American Idol Season 10: Top 6 Result Show

- "Marry Me Randy" sign. Just no!! Is she crazy??
- A lot of people will be disappointed with tonight's result. Bring on the shocking boot!! Let's ruin this disappointing season!!
- Mate is an Australian slang,Scotty!!
- Thanks God for Haley's growl in this boring group performance. The energy is too low,it will be a blackout if it's getting lower.
- I cringed watching Scotty got surrounded by girls. Please stop that,Nigel!! Stop shoving Scotty down our throat!!
- Crystal Bowersox performs. I prefer Mine All Mine but still she rocks it!! I love the carpet & the bong. Why no chit chat,Ryan?? Damn you,Idol. She needs promotion,you know!! Give as much airtime as you can to Idol alumni!!
- I love the questions from the viewers. The blue screen distracted me though,I wanna read all the comments. LOL. I saw some Jacob's love from some viewers. So that's his hidden fans.
- OMG!! What is this?? New way to read the ditty. I like this!! They give us the visual & Jimmy Iovine's take. This is more entertaining than Ryan reading the judges comments. Or the judges comment on performance night.
- Haley is safe. Yes!!
- Scotty & Lauren have to wait at the couch. Uh oh!!
- Casey too!! LOL at Jimmy highlighting Casey's growl for the viewers to see.
- OMG!! This is very suspenseful!! I'm nervous LOL
- Ryan said shocking so many times. Who is it??
- James is safe.
- Jimmy Iovine is hilarious!! Somehow it's pretty funny watching him giving comments. Why don't he become judge & replace Steven??
- My eyes fixated on that dog behind Bruno Mars when he's performing. I kept thinking he might interact with that dog at some point. No?? Oh well. It would have been fun.
- Jacob is safe. What??? No kidding!! Who's his fans??
- Scotty or Casey?? Impossible Scotty will go home with his broad voting base.
- It's Casey Abrams going home tonight. NOOOO!! LOL at him kissing every girls in the audience,rolling in the stage,saying "you're mine" to Haley. Best singout ever!! VFTW will love this!!
- It's pretty sad seeing Casey go. He's entertaining and very musical.

Crystal Bowersox - Mine All Mine

Absolute perfection as usual from Crystal!!

American Idol Season 9 Top 2 Studio Recording Review

- Lee Dewyze - Everybody Hurts (I love Lee takes on this recording,very mellow,he meant every words,love his voice,pretty good recording)
- Crystal Bowersox - Black Velvet (ouch sorry Cyrstal,I prefer your live interpretation of this song. Somehow she lost her raw voice quality in this recording)
- Lee Dewyze - Beautiful Day (it's almost the same with its live version,only added that with much auto-tunes and very polished sound. Yuck!! If you want great version of Beautiful Day,check Lee's rendition on Access Hollywood instead.)
- Crystal Bowersox - Up To The Mountain (GORGEOUS!! This song makes me stop my activities and forced me to listen carefully to every lyrics. This song should be promoted to the radios and get Crystal her own grammy awards)

