re: American Idol Season 18

Honestly, I thought it was a little weak, but still pretty good. I’ve seen him do it better with Captain Green.

I’ll keep updating with breakdowns of performances.

Olivia is clearly talented, but there seems to be something missing.

Franklin is so smooth, but this wasn’t his best performance. I thought it was a cool song choice, but wasn’t perfect for his voice.

Louie’s performance was awesome. So much emotion, though a little lacking in power. Very moving

Makayla is perfect and can do no wrong. She’s going to be famous whether she wins this or not, and she’s going to make the top 5.

Jester with a very solid Whitney performance. Couple mild pitchy spots, but overall excellent,

Faith with easily her best performance of the competition. Excellent song choice. Finally avoided rushing and bouncing and let the notes speak for themselves.

Nick makes a great song choice. Plenty of emotion and feeling, but felt a little safe.

Lauren - holy schnikes! That was the best performance I’ve seen this season!!

Cyniah - solid, but felt a little safe, maybe because she is so good

Francisco - eh. He’s got a smooth voice, but not enough dynamics. Granted, that’s not an easy song.

Sophia - such a weird voice, but an excellent performance with those runs and that big high note near the end. Not top 5, but I think she’ll top 10 with that performance....but she should have stuck with Wackerman.

Dewayne - great run there at the end, but he really flopped on those high notes. He’s close but not quite. Not sure if that was the best song choice for him.

Dillon - super polished and a heartfelt performance. Not sure if it stands out against some of these other contestants. He’s got a bright future outside of this competition.

Arthur - super fun song choice, and he absolutely owned it. Easily top 5 material

Julia - solid but struggles to stand out. She has a unique husky voice, but she just doesn’t have the power of some of these other contestants. Her and her cowboy boyfriend will star in a hallmark Christmas movie.

Grace - not the best song choice for her, as it seemed to be a little higher than her voice’s natural sweet spot. Very solid performance despite that. She has some serious pipes.

Just Sam - she’s got the it factor in her voice. Song choice felt a little safe, but was tailored to her sweet spot. Almost seemed like she had a higher quality mic than the other performers.

Johnny - pure magic. Such a gentle voice who nails every run. Perfect use of dynamics. Top 5 material.

He has a unique smooth voice with a distinctive style. He’s not winning idol, but he’s got something memorable.

My favorites are Jovin, Makayla, Louie, Gunn, and Johnny.

I don’t care for Faith

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Louie’s performance was awesome. So much emotion, though a little lacking in power. Very moving

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I have never been a big fan of this guy....

It's so often whiny....

and he stands out bc he's british... but I don't necessarily know if he's really that great at all if he was on the British AI/ equivalent

Thanks for the breakdown bob


Man, I have to say I’m really bummed about this. This was one of the most talented groups ever and they just aren’t getting a fair shake at this.

It’s pretty strange watching these contestants in their living rooms. They deserve the full experience with the band, in front of the crowd, with all the great visuals the theater can provide.

I really don’t see why they couldn’t just have the 20 quarantined in LA and shoot it there. Even without an audience at least you’d have the band and stage and the sound would be the same for all of them. Some of these sound like they’re singing through a potato gun.

If it couldn’t be pulled off they should have just postponed it.


That said, the top few still stood out. Big performance by Jovin


Really wish all these talented performers would have gotten the full Idol treatment

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This was one of the most talented groups ever and they just aren’t getting a fair shake at this.

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Just watched Lauren sing... and as she's followed up some good singers as well...

I said your post out loud before I saw it haha.
ABout as tough and complete top 20 field I can remember

I haven’t cared for Jonny until tonight
Really enjoyed his performance

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haven’t cared for Jonny until tonight

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I’m sure he’s a nice guy and all but.. would it really shock you if they found child porn on his computer? He has a very creepy look/vibe to him

But the man is talented as hell

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Seemed like she was definitely the alpha in the relationship and hogged the Spotlight.

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She’s an odd duck

My Top 5: (Order Subject To Change)

1A. Johnny
1B. Jovin
1C. Dillon
4. Sophia
5. Makayla

I've been watching Idol pretty religiously since the first season and I don't remember there ever being this much talent before.