Canadian Idol 6! Episode 6 – Top 24 Performance Pt 1 – VIDEO

Well for me, Earl Stevenson’s ‘All Along the Watchtower’ was memorable. So was Mookie’s ‘Twist and Shout.’ He should have been in Tres Bien. Then they would have been the second best group on NGAB.
Really disappointed in Drew Wright. That was a terrible song for him to sing. Hope he doesn’t get the boot.
Flat out didn’t like, and quite frankly never have liked Simon Piggott and his football linebacker mentality
Was surprised at how much I liked Katherine St. Laurent. A very likeable person who can sing from the part of the country CTV needs to pull in the viewers to keep the ratings up.

They kept the best for tomorrow…. could have been well balanced but no.

That Oliver guy was horrible…. can’t believe he’s the favorite

i don’t feel like voting for anyone…they all pretty much sucked but if i have to pick, Mookie and Lisa were the best

oh and Gary has a great personnality

My rankings of them tonight:

1 – Katherine St. Laurent
2 – Earl Stevenson
3 – Tatiana Ostapowych
4 – Lisa Bell
5 – Martin Kerr
6 – Mookie Morris
7 – Paul Clifford
8 – Drew Wright
9 – Gary Morisette
10 – Mitch MacDonald
11 – Oliver Pigott
12 – Lindsay Barr

I agree Oliver was terrible considering the hype. Oliver and Lindsay were clearly the bottom of the field, and the top half was far better than the bottom half.

MJ – I just want to say thanks for covering Canadian Idol. I usually have to hunt for you tube videos of the competition. I think they have some good talent every year. Can’t wait to watch the videos above!

Lindsay Barr – meh

Martin Kerr – quite good

Gary Morissette – rock star vibe but performance wasn’t really a showcase for his voice

Tetiana Ostapowych – like Zack said, “cruise-shippy” but from the Love Boat era

Mitch McDonald – nice

Paul Clifford – outstanding (sick or not)

Earl Stevenson – good job, I like his tone.

Lisa Bell – the long note was a bit overdone but otherwise she showcased her powerhouse vocals well

Mookie Morris – well, that woke up the crowd (and the judges). my favourite performance so far.

Drew Wright – definitely an interesting song choice. parts of it were good but overall, a bit of a mess.

Oliver Pigott – not sure what he was trying to accomplish. singing style seems totally put on and over-the-top. I didn’t care for it.

Katherine St-Laurent – she’s no Dan Band but she gave a pretty decent rendition of “Total Eclipse of the Heart”. Hard to believe she’s only 16.

So overall:

Best of the night:
Paul Clifford
Earl Stevenson
Lisa Bell
Mookie Morris

Above average:
Martin Kerr
Gary Morissette
Mitch McDonald
Katherine St-Laurent

Meh:
Lindsay Barr
Tetiana Ostapowych

Biggest disappointments:
Drew Wright
Oliver Pigott

Once again, MJ, thank you for all you do to keep us up-to-date with these shows.

——————General Thoughts——————

I’ve never seen a Canadian Idol episode during the competition stage, and I hope this isn’t the best the contestants can do. It was a long 90 minutes, to be honest.

——————The Contestants——————

Lindsay Barr- I like her vocals but it sounded karaoke to me. It’s too bad really, because she’s one of the more interesting girls. C

Martin Kerr- What happened to his beautiful voice? Ahhh. Bandzillaaaaa in Canada. And his nerves aren’t helping. So with his placing early on in the night and right before the very memorable/popular Gary, Martin is in trouble. I hope he gets another chance. C plus

Gary Morissette- Rock and Roll lifestyle? Meaning drugs and girls? His voice sounds good on the stage, although it’s not really my cup of tea. Too screamy, but he’s totally safe. B-

Tetiana- Terrible song choice. Sounds like something I would hear at a bar. Totally “cabaret” as Simon would say. And very staged. Not my favorite. Plus, what is with that Syesha speech? Gah, I hope Tetiana isn’t another one who thinks she was born to be a star. C

Mitch MacDonald- Is it just me, or does he sound like a little boy? Pitchy. Bandzilla- I can’t even hear him. C-