Best recording this week: Up To The Mountain

American Idol Season 9 Grand Finale

- Lee looks as stoic as he can gets.
- Randy is boo-ing Simon and immediately after that applaud him. What a douche!!
- The Top 12 sing School's Out with Alice Cooper & Orianthi. Amazing!! Too bad they're lip-syncing. I love the school uniform outfit though. Siobhan shows her stomach. Whew.
- Kris Allen performs The Truth. OMG!! He looks scorching hot. He's already fine without make up,and with make up tonight he looks like a Greek god. I love his performance!! Dino jaw at full force tonight. LOL
- Simon's clip. I feel nostalgic.
- Siobhan Magnus & Aaron Kelly sing with Bee Gees. At last,live singing. This performance is way above my expectation. Barry Gibbs sings better than the last time he was on the show (Season 6). The harmonization is spectacular. So good!!
- LOL at David Hasselhoof.
- Michael Lynche sing Take It To The Street (amazingly sang by Taylor Hicks on S5) with Michael McDonald. Very nice!!
- Dane Cook sings to Simon plus appearance by The Brittenum Twins,Normund Gentle,Tatiana Del Toro,that pink jumping woman from the first audition,I Am Your Brother guy & I don't recognize that alfredo guy or whatever who's hogging the mic the entire time,since he looks much more buff.
- The Top 6 Girls sing Christina Aguilera's catalogue. In the name of all that is holy,why are they so much more improved tonight?? Every once of their few seconds performances are better than their entire run on Idol. Case in point: Lacey Brown's sultry take on Beautiful,Paige Miles blows the roof & the stadium with Fighter,Katie Stevens killed every verses of that two songs,Siobhan rocked every lines. So amazing!! That's proving the girls are definitely so strong this year,when they're not nervous.
- Christina Aguilera sings beautifully. Outstanding!!
- Ricky Gervais is so damn funny.
* So far so good,don't screw it up TPTB!!
- The Top 6 Guys perform Hall & Oates catalogue. Andrew Garcia still suck at singing with the band,Tim Urban looks so tanned and buff. Clearly the girls are much more talented judging by the singing.
- Hall & Oates sing their song effortlessly.
- Crystal sings an Alannis Morisette song with all her heart. Isn't she supposed to sing with Melissa Etheridge? It turned out,Alannis is the one who duet with Crystal. Amazingness at every level!! Crystal looks very pro & like the 2nd coming of Alannis. Love it!!
- Carrie Underwood rocks Undo It. Wonderful performance as always. I love this song so much.
- Kris Allen gives the Top 2 their own personal styled Ford car. I love Crystal's design. Gosh,why Kris looks so damn fine!! It's like he's not aging at all. Craziness!! Oh,Crystal & Lee butchered My Wish. Awful harmony. No one can compared to Kradam's Ford video last year.
- Casey James sings with Brett Michael. OMG! I'm surprised. This is so inspiring.
* I didn't think last season could be topped by this season's finale. But I was wrong. So far I enjoy tonight's performances. The best night for me this year. I'm having so much fun and forget all of my problems. Yay!!
- Lee performs with Chicago. Just okay.
- Simon's tribute again. Flirting with Paula.
- Pants On The Ground by the General Platt and William Hung. LMAO!!
- Paula Abdul's tribute to Simon. Aww,I miss Paula. I hope she has the success that she deserved on her new dance show.
- All winners except David Cook sing Together We Are One. Plus appearances by some Idol alumni : David Archuleta,Allison Iraheta,Matt Giraud,Brooke White,Melinda Doolittle,Blake Lewis,Chris Richardson,Kristy Lee Cook,etc. Woah,this is so fantastic. I can die a peaceful death right now. I'm getting emotional right now. This show has given me a lot of joy. Sigh. I'll miss Simon definitely.
- Janet Jackson performs Nothing with the top 12. I love it!! It reminds me of her Velvet Rope album. The kids seemed awestruck watching Janet performs.
- Crystal & Lee perform with Joe Cocker. Crystal lays it all on the table while Lee's just winging it and smile. Geesh.
* Where is Taylor Hicks & Elliot Yamin's duet??
- Ryan didn't say how many million votes tonight.
- Lee Dewyze wins American Idol,and a girl can never win this show ever again,no matter how great she is or how beautiful she is. 3 white guy with guitar in a row. Woah!!

American Idol Season 9 Top 2 Performances (Finale)

Gosh,tonight reminds me of last year's fantastic Kradam night. I miss that moments. Crystal Bowersox looks gorgeous btw.

Round 1: Contestant's song choice
- Lee Dewyze - The Boxer (pretty nice,it's like his first rendition of this song,nothing different,he has much more confidence maybe)
- Crystal Bowersox - Me and Bobby McGee (I love this song. She rocked it on the Top 11 week. She brings different arrangement to tonight's performance. What an amazing performance!!)

Round 2: Executive Producer's choice
- Lee Dewyze - Everybody Hurts (strong performance,very good song choice,it suits Lee's voice,arguably one of Lee's better performance)
At this point,I really need showstopper performance like Carrie vs Bo or David Archuleta vs David Cook in previous seasons. C'mon guys!!
- Crystal Bowersox - Black Velvet (holy shit,Crystal shows how it's done. This is the Crystal that we know since beginning,someone that is in different league from the others. She shows so much passion. There's a fire in her performance. I feel excited too. One of her best performances)

Round 3: Coronation Song/Singles
- Lee Dewyze - Beautiful Day (oh U2 song, I thought it's gonna be Daniel Powter's Bad Day song. Hahaha. It's pretty good performance I think,he gave it his best. Hmm,I don't know if he can make this performance any better)
- Crystal Bowersox - Up To The Mountain (woah,they did a great job picking the single song this season. Giving the contestants a song that's suitable for their own personal style. Crystal totally knocks this song out of the park. Very emotional performance. She should win this thing)

Will Young's performance seemed a bit stiff and cold for me. Although I love his song by now. Nice job,dude!!

