Identity Crisis

Idolites –

Well, the contestants finally got the week they were hoping for, yet many of them still blew their song choice and find themselves (and their fans) searching for an identity.

And so it goes….

ANOOP: Ugh! After two straight weeks of showing off his vocal skills and becoming more of a serious contender, Noop Dawg went back to just being silly. First of all, what was up with the coat? He should have worn that one when he sang Beat It. The hair is starting to get a bit more hip, but he still needs to tame those brows. Kara knocks him down with the frat boy reference…SNAP! The justification to the judges for his lame song choice is getting old. Anoop is back…in the bottom 3.

MEGAN: After jumping off the Lil bandwagon last week, I am jumping off the Megan bandwagon this week. I’ve been waiting to hear her sing a song that could feature her voice. She obviously can’t do that. I also now think that even if she had the right song it wouldn’t matter. Despite her beauty, I find it difficult to look at her while she sings. Her jerky convulsions are just too much and, once again, she kind of looked ridiculous. She is now moving into Sanjaya territory.

DANNY: He needed that. While he hasn’t dropped off the radar like Lil, he was in need of a big performance to re-establish himself as a front-runner. Randy told him to go ahead and let loose with his body motions. I actually appreciated the fact that he kept it controlled and focused on his vocals. Brilliant!

ALLISON: Another train wreck outfit. What is going on tonight. Her look was so distracting, it completely threw the judges. They all commented that they liked seeing her with the guitar. I disagree. It was only getting in the way. If the instrument is not critical to the song, just sing. Again, her voice is so strong that she can get by, but the stylists need to help her out if she is going to win. She can’t look like that in the Finals…or she won’t be there.

SCOTT: Back in his wheel house. Scott is definitely capturing the Clay Aiken-David Archuleta fans. Singing Billy Joel gets them back on his side dialing the phone. After last week’s disaster, he came back with what he does best. I personally wasn’t quite as fired up about it as the judges, but I think he makes it through another week and probably avoids the bottom 3.

MATT: Piano again? Paula??? Why aren’t you dissing on him? It’s almost like this guy doesn’t want to win. The judges keep telling him how good he is when he is in the R&B mode. He keeps feeling like he needs to sing rock songs. Last time that happened, he missed making the Top 12 and needed the judges to save him with a wild card bid. Each week, his dueling piano persona becomes more and more evident. First, he always plays piano. Then, he always sounds like the artist he is singing. Put another dollar in the jar! Will the judges need to use their save on him tonight? He could be right back in the bottom 3 again.

LIL: Sigh! When she said, “I chose a Cline Dion song” I already hated it. After looking great for the first time last week, she’s back in another, old-looking and ill-fitting dress. As Leah put it, “she looks all lumpy”. Her hair looks like a helmet too…help Bradley!! It is painfully obvious that the judges and producers want Lil to be better than she is, but I’m starting to think that she isn’t as good as we all thought. She continues to come off as old-fashioned and now her vocals aren’t even that great. She is heading down the path of LaToya London, Nadia Turner, and LaKisha Jones. She’ll still make it through this week, but continues to fade in the big picture.

ADAM: See what several weeks of domination can afford you. You can just be plain silly and still make people think it was good and original. This was my least favorite performance by Adam. If he had done this one 2 or 3 weeks ago, the judges would have crucified him. He’s obviously still the front runner. My only concern over Adam is that he seems to play a different character each week. I still can’t pin down who he is as a singer. Will it hurt him? Not for a long time. By then, he’ll probably have figured it out.

KRIS: Again, not my style, but he does the right stuff for his voting base. I thought it was a so-so performance, but did like how he played the piano. It actually worked, was necessary, and showed off his wider range of musical talents. He did seem more confident this week, as Simon mentioned. If he really wants to contend, he’ll need to step up his look. He is just a bit too casual right now. Anoop looked ridiculous in his jacket tonight, but at least he’s trying. Kris need to take note.

BESTS

Look: Scott (with notable exception of his Kenny Loggins circa 1983 hair-do)
Honorable Mention: Danny

Performance: Danny
Honorable Mention: Scott ? (Not a lot of good ones tonight)

WORSTS

Look: Allison (She sure can take the criticism, though)
Honorable Mention: Anoop, Megan, Lil

Performance: Megan
Honorable Mention: Anoop, Matt, Lil

BOTTOM 3

Should Be: Anoop, Matt, Megan

Will Be: Anoop, Allison, Megan

OUT

Should Be: Megan

Will Be: Megan

Be sure to vote for who you think will be out tonight!

Standings update tomorrow.