Idol Top 11- Motown Night

Tonight was a bit of a game-changer I'd say. Some favorites looked really boring and some of the real talent that has been buried among the shiny lights really shone through.

Casey Abrams- I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Sadly and oddly, his most underwhelming performance of the show. I thought it dull, safe, and really uninteresting.

Thia Migia- Heatwave
A really poor song choice- one of the most anonymous of the "big" Motown hits, there was nothing at all interesting about her take on it.

Jacob Lusk- You're All I Need to Get By
A perfect match of singer and material. Again, perhaps better than ever before, he killed it. As Tyler, said "baby Luther" is right.

Lauren Alaina- You Just Keep Me Hangin' On
Vocally it was neither here nor there, but her confidence in that performance was great to watch. Easily her best performance in weeks- and she totally rocked that dress.

Stefano Legano- Hello
Lame-ass choice! I like Stefano but this was schmaltz to nth degree. Sorry- three steps back. Worst of the night so far.

Haley Reinhart- You Really Got a Hold On Me
Another poor song choice- what the hell, with one of the deepest songbooks in pop history apart from the Beatles, why are there so many poor choices tonight? The character in her voice came through, but there was nothing at all interesting nor captivating about it. Especially too bad because in parts she showed that with the right song she could own this stuff.

Scotty McCreary- For Once In My Life
Dreadful from the first note and never got any better. He was worried about sounding like a lounge singer? That would have been a a great improvement. The kid's been exposed on this one as the true one-trick pony that he is. Send him home already, please.

Pia Toscana- All in Love is Fair
Yes, she has a great voice, but she's boring me to death with these songs. Enough already with this Celine wannabe. Basta!

Paul McDonald- The Tracks of My Tears
This is a hard one. Such a distinct voice in yet another mediocre Motown song. A different song would have served him better, especially one that didn't recall at least two other versions that were arguably superior. 50/50- and that's not really good enough.

Naima Adedapo- Dancing in the Streets
WTF? Another poor choice! No "Heard it Through Grapevine" No "Tears of a Clown'? No "Standing in the Shadows of Love," or anything by the Temptations, all of which would have been much better suited to this woman's particular and unique talents. All that aside, she was really good and I hope that people wake up and realize how awesome she really is by taking a mediocre song, not going over the top with it, but still making it the most interesting performance of the night so far.

James Durbin- Livin' for the City
Much as I hate to say it, easily the best performance of the night- and he made it look so easy to boot. Right song, right approach- perfect.

Someone needs to give Tyler some drugs or something because for the most part he keeps saying the same thing over and over and I for one, am growing bored with him- where did our wit go?

As for the bottom three, this one is really hard to guess, but if I were going on my own gut and disregarding the stupidity of most of the voting audience which has kept Scotty in it so far, I would say...

Scotty
Thia
Stefano
runner up losers of the night- Pia and Casey

Do I think that's going to be the way it goes? Of course not. In my opinion, best of the night goes to (in order, best on top):

James
Naima
Jacob
runner up winners of the night- Haley and Lauren (and who would have ever thought I would say that?)