My Idol Top 12 Post

Deb did the honors earlier, but this morning I replied to an e-mail from an employee of the former big client with what amounted to a post with my thoughts.  With little or no modification, before the results show happens, just for the record.  I have been predicting the elimination of Kristy, or else David Hernandez, so it’s fascinating to see what Dial Idol says.  Despite them. I just can’t see it being Syesha, unless there’s partly a demographic weirdness because of Chikezie having been so astonishingly entertaining.  Anyway, here it is…

Syesha would have stood out had there not been such good performances from a few others.  She fell dangerously middling.  It’s not a song I like much, but I liked hers.  She looked gorgeous with her hair like that, too.  That all said, I can totally see a perception of boring, and forgettable, especially through having gone first.

Chikezie was amazing.  I’d have liked it if he stayed bluegrass the whole time - made me think Curt Cliff Wagner and the Old Number 7, but the rock it up bit was exactly what he failed to do in Orange Suit Week, when he slowed and stayed slow with a somewhat snappy song.  I was amused that he incorporated a touch of Blake and a touch of what so many loved about Taylor, but he also has a great voice.  He makes me think Philly sounds, bands like the Stylistics.

Brooke made me cry, of all things.  I wasn’t sure about her at first, but she’s just amazing and truly genuine.

I don’t want to like Carly because she’s a plant, but between Crazy On You and Come Together, she’s winning me over.  That and she’s become more personable.  Did you catch the little Irish joke?  At the end of the grocery list she tacked on “and potatoes!”

Ditto for David Cook, though at least he’s not a plant.  I love Hello and loved his rockier remake of it, then thought he was great this week, and looking better.

Liked Amanda very much, felt like she was back.  Never heard of the song, which is usually bad, rather than good from my perspective.  People had suggested she ought to do Helter Skelter, but I was thinking the less obvious Taxman.

I am not sure why so many people really liked Jason this week.  He has a fan base and is an awesome guy, but the singing wasn’t there, dawg.

I thought Michael was better, and better than he’s been doing, but despite the distinctive voice, look, and front man potential, he’s not running away with it as I might have expected.  Now bad, but not outstanding.

Ramiele needs to return to what we saw initially.  She still has a fan base just from one amazing and unexpected performance, and being so darn cute and sweet, but it’s going to evaporate the rest of the way if she doesn’t come through next week.  In the study of all possible indicators out there, one is sales of the full versions off iTunes.  She seemed to have a big and safe fan base, but her stuff has reportedly not been selling.

David Hernandez I like a lot, but that wasn’t so great.  Between the “pizza bistro” thing as code for strip club and playing to the girls with the song and performance, there was a bit of desperation.  I thought it was okay, but song choice.  If Kristy is inexplicably safe, it’ll probably be him, and I’m fine with that.

David Archuleta did prove he’s human, notwithstanding my calling him the Achoo-Bot.  It’s like he’s programmed a certain way, which showed in his “wasn’t I just wonderful” demeanor after the bad performance.  And you don’t admit you aren’t familiar with the Beatles, 17 or not, because that makes you somehow less human.  Henry is familiar with the Beatles!  The anesthesiologist played a Beatles CD as they were tidying and finishing up in the delivery room, so it was the first music he heard in the outside world.  You don’t Stevie Wonderfy things.  You Don’t Forget The Lyrics.  It was (cue British accent) just ghastly.

Did I forget anyone?  And if so, what does that say?  Let’s see…

Duh, Kristy Lee Cook, the one who’s going home this week, Dial Idol notwithstanding.  I feel kind of bad, because she’s the plant they abandoned, and apparently doesn’t do well if you stop watering her.  That was almost unbearably bad, like a caricature.  Yet despite that, I could see how they could have liked her voice, if you gave it the right songs and production to work with.  They just aren’t hot for country this year, and that was over the top, almost like she knew she was done and either was thumbing her nose at them or taking a perceived risk.

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