The Top 12 (Er, Top 11) Results Show Recap
Phillip Phillips
Skylar Laine
Elise Testone
Joshua Ledet
Phillip Phillips
Jimmy complimented Phillip on singing sick but that was really about it.
Skylar Laine
Jimmy was right about her being better than she was last night and the song not being right.
Elise Testone
Jimmy felt Elise killed the song and believed it. Jimmy felt that Elise would fit in with the resurgence of the blue eyed soul and that Elise would be sticking around for the long haul. Jimmy liked the low part, mid part, growl, and the subtlety.
Joshua Ledet
Jimmy recommended all his artists on Interscope to eat crawfish before singing and that Percy Sledge called up to say he loved it and was very pleased with the performance.
Joshua - Safe
Phillip - Safe
Elise - Bottom 3
Skylar - Safe
DeAndre Brackensick
Jimmy was defensive about the song choices but also defended DeAndre's performance during rehearsal.
Colton Dixon
Jimmy went to town on Randy about his being inconsistent about whether or not the song choice matters or not. He actually did agree with the surprisingly tougher Steven Tyler (albeit for obvious rock legend reasons) about it being the wrong song but also felt that Colton would end up in the middle of the pack tonight and escape with a pass week. The insert of Randy watching Jimmy question his feedback to Colton and for asking "What kind of show is this?" was priceless, even if it was clearly staged.
Shannon Magrane
Jimmy thinks she's at her best when she doesn't try too hard but that she tried too hard, effectively agreeing with Steven.
Jessica Phillips
Jimmy was once again on top of his game in critiquing Jessica. He had her back on her wanting to do an up tempo song and not getting labeled as an opera singer from a talent show which he fully supports. Jimmy keenly pointed to Jessica screaming at one point and being out of breath as a result and losing her timing because of it which the judges nailed her for. Jimmy also cited that he agreed with the criticism but that she wouldn't be going anywhere because of who she is and that if she goes home then "we should all go home." I couldn't agree more.
Colton - Safe
DeAndre - Safe
Jessica - Safe
Shannon - Bottom 3
Hollie Cavanagh
Jimmy gave Hollie straight A's last night and marveled at her poise and enormous confidence. He's still upset about her wardrobe being so old when she's only 18. Jimmy feels she will go far in the competition.
Heejun Han
Jimmy feels there will be an Asian pop star explosion soon but isn't sure if Heejun will lead it or not. He worries about Heejun being boxed in with the kind of songs he's choosing and that he needs to change up the tempo of the songs he's picking or he'll be voted off shortly.
Erika Van Pelt
Jimmy talked about the trap of American Idol called over-singing and said Erika fell into it. He focused on the "catchy, jerky arrangements" phrasing used by Randy in his criticism of Erika. and defended the song choices and singingg renditions in that vein. Randy in the insert box was shown again.
Hollie - Safe
Erika - Bottom 3
Heejun - Safe
Elise - Safe
Erika - Safe
Shannon - Eliminated
This was not a very difficult one to understand but Erika's days definitely appear to be numbered right now and Elise's future is equally clouded. Stay tuned.
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