AI wednesday (tuesday) update.

Well it was another good night. The judges blasted Scott, Michael and Megan and praised many. I thought they were mostly spot on except the venom towards Megan was a little odd for me. Two things that stood out more than others was Anoop's Smokey smooth vocals and the fact that not only did Adam give another great performance but he connected. I'm not really sure his performance was the best of the night as the judges said, but probably was the most impactful.

The fact that the judges took time to beat up two lovable contestants was interesting. I've known, everybody has known Scott and Megan were weak vocally. It shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, and all of a sudden the judges who had been oddly over protective of both turned on each this weak. Makes you wonder about what happens behind the scenes. Did they get too full of themselves and the judges wanted to send a message. Did the judges feel like since they made the tour charity time was over? It was interesting. I actually saw great growth in Megan. In the end maybe that was the problem. If she's going to pretend she's a singer now, well she would have bee out long ago. But I didn't see that, i saw an artist gaining confidence. I actually saw some of the growth that was going to allow her to pull off the stuff the judges kept saying she would be great at. In the end she's not ready, and so I suppose the judges got her on tour to work with her and give her time to develop, it's time to get her out of the way for the ready talent. I don't know.


In my order of finish tonight.

Adam. As I said, I'm not sure it was the best, but most impactful. I'll remember his performance long after I forget the rest. He connected and showed something that was missing.

Matt. I think he's really gaining week to week. He's simply showing tremendous skill and performance ability. If he could connect as well as Danny he might give Adam a run.

Danny. I was disappointed that he didn't take Smokey's advice tonight. But when he sings you just feel it. That's a great skill that sets him apart. And it was there again tonight.

Lil. This is two weeks in a row where was a little disappointing. She still showed great ability and so it wasn't a great failure. I did also agree she looked great and like she belongs on stage. But maybe because she felt like she needed to kill it she over sang the song terribly. It's hard to believe but her voice might be too big for that song. Mostly I think that she needs to understand that the best way to honor a song and genre is to nail it in the way it was meant to be done. Greater energy and passion isn't as effective as the right amount of energy and passion.

Anoop. Kudos to Anoop. I haven't been a fan but I saw a large amount of talent that wasn't there before. He earned another week. He's got a shot at the final six.

Allison. She keeps blowing everyone away for a sixteen year old. But in the end, she's going to have to beat the rest head on. So far she looks like a very talented sixteen year old enjoying her moment in the sun. It will get tougher and tougher for her from here on.

Kris. He did well again. I like his voice and I think the right song will launch him. But man is he forgettable after. I can never remember what he did by the end of the show. It'll catch up to him soon.

Megan. I spoke about her at length already. I hope she doesn't go home. she's finally learning how to sing. Three or four weeks more and I think she kills it. I don't think she gets that far.

Scott. He looks like he's about ready to cry. I hate to stereotype him but I really wish he had dark glasses on. You can tell he's blind and it's distracting to the music. I think though as I've said earlier, this is how good he is and it's not good enough for this group. how many better artists will American send home to honor his achievements?

Michael. I'm having a hard time judging his demographic. I will say though that being in the bottom three in a week that should have been his strongest makes me think he's done tomorrow.

I'm not going to speculate immunity as it didn't work out so well for me or Alexis last week. I will say of the ones I think would be saved Lil maybe shows up in the bottom three. But I would be surprised.