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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

American Idol Season 6 Week 2-The Girls

After a rip-roaring effort by the gentlemen the night previous, it's once again the ladies' turn to pump up the volume. Once again, we have "dedication" night. We'll see if Simon dedicates any more animals or grandmothers....

Gina Glocksen-her inspiration his her boyfriend, her "punk rock wannabe". Coming out with Heart's "Alone" was a different choice, combining slow soft melodies and rocking choruses. Gina again showed off her Pink "vibe" and did a good job. She's definitely impressed me, her only fault was kind of fading on the long notes at the end.

Score: 2.5 stars

Alaina Alexander-dedicating a song to her mom was no surprise, the emotion she shows on a weekly basis is a tribute to being very close to a motherly figure. As we see, her mom is crying in the audience before the song even starts! The Dixie Chicks' "Not ready to make nice" started out decent, but then the song kind of engulfed her. The pitch was off during the chorus and again she didn't put in a performance that ranks with many of the power singers in the girls' crowd.

Score: 1.5 stars

Lakisha Jones-Surprisingly, she made the dedication to her grandmother (I thought it would be her daughter). Lakisha brought back a favorite from last season that Paris Bennett belted out in "Midnight Train to Georgia". Although it did justice to her soulful pipes, it didn't really challenge her, in my opinion--in comparison to Paris, there wasn't much of a "personality" attached to it until the very end. She did ok, but could have done much better.

Score: 2.5 stars

Melinda Doolittle-She dedicates this to 2 people--her "gales". What great friends! "My Funny Valentine" was a curious choice, but her twist on it and making it sound almost like Natalie Cole was simply mesmerizing. I really like her and he "aww shucks" mentality--it should carry her far in the competition. An excellent performance!!

Score: 3.5 stars

Antonella Barba-The web's most infamous diva (not for singing, that's for sure) is dedicating her performance to her brother. She breaks down a little(good for her....*rolls eyes*) The song choice was "Because You Loved Me" was a decent choice, but again her execution was very much off in the beginning. She impressed me with the falsetto ranging, a much better job than last week, but it was still not a good performance. Antonella's response after the judges retorts was very childish. She's hot, but that is not what this is about. America, PLEASE send her home....

Score: 1.5 stars

Jordin Sparks-Another inspirational brother! What a kowinky-dink! She's so bubbly and a great person. To see her cry is almost a shock! "Reflection" was definitely a decent choice for the competition's theme, but Jordan was a far cry from last week. Flat notes, off pitches, crackling voice---it was a letdown overall. The judges were WAY too nice, in my opinion.

Score: 1 star

Stephanie Edwards-dedicating the song to her parents, she is really showing her maturity. At 19, she has a great head on her shoulders. I wasn't familiar with this song, but the tempo changes at first had me a bit "off", but as the song went on, she once again proved why she is there--another stellar performance. IMPRESSIVE!!!!

Score: 3.5 stars

Leslie Hunt-dedicating a song to her grandfather, I can't help but think that this woman sounds like so much, like, ya know, a valley girl from the 80's, like gag me with a spoon. What's up with the psychedelic skirt? "Feelin' Good" is such a great song--but unfortunately, not for Leslie--WAY too big and not even close to what it should be. A rendition that looked like she was totally lost.

Score: 1.5 stars

Haley Scarnato-She seems so sweet and pure (not to mention easy on the eyes). Her dedication to her fiancee was well intended, but seemed like one long run-on sentence. "Queen of the Night" was an odd choice--her voice can't really compare to the booming rendition power "I am Woman" vocals that Whitney Houston really brought to the song. It wasn't as if she was off or there was a problem the way it was done, but it just didn't seem like the right thing for her.

Score: 2 stars

Sabrina Sloan-Another grandparent dedication. I can tell you one thing--the sappiness of this over the last two days has really desensitized me as to how I should be appreciative of the love they are showing--American Idol execs, please hold off on this next season until much later in the competition. Another Whitney song, and a similar result--she really struggled on the high notes, and again, the voice was not as strong as it should have been. A song much better suited for Melinda, LaKisha, or Stephanie. Not awful, but not great.

Score: 2 stars

After last week, the girls certainly had high expectations, and they didn't dissapoint, but had a little letdown overall. As far as those that should go home, my choice would be Antonella and Leslie. After two weeks, the best have already started to separate themselves, and these two are definitely not running with the pack. If it isn't Leslie, it should be Alaina.

GOOSEY-OUT!

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