[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: American Idol - 12 Finalists

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American Idol - 12 Finalists
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   It was flashy and splashy, but otherwise we saw a rather typical
   American Idol competition, even with Beatles music. There was one
   first, though: Paula openly didn't like two performances.
   Who'd have thought Chikezie and Amanda would steal this show? They
   were terrific, acts you wouldn't mind paying for.
   Heading up my B list was Syesha with a surprisingly unsteady delivery
   of a concept. The "unrestrained" Carly Smithson did OK with "Come
   Together" and should be safe. I'm no David Cook fan, but I'll give him
   credit for leaving the guitar backstage and a great finish. Trouble
   was, the song controlled him the first half of the song.
   I'll give Brooke White a pass this week. "Let it be" just isn't a song
   any Idol contestant should pick - too few notes, too few words, not
   much opportunity to embellish. But she looked confident on the piano,
   should be safe given the many dogs we have to choose from.
   Ramiele was dull but she always is. Michael Johns peaked in the round
   of 24. David Hernandez looked silly and was off key almost the entire
   time. Kristy Lee Cook's full country overload of "Eight Days a Week"
   was absurd.
   But what happened to Jason Castro? "If I Fell" is easy to sing and yet
   Castro seemed to struggle with every word, as if out of breath. I kept
   thinking he should have done "With a Little Help From My Friends"
   because it's upbeat mood suits him so well.
   David Archuleta finally fell from grace, and hard, forgetting the
   words, even. He was pitchy and seemed only to be copying Stevie
   Wonder's version, not doing a fresh cover of his own like Chikezie did
   so well.
   So who leaves? Country music fans can probably save Kristy for now,
   and we all know that Archuleta can do better. Michael Johns doesn't
   excite anyone anymore and could be in trouble, but since she has yet
   to show us any reason to even be in the top twelve, I'd say Ramiele
   Malubay leaves tomorrow night.