Just getting my usual thread ready for next week!

HERE WE GO IT BEGINS TONIGHT!

Order your twelve girls from #1 (best) to #12 (HORRENDOUS). Then pick the three you think SHOULD be in the bottom 3, with the 2 that should go home. Also, pick what you think WILL be the bottom 3, and the 2 you think will be going home.

I can't wait!

Oh jesus, they *are* going to stretch it out that long? ~_~

Well, most of us knew what to do, but thank you for giving the others who didn't know the heads up.

Updated as I see them:

Mandisa
Heart - Never
-- Damn, that was hawt. I think I like Mandisa's rock side more than her soft side. Agreed with Randy that she overdid it a bit, but man alive, she can sing.
Rating: 8.5

Kellie Pickler
Martina McBride - How Far
-- The first thought I had in my head is, "PLEASE, do not screw this up". Well...she did. It was mostly due to nerves, but it still doesn't excuse that perofrmance, because EVERYONE has nerves when they first sing. Mandisa did and she hit her song choice out of the ball park, even though it was against type.

The judges gave her the benefit of the doubt due to her personality, but I disagree. You can have a strong personality, but what matters is your TALENT, and after that performance, i'm convinced Kellie doesn't have any singing talent whatsoever. Way off at first and it got really bad at the end. Of course, Kellie's still going to the Final 12 anyway. :-/
Rating: 3(upped only by one because I re-thought my opinion and upped it a bit for the few good notes)

Becky O'Donahue
Patti Smith - Because The Night
-- A very, very interesting song choice but the problem with picking a Patti Smith song is that you have to have the powerful voice to pull it off. Becky doesn't have that. It was okay, but it didn't stand out. She had some horrible notes near the end, too. Overall, better than Kellie, but that's not saying much.
Rating: 5

Ayla Brown
Christina Aguilera - Reflection
-- It's not like she can sing anything else, right? I'll give her credit, though: She had a pretty good performance, actually, much better than I expected. The beginning wasn't great, but once she got to the middle, she started to pick it up off the ground, even with the crack near the end. Surprised and stunned that AYLA BROWN can have a good performance..of course, assuming she comes back next week, lets see if she can sing something OTHER than Reflection.
Rating: 7

Paris Bennett
Gladys Knight - Midnight Train To Georgia
-- The performance i've been most excited about. Lets see what she can do with my girl Gladys Knight's apex. She sounded a little nervous in the beginning, but she took the rest of the song and did me(and, I hope, Gladys) proud. But I expected nothing else from the Chosen One.
Rating: 9

Stevie Scott
Josh Groban - To Where You Are
-- What is with the girls picking male songs? Jesus. You could tell throughout the performance that she was nervous. The voice was nice, but there was no stage presence at all and choosing Josh Groban was the WRONG song choice to boot.. I just think her voice is TOO different to make it far on Idol. I like her voice, but I just don't think she's cut out for this competition.
Rating: 5

Brenna Gethers
Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
-- Here comes the bitch. Nothing special at all, actually, I thought it was boring and a total letdown. I also thought the ending was horrible, CATS SCREECHING ALERT! With all hope, she will be gone. At least that way, the bitch won't be around to annoy us anymore.
Rating: 3

Heather Cox
Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
-- She just wants me to hate her, doesn't she? Horrible all the way through, boring, just bad. Worst so far and it might get worse. At least I knew she would suck.
Rating: 2

Melissa McGhee
Faith Hill - When The Lights Go Down
-- Again, she just wants me to hate her, doesn't she? I hate her voice so much that it's scary. Not only that, but the song choice doesn't help any of her strengths(if she has any). Just like I expected: All breasts, no talent. Go join Heather in the category of "I Just Don't Like You", thank you very much.
Rating: 4

Lisa Tucker
Jennifer Holliday - I Am Changing
-- Had a pretty slow beginning, but she brought it back up after that. HOWEVER...something about that performance just makes me feel a little weird about it. It was definitely a good performance, but it did have some faults.
Rating: 8(and i'm still not sure about this rating)

Kinnik Sky
Oleta Adams - Get Here
-- I haven't been too impressed by her and she keeps up that streak. Honestly, all i've got is that I just think we've seen it before. It wasn't BAD, but we've seen it before. I don't feel her.
Rating: 5.5

