My prediction are the 3 male finalists will make it.
1. David Archuleta- He has a huge fan base.
2. David Cook
3. Jason Castro
“Who went home on Idol tonight?” That’s the question on the forefront of every fan’s mind tonight. All you really need to know is that it wasn’t David Cook nor David Archuleta. They weren’t even in the bottom two. And thankfully, neither was Jason Castro. That leaves us with the last two ladies in the show - Syesha Mercado and Brooke White. One will go home while the other has to try to outshine and outsing the show’s most popular contestants.
A teary-eyed Brooke left the show tonight, and it’s a little surprising that Syesha outlasted her. As far as I know, she’s the only Idol contestant who’s been in the bottom twice this season. My prediction is that after next week, only the guys will be left to vie to be the next American Idol.
Tonight’s episode of American Idol 7 was chaotic, rushed, and overall disappointing. Neil Diamond is one of my favorite songwriters and it’s such a shame that he seemed to have been such an ineffective mentor. He didn’t really give any advice about arrangements, tips on how to improve their performances, or much of anything, really. I don’t blame the contestants for screwing up tonight - the theme was all wrong, and the format was all wrong.
Top5 Part1 Jason Castro
Jason Castro sang “Forever in Blue Jeans” and “September Morn”, both of which were done in a nicely mellow way. Jason handled the notes very nicely and remained consistent all throughout the two songs in terms of intensity, but he was a little off-key on the chorus of “September”. Randy seemed to have mixed opinions on the songs, Paula liked the first one but not the second, and Simon said that both were forgettable.
Top5 Part2 David Cook Brooke White
Up next was David Cook with “I’m Alive” and “All I Really Need Is You”. It’s funny that David chose songs that were a little obscure when he could have picked more popular ones that he would have totally done well. Neil Diamond seemed to be pleased with the song selection though. I like how David started “All I Really Need Is You” with an acoustic guitar, showed off his strong vocals, and gave an overall engaging performance.
Top5 Part3 David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado
On David Archuleta’s menu was “Sweet Caroline” and “America”. Quite honestly, he did a disappointing job with “Sweet Caroline” - which is a shame because it’s one of my favorite songs. It did pick up towards the end, where he closed the song with a little more power and confidence in his voice. On the other hand, his performance of “America” seemed rushed and overall unimpressive, with not much redeeming qualities.
View the rest of the performances after the jump.
Jason Casto and the studio version of “Memory”
A video of David Cook’s studio version on Music of the Night , with clips from the performance of music of the night
The photo of the Top 5 American Idol Season 7
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Jason Castro
David Archuleta
David Cook
Syesha Mercado
Brooke White
Let me guess, the next to go is Syesha Mercado or Brooke White.
