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What did you think of the American Idol Boys Top 8 performance? Can you think of a word or words to describe it? How about mediocrity, or weak, malnourished. Not much good things came out of the American Idol Season 6 Top 8 male performance of March 6, 2007 (3-6-07). Regardless here is a recap of the show

Tonight the contestants revealed things about themselves that we don’t know. Apparently Blake Lewis loves improve comedy and Halloween and mixes the two up to come up with the character Jimmy Walker Blue. He sang “All Mixed Up” by 311. His performance doesn’t really show off his vocals, but it does show off his beatboxing skills nicely. It was a good performance though, and he’ll have no trouble making it to the top 12. Randy Jackson likes Blake because he’s current. Randy didn’t recognize the song, but loved it anyhow. Paula Abdul also didn’t know the song but was interested in it. Simon Cowell didn’t understand a word that Blake sang, but Blake does stand out of the crowd.

Ryan Seacrest talked to Sundance Head about his emotional breakdown last week. Apparently Simon thought it was artificial emotion. Sundance blamed it on Chris Richardson.

Next up was Sanjaya Malakar, with another blow to his “manhood” by revealing that he can hula dance. And no, we’re not talking like the half-naked male Polynesian dancers, we’re talking the grass skirt kind of hula. Sanjaya sang John Mayer’s Waiting for the World to Change. It was better, but still sleep inducing. Randy thought it as better, but that something special that the judges saw the first time. Paula doesn’t completely agree with Randy though.She thinks that he is striving to do better. Simon says it wasn’t as ghastly as last week. He did mention the hula thing though, as well as the Paula-like hair. Ryan said that anyone who knows anything can see the difference clearly – one has extensions.

Sundance Head revealed that he is actually thin in real life and just wears a fat suit so people don’t recognize him. He sang Pearl Jam’s Jeremy. I thought it was a really good karaoke version. Randy thought it was pitchy in places, but loved that Sundance added his Southern Rock thing to Pearl Jam. Paula thought he kicked into the Sundance groove in the middle. Simon didn’t like it as much as last week, thought he went from being good to being a generic bar singer. He also thought the choice was indulgent and he was shouting the whole time. Randy then said that’s the whole Pearl Jam vibe. **see rant at end**

Travis Tritt was there, as he’s working with Randy Jackson on a new album. Randy is producing it.

Chris Richardson played football and was a bit chunky Then he got health conscious and lost 40 pounds. I thought his performance of Keith Urban’s Tonight I Wanna Cry was pitchy at best. Randy loves him though, saying he put his on twist on the song. Paula loves the intonation of Chris’ voice that makes it perfect for pop country. Simon thought it was good but he’s not jumping out of the chair. He thought it was too cutesy, and that they haven’t yet heard what Chris is capable of.

Jared Cotter played college basketball and was pretty good but quit to do music. He sang Stevie Wonder’s If You Really Love Me. It was a good choice, maybe enough for him to squeek by. Randy thought it was a good solid performance. Paula wants him to work on “coloring up” the way he sings. Simon clarifies that it just wasn’t original. Simon thought it was like a lot of other performances and will get lost in the mix. He misses the wow factor. Ryan asked Paula if Jared belongs in the top 12, and she said yes so far.

Brandon Rogers has been playing classical piano since he was 9. He performed I Just Want to Celebrate by Rare Earth. It was a great performance with good vocals Randy loved the song and the choice. He thinks it gives him more of a rock edge. Paula thought it was pretty phenomenal. Simon just thinks Brandon hasn’t represented himself well so far He is one of the better singers and should choose better songs. Simon is worried that Brandon might have problems this week.

Phil Stacey wasn’t always bald. At one point he had long hair but then got into a group where all the guys had to have short hair. He didn’t like his hair short so he shaved it. Phil tried to sing LeAnn Rimes I Need You but failed miserably. Randy says he has a big old voice that reminds him of Steve Perry. The low part was pitchy and weird though. Paula said his lower parts get chancey. The big notes are beautiful though. Simon didn’t get it at all, the hat and the big eyes. Phil said he would change his eyes if Simon wanted. Simon thought that it was disappointing all over tonight. Ryan asked if Phil thought he made the right choice and Phil’s reply was a simple “Obviously not.”

Chris Sligh used to have short hair, and a shaved head like Phil, but better looking. He adds that this is his real hair and not a perm. He sang We All Want To Be Loved by DC Talk. I thought it was a wonderful performance, but I worry about his obscure song choices hurting him in the end like Nadia from season’s past. Randy didn’t think it was his favorite song choice, but it was the best vocal for the night Paula thinks he needs to keep rising, as this was just middle of the road. She wants him to stretch vocally. Sligh asked if it was a better choice than last week, but Paula thought last week was better. Simon thought the beginning was good, but the middle had a lot of shouting. It wasn’t a great hooky song, but he did enough to get into the finals. Sligh liked the song’s sentiment and apologized for not bringing it like he should have.
So who did you vote for? WHo do want to go home? Who will be voted off American Idol?

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