Dropping from 12 to 10 seemed to wake the guys up on American Idol tonight, and while they didn't match the level of performance that the women put up last week, they made up a fair amount of ground.
The lone exception would be Sanjaya Malakar, whose version of "Stepping Out" was straight out of a junior high talent show. I know he's got an entire demographic to himself, being the only teenaged male on the show, but the combination of a bad show and looking like the lost DeBarge child should mark the end of his run. He really should have waited about three years before trying out.
As for the other cut, there are three or four guys who could go based on being OK but not particularly memorable. The wife thinks Brandon Rogers will go, as the former backup singer has had two fairly marginal weeks. I could also see Nicholas Pedro getting sent home; his rendition of "Fever" was a marked improvement from last week, but he's patently unmemorable. He's the sort of guy you watch and think, "Is that Nick from Sales? Or is it Accounting?"
The theme of the night was to dedicate songs to people who inspired the contestants. Which is how we got Jared singing "Let's Get it On" to his parents and Chris doing "Geek in the Pink" for his grandmother. For those not familiar with the song, consider both the double entendre of the title and these lyrics:
"Well,I could be the one to take you home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forgetin' what you already know
That I could be the one to turn you out"
That is one messed up family right there. And Simon thought Chris Sligh was odd for singing "Trouble" for his wife, with its chorus telling of being saved by a woman. I assume he wasn't listening to the other guys.
Anyway, I'm going to second the wife's choices for who gets sent home. The fact that Sundance Head doesn't appear among them is a testament to the restorative powers of "Mustang Sally."
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