Down to the elite 8 on American Idol and, if we are going by singing ability, the show still seems to be steamrolling to a Fantasia vs. LaToya showdown. A month into the main competition it is hard not to sound like a broken record at this point...but nevertheless here's my quick take on "Movie Night" (in order of performance):
I agree with the judges that last night was not one of George Huff's best, but I'd still put him in 4th place or so among last night's contestants.
Jennifer Hudson is back on the move...and in an upward fashion. I knew we could not get through the night without a selection from "The Bodyguard" ... but have to say that J-Hud more than adequately competed with the Whitney version...not an easy thing to do.
Ok it was back to drunk frat boy kaoroke for Jon Peter Lewis. He pulled out the Elvis card again... I thought it was shouty, largely incompreshensible, and showed off no singing ability -- so in other words... see you next week.
Diana DeGarmo continues to crash and burn. I thought she had a chance to show off her ability to "belt" with "My Heart Will Go On"...but it was pretty rough and, unlike Jennifer, did not approach the Celine version we all know (like it or not) so well. I suspect the song title might take on an ominous tone tonight.
Most contestants come out on stage and sing a song...Fantasia Barrino comes out and performs them. While the judges' praises were a bit over the top it was still an amazing performance... after finding herself in the middle of the pack last week...Fantasia knows she has to buckle down and she did it last night.
Jasmine Trias will probably be joining Diana in the bottom 3 tonight... her "When I Fall In Love" was pretty patchy. I agree with Simon's assessment that her vocal ability is lounge singer quality... I enjoy lounge singers...but she is out of her league here.
I don't know what more to say about John Stevens. Good song choice...but I still think he sounds shallow when holding notes...and the finger snapping is annoying. The Rat Pack was hip/cool and John is anything but... Simon said he had no charisma...I disagree he has negative charisma.
LaToya London once again was awesome... according to Paula Abdul on "Entertainment Tonight" apparently Quentin Tarantino originally said she was a "F&ckin' Power House," but Fox was even too scared to just bleep it...so they had to go back and re-film the judges comments after the show.
Again I am torn between LaToya and Fantasia...but I'll give the evening to Fantasia by a nose. I suspect Diana will be leaving tonight (joined by Jasmine...and perhaps John Stevens?)
One more note...Quentin Tarantino...best guest judge ever. Unpredictable, not afraid to speak the truth and obviously a fan of the show.
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