My concern for Hollie is she has a lot of comments about busing, and people want to prove the judges wrong. That’s fine but record labels still want sales so she needs to find her nitch soon. A lot of good people left in 4th place but it was clear what Daughtry, J Hud would do in the industry. We know where P2 is and where Jessica is headed. A little foggy on Joshua and last night Hollie stepped back a bit.

I think Jessica will probably have stolen a lot of Joshua’s votes. On top of him getting annoying and voters pretty certain he’ll make the finale (thanks judges), Jessica put a ton of soul into her performances, which is what Joshua’s fans love.

I think that Hollie will go home, at least that’s what my gut is saying.  I will be totally blown away if either of the guys do.  So I think, even with the sympathy vote, or the Taylor Swift vote, she’s toast, and she should be.  She didn’t perform to the level the others did.  Of course in idolland it’s never as simple as that, but it should be.

I think Hollie is what is known in athletics as a practice player.  As much experience as she has, I think she is great in rehearsal and just gets lost in the performance when it counts.  I give her votes each week because I think she really tries hard.

P2 is pitchy and has a very limited range. If he is really in such pain, he should have withdrawn a long time ago and taken care of his health. Any money he will make will never buy him back his health.  If I was the producer, I would be horrified to think another WGWG with serious pitch problems might win.

Joshua comes across to me as a very reserved person.  When he sings, he lets it all out.  The opposite to me from Hollie.

Jessica …. I am in even more awe of her after last night.  She stood there shaking with real emotion.

As a mom, I hope P2 goes home so he can start to try and get healthy again.  If I was a producer, I would hope he went home and worked on his pitch problems.

I would like to see Joshua go home. I’ve never been a big fan of his style of singing, and the last couple of weeks he seems to be coming across a bit smarmy.

I thought Hollie didn’t look very well last night, her eye definitely looked odd, kind of swollen.

Not the ones I listen to.

‘ Ask yourself why P2 didn’t get even one bit of negative feedback last
week for “Time of The Season” I believe even he would admit it was
“Rough”

Because they know the general gist of the voting totals. And therefore, because, like Scotty right before him, they see PhilPhil’s votes turning into fans and music buyers (at least in the short term.) And, therefore, in their professional judgment, he’s got the most market potential?

I wouldn’t call that so much an attempt at manipulation as a professional judgment about his marketability based on the market research the show is doing by counting votes.

Mine is just a theory having to do with how the metrics play out.  I agree with your assessment re Holly, but it is despite Holly’s performances, not because of them, that I ranked the power list as I did.  It’s not wishful thinking because I don’t actually wish this list to be true.  Just throwing an idea out there is all.

You’re right. Dang it, my gut says Joshua is going home, but all I am seeing is Hollie. 

PUTTING ASIDE PERSONAL LIKES–IN reality, WHO WILL SPEND $ TO BUY Josh AND HIS OLD SOUND r&b?

I will, as I’ve done pretty much every week this season, which is a first for me.  Of course, his sound doesn’t sound old to me, as he showed when he sang Bruno Mar’s “Runaway Baby”.  They are all singing songs that are usually thirty years old, but Josh’s strengths are in his ability to interpret the emotion of a song, no matter how old or new that song is, and to make people feel a song.  That strength is timeless, and will always sell records.

 ”When she tried out in Season 10, she had a bunch of videos and stuff out
there and deleted them. But I am not sure she ever did anything
professional. ”

Thanks! …

I agree with your Power List MJ, but none of them nor their fans should be too confident that they can retain such standings.  It’s just so ironic that for AI to have a girl winner this year, we started of the Top 6 with 4 girls versus 2, and now in the Top 3 having only 1 girl versus 2.  I therefore conclude that the female species tend to eat out their own kind first.  Well, hopefully many people will consider Joshua as seemingly-female after his trying to be manly performance of It’s a Man’s Man’s World (or should it be “It’s a Gay Gay Man’s World, lol) and gets booted out next.  P2 is handsome and talented but he’s not the best singer or performer out there.  I’d be pretty sad if he lands the title.