Wednesday, March 31, 2010

American Idol 9 Top 10

So it's down to the top 10 on American Idol once again, naturally most of us only care about four or five contestants that still remain.

My blog this year will be following one contestant and that is Crystal Bowersox. This week the 10 hopefulls performed songs from my least favorite category, R&B Soul with guest Usher.

As expected most of the contestants struggled with this genre but Crystal, as always, came out shining with her rendition of Midnight Train To Georgia:



The only other contestant who I think stands even a slight chance against Crystal is Siobhan Magnus. Last night was an off night for her but she could prove to be a wildcard that will give Crystal a run for the title, but I still think Crystal should take it. Here is Siobhan's performance of Through the Fire:



If I have time I'll post a recap tomorrow, but I don't expect either of these two ladies to go home tonight.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

American Idol 9 Top 11

So here we are at the top 11 during what, in my mind, is one of the worst season's of American Idol since I started watching the show about 4 years ago.

It seems as well as though even the celebrity mentors are avoiding the show as so far this year they have had three themes...Billboard for the weeks leading up to the top 12, then the Rolling Stones and last night Billboard top 100. Cute that they had Miley Cyrus as the mentor, loved it when Casey James walked in and said I'm a huge fan...of your dad. That pretty much summed it all up.

To all my followers who have been requesting that I get this blog up and running here we go. But due to a lack of time I will only be noting the best performances of the night.

Last night and so far this season it's been all Crystal Bowersox. Here is a video of her performance of Me and Bobby McGee by Janice Joplin:



My pick for the 9th American Idol is without a doubt Crystal. None of the other candidates even come close to her power and style. When my Classic Rock radio station here in Ottawa is talking about her and playing her performance you know she's made an impact.

On that note Carrie Underwood is performing in Ottawa tonight.