American Idol Season 6

Tuesday, March 6th

Blake Lewis

I actually really liked his song choice tonight. It wasn’t the most exciting song in the world, but it really suited his voice. It was almost like a reggae type of song. As Paula and Randy said, they didn’t even know the song but they still thought the performance was really cool.

Sinjaya Malakar

Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer

This time, Sinjaya sang a more modern song by John Mayer. I thought it was a good idea to try and be more up to date, but it was not good. Just like his last week’s performance, it was extremely boring. I think Randy is right in saying that his energy is really low. To me, it seems like he doesn’t even want to be there. You don’t see a passion within him that you see in some of the other competitors.

Sundance Head

I really wanted to like Sundance’s performance tonight, but I didn’t think it was good. It was a bad song choice to show America his true talents. I’d never heard the song, and all I could really identify in it was the name “Jeremy.” Surprisingly, Randy and Paula really liked it, but Simon was more accurate when he said it was worse than the week before.

Travis Tritt, a well known country singer, was actually watching in the audience tonight. He mentioned that he is coming out with a new album which is produced by Randy Jackson. I’m excited because he has some good songs such as “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive”

Chris Richardson

I didn’t expect Chris to sing a song like he did, but I loved it. He brings such an interesting flare to the competition. This is really the first year that they’ve had contestants who sound like they could already be on the radio. Simon said that he didn’t think Chris has had a performance that is up to his potential yet this season. I think Chris could do better too, but he is still amazing no matter what.

Jared Cotter

Stevie Wonder

I thought his performance was quite good. It had upbeat moments, and slower moments. He hit some good notes, but he also had some pitchy ones. I think he definitely has the performance skills to be a singer, but his singing isn’t perfect yet. Paula said that she would like to see him make his singing more colorful. Simon agreed with her in saying that he needed to be a bit more original. I’m still waiting for him to completely amaze me.

Brandon Rogers

It turns out Brian is a classical piano player. They showed a clip of him playing, and he sounded very good. I liked his performance tonight. This week, I found that it was much better than I’ve seen him do before. He reminds of a Lenny Kravitz in a way. It was a really good song for his type of voice. The judges weren’t thrilled, and Simon said that he is a bit worried for him.

Phil Stacey

I Need You-Leanne Rhymes

I was not happy at all with Phil tonight. He is usually consistent, but I didn’t even want to listen to him tonight. I think the worst part was the song choice. I also found that at times, he was almost screaming. Randy pointed out that he needs to work on his lower register. The judges cut him down quite a bit. One thing I did like though was how much he showed his personality tonight. Surprisingly, he’s quite witty.

Chris Sligh

I loved the way he started his song. Right of the bat, he sounded so amazing, and it instantly captured my attention. Further into the song, it wasn’t as good, but I still liked it. To me, he had the best vocal of the night. I found it extremely weird that the judges didn’t like it. I think he’s really good.