Daniela said:
I am truly upset. Gedeon was true talent. He had passion, stage presence and an exceptional voice. I really like him. Kevin has absolutely no business being up on THAT stage. A community theatre somewhere sure, but not National TV. It blows me away.
I have not had a chance to comment lately. Soooo....
Paris-Should've been gone based on her last 2 performances. Wind Beneath My Wings and Conga were horrible for me. Plus she has majot attitude that I don't like.
Lisa-Young voice.Has good control. But nothing special.
Mandissa-Love, love, love her. She is fantastic. She has fun and and has the talent.
Katharine-Great voice. Wonderful control. Much better than last week. Needed a bit more attitude for THINK!! She will around for awhile. I like her.
Melissa-I thought she did Heart proud. Heart is very difficult to sing and I think she did well.
Ayla-Did not do well this week. Hard to watch. Too tall and moves awkwardly because of it.
Kellie-Can't stand her. She may be pretty but that is about it. The dumb blonde act is getting really old quick. Plus, to me she doesn't have much of a voice. She can carry a tune, but there is nothing strong, or unique about it at all. I am done with her.
Kinnik-Poor thing. Hurt to listen to her. Knew she would be gone after that.
Now the boys....
Chris-Horrible on Wed. Thought his soft voice was awful. It has that rock warble that does not work for me. He shouts brilliantly but so far has shown me nothing else. And, again, he sounds like everyother voice on the radio today.
Taylor-Love him. Love his passion. He has a great voice and wonderful grasp of his performance. He will go far.
Kevin-Bad, Bad, Bad. Community theatre at best. Needs to go. Judges and America doing a disservice to him and other that deserve to be there.(Gedeon)
Will-Horrible, laxy performance. Cuter than a bugs ear, but he is most suited for Broadway.
Elliot-I usually LOVE him, but Wed. night I thought it was bad. He chose Heaven and sang it in a jazzy bluesy way but never changed the arrangement from rock, so for me it was off. I thought it was just eh. But, he is good, so he will stay awhile.
Bucky-Just doesn't have it. Not unpleasant, but not good either. Again, Gedeon was better than him.
Gedeon-Lovely voice. Wonderful stage presence. Looked forward to to see what song he chose and what he would do with it. Really like him.
Ace-I LOVED Butterflies on Wed. I thought he nailed it. He is a star. I don't know if he will win this, but he is a star. I thought his falsetto was brilliant. I like Ace a lot as well. He seems warm and kind. Not the best voice, but he can sell it. It will be interesting to see how far he goes.
Pretty good analysis.
I still think the winner of the competition will be Elliott Yamin. He is sensational. The best performances of this past week were Mandisa, Taylor and Ace. I am not a fan of Ace but he sang "Butterflies" very well, and the dude has huge stage presence.
My prediction of the order of talent:
12. Kevin - "Chicken Little". He can sing but is nowhere near the rest of the talent in this competition.
11. Bucky - His Country Rock is mediocre. Good on some nights bad on others.
10. Melissa - Has a strong deep voice. But is a dime a dozen.
9. Kathrine - Has great personality but very little originality. I think her vocals will be tested singing other things besides Pop.
8. Chris - Has a nice voice but is kind of boring to me. I literally fell asleep while he sang on Wednesday night. Well it was 11:45pm
, but he does not hold my attention like the other contestants.
7. Kellie - It is from Kellie up where the cut off point is for the real talent. She is adorable, very pure in her approach. has not sang a bad note yet. She can win.
6. Lisa - She started this past phase of the competition like gang busters. But the last couple of weeks she has slipped. Very broadwayish. She sings her songs like it is a Disney movie (Lion King, Alaadin) you know the kind of songs I am talking about. But she has talent. But she better not make a mistake.
5. Ace - Has movie star looks, and Justin Timberlake attitude. Can sing Pop and R and B. The ladies love Ace, and for that alone he will be around for awhile.
4. Taylor - Big time performer. His enthusiasm is off the chain. Will be intresting when he branches out to other music beyond the 70's. As the competition continues, i think he is going to have to drop the Ray Charles, Joe cocker act. Yea, I said it, it is an act. Will America vote an American Idol with gray hair
. I don't think so.
3. Mandisa - SACRAMENTO IS IN THE HOUSE!!!! She has impressed me more and more. She can sing anything. Unfortunately she will fall victim to the Jennifer Hudson, Tamyra Gray, Trenyce, and Vonzell Solomon profile. That all African-American women sound alike profile. Fantasia Barrino was such a huge outstanding talent and huge presence, that she forced America's hand. We all know that the profile is completely false, but the profile is what it is.
2. Paris - She is different. She can win. She too can sing anything. Jazz, Gospel, Pop, R and B, and probably could rap if you asked her too. Her talent too me transcends singing, and it will show as the competition progresses. She has the stock, and she has the endurance. i do not know what happened to her the last couple weeks. I think she was bored. But the bigger the lights for her, the greater the performance.
1. Elliott - It is hard for me to describe this cat. But to me he is a professional already. If he sticks with what got him there (Jazz, R and B, and Standards). Elliott will be the 2006 American Idol. His voice is pure and for a man he can perform the Luther Vandross acrobatics with his voice, kind of like Ruben Studdard but in a smaller package.
