Last night’s AMERICAN IDOL show was a good one.  We TiVo’ed it and then zipped through everything but the singing and evaluations.  Melinda and Jordin were fantastic. 

I just don’t get Blake, and I don’t get why he has such a manic following.   He sounds like thousands of other singers out there - absolutely nothing that sets his voice apart from anyone else’s.  Plus, as I’ve said repeatedly, he just looks weird when he sings - the whole fish-face thing - and what’s with always looking over to his right in between lines?   I would never purchase a CD of Blake’s.  

Melinda has the most unique voice of the three.  Her voice is distinct.  I could hear ten people sing and I could recognize which one was her.  And that’s an important quality for a singer.  She nails each song, and I would buy an album of hers.  I like the way she sounds great no matter what genre of music she sings.

My favorite, though, is Jordin.  Her voice is unique.  She’s young.  She’s incredibly talented, and she has a good personality for being in the public eye.  I feel almost guilty for not being 100% gung-ho for Melinda since she’s practically a neighbor of mine.  However, Jordin just has her beat when it comes to potential.  When Jordin sang “I Who Have Nothing” last night, it was almost magical.  For someone so young to be able to sing with such believable passion - it’s amazing.

So far I’ve had a pretty darn good score selecting which contestants will go home each week.  I’ve nailed it perfectly the past few weeks.

I think Jordin will be in the finals - and then I hope Melinda is there with her.  My only concern is that Blake fans seems a little overly enthusiastic.  One commenter said she voted for him for two hours straight - getting in at least 600 votes.  Is it even possible for one person to clock so many votes?  I thought there was a limit to the number of times a person could vote.  I have to admit that I haven’t cared enough about any of the contestants to vote even once this whole season.  If Blake makes it to the finals, though, I’ll make sure to vote next week.  I think he got some fans by doing the beat-boxing which was unusual - and then people are sticking with him - even with his obvious weaknesses.  Without a doubt, Blake is the least talented and least impressive of the three remaining contestants.  If people are voting on star-quality, then Blake has to go tonight.

As far as the final two:  If it’s between Melinda and Jordin, it will be a close vote, and I doubt I could predict which one would win.  I think Jordin has that indefinable star quality that Melinda doesn’t quite have.  So my bet would be on Jordin.

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