Top 12 - Songs from Contestants' Year of Birth

This was a fairly disappointing week overall. And wow, do I feel old! ohwell
Besides the Top 2 and bottom, ranking was difficult:
Code:
A-  Stefano (1989) "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
B+  Scotty  (1993) "Can I Trust You With My Heart"
B   Pia     (1988) "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"
B   Lauren  (1994) "I'm The Only One"
B-  Thia    (1995) "Colors of the Wind"
C   James   (1989) "I'll Be There For You"
C   Casey   (1991) "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
C   Jacob   (1987) "Alone"
C-  Paul    (1984) "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
C-  Karen   (1989) "Love Will Lead You Back"
C-  Haley   (1990) "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
D   Naima   (1984) "What's Love Got To Do With It?"


Naima was simply horrible and needs to go next.
S: Loved it, beautiful; J: Consistently pitchy; R: Vocals a mess, all over

Paul's quirky voice is great for Rod Stewart, but it's getting old.
J: Sounded good, struggled; R: Pitchy, made it your own; S: Distinctive voice

Thia was kinda boring, some rough notes but not bad.
R: Vocals okay, boring, safe; S: Beautiful, but is that you?; J: Vibrato needs work

James, my favorite, seemed off tonight - wrong key?
S: Don't be too poppy; J: Loved it; R: Couple of pitch spots, tastefully done

Haley didn't start out great, meh. Was in B3 last week.
J: Amazing vocals but tense; R: Gotta find out who you are, not great; S: More blues

Stefano did a great job, made it his own.
R: Best of Night, slayed it; S: Beautiful phrasing; J: You can take this thing

Pia didn't move me, but not bad, kinda boring.
S: Why this is called American Idol; J: Perfect for you; R: Pia in it to win it

Scotty can freakin' sing, but needs to expand his repertoire more.
J: Right there, keep it up; R: Did Travis Tritt proud; S: Really good, going places

Karen wasn't strong enough, Zzzzzz, still had to add Spanish lyrics? B3 last week.
R: Started rough, welcome back; S: Love ethnic-ness; J: Play to your strengths

Casey was a little off, was expecting much better but it was off.
S: So good, crazy, talented; J: Parts a bit screamy screechy; R: Not best performance, but fearless

Lauren, with the flu, was pretty good in her higher register.
J: Very nice; R: Very nice, liked it; S: Shining star

Jacob was interesting, but too many misses/too high/over-the-top.
R: Lost modulation, but found it, genius; S: On fire; J: Amazing to watch, we have a competition

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Karen and Haley were in the B3 last week, but need another chance. Naima needs to go first.


I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! tongue lol

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