American Idol | Tim Urban Sucks The Soul Out Of The Song!

American Idol selects Usher as this weeks mentor.  Some say Usher selected American Idol to resuscitate his career.

Siobhan Magnus is singing Through The Fire and I just don't like her voice.  Her biggest asset? is she can scream.

Randy - voice was all over the place; not best performance.
Ellen - didn't like the performance.
Kara - screaming parts worked, the rest didn't.
Simon - sounded like she was singing while running; not a good performance.


Casey James is singing Hold On I'm Coming good voice, but nothing exciting.

Randy - hot night for him; loved the song; great vocal range.
Ellen - consistent; always good.  Felt a little generic.
Kara - thinks he has more to offer.
Simon - strongest week he's had so far.


Big Mike is singing Ready For Love and he has such a nice voice.  I like Big Mike.

Randy - liked the guitar; he's in the zone; loving every performance.
Ellen - it was beautiful; she loved it.
Kara - did an incredible job with the song she's never heard.
Simon - he can take him seriously now; did a terrific job.


Didi Benam is singing What's Become Of A Broken Hearted and she should go home!  Boring performance.

Randy - loves the song, but the whole performance flat lined.
Ellen - way dramatic; not best performance.
Kara - it's over done; lost her way; doesn't know who she is anymore.
Simon - so over the top; so off melody; too old fashioned.


Tim Urban is singing Sweet Love and he's another with a week voice.

Randy - singing waiter performance; did sing in tune; no vibe; flat.
Ellen - poor song choice
Kara - took the soul out of the song.
Simon - wrong song; doesn't matter, he'll smile and people will vote for him.


Andrew Garcia is singing Forever and he has a unique voice I like, but he just can't loosen up.

Randy - liked everything about the performance.
Ellen - really amazing, strong performance.
Kara - one giant leap in the right direction.
Simon -miles better than the past few weeks.

Katie Stevens is singing Chain Of Fools fabulously!  Simon won't like it.  lol

Randy - best vocal performances of the night.
Ellen - vocals were great; wished for a more current song.
Kara - best vocal performances; needs to make it young.
Simon - pretty good; very robotic; somewhat cold.

Lee DeWyze is singing Treat Her Like A Lady and I love his voice.  I hope he stays around awhile.

Randy - best performance; that was the bomb.
Ellen - best so far.
Kara - it was amazing.
Simon - his life has changed forever.


Crystal Bowersox is singing Midnight Train To Georgia and she's got some pipes!

Randy - love everything; did that song proud.
Ellen - always great.
Kara - loves her.
Simon - sensational choice of song; incredible vocals.

Aaron Kelly is singing Ain't No Sunshine and it's very good!  Go Aaron!

Randy - started rough, but it was alright.
Ellen - good song choice.
Kara - liked it; not in love with it.
Simon - not as good as last week; it was an ok performance.


Another American Idol week of performances, both great and not so great.  So who's our next American Idol???