Megan Gets the Boot AND Another Performance Show

First, my apologies for not blogging last week’s show. My mom is celebrating her 90th birthday today, and I was extremely busy last week, helping my sister with preparations for a birthday party she threw for our mother this past Sunday.

I kept thinking I was going to be able to get some time to watch the show, even after I knew who got the boot. But it really was no surprise to anyone that Megan was sent home.

I thought there was no need to watch the show --- Megan had been sent home, I wasn’t surprised, and that’s that. However, guilt took over, and after watching tonight’s show, I spun through last week’s "boot" show very quickly. After all, I didn’t know who had been at the bottom with her!

Already it looks like I didn’t miss much. Ford video was just ‘iight, and the group sing was atrocious. I did enjoy the impersonations!! Likewise I enjoyed seeing and hearing David Cook. I could have done without seeing his slightly creepy mom in the audience. . . still.

I was more than a little surprised that Allison and Anoop were in the bottom three with Megan, but again, no shock that Megan was sent home.

Now, on to tonight’s Performance Show and songs from the year the contestants were born.

Danny - 1980, Stand by Me
Flawless. I loved every moment of this performance. I loved the way it started, and then he jazzed it out at the end. Amazing!

Kris – 1985, All She Wants to Do is Dance
Kris took an over-played 80’s hit and put a 70’s vibe on it. I thoroughly enjoyed the arrangement and the way he delivered it.

Lil – 1985, What’s Love Got to Do With It
I adore Lil, but she started out pitchy and it didn’t get much better. I was very disappointed in her tonight. I’m scared for her this week.

Anoop – 1986, True Colors
I really liked the arrangement for this song, and I think his performance was nearly perfect. This kid is very much an architect of music --- he knows the methods and techniques, but also has the ability to put some real emotion into it when he sings.

So, I’m going to digress for a moment. Kara is absolutely driving me NUTS!! Kris turning an 80’s anthem into a jazz-toned number was straight from music theory class, but Anoop taking Cyndy Lauper’s hit and giving it a soulful delivery was right. Hmmm. . . c’mon Kara, make up your mind!!

Scott – 1985, The Search is Over
Please send Scott home. He’s a great pianist, he’s a talented musical arranger, he’s a very brave kid, but he is just NOT good enough to be out on that stage at this time. Don’t turn him into a joke by keeping him on another week. And especially since Paula can’t stop talking to him like he’s developmentally disabled.

Allison – 1992, I Can’t Make You Love Me
Only Allison could take on a Bonnie Raitt classic --- she’s got just the right edge to her voice to pull off a song like this. I hated her ensemble, but loved her rendition of this song.

Matt – 1985, Part-time Lovers
This is what makes me so nervous when Matt comes out on stage --- he’s either fabulous or not. And tonight he was fabulous. I just wish he’d even out his performances and show us some consistency for a couple of weeks.

Adam – 1982, Mad World
This is actually one of the few songs from the 80’s that I will still listen to. And Adam did an outstanding job. I really want to NOT like this kid, but I find myself being won over a little more each week by him. This was an Idol moment.

My choice for bottom three: Lil, Scott and Matt. Lil, because I think she’s lost her confidence, Scott because he’s just not good enough and Matt because he’s not consistent enough.

Although I think Scott should go home, I’m afraid that it might be Lil.