IDOL - Three Men and a Little Lady

Well...we're down to the best and it definitely shows...I don't think anyone was bad tonight...except the judges. Does anyone else notice how every other week Paula changes her tune? One week "staying true to yourself" is what gets it done, and the next its "showing a different side". So basically whatever you do is good. But that's old news I guess. And Simon...don't get me wrong, he's definitely the most sane of the judges, but...a good while ago now, he said that Taylor, Kellie, and Chris were his top three. Well, one of those has panned out nicely...yeah, not so much. But two of the choices seemed solid; when he said it, I actually would have replaced Kellie with Kat and completely agreed, but it seems like he rarely has anything nice to say about Taylor. Taylor more than anyone has had continuity and still lived up to each theme, and for someone he picked as one of the best, each week is "a mess". He liked one of his tonight, but anytime he dances, Simon hates it. He doesn't even bother to judge the singing. I'm not even going to Randy...its not worth it. Elvis...

For the record...I love the times I was born into, but if one thing makes me wish I was born 50 years earlier, its Elvis. I'm as obsessed as someone who wasn't alive when he was can be.

Taylor: From the moment we heard the theme, I knew Taylor would rock, and that he did. Both he and Kat did a good job of choosing an upbeat song and a ballad, and Taylor rocked both. 'Jailhouse Rock' was his, no matter what Simon says. No one is ever going to be Elvis, but he wasn't trying to be...he was just having fun, and its what he's good at, and he didn't miss a note.
'In the Ghetto' was very much like current song week for Taylor when he did 'Trouble' (Ray LaMontagne)...also a great choice. It seemed like he didn't struggle with the high notes, which was something he had been having problems with...it was a good balance between the two songs. Rank: 1 (tie)


Chris: If anyone did an embarrassing Elvis impersonation, it was Chris with those stupidass glasses and turned-up collar. The song however, was very good. I love 'Suspicious Minds' and it was a good choice for him. Like Simon said...it worked. UNlike Paula said...you DON'T forget how good that song is. Did she really just say that it took Chris Daughtry singing that song to know how good it is? Seriously?
'A Little Less Conversation'...I loved how he kept it low at the start, and in the white shirt was even a little sexy...which is definitely a 180 from the first song, but the antics he pulled in the last few seconds just killed it for me. I guess that's a matter of opinion but I didn't like it. It was alright. Rank: 2

Elliot: STOP IT. Everytime Elliot starts singing, thats what I start yelling at the TV. Come on! Does that vibrato REALLY not bother anyone else?? We've eliminated bad vocals at this point. You can't call anyone left in this competition not good, so now it has to be about so much more than that and he puts me to sleep.
This night proved how much I really don't like Elliot...like really a lot. This performance was disturbing for me. I don't believe Elliot has a wild side and hearing him singing about one was icky. He was trying to be like sassy or something and it didn't work for me. He was singing about being evil and again, I wanted to go to sleep. I realize this critique will probably not go over well. Rank: 3

Katharine: I love this chick. Its a man's world now and its man songs this week and yeah she faltered for a sec in 'Hound Dog', but she saved it and the rest was great. The thing about Katharine that you can't say about the rest is that when you watch her, she doesn't seem like she's an Idol contestant. Everyone else seems like an amateur and her voice seems like one you would hear on the radio tomorrow. She got the highest praise from Tommy Mottola, who is someone who could start her career right now...and he loved her. She's fantastic.
Okay, here's the deal. 'Can't Help Falling In Love With You'...I didn't like the arrangement. Cream, apple pie, whatever. But that had nothing to do with the way she sang it. I thought the arrangement was over the top, but she sang the arrangement perfectly, and she performed really well. But she did come in at a disadvantage, and she did great despite that. She's the best, its that simple. Rank: 1 (tie)

This week is so so tough and its all about America, but I'm sticking to what I said and sending Elliot home. Even if something else happens, he is just so far below the level of the other three. I would have tied Chris at one with Kat and Taylor except for that one rocker tail he put at the last second of 'Conversation'.

How does Ryan get around that auditorium so fast?