This week, the top 11 finalists take on country music by saluting the Grand Ole Opry with help and advice on song selection from Randy Travis. How well did they handle country music? Let's review the performances
Michael Sarver-"Ain't Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up"-Garth Brooks
The song has a lot of words; cool song choice; Randy didn't like it; Simon called it clumsy & awkward; bottom 3/on the bubble
Allison Iraheta-"Blame It on the Heart"-Patty Loveless
Could sing the alphabet; made the song her own; rock solid performance; Randy called it "dopely precocious"-She's safe for the top 10
Kris Allen-Garth Brooks song that escapes me at the moment
He sang without his guitar; honest, pure and vulnerable; good song choice; terrific; he has a shot of making it into the top 5; Safe
Lil Rounds-"Independence Day"-Martina MacBride
Lil Rounds singing country? She struggled through the song; stood her ground; Simon was disappointed; Safe-Lil is here to stay!!!
Adam Lambert-"Ring of Fire"-Johnny Cash
What was he thinking?!; Horrible; Confused the judges; "Nine Inch Nails Doing Country"; Johnny Cash was rolling over in his grave after listening to that; Adam, it's time to go home!!!
Scott McIntyre-"Wild Angels"-Martin MacBride
Played the piano again; Scott needs to mix it up; bad song choice; too safe; Scott needs to take risks and up his game or else he is gone
Alexis Grace-"Jolene"-Dolly Parton
Pitch problems; good song choice; flat; vulnerable; copycat; forgettable; What happened to Alexis who sang soul music?; Bottom 3
Danny Gokey-"Jesus Takes the Wheel"-Carrie Underwood
Good performance; brilliant; dressed like he was going on a polar expedition..even though it was 80 degrees..Dude, spring is here...the weather is warm; Despite his pitch problems, he is safe for another week
Anoop Desai-"You're Always on My Mind"-Willie Nelson
Big improvement from last week; perfect song choice; went from zero to hero; Nupe Dogg is hanging around next week
Matt Giraud-"So Small"-Carrie Underwood
Played the piano; amazing; authentic; he outsang Danny; compared to Michael Buble; A new frontrunner; best performance of the night; he is staying
Megan Joy-"Walkin' After Midnight"-Patsy Cline
Randy was impressed; perfect song choice; performed despite the flu; courageous; hope she feels better for next week
My Bottom 3 Picks: Scott MacIntyre, Alexis Grace, Adam Lambert
Person Going Home This Week: Scott McIntyre
The Results
31 million votes came in--down from 2 million
The 10 singers voted through are going on the Idols' Summer Concert Tour
Safe:
Lil Rounds
Kris Allen
Anoop Desai
Adam Lambert
Danny Gokey
Megan Joy
Matt Giraud
Scott McIntyre
Bottom 3: Allison Iraheta, Michael Sarver, Alexis Grace (oh no!!!..Memphis, what were u doing instead of voting for Alexis)
Eliminated: Alexis Grace
Judges' Save Used?: the judges were considering saving Alexis but after her encore sing for your life type performance, she was not saved...she goes home...i'm so sad
There were performances by Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley and a duet by Randy Travis and Carrie Underwood. Carrie is still on the top of her game. The duet was awesome.
Next week, the top 10 perform Motown as Idol salutes 50 years of Motown
Program note: Idol is pre-empted this Tuesday due to President Obama's address to the nation.
Wednesday-Performances and Thursday-Results
The 10 American Idol finalists going on tour this summer:
Lil Rounds
Michael Sarver
Kris Allen
Anoop Desai
Adam Lambert
Danny Gokey
Megan Joy
Matt Giraud
Scott McIntyre
Allison Iraheta
Talk to ya back next week
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