5/2 AI 11 Performance Show Thread: Top 5 **West Coast Spoilers**

[murphytoo]

I'm not playing prediction game but if I was, hardest ever to pick.

I'd say hollie bottom 3 though doesn't deserve it - just her permanent spot,(should be skylar only bc of tonight songs), followed by Philip, who had an off nite but has been a fav of mine so long I can't abandon him yet, followed by Jessica going home. Yes her voice is stellar, but the Tina number was awkward, and while Joe Cocker was beautiful, it was boring.

So we'll see - we'll probably see why I don't play prediction game

[Uncle David]

Jessica: you are not, nor will you ever be, Tina Turner!

[Arielflies]

P2, P2...I missed the melody in The Letter, but JLo and Randy were correct in that you always do your own thing. Admirable or one note?

Hollie really kicked her first song and Skylar did her usual high octane performance even if I couldn't understand the words. Jessica started that karaoke favorite (or as Stevie put it, the old bar band song that everyone was sick of) with her back to the audience and behind a curtain...huh? It was a mess.

I have yet to listen to Joshua's first selection so will comment on that when I've seen the rest of the show.

I don't think Joshua and P2 even know who the Righteous Brothers are, which is sad. They played with one of my swoon songs as though they were supposed to be a male/female singing to each other rather than the girls in the audience. Their voices definitely do not mesh which made the whole experience seem even more out of whack.

I found Ryan's continued ribbing of P2 to be funny - saying that Phillip had a girlfriend and preferred brunettes (she is cute) and that Ryan's home life was safe.

Back after the next hour.

[murphytoo]

Jessica: you are not, nor will you ever be, Tina Turner!

I saw Tina years ago on her 'Private Dancer' tour. The way she danced in those five inch heels, hair flying all over, sweat dripping down her body, and sang with every ounce of pain and joy she'd ever experienced, you just left that concert exhausted but feeling strong, all at the same time. No 16 year old could ever capture Tina. They shoulda talked her out of it.

[Fanny Mare]

I saw Tina years ago on her 'Private Dancer' tour. The way she danced in those five inch heels, hair flying all over, sweat dripping down her body, and sang with every ounce of pain and joy she'd ever experienced, you just left that concert exhausted but feeling strong, all at the same time. No 16 year old could ever capture Tina. They shoulda talked her out of it.

I have seen her twice and Jessica was nowhere like Tina.But, she did her best

Loved little Hollie.

P2, yuck!

Skylar sang well .

Joshua sounded like he does every single week.At least P2 tries something different. Even if he is weird to watch

[yourefired]

Just thinking: Have Philip and Joshua never seen Top Gun? Just sayin!

That's what that duet made me think of. It was fun just like in the movie. I liked it.

I missed part of tonight's show so I can't really comment. I did see everyone's second song. Well Josh still needs to sing here.

P2 and Josh are still my favorites. I want them in the finale. Both are really good looking.

[CupidGuest]

I voted for the first time in a few years for American Idol contestants. lol. Skylar and Joshua.

[Arielflies]

Joshua has pulled me in with both his songs tonight. Wow.

P2 actually sang melody on his second song, but his upper register is very thin.

Hollie singing Leona Lewis - all right! Good job!

I loved seeing Skylar also tone it down the second half. All of them showed their vulnerability during the second half taking songs that needed a connection.

Jessica sang the Cocker song just beautifully. I loved that they used guitar rather than piano.

Whoa! How in the world can one play the prediction game based on these performances?

[echo226]

Now that trio was much better than the duet. I thought Hollie did best but maybe I'm just on the Hollie bandwagon tonight.

What happened during that silent moment before Jessica sang that one part?

Hollie absolutely stood out in the trio ... no doubt. She really outshone Jessica, and surprisingly Skylar didn't energizer Bunny her off her game. Proud of her. I hope she wins this thing, but I fear because the judges praised her, her voting fans may think she's safe.

[echo226]

P2, P2...I missed the melody in The Letter, but JLo and Randy were correct in that you always do your own thing. Admirable or one note?

Hollie really kicked her first song and Skylar did her usual high octane performance even if I couldn't understand the words. Jessica started that karaoke favorite (or as Stevie put it, the old bar band song that everyone was sick of) with her back to the audience and behind a curtain...huh? It was a mess.

I have yet to listen to Joshua's first selection so will comment on that when I've seen the rest of the show.

I don't think Joshua and P2 even know who the Righteous Brothers are, which is sad. They played with one of my swoon songs as though they were supposed to be a male/female singing to each other rather than the girls in the audience. Their voices definitely do not mesh which made the whole experience seem even more out of whack.

I found Ryan's continued ribbing of P2 to be funny - saying that Phillip had a girlfriend and preferred brunettes (she is cute) and that Ryan's home life was safe.

Back after the next hour.

Well these kids do not understand these songs and nobody fills them in. How can they be expected to "tell the story" if they don't know it. Sheesh !

"The Letter" was a Vietnam Era favorite especially of those serving, and was kind of tied to getting mail and eventually coming home from Vietnam to your girl. It was receiving a "good" letter and not a Dear John as some feared. Phillip's lack of melody made it a non-song to me. It's not a chant, after all.

"Fortunate Son" was flat out a Vietnam War protest song, and commenting on draft deferments, etc. for the sons of the privileged. It's more of an angry song than a boppin' around song, so because I understood it, Skylar's performance kind of surprised me and put me off some.

Joshua definitely thought they were being asked to sing to each other, and Steven played into the joke. Too funny. Joshua's voice definitely made Phillip's shortcomings stand out. The non-righteous version by these boys ... has not caused me to lose that loving feeling for the Righteous Brothers ...