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TexasLady:
For the most part everyone performed well. But I am not a totally happy camper. Is it just me? I thought James was given better treatment than any of the other performers with the costume, the lighting effects, the grand entrance with the drummers. (I was OK with the drummers.)  It was hard to perform after his main event.  :lol:

Who will go home? Stefano? He got horrible, HORRIBLE lighting, lime, sickie-green!

My prediction for bottom 3, Stefano, Casey and Hayley. I think it will be Stefano.

TexasLady:
Gossip!  :yess:

Apr 21 2011 05:27 AM ET

'American Idol': Steven Tyler's F-bomb and Jacob Lusk's musical snafu, on the scene of Top 7 performance night
by Adam B. Vary

The mystery of Jacob’s botched cue: On TV, it looked like Jacob was perhaps overcome with emotion at the outset of “Dance with My Father”; but, for what it’s worth, it was clear to everyone in the studio that something had gone seriously wrong musically. As Jacob began singing, the strings section situated behind Jacob began plunking to a drum beat at odds with the song; mere seconds later, the strings and pretty much the whole band stopped playing at all, save for a piano emphatically delivering the song’s melody line. Finally, for a brief second, Jacob stopped singing and shot a quick glance at band director Ray Chew — as if to say “what the heck is going on?” — and the air kinda left the room. But Jacob soldiered on, and when he hit the chorus, the audience spontaneously began applauding him, pretty much willing him to make it through.

Casey isn’t quite the devil he seems to be: Thanks to the camera angle, it appeared as though J.Lo was turning away from Casey when he sang his final notes mere inches from her face. She was, in fact, playing along, turning one ear towards him as if to say, “Whisper it to me, baby.” Boy, did he.

F-bomb fallout: Yes, if it wasn’t abundantly clear already, Steven Tyler said “f—ing” on live TV (except without the dashes). It was also abundantly clear that all those times when Tyler had been bleeped before on the show were false alarms, given the reaction by pretty much everyone within earshot of Tyler last night — especially exec producer Nigel Lythgoe, who spent a good 30 seconds standing with his hand buried into his hair. Eventually he, Fox reality TV head Mike Darnell, and Fox TV chairman Peter Rice, the big boss man himself, made their way over to the judges table, practically surrounding Steven. But everyone was, at least outwardly, all smiles. Rice and Tyler even hugged it out, although Rice did then appear to have a more serious conversation with Tyler while a make-up artist touched up the lip marks on his left cheek. (Tyler‘s left cheek, I mean.) Eventually, Nigel began calling for a piece of gaffing tape to put on Steven’s mouth; when it arrived, Nigel deadened the adhesive by rubbing it on his shirt a few times. Those lips must be protected from harm, even if they do occasionally dangle six-figure FCC fines over Rupert Murdoch’s head.

More here!

Ruth:
I thought that this was just an okay night for me... I wasn't too impressed with anyone. And seeing that this is the Top 7, I'm actually pretty disappointed. Hmm.

Scotty - I was bored by his performance. It was alright, but it felt lethargic to me. His mood didn't match up to the song, he could have owned the stage more. I thought that the judges would give him swell comments anyway, but yay for JLo and Randy saying what I thought!

James - I didn't believe it when the judges thought it was gonna be the best performance of the night. I thought it was a great performance, but it didn't have me jumping out of my seats. But after watching the rest of the performances that didn't impress me too much either, in my opinion, his was the best performance of the night.

Haley - I thought that the song suited her, but I'm not sure if it's enough for her this week. It's almost forgettable, IMO. I think she's gonna be in danger again this week...

Jacob - It was an emotional performance, but once again I wasn't impressed. Apparently DialIdol has put him one of the top for the voting, which surprised me. I thought that he could be going this week but seeing that he delivered such a heartfelt performance and looking at the votes... Maybe not. Unless it's another surprise elimination.

Casey - It was a good performance, but I'm not sure if it fitted him. He left me a little confused at the end. I was like, so what kinda musician is he really? Casey doesn't strike me as a rocker, but more of a bluesy, jazzy kinda guy. I felt that he could have leaned towards that, personally.

Stefano - I don't know if it was as great as the judges made it out to be, 'cos to be honest, I felt a little weird. His outfit was weird, he seemed a little awkward, and to me he didn't have the swagger that was needed to carry out the song. So even though he shook things up this week, I feel that he's the most likely candidate to go home, sadly.

Lauren - I would say that this was the second best performance of the night. It was a little safe for me, but it was very Lauren. And that last part where Ryan asked if she believed that she could win it, she reminded me of Lee DeWyze, how the judges kept asking him to be more confident and believe in himself. They're doing the same to Lauren this time! And I really, really hope that she goes all the way and wins it.

You know, I can actually picture a Lauren-James final two, with Lauren ultimately winning. It'd be a Carrie-Bo Bice all over again! How cool is that. We'll see if it comes to pass! Lol.

DialIdol has already given us the bottom three - Haley, Stefano, Casey. But I just might switch Casey with Jacob, I'm not too sure about that. But I feel that it's game over for Stefano... =/

TexasLady:
Didn't wow me but I still like him.  :tup:

Scotty:

TexasLady:
What can I say... Headliner, screamer, entertainer!

James:

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