American Idol once again

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Brooke White and Jason Castro have been my favorites. ("Daydream" was pretty great.) They could do an album together if (when?) neither wins the competition; their styles are pretty similar. Otherwise I can see either of them at home in a Gap ad if they don't seize the right opportunity when the show/tour ends.
I think Brooke does have a stage presence, & she's the most attractive contestant in a long time. (Not that Syesha looks bad either, but she has no stage presence or distinctive voice, IMO.)
Her style does remind me of Carly Simon's, though I agree that the tone of her voice is different.

David Cook is very good and might be my new favorite before long.
As someone who loves the Mac & tennis, I want to like Michael Johns (a fan of both); still, I find his performances solid but uninspired.

I think that a year from now, Amanda will be touring as the lead in Love, Janis. She approaches every week's performance like it's an audition for that, & I find it annoying.

Carly (the Irish woman) can sing, but I just don't enjoy her performances/look. Sorry.

David A. was so bad this week I was sure he was ill until the judges said he was just off. Also, I thought he might have done better had he chosen something sillier/peppier, like "Lady Madonna". I expect that all the attention he has gotten might lead to a backlash against him before the finals.

David H. looked like he was going to cry when he was voted off this week. I felt somewhat sorry for him, but then he went & said "Wow!" like he could not imagine it was true. Kristy seemed much more gracious about being on the block.
Kristy. I thought the vocal for "Eight Days A Week" was okay, but the band's arrangement was too busy (especially those strings) & had none of the simple catchiness one might expect in a country song.

- Jake