Confessions Of An 'American Idol' Junkie

at least five of the 10 chose songs that didn't complement their voice style: Justinn, Brad, Ryan, Rodesia, and Nicole. Not one of them had the voice to pull off the song they chose, which was too bad because Ryan and Nicole have good voices, but killed their chances via poor song selection.

And it wasn't just song selection. Ryan chose a jazz song, but came out dressed like a rocker in a minature, mini skirt and a torn, make-shift crop top. Justinn came out dressed in a Lenny Kravitz, rock-on dude outfit, but then sang, "When A Man Loves A Woman." So in addition to the fact that his voice wasn't strong enough for the song or that it cracked in the middle of a key note - his outfit was a total disconnect for the style of song.

When Simon and Randy pointed this out Justinn didn't seem to get it. People, please! I'm sure they all watch enough MTV to know that your style is part of your music persona. Wouldn't Lenny Kravitz look absolutely ridiculous dressed in a three-piece suit singing, "American Woman"!?

But here's whats best about American Idol, the public gets to choose which people go on to the finals. Though the judges still get to comment on performances, its the viewers that will decide who will make the top 10.

Lat night, it was tough choosing the three that should go on because many of the candidates just didn't have their game face on. But my husband and I went with the obvious choices:

Tamyra - who started the show off with a rendition of "I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday. Tough song to sing and she did it perfectly. Though her style (cornrows and flowing shirts with lots of dangling parts) smacked of Alicia Keys - she got skillz! And this is just gravy - but she's from Maryland, my home state!

Kelli - who sang a really solid version of "I'll Always Love You." Though she has the talent, I am in full agreement with Simon that she needs to stop trying to be Whitney and let her own voice shine. With her big curly hair, she even looked like a young Whitney at certain camera angles. I think Simon's only point was that - once she's in a studio she'll have to be diverse and can't hide behind mocking Whitney's style. I know, I know - its a

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