Adam and Allison get my vote. Or at least they would if I voted.
Allison was really good but she looked like she was wearing Mommy’s high heels. They just looked really big.
Megan seems even worse in the recap.
Adam reminded me of young Kurt Russell with his hair like that.
Allison was really good. She’s kind of a savant. In her interviews, it looks like there’s not much going on upstairs, then when she gets on stage it’s like she turns into Tina Turner. She doesn’t perform like a 16-year old. She Adam were the best tonight. Megan was the worst. The rest were meh. I think Megan’s journey is going to end tomorrow.
Don’t forget Sarver. If that kid can land on the bottom of the pack doing country then he stands no chance of surviving past this next week. As usual Simon was exactly right. I would bet everything I own against him winning, or even making it to the top 5 this year. He is just waiting to be dismissed.
Allison nailed it. Wow, that was an amazing performance. I thought Adam could claim best performance of the night and then she did THAT…
Yipes.
I am voting for Anoop as I write.
Allison was great!
Adam…wo, I did not get the judges love, maybe I’m not good at critiques. He looked weird, sortof like Eddie Munster.
I’m glad Simon is finally mentioning how boring Scott can be.
I think they are keeping Paula on just for comedic effect. (not gonna ask what a sanchez is…)
Yeah, Alison is probably my favorite at this point, followed closely by Adam. I don’t understand how she was in the bottom 3 last week–she’s brought it consistently.
Precisely. He doesn’t deserve to be there. But then, neither does Megan. She seems like a nice young woman though, and I think it’s cool she’s had this experience. She has a good voice. Now she can go learn how to use it.
Is anyone having voting problems? I texted “vote” to 5705 (Anoop) and got a confirmation that I voted for Adam!
I haven’t seen Adam yet (watching on DVR) so I hope he is good enough to earn at least a vote or I’ll be pissed. 
Watching Lil now. Wow, she sucked hard.
Best moment so far: Adam’s smirk after Randy praised him for “straighten[ing] it up.”
hah!
(oh, and I guess the texting issue has been resolved…either way they both deserve votes, so whatever)
Sarver pissed me off, hamming it up like a grinning fool while he’s supposed to be begging and pleading. Adam Lambert, would you please show Mr. Sarver how to interpret a damned song?
I started out this season liking Megan, but that was godawful. Whatever that jazz thing is that she’s trying to be, it’s not working. Not with these songs, not with that voice or that sense of rhythm. And who in hell would buy one of her records? She needs to go home. She belongs in some strange indie jazz fusion club, singing for old beatniks.
Kris was okay. But once again the technical wizards behind this show annoyed the crap out of me. Smoky freakin’ Robinson tells the world that Kris’s guitar playing blew him away, and then the sound people drop it so far into the mix it can’t be heard. Good job, rocket scientists.
Okay Scott. I know you’re blind and all, but at some point you actually have to be able to sing. Yes, Paula was being an imbecile when she suggested that you get up and dance around a bit more, but you’ve got to find some way to get better, really fast. You look pretty dorky, for one thing. Ray Charles managed to make blindness cool. So did Stevie Wonder. Right now, it’s all just a little uncomfortable. It would really help if you could sing. But maybe you’re a good songwriter. Kris Kristofferson couldn’t hold a note if you built him a titanium note holding machine, and look where he is.
Lil Rounds - too fast, bad timing, completely forgettable.
Danny Gokey - Do you know what’s really wrong with him? Watching him, you always think the joke’s on you. He’s up to something. You just know it.
Adam Lambert - Best of the night so far, by a mile. I know it’s his theater training, and I don’t care - this guy knows how to interpret a song. I thought he was actually going to cry real tears at the end of that. He’s my favorite performer on this show. He’s the one you are really waiting to see each week, because you know you’re going to see something you haven’t seen before. And love it or hate it, it’ll be high quality. The guy’s a natural. Whether he wins this show or not, he’s got a career ahead of him.
Anoop: That was pretty cool. Good taste in song selection and interpretation. But will I remember that performance like I remembered Cook’s “Billy Jean”? Nope.