Paul Clifford- His voice is unique, but too breathy and weak, in my opinion. The song almost put me to sleep. And his camera face sucks. The deep gazes remind me of Constantine *BARF* B-

Earl Stevensen- LOL his pre-performance clip is so much more dopey than Jason’s. huhhuhhuhhuh. Bandzilla was kept at bay, so I could enjoy his voice. Nice. He kind of lost it at the end, but the beginning and middle were pretty solid. Best so far. (but that’s not really saying much) B plus

Lisa Bell- NOO, the first week out is not the best time to show something “new.” Hasn’t she seen AI before? With that said, she still sounds like she’s singing soul/R&B. I think the fact that she looks comfortable on the stage hides some of her vocal limitations. Compared to the others though, she’s got a good set of pipes. B

Mookie Morris- Finally, a song choice that fully compliments a singer! This one could have gone 2 ways: very karaoke or very solid. For me, it was the latter. So the youngest contestant manages to show up his more “experienced” counterparts. I wasn’t sold on Mookie during the Toronto rounds, but he could very well surprise me in this competition. A-

Drew Wright- I do NOT like the falsetto overload, but I like his normal voice. The performance was a mess! He should have gone for more of a Maroon 5-vibe, which I think fits him much better. What a pity. C

Oliver Pigott- Of course, the pimped Pigotts are performing on different nights to prevent vote splitting. What’s with the hood? I’m really missing the guitar now. Without it, he seems too much like a poser. The song didn’t really take him or me (the viewing audience) anywhere. Michael Johns, on his worst night, could whip his I’m-too-good-for-this-competition bottom. C plus

Katherine St. Laurent- Quite an impressive performance, although I’m never a big fan of big. The song was too big for her, which made her loose some of the notes in the middle. She has a good set of pipes, and just needs to get better control of it. B

——————Quick Rankings——————

The Good
1. Mookie Morris
2. Earl Stevensen

The OK
3. Lisa Bell
4. Katharine St. Laurent
5. Gary Morissette
6. Paul Clifford
7. Martin Kerr (in danger of elimination)

The Downright Ugly
8. Oliver Pigott
9. Lindsay Barr (in danger of elimination)
10. Drew Wright
11. Tetiana
12. Mitch MacDonald (in danger of elimination)

Thank you so much MJ for doing this. I was in such Idol-withdrawl, it’s sad, sad, I know.

But I am loving Canadian Idol. It’s so great that we are able to see this here.

It’s late and got through only half, but I will watch the rest tomorrow. I am waiting to hear that voice that will make me lift my head, open my eyes really wide and stop breathing. The ‘Voice”, it’s all about the “Voice”.

Mookie!!!

I never watched Canadian Idol before. They are totally looking for something different from American Idol I think. It’s very refreshing. My favorites were Mookie, Earl and Katherine (and I didn’t want to like her but she sings so freaking good). I wanted to like Paul Martin and almost did but not so much. I still can’t figure out why Oliver Pigott ever got any pimping. He actually sings a lot of music I like, but I just don’t like it from him.

Thanks for covering this MJ I’m turning into a reality show junkie….

I’m confused. the Katherine I heard was off key, and people are praising her left and right. The Mitch MacDonald performance I heard wasn’t buried by the band, as I heard every word he sang. And Earl won the night in my opinion.
Am I missing something? I live in Alberta with an 8 pm Mountain viewing time. I noticed some mix problems on my feed. Are they screwing with us at CTV? Am I turning into a complete conspiracy nut?

I agree with gingerly. I didn’t want to like Katherine but she sang so well tonight and she chose such a good song too! I can’t help but like her…

And also, am I the only one that found Oliver’s performance hilarious? I was laughing the entire time. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still a fan of him and his brother, but his dance moves, the hood, etc was so awkward and funny!

I am really enjoying CI for the first time MJ. Thanks for the vids. I have to say that AI has better judges or more entertaining, the CI judges are boring. Just an opinion but no one can replace Simon…:) Ok back to watching.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m confused. the Katherine I heard was off key, and people are praising her left and right. The Mitch MacDonald performance I heard wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t buried by the band, as I heard every word he sang. And Earl won the night in my opinion.
Am I missing something? I live in Alberta with an 8 pm Mountain viewing time. I noticed some mix problems on my feed. Are they screwing with us at CTV? Am I turning into a complete conspiracy nut?

