I think the 80's rock!

Hey, folks! Lemme just start off by saying I have the most awesome bff!! He always comments on my blog and it makes me feel somewhat important. I know...I'm needy. Deal with it! :-)

Anyway, this is week 3 of AI and the guys have to take on the 80's tonite. My boo had the laptop tonite workin on taxes, so I'll get right down to bizness. Here's my grade break down.

Grade: A++

David Archuleta - Everybody's been hollering about how great he is, but tonite I felt it for myself. I got goosebumps twice during his performance. The young man is golden! His song arrangement of the Phil Collins song was great, his voice sounded smooth and somewhat soulful, and he played the piano!! The boy is a winner! I'm definitely on his team now. However none of the judges were as blown away as I was. Figures. I think they may be trying to downplay his performance so he doesn't get too comfortable. Anyway, super awesome!

Grade: A

David Hernandez - Well, we come to find out our boy use to be a big ole stripper at a gay club!! It's all over Entertainment Tonight and my word, he can certainly strip for me! He comes out singing Celine Dion's "It's all Coming Back to me Now" and he sounds like butta!! He seemed to be a little flat at parts, but the boy has some nice vocal control overall. Stellar performance, in my book. The judges agree to some extent. I'm scared. I hope next week I'm not watching him say goodbye. Scandal never goes over well on Idol.

Grade: B+

Michael Johns - He was as usual, very solid, doing INXS. Nothing spectacular, but he is definitely a force to be reckoned with. His style is awesome and I could see myself buying his album, but he has yet to break into the top for me.

David Cook - He was really quite good playing Lionel Richie's "Hello" on his guitar. It started off as an acoustic performance , but it turns into a really good rock acoustic version of the song. He's just a little bit odd, but very rock. Simon says "He loved it!" He's a mess.

Chikezie - He took on a big challenge with "All the Woman I need" via Luther Vandross, not Whitney Houston, but he passed it. He started off to me to be a little shaky, but he got better. He wasn't the best by far, but it was definitely a valiant effort by him. His stage presence is a bit odd and oafish, but his voice is really good.


Grade: C+

Jason Castro - He came out with no guitar this time, and I liked his song, but I thought he was just a wee bit boring. He's such a cutie, though. Very pure voice, but I almost fell asleep and the last note was kinda cracked. Simon, (go figger) says he was brilliant! He's getting better and better AND better, he opines. Good grief!


Grade: C

Danny Noriega - His take on "Tainted Love" is just as effeminate and wierd as all of his other performances, although his personality is still a force to be reckoned with. If he wasn't so far out there, I think he'd have a great thing going, cause his voice is not awful. But he's soooo womanly! Little girls are only gonna vote so much for him. But he looks good, and his voice is interesting. Randy and Paula did everything they could to say something really nice to him, but Simon flat out says he hated it.....It was simply, in Danny's own words, 't.m.t.h' - too much to handle.


Grade: D

Luke Menard- Seriously, if Luke Menard doesn't go home on Thursday, America needs a hearing aid. This week, he was so bad I think I spent most of the performance cringing. He was the first performance of the night and I was glad they got him outta the way! Good-NESS!! He sings a "Wham" song and I'm thinking it shoulda been more like "BAM!" Shut the door against him! His voice has no power, it's thin as a reed (again) and his vocal arrangement is just icky. He was marginally cabaret, to really be nice to him. Please America, can we please say buh-bye!!??

OK, so we had some really good performances and a couple really crappy ones! The 80's should be OK for the girls, right? Let's hope so. Til, tomorrow, my dear readers!! Holla!!