Katharine McPhee
Babs - Since I Fell For You
-- Why the hell did you pick a Babs song? Jesus. A lot of people will like this performance but, honestly, she didn't stand out as much as I wanted her to. She didn't SHOW ME she has what it takes to be the next American Idol. It was good, but to me, it DID NOT STAND OUT. If you can't keep my attention, I don't think you're that great of a singer.
Rating: 6

1) Paris
2) Mandisa
3) Lisa
4) Ayla
5) Katharine
6) Kinnik
7) Stevie
8) Becky
9) Melissa
MY Bottom Three:
10) Brenna
11) Kellie Pickler
12) Heather Cox(The absolute worst.)

EDITED Bottom Three:
Melissa
Heather
Kinnik

Two Out:
Melissa
Heather

I think people will give Kinnik the benefit of the doubt and the two girls with all looks and no talent will leave.

So far Mandisa is kicking some major ass.

mandisa - 8
kellie - 2 (horrible)
becky - 7
ayla - 7.5
paris - 8
stevie - 7 (it was haunting, and i actually liked it a lot)
brenna - 4 (a likeable version of Mikailah)

Damn, Mandisa and Paris kicked major ass tonight <3333333333

: O (With hearts in the eyes) at first sight: Becky, throw out the singing, is hot-ifull! . She needs to go into modeling, way too great looking for this competition.

EDIT (with comments and rest of girls)

*Agreed completely with Simon at the end*

1.Katherine McPhee- Phenomenal, I really hope she wins it. I love her personality and she has such great control and natural talent.
2.Paris Bennet- So fun and energetic, and I love her voice.
3.Mandisa- Very powerful voice, great performance.
4.Lisa Tucker- She owned the stage.

^ These girls were AMAZING.

The rest...

5.Melissa McGhee (She's pretty good, I love her voice)
6.Ayla Brown (She's got a powerful voice, although not that much control)
7.Kinnik Sky (She was pretty good, just not that great of a performance)

--GAP-- (I pretty much hate everyone else)

8.Stevie Scott (dreadful)
9.Becky O'Donohue (terrible)
10.Kellie Pickler (Ugh she was SO bad, her voice is ten times more annoying than that of Carrie Underwood)
11.Heather Cox (Ugh, terrible voice)
12.Brenna Gethers (AHHHHHHHH SOOO BAD, and her attitude makes me want to barf)

I hope Brenna and Heather go, although I think it will be Stevie and Brenna.

1. Katharine McPhee
2. Lisa Tucker
3. Paris Bennett
4. Mandisa
5. Melissa McGhee
6. Kellie Pickler
7. Ayla Brown
8. Kinnik Sky
9. Becky O’ Donohue
BOTTOM THREE
10. Brenna Gethers
11. Heather Cox
12. Stevie Scott

1. Katharine - Really really liked her. Definitely the "dark" horse.
2. Lisa - What a great performance. Kind of get a Christina Milian vibe from her, but with an incredible voice.
3. Paris - I like Paris. And I think she's really good. But I think the judges have placed her on this pedastal from the start, and I can't stand that!
4. Ayla - Hate the song "Reflection" but she definitely knocked it out of the park. Tried a little to sound like Christina, but made it her own. And being sporty definitely got her some points.
5. Mandisa - Damn!!! Is this the year of the divas on American Idol? Way to kick off the show. I think she'll definitely be in the top 12.
6. Becky - HOTTEST out of the whole group. I thought her performance of "Because the Night" was really good, but I get a bad feeling America's not going to put her very far in the competition.
7. Melissa - Her talking voice = Kelly Clarkson's to a T. Not great, not bad. Just in the middle.
8. Kellie - Started out as an early favorite of mine, but just didn't feel her tonight. Her looks will get her far though.
9. Kinnik - Ehh, thought I was gonna see me a Vonzell carbon-copy but didn't. Her performance was good, but way too safe. If you're a quote unquote "good singer" then you're bound to do good on "Get Here."
10. Brenna - Annoying. Can't stand her. Wish they could send a bottom 3 home tomorrow. But will definitely stay cause everyone wants to see her "claws" come out.
11. Heather - Yeah, you're hot, but you CAN NOT SING. Why she's in the top 12? Don't ask me..
12. Stevie - Last year's Janay. Hopefully she'll get kicked out in the first round though.

