Who would/should stand out tonight
Lil Rounds should be at the top of the “best” list for tonight’s Motown theme on American Idol.
Just after finishing up last week’s elimination show, the remaining contestants — minus Michael Sarver and Megan Joy, who stayed in Hollywood with the flu — took a private jet to Detroit, Rock City. But it wasn’t for rock ‘n’ roll training.
The American Idol finalists went to meet with some of the greats from the Motown era, a defining time for music of any kind. Much like Grand Old Opry Week, only a handful of contestants are truly cut out for this theme.
Lil Rounds, a standout in her own right, but not someone who has had time to have a defining moment, should sail through tonight. Her voice seems a perfect fit for many of the songs that define what Motown offered the music scene. If she stumbles this time around, it will be a shock to everyone.
Matt Giraud, the closest to a Detroit native (he is from across the state in Kalamazoo), certainly should know the music. The fact he has spent the entirety of his music career playing piano for people who are familiar with the Motown sound may mean he’s had plenty of time to rehearse such tunes. Then, again, the opposite could be true.
And, finally, I have to say Adam Lambert really could turn it out this week. It will be 100 percent dependent on song choice — I’d love to see his rendition of Stevie Wonder’s Uptight — as that really could turn into a train wreck. But, much like myself, many fans … and the judges … seem intrigued by Adam’s broad talent and different approach to the competition.
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