My rank:
1. Crystal Bowersox - Up To The Mountain
2. Crystal Bowersox - Black Velvet
3. Crystal Bowersox - Me And Bobby McGee
4. Lee Dewyze - Beautiful Day
5. Lee Dewyze - Everybody Hurts
6. Lee Dewyze - The Boxer

American Idol Season 9 Top 3 Studio Recording Review

- Casey James - OK,It's Alright With Me (woah,from the first note,I already love this recording. Casey's bluesy raspy voice comes out very apparent and clear,I really really enjoy his voice in this song,and everything is much better than his live performance.)
- Crystal Bowersox - Come To My Window (the melody and the arrangement in this song remind me so much of the music on late 90's. Very nostalgic. Crystal's voice suck me into the song. Very lovely. I love it!! If you love late 90's music,you should buy this song. It will make you dance.)
- Lee Dewyze - Simple Man (somehow,the first thing that I thought when I listen to this song is woah,Lee could have a bonafide music career after this. I don't know if people will buy Lee's songs since the market is so inundated with crappy albeit catchy songs. But I believe,the record company can find a way to market Lee. He's very markettable,judging from his recording voice alone. Btw I love this recording,usually I'm not a fan of this type of genre in music,but dunno why I like this)
- Casey James - Daughters (hmm Casey back to his boring self in this song. Bummer. I'm not enjoying this song at all. It's like he didn't give it his all when recording this song.)
- Crystal Bowersox - Maybe I'm Amazed (the arrangement in this song is too gloomy for me,somehow I'm not liking this recording at all. It's too blah.)
- Lee Dewyze - Hallelujah (sorry Lee,I don't like this rendition. Your voice is pretty good in the song but Hallelujah has already been done to death and I'm so bored with it. And you did nothing in the arrangement)

The best recording this week: Simple Man,Come To My Window,OK,It's Alright With Me

American Idol Season 9 Top 3 Result Show

Hoahm,okay tonight is the announcement of the Top 2. Ryan begins with chit chat with the Top 3. It's so boring that I daydream along the way. I don't know,but these guys don't have any sparks in them to excite the audiences.

Casey James's homecoming clip. Is it me or did they cut Casey clip only until the hospital?? I didn't see his reunion with his family,etc. Looks like something's wrong with my channel.

Travis Garland performs. Looks like it's lips-syncing. I don't see this song gains any traction at all. He should've been with his old boyband.

Crystal Bowersox's homecoming clip. Touching. She has to win this thing,if not that'd be injustice.

Lee Dewyze's homecoming clip. Woah,he's shocked that all of this happening to him.

Justin Bieber performs. I love You Smile,I Smile. He should've sang a full Baby song. This is the only interesting thing in the whole night. I've seen the popularity of Hilary Duff,Miley Cyrus,Jonas Brothers and now Justin Bieber. Who's next?? It's getting more popular by each new artist. Someday it'd be the equivalent of the second coming of Christ.

Casey James is eliminated. Crystal & Lee for the Finale. Predictable. Gosh,what a lazy singout.

American Idol Season 9 Top 3 Performances

1st round (The contestants's song choices)
- Casey James (in order for Lee vs Crystal dream TPTB finale to happen,they put Casey to perform first,contestants song choice first & judges choice later,in order to prevent showstopper performance like Kris Allen last year to happen,and it works. Casey's performance is so blah,meh and lazy. He has major nerve going on in the beginning of the song. He'd be toast if he didn't transform his 2nd performance into magic)
I saw Lilly Scott far away in the audiences.
- Crystal Bowersox (I love the first note,the rest are okay. Not a great performance. The band ruined everything. It's too mediocre for Crystal. Sigh. Hoping for a great 2nd performance.)
- Lee Dewyze (this is what I'm talking about. I want to see them duking it out in this final stage of competition. I love this performance,the accoustic at the beginning,the right arrangement for the band,his voice soars and fills the stage perfectly. This rock version of Lee is what people have been waiting for. Great job,Lee. I'm impressed!!)
2nd round (The judges's song choices)
- Casey James (he sang it better than my expectation,quite beautiful performance there. Albeit verging on sleepy and slow tempo. Hence,great playing guitar as always from Casey. I hope Casey has his chance too to sneak in into the top 2. Since he has Jealous Guy & Don't in his resume so far)
- Crystal Bowersox (holy crap,Crystal blows me away. I didn't know that she could sing like that,and she doesn't bring her guitar out. A risky move indeed. She sang that song outta the park & adding 1 more fantastic performances into her showstopper performances list. The way she pushed her voice reminds me of Season 6 divas year)
- Lee Dewyze (oh gosh,the pimping. It's like Crystal has lost and Lee won this competition. I can't stand it. Yes,he has quite good performance but he has some flat notes in the higher register and the choir is so cheesy,everything just smells over-pimping for me)

