American Idol 3/25/09 Motown Recap LIVE Review – American Idol Fan Site

American Idol 3-25-09 Recap review of American Idol “50 Years of Motown” Music of Motown LIVE Recap! American Idol’s Motown Special Night presentation began with Idol host, Ryan Seacrest, talking to Idol judges about the great Motown songs to be performed tonight by the American Idol Top 10 Finalists.

Classic Motown performances of Detroit-based Motown, with Berry Gordy (Founder of Motown) and Smokey Robinson are in store for Idol fans tonight. The Top 10 Idol contestants were shown touring Motown (Hittsville U.S.A) with Gordy and Smokey Robinson and discussing the great classic Motown songs performed there.

First up was Matt Giraud singing Marvin Gaye’s hit song “Let’s Get It On“. Idol judge Randy Jackson said “Yo! You worked it out baby!” Kara DioGuardi liked Matt’s performance, but felt Matt “could have pushed it a little more”. Paula Abdul said Matt was “respectful of the melody, great job”. Simon said it was a “brilliant choice of song, you’re voice suits that song”, and that Matt is “one of the front-runners of this competition”. We agree, Matt sang “Let’s Get It On” very well, and deserves the applause from the judges and audience.

Next up was Kris Allen singing “How Sweet It Is“. Kara DioGuardi loved the performance saying “You did everything right on that performance”. Paula Abdul said he “picked a great song” and was “brilliant”. Simon Cowell said Kris was “smart” to choose that song, but he needs more “self-belief” and to “be conceited” to make an impact. Randy Jackson said “it was all good baby”. We agree with the judges, Kris did a good job, but Kris needs to challenge himself more in his song choices.

Third to sing was Scott MacIntyre singing “You Can’t Hurry Love” by Diana Ross and The Supremes. Paula Abdul said Scott “brought it” with his song choice. Simon said “it was completely the wrong song for you” and “a bit cheap”. Randy Jackson agreed with Simon saying “it was a hotel type of performance”, but “nothing great happened” with the performance. Kara said Scott brought some tempo to the song, “took some liberties with the song” and it needed to perfect, but wasn’t.

As Simon continued to say that Scott’s performance wasn’t very good, Paula Abdul gave Simon a box of crayons and a coloring book since Simon “was acting like a 6-year-old”. That was funny! Scott does “okay” as a singer, but he’s just not Idol material.

Next up was Megan Joy singing “For Once In My Life“, after having the flu last week. Randy Jackson said her outfit was great but the song “was a train wreck” and didn’t like how rushed the song was. Kara said the song took over Megan and didn’t like the song choice. Paula liked her outfit but the song was the wrong song choice and too high pitched for her voice. Simon said the song “was horrible and atrocious” and that Megan “could be in serious trouble” with the voters. I didn’t care for Megan’s performance tonight, and have to agree with the judges that she chose the wrong song for her voice. Uh-Oh Megan!

Anoop Desai next sang Smokey Robinson’s “Ooh Baby Baby“. Kara said there were moments she felt Anoop connected to the song and that he did a good job singing, but wants Anoop to “push it more”. Paula said Anoop has a new-found confidence and his vocals were “sweet”. Simon said he did a “great vocal” but appeared bored and needs more “showmanship”. Randy said Anoop needs more energy and needs to “bring the party on” next week. I think Anoop did a very good job, but I did hear some pitchy places and would like to see Anoop do more uptempo songs.

Next to sing was Michael Sarver, who missed the group’s visit to Motown due to being sick, performed “Ain’t To Proud To Beg“. Paula said it felt “Old Las Vegas” to her and Michael needs to “really be dominating that song and not the reverse”. Simon couldn’t “wait for the song to end”, has “no chance to win this competition” and it was below par and “not good enough”. Randy said the “song was a little too big” for Michael and the song became too “corny”. Kara said Michael needs to show his “artist” personality, above and beyond the singing. I thought the song started out pretty good, but it fell apart the more he sang. Michael has a great heart and a great voice, but this was probably not the best song choice for him.

Lil Rounds took the stage to perform “Heat Wave” and hopes to make the “Hittsville” alumna proud of her tonight. Randy said the beginning of the song was “torture” for him to hear and was “not the best performance”. Kara said if Lil Round “doesn’t nail this week” then she’s in line for elimination, and that Lil was “screaming” the song rather than singing. Paula liked it and said Lil “owned that song”. Simon said it was the wrong song choice, performed too fast and said Lil should have considered “Heard It Through The Grapevine”, and said Lil is “one of the best singers in this competition”. Lil Rounds is a very good singer but she keeps choosing the wrong songs for her voice. Hopefully she’ll last long enough in this competition to show us what she really do as a singer.

Next up was Adam Lambert singing “Tracks Of My Tears“, another of Smokey Robinson’s songs. Kara said “one of the best performances of the night”. Paula said she likes Adam’s “clean look” with no nail polish and Adam is “exciting”. Simon said “it was THE BEST PERFORMANCE” of the night thus far. Randy said it was “unbelievably hot”. Adam is amazing in his abilities to perform such a sweet, tender song the way he did. Adam made Tracks Of My Tears his own and I agree wholeheartedly that Adam’s performance was the BEST performance of the night. So far. We’ve still got a couple more to go.

Danny Gokey took the Idol stage to sing “Get Ready“. Paula Abdul said Danny gave a first-class performance. Simon said it was “clumsy and amateurish”. Randy loved the “energy and feeling” of the performance, but said it wasn’t his best performance. Kara said it was good but not the best she’s seen from Danny. I liked the energy and uptempo aspect to Danny’s performance, but there were definitely some pitchy areas with higher notes that made a pretty good beginning not end very well. I doubt this performance will put Danny in any jeopardy of elimination, but hopefully Danny will take the criticism from the judges and make a better song choice next week.

Last, but not least, Allison Iraheta sings “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations. Randy said Allison “was blazin’ hot”. Kara said the performance was “amazing”. Paula said “you are awesome, you belong in the competition, you are amazing”. Simon said Allison’s performance was “one of the best performances” she’s ever done. Allison rocked Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone! It was great to see her really let loose and really rock a performance. Great job Allison!

So, there you have it! Who do you feel gave the best performance of the night? Who are you voting for? What is your prediction of who be in the bottom of this week’s vote? Be sure to subscribe to American Idol Fan Site for more updates, reviews, photos, videos and recaps about American Idol contestants and judges!

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