her voice nearly cracked near the end of her second song.
The person who came closest to having the best night for me was Taylor. Neither of the songs taxed his abilities much, but he showed two sides to his personality with them and did fine jobs with both.
I was very disappointed with Elliott's "On Broadway." It began too low for him. Once the key changed, he sang some of the higher notes sharp, rare for him (though he did some scat singing at moments that was very enjoyable). I think he must have been more nervous tonight than last week especially since he didn't get good reviews on his first song. "Home," his second song, was much better but still not a showstopper.
Katharine's "Against All Odds" was very poorly sung. Her second song, done while kneeling on the floor, was better but again didn't have much of a taxing vocal for her. I think she may be in trouble.
Chris may be, too. His first song was the best song of the night. The second song showed his voice to be exhausted and raw. He could get away with it being a "rocker," but his telephone line was the least busy of anyone's lines tonight. He could be in trouble, too.
