American Idol: Quentin Tarantino

aAnother solid night for American Idol. I have to say that this is probably the first year that I have liked almost all the people left and look forward to hearing them all perform. My overall favorite of the night was Danny, though I only chose him over Adam because I just loved the emotion behind the song. They were both great, though.

Here is my recap in no particular order:

1. Adam Lambert: He is an amazing artist. I love watching him week to week. The only issue for me is, that it's not the kind of music I would generally listen to, and so I am in agreement with Simon that last week was WAY better. But man what a vocal!

2. Alison Iraheta: Solid, but for me it was probably my least favorite by her. I disagreed with Paula and Simon. I actually thought it sounded off in some places, but the end made up for it.

3. Anoop Desai: I just love to watch this guy sing. He's like the underdog you want to route for even though he really has no chance to win. That was another really great vocal.

4. Danny Gokey: He was my favorite of the night. I would go as far as even saying his BEST performance yet. However, I do get what Simon was saying though about it being very generic, but I don't care it was so real and filled with raw emotion that brought tears to my eyes. That is why I like him so much, because you know he loves what he is doing up there.

5. Kris Allen: I don't know what to say about this guy. I can't get past his facial expressions and skeevy porn stash. I don't know what Kara was listening to because it's not the same song I heard. He was pitchy and I think the song was too low for him. It was really rough in the beginning and then it was solid by the end but like Randy said it was hard to catch on to it.

6. Lil Rounds: She gets my vote for worst of the night, but with that being said she still had an amazing vocal so that says a lot for this years contestants. I just am not blown away by her, it was just OK for me.

7. Matt Giraud: He just has this cool vibe about him. I think the judges were too hard on him. He has an amazing gift with his soul and rockin' falsetto! I HATE that song with a passion and he made me like it! I thought it was beautifully done!

So really great night with solid performances by all but someone has to go and I think that needs to be Lil. Vocally Anoop is weaker but he has been growing week to week and Lil isn't even close to what her potential could be. She is not picking great songs to show off her talent while Anoop is. I wouldn't be sad to see Kris go home but that is based more on my dislike of him than his talent as a contestant, and I am big enough to admit that.