The true American IdolToday is Earth Day and Fox is determined to claim it as their own with endless ads. With that in mind, it's time to discuss music because this...is a post about American Idol (da na da na da na zzzoooooommm).
It's probably not good to write after drinking a beer, but I'm going to give it a shot. It's Andrew Lloyd Webber night-why? I don't know, but it is. The 6 remaining contestants get ready to go Broadway in one of the most flip floppy nights in recent memory.
Think Green: Brooke White continued to repeat her rookie mistakes of false starts as she struggled through "You Must Love Me" from Evita. As Simon commented, it was painful to watch. Meanwhile, Jason Castro tried to David Cassidy his way through "Memory" but all I could remember was how boring it was.
Recycle It: David Archuleta rearranged some song I've never heard before into an enjoyable adult contemorary tune. David Cook surprised by digging into musical theater for a nice vocal on "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera.
Clean Burning Fuel: Carly Smithson got her hippie chick on with a fired up rendition of "Jesus Christ Superstar", a childhood fave of mine. Syesha Mercado finally blew the doors off the place with a sultry performance I think was called "You Don't Rock N Roll". Instead of pretending to be Whitney or Mariah she was a stage actress and was the better for it.
Despite the attempts by the super six to win votes, there was one clear winner this evening: That dude playing the guitar. He got a quickie solo in "Jesus Christ Superstar", led the acoustic arrangement in Archuleta's song and got a closeup eyeful of Syesha mid song. And no matter what happens, he'll be back next week. The dude can't lose!
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