American Idol Top 36: Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace Lead Group 1 – Casey Carlson disappoints
As expected, Danny Gokey led the charge for Group 1 as American Idol’s Top 36 officially kicked off Season 8 of American Idol in a night of high highs and low lows. Joining Danny Gokey in the top group was Alexis Grace and while the judges might not agree, I would say Anoop Desai.
While the good performances weren’t incredible, they were solid. What we’re starting to see with Idol is that every good song has been done before by another Idol in a performance that is not only memorable, but possibly impossible to top. For every “Natural Woman” by Ann Marie Boskovich, there has been a better one by Kelly Clarkson. For every “A Song By You” by Ricky Braddy, there has been a better one by Elliott Yamin. And for Michael Sarver’s “I Don’t Wanna Be,” there has been an epic performance by Bo Bice that has been better
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One of the most disappointing performances on the night had to be that of Casey Carlson, my early favorite who might end up going home well before she should after a poor song choice of “Every Little Thing” by the Police.
Carlson is probably the most strikingly beautiful Idol that we’ve seen this side of Kady Malloy and Katharine McPhee (yes, even Carrie Underwood wasn’t nearly this strikingly beautiful off the bat). And while Casey has the looks of a star and seemingly the personality, the judges ripped on her performance that was in the same company as Steven Fowler’s “Rock with You,” which I considered to be the worst performance on the night.
Regardless, anyone who knows me knows that I stick with my favorites until they are no longer in the competition. So for Danny Gokey, Anoop Desai, and yes, Casey Carlson, my votes keep coming because I think that all three have the potential to truly be great.
Here are my top three performances on the night:
Danny Gokey – Hero
Anoop Desai – Angel of Mine
Tatiana Del Toro – Saving All My Love For You (it’s true! not even joking)
Will Casey get another chance? Let’s hope so.
Danny Gokey is undeniably talented; i would put my money on him to win the whole thing