American Idol: Week 6, Performances

The theme is rock-and-roll...I am not happy that we don't have celebrity mentors this year. I know that Will.I.Am is there, but it's just not the same. Jacob is up first, singing "Man In the Mirror" which is my FAVORITE Michael Jackson song. He started off great, he showed restraint and it sounded great. I LOVED the way he picked it up and got going. He's my favorite contestant. There's just no denying how great he is. Way to go, Jacob!! Next up is Haley (GAG!!) and she's going for a Janis Joplin song. She did that growling thing WAY too much in the song. It annoys THE CRAP out of me when she does that. I had a hard time not fast-forwarding through the song. I think the judges are drinking more than Coke from those cups. This. Girl. Just. Sucks. Casey sang "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and I thought it was going to suit his voice and style perfectly. And what ended up happening was that it was just this soft, foot-tapping performance. It was just "nice" to listen to. I don't think he took any risks or did anything to make it spectacular. He had busted out upright bass the for it, but then it didn't really do anything for the song. Not bad at all, but not great. At this stage, you gotta be GREAT. I do need to point out that at this point, J-Lo hasn't interrupted Randy when he's given his critique, haha. Looking good to go a whole night without doing it! Lauren is tackling Aretha's "Natural Woman". I liked everything about it, except her 80's-looking-punk-rock hair. I was glad she finally hit some bigger notes at the end, that song is full of power spots and she didn't take advantage until the end, and she has definitely got the chops to pull it off. This is James's week to totally rock out, and then he pulls out "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"??? It is a HUGE risk. It paid off for Casey last week, so there is a chance he can still pull off a killer performance. The song did show that he has a very good voice, he sang it very well. And he got his bad-ass note in at the end. I think he did great! Scotty is singing an ELVIS SONG!!! Yay!! I remember from the video awhile back that he sounded good singing Elvis, and I'm actually excited to hear his performance. The way he holds his mic just cracks me up, haha. And I thought he showed a bunch of personality and he looked like he was having a blast, I smiled while he was singing. But I thought the song itself was just alright. Nothing super special, but he was so likeable. Flash to Ryan in the audience talking to Christian Slater. He's so precious, I've always loved him!! Pia is singing "River Deep, Mountain High" and it's giving Randy what he's asked for: an uptempo song from her. She did amazing, she's just got an awesome voice...but what the heck was she wearing?? The onesie look with the belt and the National Geographic metal necklace thing...all of it looked absolutely AWFUL. Thank goodness she can sing, haha! Stefano is singing "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge, which is the best version of that song (sorry, Michael Bolton). There's definitely an opportunity for a "moment" for Stefano. Then he starts off with the falsetto, which is NOT his strong suit. But he left it behind on the stairs, thank goodness. He then proceeded to SUH-LAAAAAY the song. Awesome job. I just love this kid. Very hit or miss at times, but when he's good he's SO GOOD. J-Lo finally was back to interrupting Randy this time...she ALMOST made it the whole night, haha. Paul wrapped up the show with Johnny Cash. I'm NOT a Johnny Cash fan, but I am slowly becoming a Paul fan. I thought the song was crap, but him dancing was worth watching it for, haha. He clearly was having a ton of fun, too, and that is fun to watch. Based on the performances I think that the bottom three should be Scotty, Casey, and Haley (GAG!!). Bet you can't guess who I think should go home?? ;)