American Idol – The Guys

I’m so glad the auditions are over and we’re getting to hear the good singers only now. The guys took the stage tonight and I was largely disappointed! My favorites were Blake, Phil & Chris Sligh, but they didn’t blow me away or anything. I completely agree with what Simon said (as usual) that Blake was the only guy who sounded like he was from 2007. I’m looking forward to seeing these guys some more and hearing some of that funky beat box of Blake’s!

Here’s how it all went down:

Rudy Cardenas sang “Free Ride” by Edgar Winter Group and I think he’ll catch a free ride tonight with that performance. I thought his voice sounded good, but the performance was pretty bland. I think he’ll be okay this week.

Brandon Rogers sang “Rock With You” by Michael Jackson. The beginning was just downright scary, but he gained some momentum as the song went on. It was still mostly uninspiring, though. He’s cute, so I predict he’ll be getting some votes.

Sundance Head (what is UP with that name?) sang “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues. Dude. That’s an awfully ambitious song choice and one he probably shouldn’t have made. He butchered the song and it was kind of painful to watch. He might be in trouble tonight.

Paul Kim sang “Careless Whisper” by Wham! in his bare feet. That kind of grossed me out. And when Ryan came on stage with his shoes off, too – double eww. The song was lame. Hated it. I won’t be surprised to see him going home this week.

Chris Richardson sang “I Don’t Want To Be” by Gavin DeGraw and it was good! However, Bo sang this song last season and his version was about 1,000 times better. Chris is no Bo. Hopefully it was just first night jitters and all of these guys will be improving.

Nick Pedro sang “Now and Forever” by Richard Marx and he got slaughtered by the judges. I honestly didn’t think it was that bad. It was pretty blase, but it wasn’t all that bad. I think he’ll be okay this week.

Blake Lewis sang “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane and he knocked it out of the park. I love this song and he did some serious justice to it. Blake reminds me of Travis Barker, too. Cute little hottie – totally not my type, but still hot, somehow.

Sanjaya Malakar sang “Knock Me Off My Feet” by Stevie Wonder and, just like Simon said, the irony was striking. That song was not only boring, though, it was jarringly bad. Sorry, Sanjaya, but I think you’re in serious trouble.

Chris Sligh sang “Typical” by Mute Math. This song sounded familiar to me, but I don’t know it by name (I had to look it up just now). I really like this guy for some reason. He’s got a charisma about him. Tonight’s performance wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great, either. I think he’ll be okay.

Jared Cotter sang “Back at One” by Mark Wills. Another song I didn’t really know, but I thought he sang it well, regardless. Plus? He’s totally hot. He’ll be there next week.

A.J. Tabaldo sang a song I don’t know at all. He did okay with it, but nothing memorable and nothing work looking up, either. He did seem to get the crowd really into it, though – he was a good performer.

Phil Stacey sang “I Could Not Ask For More” by Edwin McCain. The beginning was a little touch and go, but he really ended it nicely. I was impressed!

Tomorrow – the girls!

[tags]American Idol, reality TV, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson[/tags]