JacoB Lusk is Out and We’re Down to Magic 4

The elimination of Jacob Lusk was a voting-decision long-awaited by the AI viewing public. Jacob Lusk came out so strong during the earlier weeks of the contest but the fervor died as we or some of us got bored with his style – screaming and all. But Lusk is lucky. This guy held on to his seat for weeks which means he has had sufficient number of votes, more than talented jazzy Casey Abrams, or Paul Mac Donalds and even Stefano Langone.

Now we are down to magic four and it is getting more exciting than ever because my bets James Durbin and Haley Rheinhart are assured in the top. After Haley Rheinhart got the judegs standing ovation by piping the, “House of the Rising Sun” my hopes are up. And I think my father is wrong after all about the American voting public. They are getting smarter. Because along with Jacob Lusk in the bottom is Lauren Alaina. Both dished out bad performances. Jacob made very poor song choices (Hello! is “No Air” even a song?!). Lauren even ruined an all-time favorite song, “Unchained Melody” to the dismay of my mother, my father and I. The next one to go will definitely be Lauren, that is if America gets smarter again next week. I maintain that American Idol should be a talent show not a popular show and the voting public should at least recognize what talent is and is not.

American Idol Season 10 Top 8

Pia Toscano’s premature ejection from the contest leaves us with 8 idolteers.  She could have stayed a little longer at the top 3 inspite of her lack of versatility and frigidness on stage. But the fact that American voters are unpredictable and rather illogical, it is impractical to even give my own prophesy. So I throw caution to the wind.

So here are the eight. Humpty-Dumpty Jacob Lusk who’s weight in AI makes him look like a wriggling fat papaya, Charlatan Country Singer Scotty Mc Creery who’s deep voice makes my skin crawl, Crazy and Cocky Casey Abrams and I need not say more, Perennially Bottom 3 Stefano Langone who can’t seem to connect with the audience, Screaming and Eye Twitching James Durbin who may at any time fall into fits of Tourette’s Syndrome, Boring and Unstable Lauren Alaina , Freaky Paul Mc Donald and his $4,000.00 flowery white suit, and a growling over-the-top Haley Reinhart.

Thia Megia and Naima Adedapo Voted off in American Idol

Thia Megia and Naima Adedapo, Top 11 contenders of American Idol Season 10 have been voted off. Paul Mc Donald one of the bottom three is saved.

Thia and Naima’s performance have been slacking since weeks ago. Naima particularly have miraculously stayed above the bottom three. Thia needs more maturity as an artist to develop her style and find her niche. America Got Talent and even American Idol is not for her yet.

This week’s elimination round has proven, America has voted wisely. Last week was a shocker which made idol fanatics anxious to go through this week. Casey Abrams who escaped the bottom three by several margins, has shaven a few centimeters off his beard and hair and has sang quite surprisingly fascinating making the judges who saved him very proud and which has earned him more votes than the others. Stefano Langone, bottom three last week with Casey and Thia Megia and one of my early favorites and Jennifer Lopez’s too,  must shake the dusts off and consider choosing songs like he did a couple of weeks back and connect to the audience.

I’m excited for next week again and AI has not yet lost one Idol fanatic in the person of me. And so, tonight I can sleep well, like a baby.

Top 13 in American Idol 10

It has been a crazy and competitive season with hundreds of thousands of auditions not so great singers, street urchins, and psychopaths and really really talented auditioners. Not to mention new judges, sexy Jennifer Lopez, who, compared to Paula Abdul surprises me with her more substantial comments, and rock superstar Steven Tyler who makes the lives of editors hard by censoring his comments every now and then. It seems that Simon Cowell is not missed, his sarcasm and bluntness, now slowly reprised by Randy Jackson.

This season undoubtedly has the best contestants it’s like all American Idol Champions and finalists put together in one competition, well of course except Jordin Sparks, an all-luck mediocre talent, who must be AI’s biggest mistake. I wonder how she made it in the Hollywood elimination week.