My rank:
1. Lee Dewyze (Simple Man)
2. Crystal Bowersox (Maybe I'm Amazed)
3. Casey James (Daughters)
4. Lee Dewyze (Hallelujah)
5. Crystal Bowersox (Come To My Window)
6. Casey James (OK,It's Alright With Me)

American Idol Season 9 Top 4 Studio Recordings Review

- Lee Dewyze (hmm I don't see why people should buy this recording,it's almost alike with his live performance. Somehow,I'm enchanted by the background singer's voice in this)
- Michael Lynche (bland performance and I don't care at all. Just Mike singing that song in karaoke)
- Crystal Bowersox & Lee Dewyze (beautiful vocal and arrangement from both of them,I can hear their chemistry and the harmonization is great.)
- Casey James (I love this recording of Casey. Great vocal,great arrangement,more melodic rather than his live performance. Definitely one of his best recording)
- Crystal Bowersox (same with Casey. Crystal has great recording too this week. I love her vocal and the way she sing in this recording. I can feel her conviction and all her passion. Great job!!)
- Casey James & Michael Lynche (thanks to Casey,Mike probably has his best recording. This recording is so good,you should check it out. I love both of their voices.)

The best recording this week: Casey James,Crystal Bowersox,both of the duets

American Idol Season 9 Top 4 Performances (Movie Week)

Please stop with the boo-ing,Randy!! It's getting so old!! You should get the boo-ing instead for being a complete useless on the show.

- Lee Dewyze (I love his voice,less flat than the usual,but very karaoke indeed & boring. Why couldn't he pick a fresher song instead?? And why Randy still uses the word "pitchy" after Harry scolded the judges last week?)
- Michael Lynche (what's going on tonight,Randy,is that the contestants pick the worst song imaginable. Overdone and cheesy song that people already bored with. Gosh,so boring. I'm not excited at all at his performance. He sounds good & the choir is a plus point but whatever!! I don't care.)
- Crystal & Lee (when I heard they were going to sing Falling Slowly,I rolled my eyes thinking what a copycat they are,picking Kris Allen's memorable performance last season. But what you know,it's the best duet ever and one of the best performance of the season. This is fantastic on every level. Great vocal,great arrangement,great chemistry resulting in perfect performance. Of course,Simon loves that song,unlike last season which he was indifference to Kris. CMIIW. Yeah,I know he said that he loved the performance on the result show but that after the whole blogosphere applauded the performance which the stupid Randy criticized)
- Casey James (better song choice than Lee & Mike although it's very laid back but at least it's not a cheesy song. Casey is singing in the pit of death. Not good!! Why won't he learn?! That swaybot pit is deadly!! His performance is okay. He looks smoking though with his stubbles gone. Kara is enjoying the performance too much. Mmkay.)
- Crystal Bowersox (the best individual performance tonight. Crystal should win this thing hands down. I'm not a fan of that song though. Doesn't have a lot of melody in it and not catchy at all.)
- Casey & Mike (Casey excels when he sings sweet raw tender song,while Mike soars singing a love song. Thus this performance is spectacular)

Why is it possible that the duets are better than the solos? Were they intentionally focus on the duets & ditch their solos?? Tomorrow Fantasia gonna perform. Yay!!

My rank:
1. Crystal & Lee
2. Casey & Mike
3. Crystal Bowersox
4. Casey James
5. Lee Dewyze
6. Michael Lynche

American Idol Season 9 Top 5 Studio Recordings Review

- Aaron Kelly (love this recording much better than his live performance because he sounds less country twang in here. Love the sound from the big band too. Aaron's voice is extremely marketable. I hope I see his music career soon)
- Casey James (of course this recording is in different league compared to his goat awful live performance but I still cringe over the incompability of his bluesy country voice with jazz element. Not matching at all and very strange.)
- Crystal Bowersox (love her phrasing,love her nuance,I can't imagine how awful this season would be if Crystal isn't here. I love this recording so much. Not boring or sleepy at all. It's perfect)
- Michael Lynche (his vocal is flawless,everything is perfect,but I dunno why I don't care at all for this recording. It seems this recording just went over my head. This one is better than his live rendition though)
- Lee Dewyze (woah,I love love this recording. Lee's voice is as usual different from his live show. I don't get it why it's so different. Maybe because they polish it to death. But anyway,he picks the right song for his voice and this week. Thanks God,I can like another Lee's recording since Beast of Burden)

The best recording of this week: Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox

American Idol Season 9 Top 5 Performances (Sinatra Theme)

Of course they did filler endlessly at the beginning,I was already super bored with all of this shit. Another filler again after the commercial. Geesh!!

