Is Ryan Seacrest taking something? Or is the stress of all of his jobs getting to him? Or was he just giddy his biggest Man Crush to date was this week's mentor? Or is he seriously headed for a breakdown? That man was just bizarre tonight.
But the most exciting news is ADAM LAMBERT WAS THE MENTOR!!!!! So great to see him on my TV again. :) And he actually knew what he was doing and pushed these kids into some really great performances.
Crystal Bowersox "Saved"
This was a great choice for her. It really fed her bluesy style well. Her vocals were spot on. But does a singer in 2010 really want to be the second coming of Bonnie Raitt? I wish Crystal had a little more stage presence. When they pull back to wide shots, she gets lost behind her guitar.
Andrew Garcia "Hound Dog"
I take issue that he changed this up at all. It sounded just like the version from Smokey Joe's Cafe...except sung by a man. There was absolutely no fire to this performance. I don't think it was as terrible as Randy said, but it wasn't great.
BJ Crosby is amazing...
Tim Urban "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
It's too bad Seacrest's crazy really came out during Tim's performance, because this was really a beautiful cover. Vocally he was spot on and his phrasing worked well. It's a good thing too, that way we can overlook the Turbin comment and Ryan's dancing during the song.
Lee DeWyze "A Little Less Conversation"
This was definitely the best performance of the evening. I wish Adam could have pulled just a little more sex appeal out of Lee, though. The one true thing about all Elvis songs is they are sexy. Especially this one.
Aaron Kelly "Blue Suede Shoes"
Vocally Adam picked up on some great tones in Aaron's voice. This was just a weird performance. I wish he looked like he was having more fun singing it, because it's a fun song.
Siobhan Magnus "Suspicious Minds"
The beginning of this was weird. I don't like the quality of her lower range. It's kind of stuffy sounding. I wish Adam had had time to work on that with her. Get her to open it up. When she got to her middle range, where she was really belting, but not screaming, was amazing. Allison Iraheta is really great in that range too, she just has the control over her lower notes too.
Michael Lynche "In The Ghetto"
Vocally this was spot on. Gorgeous. His guitar is kind of a prop for him, though. I didn't really get the sense he was really playing it. I just wanted a little bit more emotional connection to the song. I can only imagine Adam singing this and how he would have had himself, and the audience in tears.
Katie Stevens "Baby What Do You Want Me To Do"
It's really time for Katie to go. She's overconfident, and sassy. She is the exact opposite of Alllison Iraheta. This was screechy and out of control at times.
Casey James "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
I really wanted to see Casey stand next to Adam, just so we could see how tall he really is. (Although it would be hard to tell with Adam's giant Elvis pompadour.) I'm liking Casey more and more every week. If he puts this kind of stuff on his album, I may just buy it.
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