Joshua: I'd Rather Go Blind - Joshua is my favorite contestant this season. Let's make no bones about it, I'm hoping he's the winner (despite picking Phillip Phillips in the office pool). But I was kind of bored with this performance. I loved his outfit (though one of his backup singers needed to work out his t-shirt issues) and I LOVE when he busts out the old fashioned mic like he did back during Queen week, but the song itself was just okay.
Jessica: My All - I will be the first to admit that Jessica is not my favorite contestant. I think she's extremely vocally proficient, but majorly lacking in both emotion and stage presence which strongly detracts from most of her performances. So maybe I'm biased because I already don't like her, but am I listening to the same song as the judges? Because this was a hot mess. Did she even sing a single word? For real, girlfriend was straining on some of the high notes and mumbled her way through the low notes and threw so much vibrato into the song that it would be impossible for me to hum the tune back to you. And they praised it as the greatest thing ever? If you're going to be a judge maybe you should actually, you know, judge?
To be fair, whenever she gets off stage and starts talking I find her adorable. Why can't she have that much personality on stage?
Phillip: Beggin' - I really like this song. And I didn't hate Phillip singing it. He's made me crazy the past few weeks, singing stinker after stinker (Time of the Season anyone? Seriously, I was offended on behalf of the Zombies), but this was actually not that bad. Although Steven then did kill any good will I had towards Phillip by saying he could be the next Springsteen. Is he serious? Steven had better be seriously high right now, because attempting to compare Phillip with Bruce is just sacrilege.
Joshua: Imagine - I was slightly worried when I heard this was his song choice, just because David Archuleta had such a moment with song back in Season 7 (I was totally Team Cook, btw). But I didn't need to worry. I loved when he got down on his knee towards the end. I loved seeing JLo crying and singing along (I love it when they cry!). It was simple and beautiful. Though, does Steven know what the phrase "over the top" means? I don't think so...
Jessica: I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Really, this is the song you chose? Really? It was just so blah and trying to hard to have a moment and just eh. And she was wearing a pantsuit. A beige pantsuit, no less. Really?
Phillip: Disease - Holy crap. Phillips is wearing a color other than gray! Okay, it's just brown, but still. It's not gray! And...I am again not hating this. Partly because I love the hot blonde girl on sax, but I also just like the slow jam version of this song. I may or may not actually download this. Oh, and Randy's little bait and switch moment was douchey.
Joshua: No More Drama - Oh. Those shoulder pads are sparkly. I'm into it. I only wish his mic was equally sparkly. Oh. Oh! And then he took of the jacket. I LOVE IT WHEN HE TAKES OFF THE JACKET! Okay, he had a little trouble, it wasn't as smooth as When a Man Loves a Woman, but I don't care. Take the jacket off! Take it all off! Okay, or not. Let's remember this is a family show. But still. Woo woo!
I loved all the other contestants in the audience, especially Hollie next to that one giant girl (Shannon?) They were so into it! Too cute.
Jessica: I'll Be There - While it was definitely her best vocal of the night, in my opinion, I was still underwhelmed. It sounded to me like something that would play during the end credits of a movie. Like, I felt like I should have been exiting the theater while she was singing. I did like her outfit, though. Well, other than the super hein boots.
Phillip: We've Got Tonight - The song's only half over. I'm bored. He's in tune, hitting all the notes, but I'm bored. And sleepy.
Okay, I'm such a dork. I love the hometown visits. Though somebody's daddy better cry or it's just not worth it...
Joshua's Hometown Visit: First off, he's just adorable with his fear of flying. And I'm jealous of the crawfish boil. Yum.
Jessica's Hometown Visit: See, she's got so much personality when she's not on stage! Oh, and I loved her little brothers. Too cute.
Also, I used to live in San Diego and work in Chula Vista, so I spent most of her visit looking for places (and people) I recognize.
Phillip's Hometown Visit: Holy crap, and now he's in purple! Damn dude, color it up and I would totes vote for you! I mean, not really because a. I don't vote (except for that one time when I was at Adam Lambert's house, but how can you not vote for him when you're AT HIS HOUSE) and b. if I did I would vote for Joshua (and okay, my sister and I might have once). Oh, daddy's crying. And now Phillip's crying! I LOVE IT WHEN THEY CRY!!!!
Joshua FTW!
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