Well ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of the week again. That's right, elimination! A recap of Tuesday night, which was themed Andrew Lloyd Webber:
Syesha Mercado started out the night with a lively performance of "One Rock n' Roll too Many". She was very successful and even blew away all three judges. From here, though, the night began to decline. Judges: Randy- :) Paula- :) (of course) Simon- :)
Jason Castro then sang his rendition of "Memories" from Cats which was probably the most daring pick of the whole night. It was a relief for me that it turned out neither amazing nor horrible, ending up somewhere between good and average. I think the reason it came out as "bad" was that Jason always does a great job connecting and personalizing the songs he sings. So, when he doesn't connect, it seems a lot worse than it really is. Judges: Randy- :( Paula- :) Simon- :/
Brooke White came third, singing "You Must Love Me" from Evita. She seats herself on the stage, the orchestra begins, and she promptly forgets the lyrics. She stuttered an apology and started over. She managed to plow her way through with no more mistakes but her performance was strained and weak. She put quite a bit of emotion into it but her voice was shaky after her first mistake. Judges: Randy- :( Paula- :( (oh no, Brooke's done for!) Simon- :(
David Archuleta came next, with a pop version of "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera. His voice and easy going style strengthened his performance and he came out of it none the worse for wear. Judges: Randy- :) Paula- :) Simon- :/
After the Boy Wonder, Carly Smithson "graced" us with her rendition of "Jesus Christ Superstar" from the musical of the same name. As usual, she blew out our eardrums with some loud, almost yelling vocals, and overall, an okay performance. Judges: Randy-:) Paula- :) Simon- :/
Finishing up the show was David Cook who, for some unknown reason, decided to sing "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera. As I've said previously, I find his voice agitating and harsh but I also must say, it was a fairly good performance. Judges: Randy- :) Paula- :) Simon- :/
Overall, it was a mixed bag; the bottom three tonight will be Brooke, obviously, Carly, and unfortunately, Jason. But there is no question in my mind who the curtain will close on. The white lights are dimming for someone in particular.
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