American Idol 5/1 & 2

Blake looks way hotter with dark hair.

OMG, Chris with “Wanted Dead or Alive”. Somebody kill me.

So, Daughtry did this one, too? Too bad I missed that, it was probably a hell of a lot better than this. I hate this. Wow. Just… wow.

Well, Blake is also interpreting the song in a beatboxing way like he does.

Funny, but eventually boring…

I like the anger-filled song better than funny beatboxing version of it… kind of cheapens it.

Chris is asking “anything about the performance?” Yeah, unclog your nose.

Well, that woke me right up. Blake was amazing!

Do I have to take it all back now?

I’d have much rather have seen Sanjaya take a turn at Bon Jovi than Chris. I hope he goes.

Hmm, well, Chris didn’t sound good on rehearsals, but his performance is better than the rehearsals…

I don’t know if that is good or not. I don’t think it is the best performance, but the music drowns a big part of his mistakes… it just doesn’t sound alright…

My mom, re: Chris: Well, it wasn’t his best.

You don’t say…

Ah, Chris wasn’t so bad. At the rate things are going, he’ll probably go home, though. And I can’t forgive him for ruining my favorite cheesy music play on words: “I walk these streets, a loaded six-string on my back”.

Chris is predictably doing a totally candy-ass version of “Wanted Dead or Alive.”

The words 'I’m a cowboy" have never sounded less convincing.

I think JBJ’s advice to “find the blue note” was a nice way of saying, “don’t sing like such a pussy.”

Melinda is more bad-ass than Chris.

And do you see how nice her hair looks without being plastic?

Holy shit. I was not expecting Melinda to give the most rock and roll performance of the night. That was great.

I really liked Melinda’s version of Have a nice day. She was far better than I thought she would be. Good job.

I really like it when Melinda goes to the Tina Turner place, I really do. That was fantastic.

OMG … the President? What? Am I on a different planet all of the sudden?

I don’t like Melinda’s performance, not matter how good it was…

Laura Bush creeps me out.

Also, I can’t get over my Melinda hate long enough to comment fairly.

Blake’s my favorite tonight. Chris can eat shit, IMO.

Out of curiosity, why not? It is just Melinda, or was there something specific?

Melinda did a better job of adapting her song than LaKisha, IMHO. Melinda tuned the song into her style instead of overhauling it, and that made me enjoy her performance much more. And did I imagine it, or was there a touch of “I ain’t nice” attitude in there? I liked it.

I’m afraid for Jordin. She was second worse tonight. Surely America will see how horrible Chris is. Won’t they?

Oh, she sang it well, I don’t have a problem with that. It’s the interpretation… the way she made it her own… I didn’t like the interpretation she gave the song.

I do believe she has a great voice and all that, but… that song didn’t do it.

My order for tonight:

  1. Melinda. Wow.
  2. Blake. I just stood up and danced (doing a Paula, I guess)
  3. Lakisha
  4. Phil.
  5. Jordin
  6. Chris.