Fans voted on their choices for elimination on Thursday night's American Idol. Booted off were Ashley Rodriguez, Janell Wheeler, Joe Munoz, and sadly, Tyler Grady.
Apparently, voters did not believe that Ashley had enough of the "nice moments" in her performance as Kara felt she did. Personally, I think Ashley would do well in a screaming contest, because she screamed through most of the song on Tuesday night. One thing I will say in her defense is that I do not think she was any better or worse Leona Leeis, whose voice I do not think is as good as Simon thinks it is. I was not sad to see Ashley go, however.
I agree with the voters, that Janell did not give a performance worthy of what you would expect from one of the top twenty-four contestants in a singing competition. However, I thought she was better than at least a few of the other girls, especially Lacey Brown. I do not like all of the songs that Heart sang, but I do realize that their voices are strong and for Janell to take on a song like What About Love, that requires strong vocals, was a mistake. She had a decent enough voice, but more for country or pop, not rock. I was somewhat disappointed that voters saw something in Lacey that I did not, and that she will be around for next week's show. I thought Lacey sung through her nose through the entire performance, and that was enough for me to want to see her gone.
Joe Munoz received higher praises from the judges than I thought he deserved. I think they may have seen another David Archuleta in Joe, but I think the only thing he had like David, was the look. He was nowhere near David's talent level, and I did not think he was very good at all. I agreed with the voters, not the judges, and Joe is gone.
As I said in my review of the guys' performances on Wednesday night's show, I believe the judges' critiques of Tyler Grady's performance, particularly Kara's, that went too far. They thought he was trying to be a rocker when he was not. They also complained about Tyler's hair and his clothes. These comments annoy me every year because they criticize aspects of a contestant's appearance one week; the next week they will say the competition is all about the singing. In my humble opinion, American Idol is never all about the singing alone, and never will be just a singing competition.
They did not like the way Tyler dressed and thought that his '70's look and feel' did not belong on American Idol. I say that would depend on whom you ask. I know that more of the younger generation calls in to vote than any other age group. They did not get the "Donny Osmond" look and appeal with Tyler Grady, but I did and was disappointed that they decided to vote him off. Other male contestants lacked the vocals I thought Tyler had, especially his voice, and I feel they let the wrong guy go this time.
I am thrilled that Lilly Scott and Crystal Bowersox are still in the running and I hope to see great things from both of these girls. As for the guys, I like Jermaine, Lee, and Andrew for their vocals alone. In addition, Michael Lynche may not have the strongest vocals but he is talented nonetheless, and he is a likable candidate to go far in this season.
What did you think of the American Idol voters' choice for the elimination round?
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