- Aaron Kelly (uh oh the band overwhelmed his voice. Why can't they tone down the bandzilla a bit so that we can hear the contestant's voice more clearly?? And no Ellen,I could still hear country from his voice. It's so weird those country jazz vocal. I think it's okay though)
- Casey James (thanks Casey for the conviction free and awkward performance. The vocal was all over the place. I didn't get a single good moment from this performance. He'll go home tomorrow,I think)
- Crystal Bowersox (woah,I never thought she could sing a jazz song this perfectly. Her phrasing is of course flawless,she looks like a jazz singer & not folk at all,although the song made me sleepy but I think she excels)
- Michael Lynche (somehow he lost me in the beginning part of the performance & I didn't get excited at all about this performance. I wanted to like it but I didn't,I dunno why. Kris sang this song beautifully last year while Mike just hit those big notes without any interesting addition to the performance)
I don't get this night. Usually I love big band night the most but tonight is blah. WTH with Lee getting pimp spot again???
- Lee Dewyze (OMG!! He just locks himself for the Top 2 there!! So full of swagger,it's just effortless,amazingly not pitchy like usual,everything just felt right. He could win this thing. Crystal better be watch out for Lee)

My rank:
1. Lee Dewyze
2. Crystal Bowersox
3. Aaron Kelly
4. Michael Lynche
5. Casey James

The one thing that I'm excited about for this week is Lady Gaga performing tomorrow.

American Idol Season 9 Top 7 Performances (Inspirational Songs)

- Casey James (he sounded hoarse!! His performance was okay. He still stands there the whole time as always. I'm bored by his schtick now)
- Lee Dewyze (it's just la la la la for the whole performance. So boring!! Although Lee showed his feeling in that performance. I agreed that it's better than Casey)
- Tim Urban (well,at least I like the song. He did quite a nice performance though.)
- Aaron Kelly (the arrangement was weird,the end note was amazing,but I'm still waiting for him to completely blow me away. He hasn't had a come back performance like Katie did)
- Siobhan Magnus (who knew that Siobhan's chance to be in the Top 2 disappear so quickly. She's just toasted. She hasn't had a great performance to save her life. Personally for me, I like this performance very much though. Love her butterfly outfit)
- Michael Lynche (just NO!! Archuleta & Cook completely owned this song on the AI7 Finale. Michael is just boring,I can't stand his pompous attitude. Performance wise,great vocal as always but he lost in the band)
- Crystal Bowersox (great vocal,great delivery,a meltdown in the end. Woah!! I didn't know what to make of it. I didn't like that song though)

Alicia Keys was good. Tonight was underwhelming night though. That's why I hate inspirational themes. It didn't inspire me,it almost made me sleep,and I couldn't wait for this show to end. Geesh!!

My rank:
1. Crystal Bowersox
2. Siobhan Magnus
3. Aaron Kelly
4. Tim Urban
5. Michael Lynche
6. Lee Dewyze
7. Casey James

American Idol Season 9 Top 9 (Redux) Studio Recording Review

- Crystal Bowersox (gosh,this is definitely one of her best recording yet. Her voice is crystal clear and with this catchy song,it completely won me over. If she record an album,she should release a song like this,with up tempo beat)
- Andrew Garcia (another boring recording from Andrew. I just can't picture anyone other than Andrew fanatic fans buying this song)
- Tim Urban (hmm for me,it's boring. Tim's recording voice is so boring. He has nice voice,but something about his voice bores me. However,this is a good song. At least,better than some of his recording. Btw I don't like the last part.)
- Lee Dewyze (ehh,I'm surprised that this particular Lee recording is very rock-ish. Nice arrangement,me think)
- Aaron Kelly (too slow of an arrangement in the beginning,I prefer the live version. Still love the breakdown though. Nice vocal as always)
- Siobhan Magnus (completely boring. I'm shocked!! I just don't care with this recording. Sigh)
- Michael Lynche (nice recording,unfortunately not my cup of tea. Mike could have a good career on R&B music industry though)
- Katie Stevens (great vocal,very rock soul arrangement,what not to love in this recording. I LOVE IT!!! Too bad she gone too soon,after all she already hit her stride in this competition)
- Casey James (Casey surely has great blues country recording voice,nice recording)

The best recording this week: Crystal Bowersox,Katie Stevens

American Idol Season 9 Top 9 Performances (Lennon McCartney Songbook)

First,I love the introduction clip that has all the contestants saying what their opinion about a certain person. Btw I spotted Lacey Brown!!

