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4/22/09

American Idol Recap: Adam Lambert & Kris Allen Make Disco Shiny, Lil Rounds Dishes Up Her Last Round

The Top 7 contestants vying to be the next American Idol, took to the stage last night to boogie to the sounds of Disco.

The stakes were at an all time high, due to the judges saving Matt Giraud from elimination, which will cause two contestants to be outed from the competition tonight.

The problem for most contestants when it comes to Disco is that the songs just genuinely come off with karaoke feel, so it was crucial that the contestants change up the songs enough to make them feel genuine.

Lil Rounds - "I'm Every Woman"
Lil Rounds immediately went into the night with a couple of set backs, first she barely escaped elimination last week and lastly she's the first performance out of the gate, so to survive she needed to deliver a killer performance. Let me start by saying the performance was one of her personal best, which proves just how mediocre the rest have been, but ultimately, it still wasn't enough. She had some nice vocal moments and she did managed to get the crowd hype, but it was missing the key ingredient of originality.

Kris Allen - "She Works Hard For The Money"
Unlike Lil Rounds, Kris Allen knows all about originality and this performance single handily proved that. No cheesy gimmicks, just a straight forward performance that was absolutely fantastic.

Danny Gokey - "September"
As I've said week end and week out, Danny's voice just puts him in the position of being able to sing any and everything, and do it justice. That said, my problem with Danny, which Simon confirmed, is that he just doesn't enough star quality.

Allison Iraheta - "Hot Stuff"
The song's title pretty much describes the performance. Allison has proved she can sing, but her problem is that she just comes across to old and it makes it hard to like her. Great performance, all the same.

Adam Lambert - "If I Can't Have You"
I don't even need to go into detail, because one word describes it all.....BRILLIANT!

Matt Giraud - "Staying Alive"
Aside from the song choice, which took the word cheesy to a new level, the vocals and the arrangement were a complete and utter train wreck. I've been a avid fan of Matt, but this performance kind of proved that maybe the judges should have saved their save.

Anoop Desai - "Dim All the Lights"
Simon called the performance, "mediocore at best", and sadly I have to reaffirm his thoughts, especially that last note. That said, it was definitely not his worst performance ("Beat It", "Caught Up").

PREDICTIONS:
Bottom 3: Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, and Anoop Desai.

Which 2 Are Going Home: Truth be told, Lil Rounds delivered the best performance out of the three, but her past history of bad performances and being in the dreaded first slot, will ultimately send her packing with Matt Giraud.

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