I’m catching up on Tivo.
David C’s “Hungry Like the Wolf” was good.
Syesha was as boring as ever.
Jason looked like he was having a ball. Thought the judges were hard on him.
I do NOT get the judges’ love for David A. His “Stand by Me” completely lacked the R&B edge that makes the song interesting. Ack. But his humility is very endearing.
I bet Brooke and Carly want to scratch his eyes out right now.
I’m sick of David A’s choirboy performances and I’m sick of the judges falling all over themselves in appreciation. Not one of them would pay five bucks to sit through 80 minutes of that.
Choirboy Love Me Tender? I think it may be time to turn the TV off…
Strangely, this sounds more R&B than his version of “Stand By Me.”
Too late. That was bad bad bad.
My prediction: Simon pulls out the “old fashioned” critique for David A.'s “Love Me Tender.” Nicely sung, but yawn o’riffic.
Damn, wasn’t “Open Arms” available?
Okay, I was wrong. Clearly I am watching a different show from everyone else.
Based on the judges constant adoration, this kid must give some great head.
I actually thought Archie’s “Love Me Tender” was pretty good.
Y’know…maybe it’s the “choirboy” references, but somehow that sounded like a kid who learned to sing in the church choir to me, a little gospelly around the edges.
And while I think he did alright technically, he’s just too young to sing that song, dammit.
Well, I;m guessing Castro’s journey is going to end tomorrow. I think the pot smoking finally caught up to him.
Weren’t you the one worried about the presence and size of David Cook’s testicles? If that’s your measure of goodness, I’d think you’d be even less impressed by a castrato like David A.
Wow. That was…disappointing.
I missed Hungry Like the Wolf so I’ll have to wait for YouTube for that one. Based on the performances combined, I think I’d rate them:
But nobody set me on fire. Well David C. did, but not with his singing. 
So the question is will the kids vote madly for Jason to keep him there, or will they read this week’s EW article in which he was quoted as saying he’s ready to go home and not bother?
Will the judges’ over-praise of David A. knock David C. to 3rd place? Will Ryan’s reminder that Daughtry and whassername were eliminated this week drive people to vote for the front-runner? Who IS the front-runner?
So many tantalizing possibilities!
I hate what Syesha did to Change is Gonna Come. She showed off her vocals but sacrificed the song – it was a lousy interpretation. I didn’t like what Archuleta did to Stand By Me and Love Me Tender either. I’m an old fogey.
Well. I hate this week and thought the same thing as Diogenes with Duran Duran. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ffs, and this is honestly the best anybody could come up with? Plus they were all way too predictable and just… same. Syesha singing Tina? NO WAY. Jason singing Bob Marley? I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED.
Sigh.
I’m over it. “Best season ever” my ass. Half of tonight’s performances weren’t good enough for top 12, never mind top 4, and I’m sick of all of them. Boo.
BOO.
I hope David A. goes home just because I think it’d be funny. I think Simon’s right, though; pack your suitcase, Jason.
I got
David C
Syesha
Archuleta
Jason -biggest performance of his life and he could not remember the words.
Reading this but not having the video is interesting. I totally thought “he’s upgraded from hemp?”/he’s wired tonight while reading this.
I’m sort of in love with you right now, Silver Fire
Well, good.
Here’s the thing about Jason and Mr. Tambourine Man. I’m not, like, a huge Dylan fan, okay? With exception to that song right there, I probably could not name a single other thing Bob Dylan has ever done.
I knew the line Jason effed up. I KNEW IT.
To be fair, it’s only because Dangerous Minds was the best movie in the world when I was 13. So that’s why. Still… IT’S BOB DYLAN, DUDE. YOU’RE A POT SMOKING HIPPY. WTF.
Not a good night, all around. Part of it was the mixing, which was horrible, especially for the first three songs. You could barely hear the band at times.
In order, best to worst:
Syesha was OK with Proud Mary, but I wish that she didn’t feel the need to imitate Tina Turner’s dancing. The Sam Cook song was incredible. The crying felt utterly real. And yet, I still don’t think that she’ll resonate with the audience (or me) enough to win.
David Cook was acceptable, but not up to his usual standards. Hungry Like The Wolf could have been unoriginal but not bad if it weren’t for the aforementioned mix issues. Baba O’Reilly was pretty good until it was cut way too short.
David A. was eh for the first song (and yes, he added the line about beautiful girls). Pretty but boring, but at least sung well for the first time in weeks. The second song was utterly unrecognizable except by the lyrics. Couldn’t he have at least kept the tune somewhat near the original? At least he didn’t fool himself into thinking that he could actually do it as a rock song.
Jason was awful in all ways. I Shot The Sheriff was actually painful to listen to. I’ve seen better Bob Marley impressions at bars. Mr. Tambourine Man I was actually enjoying for the first couple of lines, thinking that it was the Jason that I used to like back again. And then he forgot multiple lines. What the hell? That is way too amateur for this stage of the competition, and it’s not exactly a complicated song.
In summary: If there’s any human decency in this world, Jason will go this week.
My prediction is Syesha as #3, leaving David and David to duke it out for the finale.