I love me some Motown, I can handle old-school country, and there isn't a rational human I know who can't get down to classic Michael Jackson.
American Idol chose well in its first three theme weeks of the season. This week, I don't know. It could be a train wreck. The theme remains vague even at this hour - ITunes Top 100 Downloads. Everyone's best guess is that the
American Idol contestants had to choose from a list of ITunes Top 100 song downloads of all-time. This means that tonight we will be hearing a litany of modern pop music which, for the sake of transparency, is a genre that I do not like very much. Not at all. When you look at the list, there's far too much Britney Spears. There's a lot of hip/hop (which I generally do enjoy, but is obviously useless to the
American Idol singers), and what's left is a smattering of random radio hits. It could be good if the Idol singers put their own spin on things. Most importantly, they will need to choose very, very wisely. Also, we'll see if we can find some song spoilers for all of you before the show starts. So, once again, I, Oscar Dahl, will coxswain our watercraft down the treacherous, murky waters of tonight's American Idol Performance Show, shouting live thoughts at the masses with the subtlety of a drunken hobo on a soapbox. Please play along, comment below, have fun, be safe, wear a life vest.
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Let's get it on! Scott will suck, Megan will do something weird, you will love/hate Adam, and Paula will make your senile Great Aunt seem lucid. This...is
American Idol.
In the Cold Open, Seacrest walked through the contestants, who were staggered in some bizarre alien formation on stage. Read into that what you will. The judges emerge from the front of the stage. Whoever's running the lights tonight took some ecstasy before the broadcast. I think Little Cresty got a haircut. So adorable, that little man.
Randy is wearing red glasses tonight. Kara is dropping a little bit of cleavage. Paula looks like she bought dress shopping for the prom in 1983. The Top 9 come on stage to raucous applause. Allison's hair is modeled after Sonic the Hedgehog. Theme for the week, as reported - Top 100 Theme. Basically, they get to sing any song that was a hit. Easy theme. We get footage of Ryan at work on the radio. I'm less than excited.
Anoop will kick off the show.
Anoop Desai - "Caught Up" by Usher
There is no mentor this week. Which is fine by me. Anoop, going back to the up-tempo stuff. He wears a silly jacket. Just like in Michael Jackson week, Anoop lacks the vocal strength to really kill an upbeat song with the band and back-up singers behind him. He's not bad, mostly sings in tune (though some of the runs go a tad flat). But that jacket. He's popped his jacket collar. Anoop actually hits his stride midway through the song, and powers the best he can through the end. Solid, unspectacular. A song that I don't totally care for, but I think he'll survive.
Randy thought the vocals were good even though he thought it was the wrong song choice. He's a little torn. Kara thinks he played it safe, to which Anoop replies, "No I didn't." She mentions something about a frat guy dare (perhaps Kara knows something about frat guy dares - perhaps a Spring Break tramp stamp). Simon calls it "a complete and utter mess."
Megan Joy is next, singing a cool Bob Marley tune.
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