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In the world's ultimate talent search, where the eyes of a nation are upon the best undiscovered singers in the country, where the audience has the power to make or break you, and where a million-dollar recording contract is on the line, there is only one rule: If you can sing it, bring it. Recaps by Chico Alexander, Jason Block, Don Harpwood & Gordon Pepper, GSNN
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Round
of 12: Year Of Your Birth Last week, the road to Idol glory claimed its first casualty in Jeremy Rosado. Now that the playing field is even again, will.i.am is going to channel their inner Idols to bring out the best in ... SONGS from the Year of Your Birth... we're looking at from 1983 to 1995. But there's an additional hitch. As has been stated in the past, the integrity of the search for a superstar comes into question when a contestant is less than honest. This show has not been without its fair share of controversy, and tonight, we add to that, as Ryan starts the show thusly... "With the cooperation of law enforcement, we discovered information that left us with no choice but to eliminate one of our finalists from the competition. When you're doing a live show, anything can happen." We all know who it is... ahem, Jermaine... but we won't know how it went down until LATER in the show. BUT as is also oft repeated... the show must go on. As was stated before, this week's mentor is will.i.am, a hip-hop legend in the making and one of the founding members of the multi-platinum Black Eyed Peas. He also has made a name for himself as a talented producer. The show glosses over his STELLAR role in "Wolverine"... and so will we. 1. Phil Phillips - Hard to Handle (Black Crowes, 1990) Yes, Yes and Yes. This is a
great way to open. This is a statement song as to what he is. I liked
the vocals and I liked his attitude. SAFE. Has a lot to live up to from
last week and for the most part she did. Her pipes are killer and her
attitude is amazing. Mark it down...if she doesn't falter, she is going
to be in the final four. SAFE. Yet another off key ballad
from Heejun. His breathy vocals just didn't fit this. He is in TROUBLE. Started off slowly but the
rasp brought me in. I liked this. SAFE. This isn't baby making
music, this is putting the baby to sleep music. I was bored. He should
have stuck with his original choice - "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?".
TROUBLE. Oooh, scary choice. One of
the seminal ballads of our age. And I was right. OUCH on the money notes
and yes I am comparing this to Mariah. Not good at all. TROUBLE. Obscure choice. While the
performance is very very good, this is OBSCURE. But his performance
outshines the obscurity. SAFE. Something about this version I didn't like...I can't put my finger on it. It felt very very disjointed. She didn't know what she wanted to be. TROUBLE. At this point, we get the nitty gritty on what we've already known to be true. Due to information from law enforcement, American Idol producers had to eject Jermaine Jones from the competition. All of this went down YESTERDAY at the AI offices with EPs Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe at about 4:56p PT/7:56p ET. He would have sung "Somewhere Out There". We are treated to his dress from shortly before the events transpired. But it is business as usual.
Tomorrow, someone WILL have to sing for their life. This is the 2nd person
tonight who really picked a great song for herself. This is another
finalist right here. SAFE. While the vocals and
performance were WAY over the top...and I mean WAY over the top, this is
not even close to being in the bottom three. SAFE. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE To see extras from this episode, go to www.americanidol.com. |
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