- Aaron Kelly (oh no,David Archuleta completely owned this rendition back in Season 7. Aaron just fell flat. He didn't have any conviction at all,and his voice sounded very pitchy and the goaty vibrato wasn't nice. Just no,Aaron!)
- Katie Stevens (woah,her vocal was amazing! No pitchy notes at all like before. She sang like she meant every words. I think she did the song justice)
- Andrew Garcia (banal,boring,karaoke-ish,cheesy. Just all kind of wrong. A big step in the wrong direction for Andrew. I want him out of the competition soon if he's continuing this disastrous step)
- Michael Lynche (hmm David Cook did a pretty good rock version of this song. Mike did okay with his own arrangement. I'd say it's pretty good with all that violins and once again his outstanding vocal)
- Crystal Bowersox (the first half of the song was okay,I loved that bong's sound though. It gave another new sound for a song that's been done many times on Idol. The 2nd half of the song was fantastic,with her singing in higher register and hitting all those high notes. I love that part of her voice. Pretty lovely. I'm liking Crystal's personality too,not as cold as her beginning run on Idol)
- Tim Urban (holy moly,Tim did great! That's good! I'm tired of his mediocre and awful performances so far. So I'm glad that he stepped it up tonight. Good vocal,amazing arrangement that fit his vocal & musical style. I love it)
- Casey James (OMG! That was in different league from the others. Really heartfelt,his accoustic guitar strumming touched my heart & my inner soul. His rendition gave me goosebumps all over my body. Arguably one of the showstopper from this season)
- Siobhan Magnus (pretty boring but still unique. She sang it with full conviction. I liked that. Not over the top banshee's scream again. I liked this restrained Siobhan. Still very nasally as my younger brother put it. Her dress is spectacular. I love it.)
- Lee Dwyze (okay performance,love his confidence that's growing every weeks,and WTF with that bag pipe player??

Overall,pretty good night. Although please don't sing a song that's been covered by Idol alumni in the past. I can't shake the comparison in my mind.

My rank:
1. Casey James
2. Crystal Bowersox
3. Katie Stevens
4. Tim Urban
5. Michael Lynche
6. Siobhan Magnus
7. Aaron Kelly
8. Lee Dwyze
9. Andrew Garcia

American Idol Season 9 Top 10 Performances (R&B and Soul Theme)

Dear God,they spent so much time talking to Usher.
- Siobhan Magnus (oh God,why they did a damage control for her performance?? By giving her sympathy,reminding the people at home that she delivers every weeks. I was surprised that she stank tonight. I cringed when I heard her really pitchy notes. I think she's already lost her steam. I don't think she's lock for Top 2 anymore because of tonight and last week. Siobhan is unique alright but if she don't use her banshee scream,she's just okay. I hated it that the judges and Ryan trying so hard to pimp her. Geez)
- Casey James (the song is meh,but he gave everything that he got. I agree with Ellen that it's a safe song for him to sing. It's just hovering on the same parts & didn't offer much else)
I saw Jermaine Purifoy in the Casey's family seats area.
- Michael Lynche (once again,an outstanding performance from Michael. I don't like the song though,it's boring but objectivelly Michael is the strongest male contestant from that pack)
- Didi Benami (bland and I didn't feel her emotion at all,the end note was good though. I agree with the judges,she lost her way. Terrified,What I Am and Rhiannon is what she is,and not this all over the place character. And WTH Ryan pimped her backstory for?? He's so loopy tonight)
- Tim Urban (he'd be great if he hadn't had a deer in the headlight stare at the camera. The vocal is fine. Might be the best that I've ever heard from him but I couldn't stand his awkward stage presence)
- Andrew Garcia (he's back!!!Thanks to Usher,Andrew is free from his worry & paranoid thinking & performed the hell out of that song. Amazing performance)
- Katie Stevens (Simon's seriously sabotaging the show!! Katie's vocal was fantastic tonight. Completely improved. She brought the swagger to the song although I agreed that sometimes I got cold persona from her. Another one of her strong performance,me think)
- Lee Dwyze (woah,he improved so much. It's a spectacular performance. He picked the ring song,his voice was spot on,he bared it all on the stage & hold no bar. The only negative thing that I still could see was the nervousness in his eyes. It's like he scared of something. Dunno what it is)
- Crystal Bowersox (she knocked this song out of the park despite the song's been overdone to death on Idol. When I thought she focus too much on her piano playing,she stood up and gave a masterclass vocal. I didn't know that she has that range. Superb!!)
- Aaron Kelly (he did alright. This song shouldn't be done anymore though. Because it's Kris's stapple & no one should touch it. Thanks God,Aaron didn't murder that song,I still don't like his lower register though,sometimes it sounds a bit weird or off pitch.)