I watched the show online. In some parts of her song, Katherine sounded off-key to me too. But I had trouble hearing Mitch, and I had headphones on. Earl was good.

The mix was worst during Martin’s and Mitch’s performances.

haha, disagreeing with the judges and others “left and right” doesn’t immediately make you a conspiracy nut. Don’t worry

ok – I finally had a chance to watch and I was really looking forward to this show. I mentioned earlier that past season were pretty good.

Uh, meh. I was totally disappointed. What was up with the song choices? Feelings? Feelings?

Earl & Mookie were my faves – by far.

Katherine – missed her prom! Reminded me of Archie with the prom comment – not the singing! I think her song choice helped her, but she def. had a bunch of bum notes.

The rest was just simply bad. Maybe because I just witnessed a VERY awesome AI season and finale, that I feel this way.

All I gotta say is that the next 12 better be far superior than that.

This episode made me miss AI Season 7.

Good. I was sitting here thinking I was ready for the men in the white coats from Alberta Hospital or something.
And the mix on Martin’s song was awful. I lived in Edmonton for years and have seen him live in a bar setting. He’s really good, better than what he was tonight. Trust.

I finally saw Earl’s performance. I loved it!

Who sucked the life out of tonight’s show?

No review, instead my short highlights if you call them that.

The Good:
Earl Stevenson: Just a’right, he does have an interesting voice. Dude is seriously goofy.
Paul Clifford: Sounds like Bryan Adams, was ok tonight was hoping for a better performance.

The Weird:
Mitch McDonald: Sounds like Donald Duck. Not an enjoyable voice.
Mookie: Ummm WEIRD. WTH was that scream at the last?

The Bad:
Drew Wright: Euuuwww. Yeah, just euuwww.

The Downright Mutha Truckin UGLY:
Oliver Piggot: WTF??? The voice was interesting and I suppose if I had a few frozen margarita’s I might have gotten into the groove of his seemingly drunken performance. Talk about sexual overtones in a performance. He did everything but hump the mic & the stage. Wait…he might have humped the mic. Dude it’s time to climb down off of the pedestal you have placed yourself upon. I will say, his was the only one I rewatched. Not quite sure why. Maybe it was the train wreck mentality.

Hey, I’m a first time watcher too! Here are my observations:

1. Not sure what to think about the host…

2. LOVE the fact that the judges can speak in complete sentences. LOVE IT. I don’t know if they get redundant later on, but they actually sounded like they were trying to be clear and constructive.

3. The singers that I’d like to mention:
Martin: great voice, but he makes weird faces…
Gary: I think he was trying to put his own style on the song, and only half-way got there.
Mitch: cute, but pitchy
Paul: I really liked him because he looked like he was serious about music, but he was a little too soft in some places and it didn’t really provide a complete performance.
Earl: I liked him the best, because he picked a good song and sounded authentic.
Mookie: Didn’t really get all the hype, not that he was bad, but I felt like he was just imitating the Beatles.
Drew: Ok, some people can pull off Queen. Some people can pull of Bowie. But I have yet to see a person pull off both in one performance. Remember when the judges said Carly’s version of “The Show Must Go On” was disconnected? Well, this was disconnected to the 100th power. It sounded like he was trying things out, singing pieces of the song in different ways to figure out how he SHOULD sing it. I hate when people ruin my favorite songs. Also, he looked like a paper salesman doing karaoke and trying to impress a drunk coworker.
Katherine: What the heck? I don’t see what was so great about her. The judges talked about a note, so I replayed it, but I didn’t hear any particular note as even close to fantastic. I love this song for some reason, but didn’t see merit in her performance.

4. What’s with the mic stand tricks? None of these wannabes can be the next David Cook.
Hopefully, CI will help with my AI withdrawal.

