American Idol - Top 10 Perform !!

I am back! Life interfered the last several days and ruined my blog post everyday since December 1st. Oh well.

Tonight on American Idol was Motown night. Motown is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The mentor is music legend Smokey Robinson who has written over 4000 songs.

1. First up - Matt Giraud singing Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" Matt sat at the piano at first and then got up and sang. He looks great in the tie & shirt w/cardigan sweater. He made a good song choice, and did a good job with his vocals & the falsetto. Mike says Matt is VERY GOOD.
2. Kris Allen chose "How Sweet it Is" by Marvin Gaye. He wore and odd military style shirt. He had great guitar and vocals, and looks to be enjoying himself on stage. Mike says Kris is alright, but he liked Matt better.
3. Scott McIntyre sang "You Can't Hurry Love" by Diana Ross. Scott is just not my cup of tea. It is an okay song - he plays the piano well and sings well - but he is not at all exciting too look at or listen too. Mike says Scott is just okay. ***NOTE***WHY DO THE CONTESTANTS FEEL THE NEED TO DEFEND AND EXPLAIN THEIR ACTIONS AND SONG CHOICES?
4. Megan Joy Corkrey attempted to sing "For Once in My Life". It pains me to criticize Megan because she was one of my early favorites. But, she has bombed the last couple of weeks and I think she bombed again tonight. Bad song choice, her outfit is terrible, she is screaming NOT singing. She is just awful tonight. Her voice is really irritating. Mike says that Megan can't dance, she sounds like a bellows (loud and soft alternating volume), is duck footed and wearing ugly shoes. He says: GO BACK TO THE POND MEGAN.
5. Anoop Desai "Ooh Baby Baby" by Smokey. I felt Anoop had some pitch problems tonight. Other than that, he is just not very exciting. He is okay - but not special. Mike commented that Anoop kept puffing air onto the microphone. Mike says he didn't like this performance, but thinks Anoop will be safe thanks to Megan.
6. Michael Sarver chose "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" which wasn't a great song choice in my opinion - he did okay, he tried to work the crowd a bit, he also had a nice key change and finish at the end. Mike says Michael is just alright. ***AGAIN - CONTESTANTS SHOULD STAND AND LISTEN TO THE JUDGES CRITIQUES WITHOUT COMMENTS***
7. Lil Rounds - Wow - we both expected a MEGA performance from Lil this week - and she really missed a huge chance to nail it. She chose "Heat Wave" Lil came out with a new hair-do and a flapper-style dress. From the beginning I felt the tempo was way too fast and that Lil is rushing through the song. She is working very hard to go fast and sing loudly. Mike says that he felt the only dynamics were LOUD. Lil was shouting and straining to keep up the pace. Mike says it was horrible and he hated it.
8. Adam Lambert - We both were looking forward to hearing Adam sing. Friends from FaceBook were finished watching the show before we started, so we had been tipped off to Adam's performance being awesome. He did not disappoint us!! Adam sang "Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson. Adam sported a clean look this week and wore a suit. There was no black nail polish or make-up. I feel that Adam has done a good job of rising to the occasion each week and he did not let me down tonight. This was an excellent performance. Mike said this was the first goosebump song for him on Season 8.
9. Danny Gokey sings "Get Ready". Danny's appearance has not evolved one iota so far this season, and I am not sure his performances have grown either. His vocals are okay - but not really very special. Also, I thought it was a bit hokey when he danced with the back-up singers. Mike thought Danny was the 2nd best of the night.
10. Allyson Iraheta came out and sang "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by the Temptations and OMG! did she ever nail it! Holy smoke. She had impeccable vocals and did an awesome job. I thought her outfit was confusing - but that might be the age gap talking. The outfit looks young on the bottom with the leggings, but the layering on the top looked old to me. Mike says Allyson is the best girl of the night!

Mikes choices:

Top 3 are Adam, Allyson and Danny

Bottom 3 are Michael, Lil and Megan

>>>>Going home??? Megan

Jamies choices:

Top 3 are Adam, Allyson and Matt

Bottom 3 are Lil, Megan and Scott

>>>>Going home??? Megan