Tonight on Idol, the theme is music from the 60s. I once did 3 blogs on music from 1960, 61 and 62, but the multiply page where they were uploaded on was deleted, I fear, because I cannot locate the page anymore. Each contestant is singing 2 songs tonight.
In the time I was writing the introduction, I saw that Steven is wearing a leather red jacket. You already know how I feel about leather, so i'll move on. He's also wearing a black shirt that seems to say 'love. and a very cute silver necklace with some short chains and a cute heart. J-Lo is wearing an outfit that seems to age her; a white ensemble that seems to be better for a window. Randy Jackson is wearing a simple tuxedo jacket and a black shirt.
"Closer To The Edge" by 30 Second To Mars. I have only heard 2 songs from this band as I thought they were officially let go from their label, so this'll be the first time i've ever heard this song before. Now if James Durbin would put his legs together more and actually wear pants that weren't too stretched in the crotch, I could give a higher grade on the jeans. A leather vest top with silver bullets on the top. I am not feeling this performance. I asked 'What the devil is he wearing under the vest?' and my future ex-roommate's son said 'armpit hair.' cute answer. One can't be complete aware right yet who is the makeup designer nor the advisor for appeareance, but this week it was clearly the wrong advice! That facial hair and hair spiked up made him look like he hadn't shaved for awhile nor washed his hair and had 'bead head.'
"No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. I love this song so I hope that Jacob Lusk does a good job. A Simple texudeo outfit with a white v-neck undershirt. the jacket has a white outline along the ends of jacket. This is horrible!! If this is what we are to expect from him if he wins, send him home now!! Desole! I'm glad Randy has the same opinion I do. I mean, i wouldn't buy his record when he did the gospel but I would be more likely to buy a record of his when he did the Luther Vandros-y style than when he tries to be something he's not.
"Flat On The Floor," by Carrie Underwood. Never heard this song before, but i'm glad Lauren Alaina is sticking to country style songs sometimes. She doesn't really have that twangy kind of voice but not all country has to be like that that. She's wearing a black leathery top and black matching pants, with black leather boots, i imagine. there's weird tassles coming off of her black top. Don't like the look overall. It was a good performance and even though i've never heard the song before, I can tell she didn't sound like Carrie, so this was a good song choice.
"Gone", by Montgomery Gentry, which is another song i've never heard. Scotty McCreery is a very attractive lad, and I guess it's okay to say that even though he's not quite 18 yet because Ryan Seacrest called him 'Scotty The Body'. as he sings this i think I have heard this somewhere before. A jean jacket and a purple undershirt, un tucked with jeans that hug his midsection. unfortunately with brown leather boots. A simple outfit to describe, though the pants make him appear to not showcase his butt lol because it makes him look like he doesn't have one. Anyway, it's interesting that they are bringing back the Jean Jacket look.
Hailey Reinhart is one i always confuse with Lauren Alaina, but that's just me. It kinda seems they look a bit a like, but as my roommate kept prodding towards me, they don't even have the same eye colour. ugh. "You And I" by Lady Gaga, is another song I have not heard. The pants are actually not bad up close, but at a distance, they looked horrible! they are gray with sequined lines that kind of look like anememies. A leater top that hugs the bosom and you can see parts of the bra for artistic flair, it's purple. The shoes are ..all i can tell is they are black. She did really good and maybe she is the one that Steven is looking for because I heard a LITTLE of Janis Joplin in her voice. There will never be another Janis though... She sounded alright.
"Without You," which has been sung by several aritsts, Mariah Carey's version is my favourite. I can hear the tears in his voice as he sings live. Shows he's not afraid to show his emotions, which is something to look up to, though I believe in doing things in private, quietly with dignity. This is much better than the last time. Looks like he shaved a bit and his outfit is simple light blue or black. I guess every performer has a bad performance so i'm not gonna judge him based on the first performance he had tonight. He did great and made it his own and this song clearly is very close to his heart. Great.
Glad Randy agrees that not every sad performance or song with meaning has to have perfect notes throughout the whole thing. It's artistic when you allow yourself to hit a bad note because it gives the notion of crying. Tell me one person who's voice sounds pitch perfect during crying? Can't think of any? Neither can I...and it's ironic that the second picture for Durbin I chose has tears because he was really crying. Sincere artist, right here!
"Love Hurts" by Nazareth is a song i sang a couple years ago without knowing what it means. I know it right now but that's not what this blog is about. Jacob Lusk is gonna be singing this so i hope it's better than his first performance of the night.
He's doing a higher pitch than we are used to at the beginning, which is nice. His outfit is a simple silver tux with a purple under(buttoned-up) shirt. Black shoes. better performance than his first but i could have lived without the last 'yeah'.
"Unchained Melody," by the Righteous Brothers is a very beautiful song. Elvis sang it and so many others have through time since it's original release. Lauren Alaina is singing this song and i hope she does it great. Her notes are perfect and her she looks amazing. a white dress with light blue strips and her hair looks amazing. It's slightly karoeke but I sense i slightly uniqueness to it.
"Always On My Mind," Elvis Presley, is being sung by Scotty McCreery. Black tuxedo with black pants and a whitebuttoned up shirt. Too safe. He looks great but that seemed to safe and I question what the sniffle at the end was about \=.
"The House Of The Rising Sun," by The Animals is a very beautiful song. The first time I heard of it was through Declan Galbraith. WOW. SHE SOUNDS HAUNTING. If she wins, i sure hope she does a bluesy/r&b record! DAMN! Silver slacks with rips and sparkles, her hair is curled. Her top is like a black spaghetti strap top and has brown feathers on them...i sure hope those are not from real animals...she did amazing!
LOL!! Me and you both agree that Jacob was HORRID during his first performance. Wow, it was just so bad.
ReplyDeleteI loved Lauren's dress during her first performance :-)