Not sure what to think about the host

Trust me when i say there are very few Canadians who like the host. I’ve got a few nicknames. Ben McSmarmy, Smarmy Mulroney, Smarmy McSmarmysen, the Tangerine One, Helmethead…

I never watch the auditions so here are my rankings based on tonight’s show. Groupings are in no particular order.
Top Group:
Martin Kerr – Good singer that we’ll be seeing more of in this competition. Too bad he’s a little annoying in looks and personality.
Paul Clifford – Third time trying to make it on Canadian idol. Has that gravelly voice that worked so well for Brian Melo last year. Nice but not sure how big his range is.
Earl Stevenson – Another Dave Matthews wannabe. It’ll be interesting watching him go up against Martin Kerr.
Lisa Bell – Rich soulful quality to her voice. Nice looking and moves well. With some work could be developed to compete with the Ciara’s of the world. Needs seasoning.

Middle Group:
Mitch McDonald – Good looking nerd appearance. Very nasal. But isn’t that look and sound popular among the young people these days?
Katherine St-Laurent – Started nervous. Got better. But she’s not really a rocker. Maybe should try mid tempo, pop stuff instead

Bottom Group:
Lindsay Barr – After the ticks and imitative tricks of Jaydee last year, I have little patience for this all over again. Not the “rockin’ performer” she thinks she is. Wow she’s got confidence. Totally deluded.
Gary Morissette – Has “the knowledge of the music inside” of him — whatever that means. Relies on shtick to compensate for minor vocal ability.
Tetiana Ostapowych – Sang “Feelings” and made it her own. She can keep it. She couldn’t even make it in a late night lounge with that.
Mookie Morris – Late night fraternity rendition of Twist and Shout. Could be interesting with something else but gave no indication of what type of album he would do.
Drew Wright – Weak version of Under Pressure by Queen. Voice doesn’t stand out from the pack despite the attempt at vocal gymnastics.
Oliver Pigott – Looks like he’s trying to sing the lead for the Rollins Band. Was that a goof? Didn’t work at all.

Ok after watching the whole show, I am loving Earl’s perfomance the most and Mookie second. The Katherine girl is not all that, I thought she sounded strain or forced. I think the Mitch kid is adorable without his glasses, but his singing was horid. Gary and Paul were pretty good. I actually like Lindsey but it’s always hard going first. Martin was just ok, I expected more from him. Oliver was a big disappointment. The stand out of the night was definitely Mookie and Earl, you go boys…

actually palais, most Canadians like Ben Mulroney as a host and prefer him over Ryan Seacrest. I don’t find him smarmy at all from everything I’ve seen in 5 seasons. He also doesn’t have any problem poking fun at himself.

Katherine has a potentially good voice, but her performance was overpraised by the judges. Annoula, you’re right. I went back and rewatched her performance because I couldn’t find that “note.” Well, I still couldn’t find it. Not that anyone cares, but I much prefer Jessica Sierra’s version of “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, as sung on AI4.

Oh, and a general question: are CI judges always so complimentary? I felt like there were 3 Paula’s. There are usually only 2 or 3 praised performances during the semifinals of AI, so all this praise (most of it undeserved) was new to me. I, too, missed Simon (and Ryan, for that matter).

Well, I watched it. I liked that the judges could speak in full sentences:) However, I missed Ryan Seacrest terribly and there is only one Simon.

I liked Mookie and Paul Clifford, but everyone else was just either bad or really bad. The next 12 had the better singers in my opinion, so I’m hoping for a better show.

When Katherine was singing “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” did anyone else hope she’d do the wedding singer version in the movie Old School? Cause that would have at least been entertaining.

I finally saw Earlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance. I loved it!

purpssss!! Me too, I really liked Earl’s performance.

Mookie did his song better, but it didn’t have the difficultly that Earl’s song had, imo.

I hope tomorrow’s performances are better.

I was kind of surprised tonight as I thought people would be better. I saw alot of nerves that hopefully will be worked out soon. I decided to just keep them in 2 groups – top and bottom, with no particular order inside the groups, except when noted:

Top
Earl ** not great but best of the night **
Martin
Gary
Paul
Mookie
Lisa

Bottom
Lindsay
Tetiana – feelings?
Drew – tried for alot and fell short but I give him props for reaching for it
Oliver – well, at least he made a statement
Mitch – weak
Katherine – sorry, fell off-key alot, and not remarkable IMO

