American Idol 2, April 15: You Have To Be A Big Shot, Don't You?

Joshua Gracin, "Piano Man"

Randy - "started rocky... nice upper register"

Paula - "class act... you are a gentleman... you did it justice" (what is she talking about?)

Simon - "trying not to be negative... not hearing a mesmerizing voice... just a nice-looking guy, in tune... so what?"

Smokey - "hard to sing a song that jumps an octave... you did it" (I think Smokey was reaching here)

Sting7 - Why didn't he sing "Goodnight Saigon"? Josh said he thinks folks thought he would sing "Shameless" because Garth Brooks did it. This is your Marine, America. Nice to see the war is on his mind. Okay, that's out of the way. Josh had me going 'yes' 'no' 'yes' 'no' throughout the whole song. He was sharp and flat in places, but that is his way. But, his conviction and passion more than compensate for those kinds of glitches. I was left lukewarm.

Trenyce "Baby Grand"

Randy - "it was alright... pitchy... oversung, pushed too hard in places"

Paula - "sultry, yet understated... good job"

Simon - "applaud you... didn't go through the motions... you did go off in places, but you took a chance and that's what we're looking for... good job"

Smokey - "you were great!"

Sting7 - Baby! (After the shower) I never thought "Baby Grand" would be a sexy song, but she flat out seduced me. She was trying very hard, and yes, I think she oversang a couple of verses, but like Simon said, she took a chance, did an interpretation, did her own version. After tonight though, Kimberley solidified her case for rightful number three. Trenyce did a nice job tonight, but it wasn't the knock-out that "Let's Stay Together" was, and I want that from her.

Clay Aiken, "Tell Her About It"

Randy - "good to see you switching up"

Paula - "you have a great voice... wish you would let loose and dance more!"

Simon - "I prefer you when my eyes are closed... the facial expressions are so theatrical!"

Smokey - "you do usually sing ballads... you proved you can sing anything! Terrific!"

Sting7- He changed his whole repertoire, his whole style, his whole delivery. Wow! I was a bit nervous with that ballady intro, but blang! Up-tempo just like that, and he never missed a step! I was as impressed with Clay tonight as I had been for weeks.

Tomorrow night, somebody will leave. Here's what I think should happen, based on tonight's performance:

1. Kimberley L.

2. Clay

3. Ruben

4. Trenyce

5. Josh

6. Kimberly C.

7. Carmen

But, that's with all things being equal and fair. I think Carmen and Kim C. deserve to be in the bottom two, and Josh because there has to be a third. We're at the hard part again folks, how long can Carmen hold on? Not much longer. Not past tomorrow.

Am I right? We shall see.

Sting7 can be reached at stingseven@yahoo.com.

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