‘American Idol’ top 9 live blogging
If you want to live blog (or simply use the comments below), you have two options. Tonight the nine singers will do songs from their idols. To fill extra time since they have stretched what should be a 90 minute show to two hours is some sort of medley of Madonna songs. Or something like that. Nigel has tweeted that Jessica will do Beyonce (not Mariah!) while Hollie will take on Carrie Underwood and Skylar, Miranda Lambert.
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Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
9:48 pm
Wow…country girl put the other two girls in the shadow in the Madonna compilation!
Seth T
March 28th, 2012
9:48 pm
Another overdone radio song from the past. Looked like Skylar and Hollie got more cameo out of that skit, with Jessica kinda in the back-up harmany spot.
Deirdre
March 28th, 2012
9:49 pm
Sometimes I just shake my head
MerleK3
March 28th, 2012
9:49 pm
@Alex. Do we have another
Haley R.?
Jenny
March 28th, 2012
9:50 pm
WOW Jessica on that trio!!! Hollie was great too! (Skylar, not so much. Ugh.)
Skippy
March 28th, 2012
9:50 pm
Nice! Zeppelin!
Jayden
March 28th, 2012
9:51 pm
Jessica and Phil are the best so far, I think. Skylar is weak, and it showed in the Madonna medley. Waiting for Elise.
Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
9:51 pm
LOTS of differing opinions tonight which makes this a better year. In year’s past, the top contenders were clear. With so many favorites and variety, we can’t really say WHO is going to be top 5, 4, 3, 2!
Jenny
March 28th, 2012
9:52 pm
Brave, Elise… Adam’s big Led Zep song..
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:52 pm
DAYUM!!
Elise TESTOSTERONE!!!
Jon C
March 28th, 2012
9:52 pm
Holy crap! Elise, where the hell did you come from?? WHAT!?!?!?!?! Game changer!!!
Lu
March 28th, 2012
9:53 pm
Enter your comments here
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:53 pm
MerleK3
March 28th, 2012
9:49 pm
Boo ya!!
Deirdre
March 28th, 2012
9:53 pm
Thank you Elise.
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:53 pm
DAYUM again. She KILLED that last part.
WatchingIdol
March 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
Elise is very, very good.
Bottom Three: Heejun, Deandre and Hollie. Going home: Hollie or Deandre.
Skippy
March 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
Elise almost looks like vintage Robert Plant on those long shots! As a tried and true rocker, I loved that performance!
Jenny
March 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
Wow… loved her & Stevie doing Dreams..
KupKake
March 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
Finally ONE girl gets a standing O
Angela
March 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
Pretty.Dang.Good!!!!!!!!
MerleK3
March 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
Elise nailed it!!!
Lu
March 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
I agree with Seth T. Although I love country music, I think Skylar was weak in her group song.
Justin
March 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
Anyone who thinks Phil Phillips is doing anything “unique” or “groundbreaking” clearly has never seen Dave Matthews perform. This guy is doing a straight-up Dave Matthews impression — or what he THINKS is a Dave Matthews impression — every. Single. Week.
Simply doing every song the way he thinks Dave Matthews would cover it is boring at best.
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
I normally don’t call, but I’m flooding the phone bank for Elise.
Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
Elise…not really liking this. Maybe it’s just me.
Karen
March 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
Freakin amazing! Thank you Elise. My top 3
Elise
Philip
Jessica
Seth T
March 28th, 2012
9:56 pm
I’m giving Elise a whole lotta love. Best of the night. Phillip was 2nd.
Skippy
March 28th, 2012
9:56 pm
Good stuff. There’s a reason why Zeppelin II is 12 x platinum in the US alone, 43 years after it’s release.
Jon C
March 28th, 2012
9:56 pm
Alright. My personal rankings for the night
UPPER TIER
Elise Testone (she killed it!!)
Jessican Sanchez
Phillip Phillips
MIDDLE TIER
Colton Dixon (If he played the piano, my rankings would have been VERY different)
Joshua Ledet
Skylar Laine
BOTTOM TIER
Hollie Cavanagh
Heejun Han
Deandre Brackensick
Jenny
March 28th, 2012
9:57 pm
Hmmm … She may stay out of bottom 3 this week!
She wasn’t Adam, but was very good! Nice version, quite well done!
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:57 pm
My top 3:
Elise
Eise
Elise
Deirdre
March 28th, 2012
9:57 pm
1. Elise!!!!!!!!!!!! She KILLED that!
2. Phil! Loved Him
3. Jessica. Good voice. Boring song
4. Colton
5. Joshua
6. Hollie
7. Heejun
8. Skylar
9. Deandre
Harriett
March 28th, 2012
9:57 pm
Elise did very well, but is it too late for people to like her? She’s had attitude problems up to now. I’d like to see her last a while longer.
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:58 pm
Skippy
March 28th, 2012
9:56 pm
Harumph, harumph!
Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
9:59 pm
Justin…that’s exactly what I posted earlier. Every time I see Phil perform, I see a lesser version of Dave Matthews. And yes…I’ve seen Dave Matthews. If you put up a split screen with the two side by side, you’d see a weaker twin in Philx2.
Alex
March 28th, 2012
9:59 pm
Deirdre
March 28th, 2012
9:57 pm
I really cannot disagree with your list very much.
Jayden
March 28th, 2012
10:00 pm
My 2 cents:
Top 3: Jessica, Phillip, Elise
Middle 3: Hollie, Colton, Joshua
Bottom 3: Hee-Jun, DeAndre, Skylar
Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
10:02 pm
Who should go home? Joshua or Deandre.
Jon C
March 28th, 2012
10:02 pm
Yeah Deirdre your list looks pretty solid to me.
Deirdre
March 28th, 2012
10:02 pm
Vote! Adults need to vote!
Alex
March 28th, 2012
10:04 pm
Deirdre
March 28th, 2012
10:02 pm
I’m ringing for Elise.
Harriett
March 28th, 2012
10:05 pm
I guess I liked Colton better, and not because of his solo. His voice was amazing on the medley. And I am not a Phil Matthews fan
Alex
March 28th, 2012
10:05 pm
Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
10:02 pm
Let’s do a two-fer and get rid of both. If only one, Deandre Makesmesick.
Jayden
March 28th, 2012
10:06 pm
Miss Javon, I’d send DeAndre home. Hee-Jun would be my next choice.
Jon C
March 28th, 2012
10:06 pm
Night guys! Time to vote!
Alex
March 28th, 2012
10:06 pm
Harriett
March 28th, 2012
10:05 pm
Ha – Phil Matthews.
Harriett
March 28th, 2012
10:07 pm
Good night all!
Karen
March 28th, 2012
10:07 pm
ya gotta love the rockers on this blog.
Rodney Ho
March 28th, 2012
10:08 pm
Feel free to move over to the recap page to vote. http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2012/03/28/american-idol-top-9-performance-recap-five-standing-os/
Miss Javon
March 28th, 2012
10:08 pm
Not that I’m young by any means, but I like the younger generation voting as well. They help creativity to keep moving forward.