Lindsay- painful. and sass ur blind. id say shes a safe bet to go home…
Martin- nice voice. 0 star quality. which means he has 0 chance to win.
Gary- pose much?
Tetiana- song choice? better of the voices (ironically from america). still has no chance of winning.
Mitch- nice voice. i actually dont mind him.
Paul- Potentially very very good. he’s my fav so far.
Earl- loved it. i think he has that unique thing that winners have. i hope he goes all the way.
Lisa- nice karaoke. and she continues the pattern of suckage for the girls…
Mookie- worst song to sing ever…i like him tho.
Drew- not so much
Oliver- the hood. the “dancing”. the grunting. not for me. wayyyy over the top.
Katherine- kraokee. thats the kinda of performance that has you asking Who Are You at the end of it. shes lucky she went last…

so, the girls all sucked.
Earl was “da bomb”.
Bye-bye Lindsay.

purpssss!! Me too, I really liked Earlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance.

Mookie did his song better, but it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have the difficultly that Earlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song had, imo.

I hope tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performances are better.

I now know what ya meant about Earl’s drawl.

I always wanted someone to do Feelings on American Idol. that version was good though i would like it sung in a diva like big ballad version .

i’m canadian and i gotta say UGH UGH UGH TO BEN MULRONEY omg another season listening to narcisisissssttttt boy ICK ICK ICK as for the judges.. they are the reason i’ve never really LIKED canadian idol lol

that said…
my favs of the nite
omg someone did my favs band ‘s interpretation of watchtower (llove love loveeeeeeeeeeeee me some DMB) Earl you have an awesome tone to your voice one of my favs tonite

Mookie just the name alone gets my attention… when i heard beatles i cringed cuz of AI’s 2 weeks this year but OMG he was awesome lol

Paul Clifford love the raw scratchy voice

if i have to pick a girl Katharine was aight

My Gawd did most of them really suck. Only standouts for me were Mitch, Paul and Mookie. Is this the best? Really? Truly?

Will give it a try once more with the second half but if they aren’t better, will pass on CI.

Trust me when i say there are very few Canadians who like the host. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve got a few nicknames. Ben McSmarmy, Smarmy Mulroney, Smarmy McSmarmysen, the Tangerine One, Helmetheadà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I’m neutral on the host, but: :lol_tb: Awesome, I especially like the Tangerine One!

I expected better because I like most of the contestants… Hopefully they will all get their bearings.

I’ve lived up here my entire life, and it’s true, my feelings about Ben may be colored by my feelings about his father. But being self deprecating isn’t a cure for smarmy. Years of watching Ben on eTalk and the Chatroom ( remember that one?) has informed my decision- he’s Canadian, he has a sense of humor, but he’s slick and kinda reptilian in some way. He’s a politician’s son.
The least annoying Ben has ever been to me is when he was interviewed by George Strombolopoulous on the Hour. In a perfect world, and if George S. wasn’t too cool, I’d swap out Ben for George.

This is my third season watching (online, as I’m American). I happen to like Ben. He’s nice to the contestants, like Ryan finally was this season, and his self-deprecating sense of humor appeals to me. I don’t know enough about his father or anything else he (Ben) has ever done to judge more fully though.

I would say that this was the best group of first night performances I’ve seen on Canadian Idol, but– why, Oliver, why? He was one of my favorites going in and I just hope that he survives to next week and that he never does that again!

I loved Earl, but Mookie was like really good kareoke to me. Doing the Beatles, with the Beatles hairdo…

Because Canada votes so differently I have no idea about who will go home. I hope that Drew and Oliver get another chance and that Lyndsay definitely goes but other than that, who knows?

Last night perfomances for me were really, I’m mean really, dissapointing. I loved AI 7, as I got addicted I tried to enjoy Canadian Idol. Having watched auditions, then Top 200 perfomances I expected something much better. There are some interesting vocalists among this group but I didn’t feel any conection between people and songs they sang. But this is only minor problem as some of them gave us vocally trainwrecks.
Earl and Paul (unique voice) were quite decent, Katherine seems nice but I was way too big song for her voice. Like Gary, but not in this song, Martin has the voice but no potential to become a star.
Didn’t care for rest of the girls – except hideous Lindsay’s perfomance. Mookie – come on, mediocre singer, didn’t deliver anything special.
Mitch – sounds like teenager, pitchy at some places.
Drew – over the top, karaoke.
Oliver Pigott… too monstrous for words.
Expect to see something better tonight, Adam, Theo, Katelyn and Jesse are my hopes.

dancin and palais, you want to see an example of smarmy? Check out the CBC production of “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?” The host Gavin Crawford will make you rethink the term.

