American Idol - "Seven Singers Singing"

American Idol - "Seven Singers Singing"

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American Idol - April 17, 2007

“Seven Singers Singing”

By Marcus

If you are still working on your taxes, please feel free to take a brief break for this week’s recap of the remaining seven singers. Because tomorrow someone will be heading home while six others will remain in the competition. Who is your favorite and better yet, why?

Tonight’s mentor for the seven is country western singing star Martina McBride. Will her suggestions and insight into stage performance aspect of singing help the contestants? Will they listen to her and utilize her knowledge as the competition gets keener? Well, to help you decide about her influence and more importantly how the seven performed, here is a recap written just for you of tonight’s country twang performances.

First up was Phil Stacey singing “Where The Blacktop Ends.” He just sang it without making an emotional connection and he even had a little sneeze of a wobble. And when he worked the audience, it was like he was walking with arthritic knees. Overall, he was not impressive.

Seventeen year old singing sensation Jordin Sparks painted us a masterpiece with her rendition of “Broken Wing.” It was flawless.

Then Sanjaya Malakar sang “Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About.” Okay, let’s talk about his performance----it was flat and off key as much as it could be. It was rough as a barbwire fence and it left us wondering “why is this guy still here?” It is time to end the joke and send him home. And we need to do it tonight.

LaKisha Jones’ “Jesus Take The Wheel” tried to hold our attention and she emoted well. Yet, we didn’t feel that she claimed ownership to the song and as a result, we eventually lost interest. And her ending was marred by swallowing the lyrics.

Chris Richardson’s “Mayberry” was a like a cup of weakly brewed tea that was left sitting too long on the counter. He didn’t “sell” the song to us and it was also like listening to a slightly inebriated bar singer on a Tuesday night.

“Trouble Is A Woman” is what Melinda Doolittle is to all the other contestants. She is a pro and can sing anything. Tonight, she sang her country song as if she had been born in a coal mining camp. She is the one to beat in American Idol.

Finally it was Blake Lewis who ended the show with “When The Stars Go Blue.”

It was okay. He sang it well but it was not special. It will not remembered by tomorrow morning. He failed to connect with the audience and it was like he was at home singing to himself.

And that is your recap for tonight’s American Idol. Return tomorrow for the name of the “going back home” contestant.

On a personal note, I just want to express my sorrow and grief about the slaughter of so many innocents at Virginia Tech. My deepest sympathy goes out to the family members and with the rest of America, I am so sorry for what has happened.