Topic: country week

• American Idol 8 Top 11 Do Country Week

  By: Jeanne | 7 Comments | Mar 18, 8:48am ET

  Last night, the Top 11 contestants performed on American Idol.  They did country songs and, for the most part, it went a lot better than I was expecting.  I have to say, … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Matt Giraud “So Small”

  By: Jeanne | 2 Comments | Mar 17, 8:00pm ET

  Matt Giraud picked “So Small” by Carrie Underwood and accompanied himself on the piano.  I did feel that he was so busy playing the piano that I think he neglected his vocals.  … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Megan Joy “Walking After Midnight”

  By: Jeanne | 10 Comments | Mar 17, 7:51pm ET

  Megan Joy put her personality on Patsy Kline’s song “Walking After Midnight” and I wasn’t sure I was going to like it but I did (I didn’t love it, though).  I am … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Anoop Desai “You Were Always on My Mind”

  By: Jeanne | 3 Comments | Mar 17, 7:45pm ET

  Anoop Desai tackled the Willie Nelson classic “You Were Always On My Mind” and I was really happy to see Anoop taking song choice seriously and showing off the vocals that got … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Danny Gokey “Jesus Take the Wheel”

  By: Jeanne | 3 Comments | Mar 17, 7:38pm ET

  Danny Gokey had a hard time mastering the lyrics to Carrie Underwood’s breakout hit “Jesus Take the Wheel” and, while it started a little rough for me, he really sounded great during … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Alexis Grace “Jolene”

  By: Jeanne | 1 Comment | Mar 17, 7:32pm ET

  Alexis Grace chose “Jolene” by Dolly Parton which didn’t surprise me too much but I didn’t like the arrangement or the performance.   It was okay but it could have been a lot … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Scott MacIntyre “Wild Angels”

  By: Jeanne | 2 Comments | Mar 17, 7:26pm ET

  Scott MacIntyre sang “Wild Angels” by Martina McBride and the audience really got into it toward the end but I found it a little boring.  I feel like he also slides in … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Adam Lambert “Ring of Fire”

  By: Jeanne | 9 Comments | Mar 17, 7:16pm ET

  Adam Lambert sang a really altered version of Johnny Cash’s famous song “Ring of Fire” and I’ve been really hard on Adam every week but this week he TOTALLY won me over.  … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Lil Rounds “Independence Day”

  By: Jeanne | No Comments | Mar 17, 7:02pm ET

  Lil Rounds chose to sing Martina McBride’s big hit “Independence Day” and, while I absolutely love Lil, I wasn’t a huge fan of this performance.  The crowd seemed to enjoy it but … More

• American Idol 8 Top 11 – Kris Allen “To Make You Feel My Love”

  By: Jeanne | 4 Comments | Mar 17, 6:54pm ET

  Kris Allen sang another of my favorite songs “To Make You Feel My Love” (can you tell I love Garth Brooks?) and I was speechless and riveted by him for the first … More