This was a strange week. I am not sure if it was my TV, but the balance on tonight's show was way off with the volume up on the vocals and dialed way back on the backup singers and band. Ironically, it allowed me to actually hear the vocals, so my ranking might be more accurate to my…
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Please don't make me rank this week. That was just erratic at best. I was horrified (yeah, that's you, Paula), bored, and sad all at once. I like Neil Diamond, and feel really bad for him. Not one memorable performance in the bunch. I'd say that save for…
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As a fan of musicals but not ALW so much (I am a Sondheim girl), I was both dreading and eagerly awaiting this theme night. For the most part, I was not pleased with their choices. I really wanted David Cook to hit Sunset Boulevard, didn't want to hear any Cats, did want to hear some…
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After last week's horrendous fakeout by Seacrest, I hope this week's elimination is much more mundane and predictable. Given last night's performances, I am pretty sure it will play out that way. Also deserved kudos to the production staff for not over-exploiting the…
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I'm shocking even myself this week by ranking the four guys above the four girls, but I really think that's how it played out. I'm going to preface my list with the disclaimer that Robbie Williams is my all time favorite pop singer and Simon was totally right that Angels is one of…
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