Allison: That was awesome. It’s unbelievable that she’s only 16. She looks 25, and sings like she’s been belting out songs in smoky clubs for 20 years. Huge talent. She’s another natural.
I was just trying to remember who I’d left out, and it was Matt. Then I couldn’t remember what he sang. And that’s his problem.
For my money, there are two genuine artists on this show right now - Allison and Adam. Then there’s a second tier of technically good performers who just don’t bring anything special - Kris, Matt, Anoop, Danny, Lil. Then the lower tier of people who can leave at any time and won’t be missed - Megan, Scott, Michael. There’s your bottom three.
I switched over to LOST after the first hour.
Dang, Megan was just horrible. She sounds like a feral cat yowling in a trap.
If I didn’t already know the lyrics, I wouldn’t have understood anything Allison said. It was so garbled. And she rushed the lyrics more than Lil did.
Once again, **Sam Stone **says everything I wish I had said first, especially the “three tier” analysis. This, me too, and +1.
I think I’ve got whiplash from how quickly I went from Adam hate to Adam - well, if not love then certainly respect and definite interest in what he’ll do in the coming weeks. Allison and Adam would make a mighty handsome and rock-tastic Final Two - and that would surely keep my interest to the bitter end. I mean, who’s kidding who, I’ll watch anyway but if it comes down to a Kris and Matt showdown I’ll have a hard time staying awake for it. Even Anoop, who I really like for no good reason except he’s really…likable… needs to step it up.
My dream final three at this point is Allison, Adam and Anoop (triple-A!) with either Allison or Adam winning it. I think a more likely third spot would go to Lil or Matt, or possibly Kris - number 3 is always somebody technically good but boring or awkward (Syesha, Elliott). But I’m going to keep rooting for the triple-A, because how much fun would that be?
It’s the braces – they’re destroying her annunciation.
Oh my, was Megan awful. I didn’t think it could get any worse after “Caw! Caw!” but I was wrong. Horrible.
Adam was channeling Kurt Russell, who also bears a resemblance to Elvis. His performance was great. And I appreciate that he showed he can do something other than screechy rock. Very nice performance.
Scott was boring. But he’s safe because he’s competing against Megan.
Lil Rounds over sang that song. And the whole emotional “this is where my people came from” thing was a bit self-serving.
Anoop was close to being voted off after the unfortunate Michael Jackson week. Glad he stayed around because the last two weeks have been much better. He hit some bad notes, but at least he emoted correctly unlike…
Sarver, who reminds me of Katherine McPhee, who grinned no matter what she was singing. If you aren’t connected to your own song, how can you expect the audience to connect with him. Maybe he should take acting lessons from Adam.
Alison nailed it, as usual.
Kris is cute but a bit forgettable.
Danny and Matt were both solid, as always, but not star material, IMO.
And can I reiterate once again that I HATE having four judges? One of them needs to be voted off.
When she started, I was thinking, “Don’t do the shimmy…don’t do the shimmy…Aww, damn, she’s doin’ the shimmy again!!!”
Lots of good comments about the awful-ness that is Megan. Before she went on my wife said “this should be a trainwreck”. Then during the performance, “yup. Trainwreck.” Then Simon: “that was a trainwreck”. The singing, the shoulder-hip twitching, the dress, the tat- one big ball of suck.
Scott is a pretty decent pianist, but the tonality of his voice is very grating. I can barely make it through a 1:30 song, much less listen to, or <gasp> buy an album.
Adam and Allison win the night.
At this point, I’d prefer to see Scott go home. He adds nothing. Then Sarver, who seems like a good guy but is out of his league. As bad as Megan can be, I’m transfixed when she’s performing. I’d like her to stick around for a few more weeks.
I thought Allison was the best, followed closely by Adam. Adam thinks about his performances more than anyone else and has a plan. But boy can Allison belt it out.
Did anyone feel the awkwardness with the audience when Simon was ripping Scott?
“You can’t criticize him! He’s blind!”
He sounds like Neil Sadaka without the talent. And when he [del]grimaces[/del] smiles he looks more and more like Harpo Marx.
