American Idol:
It was a strange night for me. George was terrible, but I thought John Stevens gave his very best -- in fact, an outstanding -- rendition of "Mandy" given his vocal range. Yet, the judges were not very kind. And John did not once snap his fingers. It was a major breakthrough for him.
Did I mention that George was terrible?
Diana, compared to the others, was all right. It was a good performance by her...much more subdued than most of her performances, but there's room for improvement.
Jasmine was good, too. Very nice, although I thought she abruptly stopped a note while struggling to take the mike off the stand.
Jennifer -- aside from my usual complaint of too much of the song being in the diaphragm and unintelligible in enunciation, plus LaToya and Fantasia were all good, although Fantasia's "version" of "It's A Miracle" was just a vocal exercise resembling not one whit Manilow's song. LaToya always chooses the least interesting songs and then sings them very well. It's great for her voice, but I'm always left wondering what the hell she sang.
I haven't a clue who to vote for...or if I should even vote, since I don't feel strongly about/for any of them.
I think it's moot at this point.
