Wednesday & Thursday - 10th & 11th March 2010

My Thoughts On American Idol 2010: The Male Contestants - What the hell happened to Andrew Garcia??? From "Straight Up" to the bottom of the sea... I guess he may have peaked too soon... And as people's expectations began to pile up, he lost focus... And the biggest setback of it all, he may be one heck of a musician and a talented singer-songwriter, but he definitely has lousy tastes in song choices... "Genie In A Bottle"??? Auwww!!! Come on, dude!!!

My Thoughts On American Idol 2010: The Female Contestants - I would put my money on Crystal Bowersox and Siobhan Magnus. Two very talented singers with two varying styles and interpretation of music. Siobhan, in particular, surprised me a lot with her high-pitched voice and her unique appearance. These two, in my own personal opinion, are the ones to beat...

My Earlier Predictions vs. The Final 12 - I was right in my predictions for the Male Finalists. Toddrick Hall and Alex Lambert finally said goodbye to their hopes of being an American Idol. Shaky performances from the two may have resulted in them being voted out. 100% agreeable. But I was actually kind of surprise when they announced the two eliminated contestants from the Female Group - Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott??? Lilly Scott??? Lilly??? The two-toned silver haired hipster with an unconventional voice??? What were the Americans thinking??? It should have been Katie Stevens and Paige Miles... not Katelyn and most definitely not Lilly...

What I Think - What a waste... American Idol would have benefitted from the originality and the type of music that Lilly Scott is capable of producing. Underneath all that sugar-coated mainstream talents that have often been the product of American Idol, Lilly could have been 'the refreshing' agent we needed. After all, Lilly did ever so well during the Hollywood Week Auditions, earning high praises from all the judges on her originality and vision as an artist. This simply served as a pleasant reminder to us all that despite what usually transpires, music can exist and thrive beyond the mainstream. Last year, we had Adam Lambert. This year, it could have been Lilly Scott...