Disco Week - AI Recap

Dreaded disco week is upon us.  I really think this is a theme night Idol needs to retire and maybe add something more relevant or exciting.  Wouldn't it fun to see the contestants tackle hair band rock or grunge?  I'm glad to see the producers quickly responded to viewer complaints of only hearing 2 judges per contestant by cutting out the pre-song packages.  Rehearsals are rehearsals for a reason - no one wants to see them.  Let's break down the performances.

Lil - It really doesn't matter what she does, Lil will continue to get the same critique time after time.  I think it will be quite a shock if she actually isn't one of the two eliminated tomorrow.  The judges should have been a little nicer to her just to avoid sympathy/rebound voting.

Kris - Once again singing his heart out in all his side mouthed glory to another great arrangement.  If he is not considered a front runner at this point I do not understand this show.  Paula managed once again to combine a pretty astute comment (Santana comparison) with some jumbled metaphor.  Is she using Dr. Schulman as a writer?

Danny - This one was slightly reminiscent of his PYT performance (which I just happened to have rewatched a couple times this week.)  However this week's was unique in that he actually tinkered with the arrangement and added a pretty interesting breakdown in the middle.  The Gokey train still seems to be heading for at least the top 3.

Alison - There's no doubt that Alison is a fantastic singer and still one of my favorites in the competition.  Can't say that I loved this performance though - I agree with the judges that the slower arrangement took away from the appeal of the song.

Adam - OK I'll say it...that was good.  But not tear worthy Paula!

Matt - Stayin' Alive is about as disco as you can get but I wouldn't have chosen if for Matt simply because I don't think it showed off his voice as well as other songs could have.  Don't know if I'm as confident as Paula in saying he will survive the double elimination.

Anoop - The Dawg finally gets the pimp spot and a spiffy new look to go with it!  Unfortunately it was wasted on a poor song choice and weak vocal.  Kara must be a fan of Easy Listening stations if she thought that atrocity was radio ready.

Based on performance I think that Lil and Anoop should head home tomorrow.  It will be interesting to see if Matt's fans rally to save him themselves this week.  Alison could also be a surprise in the bottom 3 due to forgettable placement in the lineup and tepid reviews.