My rank:
1. Andrew Garcia
2. Lee Dwyze
3. Crystal Bowersox
4. Katie Stevens
5. Tim Urban
6. Michael Lynche
7. Casey James
8. Aaron Kelly
9. Didi Benami
10. Siobhan Magnus

American Idol Season 9 Top 11 iTunes Recording Review

- Lee Dwyze (slower tempo compared to the live show,he has nice voice,still not a solid recording for me,much like his live performance)
- Paige Miles (ouch,I almost don't recognize Paige's voice in this song. This song lack the swagger that Paige has in her personality and when she performed her uptempo performances)
- Tim Urban (I can't for the life of me understand why the hell Tim picked this song as his choice,his live performance was awful and this recording is as bland as it gets)
- Aaron Kelly (I love Aaron's recording voice,although I feel in this recording,he sings in a lower register compared to his live performance,I prefer his high register voice but still solid recording.Although I sense a lack of energy.)
- Crystal Bowersox (oh gosh.....I love this recording,I love the song more and more each day and Crystal is the only real musician in this packs. The best recording this week)
- Michael Lynche (Michael's voice is very recognizable in every recording,he has the same sound in live and in booth,and he has no pitchy problems.Although this kind of genre is not my thing,but still I must applaud his vocal ability)
- Andrew Garcia (how is it possible that I love this recording of Andrew?? Although still somewhat boring in some parts,but I like his voice and the tone and rhytm of this recording)
- Katie Stevens (from the first note,I already love this recording. Her voice is smooth,very good,and has no pitch problems like her live performance. Fantastic recording)
- Casey James (Casey also has recognizable recording voice,I love his raw vocal,this recording is okay)
- Didi Benami (Didi's performance was underrated,it's pretty good after I watched it few times. This recording of her also has special quality in it,the vibe,swagger and her vocal although I don't like the almost sheep like sound of her at some points)
- Siobhan Magnus (like her voice,but this recording is meh,the only thing that's good about her performance and recording is the banshee's scream)

This week's best recording: Crystal Bowersox,Katie Stevens,Didi Benami,Michael Lynche,Aaron Kelly

American Idol Season 9 Top 11 Performances (Billboard #1 Hits)

- Lee Dwyze (he is way out of tempo and he's singing like Tarzan's screaming aueoooo aueoooo on every end notes,plus awkward stage movement. His worst performance to date)
- Paige Miles (uh oh very pitchy,the arrangement is weird,her voice is all over the place. The transition from low register to her high register is unpleasant. Her worst performance definitely.)
WTF happened this week???And the next song choice is Queen??WTF??
- Tim Urban (urgh very karaoke,so uncomfortable. I want him to get eliminated soon. I don't have the energy to watch more of his performances in the future.)
- Aaron Kelly (perfect song choice for him although the song's already been done to death on Idol. I prefer Allison's version though. Aaron performed it really well. Still awkward with his hip swinging. Umm why's he wearing lip gloss??)
- Crystal Bowersox (watching Crystal is like watching a pro musician performs. No criticism at all from me. The song isn't my taste though.)
- Michael Lynche (great vocal,great performance,it's astonishing how good he is compared to other karaoke-ish contestants. He really knows his musical identity which is soul R&B)
- Andrew Garcia (why they chose overdone song & oldies songs???I'm gonna puke over the song selection. Andrew is stiff,awkward,has lost his mojo,he's not a frontrunner anymore and I don't think he can rebound at all. This performance is very karaoke-ish. And is he drunk??)
- Katie Stevens (the best song choice of the night,this is definitely what she should sing. A song like this which allow her vocal to shine through and very current. Her best performance to date)
- Casey James (Casey is like Crystal,already a solid performer. I don't hold my breath when I watch him performing if he flounder or not. He gave a solid good performance. I dunno about the song though.)
- Didi Benami (I disagree with the judges although I can see why they said she was playing a character,but she's better than most of the contestants tonight. I love the musical vibe of this performance)
- Siobhan Magnus (just okay performance,she didn't hit that high notes well. I'm afraid it's getting old with this pattern)

I don't get it,why the hell tonight is like this?? So awful,the song choices is like Motown Week. Why can't they pick a current song??

