American Idol Top 12 Women
Here are my rankings based on the performances on February 21, with the score (out of 10) that I gave:
1. Katharine (10)
2. (tie) Mandisa (9)
2. (tie) Paris (9)
4. (tie) Becky (7)
4. (tie) Lisa (7)
6. (tie) Kinnik (6)
6. (tie) Ayla (6)
6. (tie) Stevie (6)
6. (tie) Heather (6)
6. (tie) Melissa (6)
11. (tie) Kellie (5)
11. (tie) Brenna (5)
Thoughts:
Katharine blew me away. She has amazing control over her voice, and she's just so darned cute! She needs to work on moving around the stage, but this *is* a singing competition, so at this point it doesn't matter as much.
Mandisa has an incredible voice, and she has terrific presence. I just enjoy her to pieces.
Paris is great! I love to hear her sing, and I so enjoy watching her. She, too, has a commanding presence.
I thought Becky and Lisa were both fine, but neither one really did anything for me. Becky's at #4 mainly because of her performance, not so much her voice. Lisa's at #4 because of her voice, but she leaves me cold. There's just nothing there for me to relate to.
Kinnik is fine, but she looks like a man and sings like a Cabaret singer. It's kind of like watching a transvestite, to be honest. Her voice is fine, but I don't like her performance style. Ayla is robotic, and I'm annoyed by her duck lips. This may be a generalization, but it seems like everything in her life has just been handed to her, and I don't think this should be next. She's just not good enough.
I like Stevie, but last night's performance wasn't good. She's at #6 based more on her potential than on her performance this time. I know she has more power than that, and I was quite disappointed that she didn't use it. I liked Heather's voice, but she had a lot of pitch issues. Her tone is so interesting to me that I'd like to hear more! I also like Melissa's tone; I think the two of them (Melissa & Heather) are quite similar, and I wonder if that will count against them.
Kellie, as far as I could tell, didn't hit one note in tune. The judges' "feedback" was all about her personality rather than her performance, but man! I cringed through the whole song. Please don't sing Martina McBride if you can't handle her. Brenna's voice was awful, too. Her low notes were incredibly rough, and I didn't like the tones her voice took. It wasn't good, dawg, really.
1. Katharine (10)
2. (tie) Mandisa (9)
2. (tie) Paris (9)
4. (tie) Becky (7)
4. (tie) Lisa (7)
6. (tie) Kinnik (6)
6. (tie) Ayla (6)
6. (tie) Stevie (6)
6. (tie) Heather (6)
6. (tie) Melissa (6)
11. (tie) Kellie (5)
11. (tie) Brenna (5)
Thoughts:
Katharine blew me away. She has amazing control over her voice, and she's just so darned cute! She needs to work on moving around the stage, but this *is* a singing competition, so at this point it doesn't matter as much.
Mandisa has an incredible voice, and she has terrific presence. I just enjoy her to pieces.
Paris is great! I love to hear her sing, and I so enjoy watching her. She, too, has a commanding presence.
I thought Becky and Lisa were both fine, but neither one really did anything for me. Becky's at #4 mainly because of her performance, not so much her voice. Lisa's at #4 because of her voice, but she leaves me cold. There's just nothing there for me to relate to.
Kinnik is fine, but she looks like a man and sings like a Cabaret singer. It's kind of like watching a transvestite, to be honest. Her voice is fine, but I don't like her performance style. Ayla is robotic, and I'm annoyed by her duck lips. This may be a generalization, but it seems like everything in her life has just been handed to her, and I don't think this should be next. She's just not good enough.
I like Stevie, but last night's performance wasn't good. She's at #6 based more on her potential than on her performance this time. I know she has more power than that, and I was quite disappointed that she didn't use it. I liked Heather's voice, but she had a lot of pitch issues. Her tone is so interesting to me that I'd like to hear more! I also like Melissa's tone; I think the two of them (Melissa & Heather) are quite similar, and I wonder if that will count against them.
Kellie, as far as I could tell, didn't hit one note in tune. The judges' "feedback" was all about her personality rather than her performance, but man! I cringed through the whole song. Please don't sing Martina McBride if you can't handle her. Brenna's voice was awful, too. Her low notes were incredibly rough, and I didn't like the tones her voice took. It wasn't good, dawg, really.