Yes, Ben uses too much bronzer and has a “helmet head” hairstyle, both of which he acknowledges. I think what some people consider smarminess and slickness may be his somewhat awkward, less than smooth delivery in reading the teleprompter. The same goes for his gig on eTALK (Canada’s version of Access Hollywood). He’s gotten better over the years, but he’s never been a natural at hosting/announcing and he’ll never be. Teleprompter lines aside, what you see is what you get with Ben. On the main CTV Idol website, there’s an extra clip from the audition episodes that wasn’t broadcast, with Ben taking on the judges over their contradictory “rules”. I believe this clip is accessible even to those outside Canada. It shows Ben at his most natural, I think.

As for George Strombolopoulos, he DID get a chance to do similar hosting duties on the extremely short-lived Idol-esque show, “The One” – you know, the show on which Syesha Mercado first appeared. However, hosting The Hour is an entirely different kettle of fish, since it’s targeted at an older more mature audience, not the family audiences that reality singing shows are typically geared towards.

I’m not sure what to think about this show now. I guess I’ll reserve judgment until after tonight’s show. I almost stopped watching after the first three performances.

Earl and Paul were my favorites. I really wanted Drew to do better. I’m disappointed that he didn’t and I hope he doesn’t go home. Oliver sure looked dejected after the judges’ comments. Hopefully, he got the message.

This is my first season of CI as well. Do they do theme nights like AI? Was there a theme of any kind last night or were they able to sing whatever they wanted?

This is my first season of CI as well. Do they do theme nights like AI? Was there a theme of any kind last night or were they able to sing whatever they wanted?

They do theme nights in the Top 10. Last night (and tonight) they get to sing whatever they want.

Come on, let’s have a good show tonight!

Go Mookie!
Twist & Shout first done by the TopNotes(flopped)’61 and covered by the Isley Bros in 1962 who had a HUGE hit w/it. Then the Beatles of course covered it. Scream is a part of that song (someone asked).

They do theme nights in the Top 10. Last night (and tonight) they get to sing whatever they want.

Thank you! Off to watch tonight’s show…

Lindsay Barr – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Burninà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Elvis Presley – I don’t even remember it…bad slot…probably was not very good

Martin Kerr – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Lost Togetherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Blue Rodeo – he was ok…safe performance..impressive jawline

Gary Morisette – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Good Golly Miss Mollyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Little Richard – a maniac compared to anyone ever seen on the show…i thought it was great…but don’t know if he will last beyond top 10.

Tetiana Ostapowych – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Feelingsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Morris Albert – i like how she sang it…off in some spots…but i liked it

Mitch MacDonald – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Follow Throughà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Gavin Degraw -it was very ordinary…something a hobbie guitar player/singer would do at home or around fire

Paul Clifford – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Brokenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Seether – When i first heard his voice i was wowed during additions….but the more I hear it …the more I find annoying and same thing over and over again…i probably should not have heard his stuff on youtube

Earl Stevenson – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“All Along the Watchtowerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Dave Matthews version – best so far…effortless..great tone…

Lisa Bell – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Long Train Runningà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by the Doobie Brothers – I thought she took the show up a level…natual vocalist..performer…it was great

Mookie Morris – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Twist And Shoutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by the Beatles – that was fantastic…everything just fit..and the song and performance woke everyone up

Drew Wright – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Under Pressureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Queen – Ryan Gosling was all over the place…it was strange..but not bad…too much for first performance…should have made it more simple

Oliver Pigott – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Hear You Knocking.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Dave Edmunds version
- wtf was that…it was almost like Henry Rollins took the CI stage…it would have been better if he just sat on the stage and did nothing for a minute 30

Katherine St. Laurent – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Total Eclipse of the Heartà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Bonnie Tyler – it was ok…had a good moment…the rest was very average

too bad that kid got cut that sang acoustic version of Moondance…Steven Porter? i thought he would probably win….he must have choked