Big Leather Couch

Yesterday, when we were writing about the Bestest and speaking of points made by a friend (who it has been pointed out in my comments was our friend Anndi), we wrote that some of her points made were "not important."

We apologize for the wording of that statement. Sometimes we do not go back and proof my writing (BAD ME THAT IS THE FIRST LAW OF WRITING). We never meant they were unimportant, what we meant was that we did not agree with them.

Anndi, if I hurt you by my mis-wording, I publicly apologize.

GWEN STEFANI & NO DOUBT evening and the bands that inspired them – gee isn’t that like everyone????

OK, I can’t make jokes about Gwen… can you say WOOOOOOOOO…


LaKEISHA - Last Dance: Not start to the evening. She was much better then last week and this was a good song choice for her. Cool boots, upbeat, she had fun and hit all the notes. Hit a big last note…climbed back up the ladder.

CHRIS S. - Every Little Thing She Does: He is singing way too fast…ahead of the music…swallowing his words. Not liking this at all. Totally off-beat, can he even hear the band? He has the voice for this song, but the song was a train wreck. Breaking notes near the end. Not a good night from the boy.

GINA - I’ll Stand By You: Going the way of Haley with little clothing. Started a little rocky, but she came back and did an EXCELLENT job. Not our favorite song – but when you sing well… you get the props. The song did fit her voice and she emoted the feelings well. OH and BOOTS! Plus, I love that she thanks the audience after every performance….class act this girl.

SANJAYA – BathWater: (We had not idea, but Dana says this is the title) WTF is the hair???? Then he forgets the words again. Why is American deluding this boy? He does not rate any comments. The voice is off, the rhythm is off, the whole performance is just horrible. William Hung is more talented. Randy/Paula… you aren’t helping here. Why do we think he now knows how ridiculous, how much of a clown he has become?

HALEY – True Colours: Wonder if the judges can tell if she has panties on or not as she stands there on the stage. Do these people listen to the celebrity judges? We thought she was off key most of the song and the last part was not great. It was a boring song, done poorly. DO these amateurs think they know more then the professionals?

PHIL – Every Breathe You Take: Good song for his voice. Though not loud in the beginning it demands a rough quality and Phil brings that to his songs when he is on. Then when the chorus kicks in, it demands what he does best – bringing strength and a solid sound. He was a little rough on it, but pulled off a big note near the end. He came back from a bad experience last week.

MELINDA – Heaven Knows: Even Gwen knows she is a star. Wow, she actually is looking more and more confident on the stage. Getting fun and opening up. OK, first chorus, the chill returns…Tremendous last note. Nothing more to say… she is a star.

BLAKE - Love Song : We have not liked Blake most of this season. Tonight he did a hell of a job with a difficult song. He stayed away from the beat-box which is a bonus in our mind. His voice soared where it had to, and got tender when it had to. Very impressed this week.

JORDIN – Hey Baby: The girl can sing. Real interesting song, though not our favorite (again). She had the riffs down and made it seem easier then it was. The band was great along side her and she was very on tonight. This girl brings in every week…every week she grows.

CHRIS R. – Don’t Speak: Coming off a week where he was in the bottom two, we were curious how he would do. The song began strong, but we felt like he lost it somewhat in the middle and the last few stanzas were just real boring. The arrangement was ok, but the vocals were just not tops.