i'm pulling for the woman with the tats (carly?) or sayesha this year. i thought they both nailed their songs last night. chrisie lee cook stays on because the pre pube boys like her perky breasts. archuletta? he's got a great voice but he's more mime than performer in my eyes.

they australian guy was great last night. i like him and david C. that pie faced kid with the cockroach hair needs to go SOON. jason. oy.

brooke? she's got a perfectly lovely voice but, for me, her YAWN factor is off the charts.

Brooke needs to connect with a song as she did with "Let it Be." The fiddle player and her grinning through Jolene earned Simon's accurate criticism. I personally would love Brooke to win it, as she is probably the only one whose album I'd buy- with the right material and delivery. She could've killed on Jolene with just guitar or piano. On Neil Diamond night, she should do a Brooke-version of "Solitary Man," maybe as "Solitary Girl." And Andrew Lloyd Weber's "I Don't Know How to Love Him."

When American Idol gets down to the 6 or 8 finalists, they are all good singers and it comes to a contest between genres--the rocker, the country singer, the R&B singer, the sensitive artist, etc.

One thing for sure, many of the current pop stars would not have survived had they appeared on AI, with choosing and learning new songs every week, nailing the performance, going through the judging process. etc.

another one takes a bullet for Kristy Lee. Come on, America, you cannot keep this girl in this competition. The other remaining 7 singers are lightyears of talent ahead of her. Please, pack her bags.

Once and for all, if you care about crappy non-stories like this, you REALLY are stupid.

I didn't think was all that good a singer...and appropo of nothing, she was freakishly small. I like Brooke but two songs, this week's Jolene and a couple of weeks back, Every Breath..., she didn't connect with the songs. Jolene is a desperate plea. Check out Jack White's version to hear how it could be done. Every Breath are the words of a stalker. She missed the points both times. connect, Brooke, and you'll go far. David A is annoying. his sincerity is so canned. David C, get that BP down. You're going all the way. Dolly is a national treasure. The Clark Bros are smokin' but I'm sure that simon doesn't get em.

marginal singers at best, it matters little who goes or stays.
its all about who likes who and how many times some silly person wants to speed dial there votes in.

only 2 people can "win" this

cook..or johns

I like Ramiele, but I'm glad she got cut. Honestly, she got too caught up in being friends with the other contestants, and in the mushy side of the competition, which I feel got in the way of her performances. If she put as much focus on her performance as she did her relationships with the other contestants I think she could have done very well. I think she was a great singer, she just got too caught up in the drama.

She's just damn adorable isn't she? I didn't even watch the show except to hear her and the Irish woman sing. Oh well, she could do the R&B scene if she really wanted; the talent's there.

I liked her.