So here is the Top 10 who garnered the most number of text votes, plus the 3 wildcard winners and arranged according to my preference.

1. Casey Abrams This singer hits the stage like he has just gotten out of bed without taking a shower. He knows that and admits that he defies the look of an American Idol, and to an ordinary person looks lazy and can only serve hamburgers and nothing at all. His magical talent makes him unconventionally ‘sexy’ in his own way.

2. Jacob Lusk The only contestant in the history of American Idol who made me cry in his passionate performance of “God Bless the Child”. Not only does Jacob have a great vocal quality, he has the passion, the melody and timing that is inviting, his range is amazing- hitting the highest of the high and the lowest of the low which can shame both Scotty and James.

3. Paul Mc Donald Will he sing “Hot Legs” by Rod Stewart please? This corky guy with unshaven looks and unique style owns a white suit adorned with red flowers. I’d seen him wearing the white jacket over again. And how he likes flowers! Wednesday night he donned an all black ensemble and a black flower brooch to top it all off.

4. Stefano Langone Dubbed as hot by J LO, Stefano is armed with superstar looks, a great smile and dimples. And not only that, he personally impresses me with his great vocal quality, confidence, and consistent performance. His excellent rendition of “I need you (Lord)” during the wildcard competition suits the occasion. It must have been divine intervention to sing a song so powerfully beautiful and which brought him to the top 13.

5. Scotty Mc Creery One of my least favorites because an overdoze of country songs makes me sick. His deep voice is pretty disturbing for a 16 year old. Armed only with charm and good looks, his deep voice spells monotony and utter boredom. He can only sing country songs and nothing more. A non-American Idol material, I wonder how he even got into the top 10. Brett Loewenstern should take over.

6. James Durbin The opposite of Mr. Cowboy. This attention grabber screamer has medical as well as emotional issues which should be resolved. If Cowboy hits the lowest of notes, Mr. Cryer hits the highest notes. To impress the audience and the judges he does it over the top even if uncalled for in a song. Didn’t I wish to replace him with Clint Jun Gamboa?

Females

Wildcards Ashton and Naima are on the top of my list. Shame on the voters who missed them.

1. Ashton Jones I like her and I just like her and you will not argue with me. I like her diva appeal, big hair, petite size, and an ass that can get J Lo the run for her money. She sang Jennifer Hudson’s “I’m not telling you” during the wildcard competition, because she says, “she is not going” and how Randy loves her attitude. Although her voice was a little shaky during her performance, it’s her attitude that made her win.

2. Naima Adedapo This mother of two has eccentric fashion sense and powerful vocal chords. She is a singer to behold and I wish to see more of her on stage.

3. Pia Toscano The looker, got a standing ovation for singing “Stand by me”. That was the only time I noticed her in AI and I don’t know where I even was.

4. Thia Megia Looking like a lost child with her crayola sweater, short shorts that looked like a cut off jeans and ugg boots. Thia at 15 is a pro in the field of reality tv, she lost it at the America Got Talent though. I heard her sing in a David Foster concert in youtube and I was unimpressed. There’s a lot of room for improvement. Did you see an upset Jennifer Lopez when she was picked for the top 10 over Lauren Turner?

5. Haley Reinhart A raspy, word-eater, sexy wannabe who at some point during a group competition forgot the lyrics of her song. So she gobbled unintelligible words, and at the last resort hummed and gruffed, which eventually saved herself by a hairline and now she’s on top 10. She captivates rocker Tyler who’s got his eyes on hot singers.

6. Lauren Alaina Cart-wheeling 16- year- old from Georgia sang Tyler’s “I don’t wanna miss a thing” since audition, sang it again during Hollywood Week and may sing it again and again. And I wish I am wrong.

7. Karen Rodriguez This girl looks like some ordinary lass from some barrio. Nothing great and nothing unique. So what if she is Latina and can sing some Spanish. She still has got to prove she got talent other than her charm.