As If It Weren't Obvious

For those of you who didn't see the show last night, Jason Castro is certain to be eliminated tonight.

He butchered both his songs like they were a bad audition tape. First song: "I Shot the Sheriff", the arrangement was disjointed and he whined all the way through it. It was hard to tell what kind of sound he was going for, reggae or rock. Second song: "Mr. Tambourine Man", he forgot the words and la-la'ed through it. Jason gave it about 20% more energy than usual tonight and it only made things worse. He had hinted in an interview last week that he was ready to go home, and he got caught on camera yawning during introductions. I think he smokes pot during commericals. Honestly.

Anyway, Syesha continued her rise up the boards with what I thought were the two best songs of the night, a copycat Tina Turner "Proud Mary" and a slow croon for "Looks Like Things Are Gonna Change". Archuleta picked two ballads again - go figure. He did "Stand By Me", sang one verse and cheesed it up by improv-ing lyrics addressed to the girls in the mosh pit. He followed that up with "Love Me Tender" and did the same thing. David Cook was underwhelming with "Hungry Like The Wolf" and above average with "Baba O'Riley".

All in all, a snooze-fest.

The broadcast sound quality was the worst ever. Most songs sounded like they were a capella. You could see the band playing but couldn't hear them at all. If this show is about music, it sure doesn't show it.