So it finally happened. My prediction came to fruition. Jason finally went home. At least they finally picked the right one to get rid of, especially since the night before he was voted off he couldn’t even remember the lyrics to the song that he picked. I just don’t get it. It seems to me that if I were a singer and was given this most incredible opportunity to perform on National Television in front of the world, I would at the very least make sure I knew the songs I was going to sing. It is kind of like preparing for a test; wouldn’t you practice it over and over again, until you had it down? Not risk the chance that you were going to look like a total idiot out on the stage in front of millions of people? Just seems to me to be common sense. Well, I do think that he said it best that his inexperience was showing, unfortunately I think that at this stage in the competition you would show a little more initiative. I know that the little girls just picked him because he was cute, however, he was not even sad to be voted off, and I think that says how casually he was taking the whole American Idol thing. I would be leery to give that guy a record contract, as he seems like the type who would only follow through if it was good for him. They type where if something better came along he’d forget all about everything and run with that instead. I don’t know, I wasn’t crazy about him from the beginning, but now I see that he really doesn’t have the makings of an idol, just a kid out there having fun without a care in the world.
Now as for the actual competition, it will be very interesting to see how this one plays out. If it were up to me the last two standing in this would be David Cook and David A. I just think that if it comes down to these two guys it will be very close. On the one hand, I think David Cook is amazing. I think that he has talent, the ability to work with and arrange music, and has an awesome star quality. And on the other hand, I think that David A. has shown an amazing amount of inborn talent for singing. I think that he has been consistently good throughout the competition, and seems to have this quiet confidence about him. I just think that the two are on totally opposite ends of the spectrum, and I think that trying to compare one up against the other is like trying to compare circles and squares. I know one of the two will most likely win, but I think that it will be a very close one, as it will be difficult to choose between such very different talents. Either way, don’t feel bad, I am sure that even the loser will walk away with an amazing recording contract!