Idol Moments: Pitiful performance dooms Gina Glocksen
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| “American Idol” contestants Melinda Doolittle, an alum of Union High School and the University of Tulsa, and Phil Stacey, who has family ties to Shawnee, perform on a previous “Idol” episode. |
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By MATT GLEASON World Scene Writer
3/21/2007
Poor Gina Glocksen. The resident rock maiden on "American Idol" tried to pull off the Rolling Stones' classic "Paint It Black" but gave a pitiful performance that would have sent Keith Richards looking for a bottle, or worse, had he tuned in Tuesday.
It was one of those "Ugh, I'm too embarrassed to even watch" moments that made predicting she's the next one voted off as easy as saying, "Hey Gina, don't let the door hit your lucky pickle on its backside."
She'll definitely end up in the bottom three contestants Wednesday night along with Phil Stacey, who has family ties to Shawnee and was among the bottom three last week.
Stacey chose the Nashville Teens' bluesy rock cut "Tobacco Road" and gave a fine performance, especially compared to some previous efforts. However, I agree with Simon Cowell's appraisal that it lacked grit.
Stacey would need to smoke a pack a day for a few years and maybe get a pompadour transplant to give that song a coating of bad-boy attitude. He's too much Shirley Temple, when the song needed Jack Daniels.
So who will be the third singer to join Glocksen and Stacey? Hmm, that's a tough one. As much as it hurts deep down to my spleen to say this, my perennial favorite singer to kick
He even worked a young girl into a Beatles-level frenzy with a performance that will keep him safe this week. Now don't get me wrong; I'd still like to introduce him to the underside of America's combat boot. But he's got staying power as much as he does a frou-frou hairdo.
So I'll say Chris Sligh. That's right, Chris, you've got a voice as big as your white-man-'fro. But Haley Scarnato's just too smokin' hot -- did you see those short shorts of hers? -- to leave the party just yet.
As for everyone else, I'll commend them for keeping the insult-ready moments to a minimum.
Now for my girl Melinda Doolittle.
She began her performance demurely resting on the stage steps as she sang the opening notes of her gorgeous ballad, "As Long As He Needs Me," an obscure tune that didn't scream British Invasion, but proved that Doolittle's the next American Idol.
And remember that girl who cried for Malakar? Well, she proved she actually has taste as she wept for the dynamo singer.
Honestly, as Randy Jackson would say, it wasn't my favorite performance. It still made the other singers seem like mere opening acts.
What our judge said
Rochelle Chambers, a popular local R&B and blues singer, said of Stacey, "Phil was a little pitchy tonight, but he pulled it off. He had fun with the song. He did a good job."
As for Doolittle, Chambers said, "What do I say? She is ahead of her time and destined for greatness. They definitely saved the best for last."
What Simon said
About Stacey: "Phil, I'm going to be honest. I wasn't crazy about it. I thought it was kind of, what I would call a third-division bar-band performance. I actually didn't find it believable because I don't hear any grit in your voice, and I think you need grit in your voice to be able to pull a song like that off. I think you've got a problem right now because I don't know what advice to give you because I think you're being outsung by a lot of the singers . . ."
About Doolittle: "Melinda, I have to ask you a question. Are you really as nice as you seem? You are, aren't you? When it started: a very boring song, but you made the second part of the song absolutely sensational with an impeccable vocal, really. And you really are that nice."
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By MATT GLEASON World Scene Writer
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