Round 1
#1) Mackenzie Bourg
From a song perspective, it was a bit of a safe choice in the manner that it’s a perfect singer-songwriter song that will garner praise just for song alone. While we haven’t seen Mackeznie do a straight ballad in a while, it’s still too slow to push him over the edge. That being said, it was a vocally beautiful rendition. There were some new tones to his voice that came out in this performance. Mackenzie will be something when this competition is over.
Score: 9
#2) Trent Harmon
Do I hate this song? I sure do! But this is a great song for Trent. This is a genuine performance that harkens back to his roots. I think it was a smart idea to pick this song to remind America that he can do it all. He can do rock, pop, blues, country, you name it. Did it resonate as much as last week? No way. Topping last week’s perfect performance is near impossible but it was a nice moment.
Score: 9
#3) La’Porsha Renae
She needed a power moment and this could be the song to do it. Did La’Porsha get her glory from “Glory”? It was fine. It was a fine vocal. It wasn’t anything special She didn’t have the oomph behind the song. She felt overwhelmed by the vocal.
Score: 8.5
#4) Dalton Rapattoni
A shocker. A midtempo song. It’s certainly a song that is in his wheelhouse and it’s a great vocal but it’s not anything special. Dalton knows who he is as an artist. He wants to do alt rock. And you have to commend him for knowing his style. It was a bit rough around the edges pitch wise. But this is a competition. This is not getting him into the finale.
Score: 8
Round 2
#1) Trent Harmon
It’s actually a shock that this is the first Justin Timberlake song in Idol history! But it’s a great one to do! Trent KILLED it. The kid has layers. He’s got depth. Give him any style and he’ll be able to do something with it. I just can’t see him losing at this point.
Score: 10
#2) Dalton Rapattoni
Dear Scott. I highly judge your song choice. You want Dalton to rock, give him something to rock to! Of course there is a Dalton-edge to the song. It’s melodic. We hear the words. And that’s all well and good but it didn’t give him a moment. Yeah because put a super rock spin after the chorus! And it was epic! Was it finale worthy? Eh.
Score: 9
#3) La’Porsha Renae
From a song perspective, it’s not a super well known song so that could have been a song sabotage. La’Porsha brought a smokiness to the song and she sounded pretty good on it. Her vibrato was a cool addition. Was this an Idol moment? Not really. It was generic. Good but generic.
Score: 9
Round 3
#1) La’Porsha Renae
“Hello” by Adele
Score: 9.5
#2) Trent Harmon
Who? What is this song? Is Parson James like Parson Brown? I digress. With a song that’s not well known it gave Trent an opportunity to make it his own. It was a stunning performance. In one night, Trent brought country, r&b, and pop. He went deep. Was the season rigged? Well, great debaters will have to determine whether his “group number” in Hollywood week was fair but nevertheless this kid should win.
Score: 9
#3) Dalton Rapattoni
Judges! I call sabotage! Why the hell would you pick this song for him? There’s nothing to do with it! Dalton did all he could with it by putting an alternative spin on the 80s hit. But it was just far too low for him. This won’t cost him a place in the finale but it’s sad that this will be the song that he says goodbye with.
Score: 8.5
Overall Rankings
#1) Trent Harmon- 112.5 points
#2) La’Porsha Renae- 108.5 points
#3) Dalton Rapattoni- 105.5 points
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