[somerfrost]

OK, each contestant sang twice tonight...there were three very good performances, one OK performance and four stinkers. Gibb and the Bee Gees, I'd have picked some of their older, pre-disco songs...Jordin did with her first performance and it was the best of the night. I'll rank all eight:
8) Blake...You Should Be Dancin'...his luck with his "beat box" (is that the right name?) style finally ran out...this was a trainwreck, off key at times, corny and to quote Simon, "absolutely terrible"
7) Lakisha...Stayin' Alive...she'll be lucky if she does after that mess, slowed tempo and reverted to shouting again. Frankly, it simply sounded weird...very weird!
6) Blake...This Is Where I Came In...don't know the song but know this was bad. Again, his attempt to "Blakerize" a song fell flat! Tuneless to quote Simon.
5) Lakisha...Run To Me...almost lost her voice at the end, better than her first mess but average at best.
4) Jordin...Woman In Love...I was very disappointed in her job with this song, especially after Gibb said she could be the next great female vocalist. There were some pitch problems and she really regressed off her first performance. Still a lot better than the ones ranked 5-8.
3) Melinda...Love You Inside And Out...solid performance with perfect vocal but it just didn't excite me. I think a poor song choice for her.
2) Melinda...How Can You Mend A Broken Heart...her best performance of the night, outstanding vocal, the last part of the song was fantastic! Excellent!
1) Jordin...To Love Somebody...OK, I love this song but wow! She nailed it! Had her hair straight tonight and she looked beautiful as well. When at her best, her voice has a unique character that is hard to top!

So...the bottom two are obviously Blake and LaKisha, I'd give LaKisha a slight edge but I don't see three women as the final three so she's probably heading home. The best single performance of the night goes to Jordin but the consistency of Melinda is tough to beat. Still think Melinda has an overall edge but it may very well come down to whether Jordin can put it all together at the right time...frankly, they are both great!