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No one was as bad as the Roman brothers, thank goodness.
Jonah picked a really stupid, meandering song (what was that? E/O?) that really didn't work for him, and he went really overboard on the ornamentation, but at least he was mostly in tune.
Latoya was great, really great. I had goosebumps from beginning to end. And it was definitely a good thing for her to go last--I would have hated to follow her.
Leah (whatever happened to her cool ethnic name? I know she wasn't Labelle the first time we saw her) is way oversinging, and is in danger of damaging her voice. She has an interesting sound, and her family background is obvious, but she needs to dial it back a few notches and stop shouting (see also, Diana Degarmo from week 1).
I really like Charly, though I don't think she has it in her to be an R&B diva like Aretha--this was not a good song choice for her. She's quirky and cute, and with some help on song choices she could do well.
Amy Adams and Elizabeth Letendre both look to have gained some weight since the Hollywood round. Elizabeth shows it in her thighs, Amy in her face. Both gave just okay performances tonight. I thought Amy should have picked a different song--she sounded pinched and thin on the high notes.
Song choice is, again, a recurring theme. We're back to familiar songs (except for poor Jonah) a la week 1, but not quite so white (2 Whitney songs and 1 Aretha, by my count).
I kind of liked Jon Peter, and not just because he's Mormon. He has personality, and his voice is distinctive. He showed great range, though his song stylings could use some work. He also has a nice gap-toothed country boy appeal. My sister observed that, with his shaggy curls and his short stature, he could have been cast as a resident of the Shire.
Now Eric Yoder doesn't have any country-boy appeal, and needs to stop plucking his eyebrows. He looks like a drag queen out of drag. They keep saying he's like Clay but without the personality. I say he doesn't have the voice, either. He's but a pale imitation, blander.
I think that's everyone. I voted for Latoya (duh!) and for Jon Peter. If it had been based on singing throughout the competition, I would have voted for Amy, too, but she didn't wow me tonight.
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