Should be bottom 3: Brenna, Heather, and Stevie
Should go home: Heater and Stevie

WILL be bottom 3: Kinnik, Stevie, and sadly Becky
Will go home: Kinnik and Stevie

Seems like we all similar opinions!

Mandisa (Does she have a last name?) - Heart "Never" - 9
-She killed it. A little overdone, but that's what I liked about it, showed major stage presence.

Kellie Pickler- Martina McBride "How Far" - 4
-Why does America like her again?...Oh right, she's a blonde bimbo.

Becky O'Donahue - Patti Smith "Because The Night" - 5.5
-Really not that good, good stage presence though. Sad...I like her too.

Ayla Brown - Christina Aguilera "Reflection" - 8
-I was suprise. Expected a lot worse here. High note made me cringe, though.

Paris Bennett - Gladys Knight "Midnight Train To Georgia" - 8.5
-Love this girl. Nothing more to say.

Stevie Scott - Josh Groban "To Where You Are" - 3.5
-Almost put me to sleep. I like her though, she seems like a really sweet girl.

Brenna Gethers - Stevie Wonder "You Are the Sunshine Of My Life" - 5
-Her voice reminds me of a cheap, cheap,....cheap, Whitney Houston. Even thought she's a bitch, I like her for being who she is and not some robotic bimbo like Kellie.

Heather Cox - Diana Ross "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" - 2.5
-Vonzell tore this song up, I loved her rendition, but this girl....yawn.

Melissa McGhee - Faith Hill "When The Lights Go Down" - 6.5
-Pretty good. Not that big of a range, but she worked with what she has.

Lisa Tucker - Jennifer Holiday "I Am Changing" - 7
-I really like her, but this just wasn't as good as it's being made out to be.

Kinnik Sky - Oleta Adams "Get Here" - 7.5
-I personally liked this performance a lot. Aside from one big note in the middle, I didn't hear much wrong with it.

Katharine McPhee - Barbara Streisand "Since I Fell For You" - 8.5
-I thought she did great. Has great control over her voice. Can't put her over Mandisa, though.


Tonight:
1. Mandisa
2. Katherine McPhee
3. Paris Bennett
4. Ayla Brown
5. Kinnik Sky
6. Lisa Tucker
7. Melissa McGhee
8. Becky O'Donahue
9. Brenna Gethers
10. Kellie Pickler
11. Stevie Scott
12. Heather Cox


Bottom Three Should Be:
-Kellie Pickler
-Heather Cox
-Stevie Scott

Should Be Going Home:
-Kellie Pickler
-Heather Cox
(I like Stevie, just picked a ****** song)


Bottom Three Will Be:
-Becky O'Donahue
-Heather Cox
-Stevie Scott

Will Be Going Home
-Heather Cox
-Stevie Scott

Holy ****, I just saw the Lisa Tucker performance. She is in the top 3. I promise you that.

Everything has been extremely bad tonight minus Mandisa and maybe Ava.

I haven't seen Katherine's yet (I'm on the west coast). I hope she is great!

I think most everybody else got the top performances spot on, except for Katharine but I KNOW i'm the only one who feels that way so i'll just keep my mouth shut.

I can't wait for my fiance David's performance tomorrow. I'm going to call from 50 different phones, I dont care how ****** he is lol!

^____________________________________________^

1. Mandisa

^_________________^

2. Katherine McPhee

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3. Lisa Tucker

^+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++^

4. Brenna Gethers
5. Paris Bennett
6. Kellie Pickler
7. Ayla Brown (Because Of The Song)
8. Becky O'Donahue (Because Of The Song)
9. Heather Cox (Because Of The Song)

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10. Melissa McGhee
11. Stevie Scott
12. Kinnik Sky

Will Makar is SO gonna blow David out of the water, you watch.

Melissa McGhee will make the top 12. She's totally going to get the Jessica Sierra treatment though: Out nice and early.

That fag No!