My rank:
1. Crystal Bowersox
2. Aaron Kelly
3. Katie Stevens
4. Michael Lynche
5. Siobhan Magnus
6. Didi Benami
7. Casey James
8. Lee Dwyze
9. Tim Urban
10. Paige Miles
11. Andrew Garcia

American Idol Season 9 Top 12 Performances (Rolling Stones Week)

- Michael Lynche (I enjoyed this performance,it was really really good. He picked the right song,worked the stage,he seemed nervous though in some parts but overall he performed really well)
- Didi Benami (I love how angst she was on that performance. She looked like almost forget the lyrics in the 2nd part of the song,but still a pretty good performance. Different from her usual accoustic style,but she gave it her all in that performance and I could see that)
- Casey James (I love his bluesy rock vibe,completely caught my attention,I loved his vocal,great performance I thought)
- Lacey Brown (urgh,weird arrangement of the song,verging on boring for me. Dunno why but I didn't like it,sometimes too slow,sometimes a lil bit all over the place. It's just okay)
- Andrew Garcia (just meh performance,I applaud him for not playing his guitar again though)
- Katie Stevens (the beginning was pitchy but she soared after that. I LOVE her voice. Different version from Susan Boyle but very good I thought)
- Tim Urban (I hated this reggae sound,but at least he's comfortable in his performance & not making even a single one awkward face. That's good. I couldn't wait for the song to be over though)
- Siobhan Magnus (she looked like some anime character,no,scratch that,she looked like a female vampire. Banshee's scream came out again. The dramatic tempo of that performance was spectacular. Really different from Gina Glocksen's version,but I loved this one. And the scream at the end,woah!!)
- Lee Dwyze (one of the best performance of the night,I loved the melody. I didn't know why he mumbled many words on the lyrics. I never expected that I'd love Lee as a contestant & waiting for his performance every weeks)
- Paige Miles (why the camera shot from the faraway many times? I can see right now why Simon loves Paige. She got big voice. I have hope for her now that she might impress me in the next few weeks if she could find the right song. Nice stage presence for this performance)
- Aaron Kelly (I didn't like the song,it's saying Angie Angie Angie like a broken record. I didn't feel this one. Sorry)
- Crystal Bowersox (pimp spot again,clearly they're pimping her. But this week,I really loved her performance,not the best of the night,but amazing nonetheless)

Overall a pretty good night. I'm impressed.

My rank:
1. Siobhan Magnus
2. Crystal Bowersox
3. Lee Dwyze
4. Casey James
5. Katie Stevens
6. Michael Lynche
7. Didi Benami
8. Paige Miles
9. Lacey Brown
10. Aaron Kelly
11. Andrew Garcia
12. Tim Urban

American Idol Season 9 Top 16 Girls Performances

Okay,I was upset that tonight's show was only 1 hour when I found out about that. Until I watched it... Here it is:

- Katie Stevens (I must disagree with the judges. For once,I loved her song choice. I liked this performance. My problem with her was she didn't have any spots in the song to showcase her powerful voice. With only around 1 minute performance,it's impossible to build the momentum within the song. But she improved tonight.)
- Siobhan Magnus (she's stepping up her game every week. Brilliant acapella at the beginning. She' no longer a darkhorse for me. She's a contender in this race for sure.)
- Lacey Brown (OMG!!OMG!!I loved this performance. Her best performance so far and one of the best performance from all the contestants these 3 weeks. I loved how heart wrenching the performance was and the connection. Her beautiful voice is showcased on every lyrics. Great job!!)
- Katelyn Epperly (the hell with the judges!! I enjoyed this performance. Last week she bored me to death with her slower Scientist performance. This week,she showed her fun personality. I hope she advances to the Top 12)
- Didi Benami (she's back!! The accoustic singer songwriter Didi that everyone loved is back. She performed the heck out of that song although her facial expression was too serious in some parts of the song but overall great performance!!)
- Paige Miles (gloomy sad song in contrast with the lyrics,but Paige showed her vocal range with her song choice. I could see what Simon saw in her. Although maybe this is the end for her)
- Crystal Bowersox (I prefer Jordin Sparks or even Kristen McNamara's version of this song. Crystal is outstanding but when she performed this song choice,I couldn't shake Jordin & Kristen's rendition out of my head.)
- Lilly Scott (old song,but I liked this performance. She stood out from the pack because she picked this country song. She could do more to impress us though.)

Overall,a fantastic night for the girls. The best girls nights performances since Season 6 Top 24 Girls. I never thought they could do it. Two thumbs up for them. Now,the guys chance to impress me tomorrow.

My rank:
1. Lacey Brown
2. Didi Benami
3. Siobhan Magnus
4. Katelyn Epperly
5. Katie Stevens
6. Lilly Scott
7. Crystal Bowersox
8. Paige Miles