Now that lackluster Pia is gone it's going to be harder to do the power rankings because there were so many good performances. The AI judges make it worse because they love everyone (except Haley).
Starting with the best, here are my picks for power:
1. James Durbin killed. Talent, energy, skill, the boy has it all. Interesting that so many of the boys defied the choices of permanent mentor Jimmy Iovine and unannounced permanent mentor will.i.am. James made the right choice.
2. Scotty McCreery still has to be way up there. His performance was beautiful if not that memorable. Last night he showed off his range, singing the high notes with assurance. He has a professionalism that goes way beyond his years.
3. Paul McDonald: I don't think he'll stay high on the list, but Paul went up quite a few notches last night. Very entertaining performance.
4. Lauren Alaina stepped into the Pia slot by showing a bit of diva drama, but her take was young and fresh. She also added just the right touch of country.
5. Haley Reinhart: What was with the judges hating on Haley? What they see must be very different from what I see. I thought that this was her second best performance after Benny and the Jets. The girl has talent, and the longer she stays the more it comes out.
6. Stefano Langone looked amazing and was OK in his modern take on R&B. Probably good enough to keep him in.
7. Casey Abrams: I really appreciate that he sang jazz and that he wants to bring it to a larger audience. But that wasn't the way to win American Idol, and it wasn't all that great. In this case Jimmy may have been right.
8. Jacob Lusk: The new Pia. Great voice, awful interpretation. Melisma and vibrato galore added to sob-face. So inappropriate for this song.
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