Shania Twain night throws Idol Wacky!

Now that we are down to only six contestants, they decided to pull a "Shania Twain" night and the results were not pretty. The bottom line was nobody was awful and nobody was really fantastic with everybody ending up extremely mediocre. That turns the voting into a pure popularity contest so it will be very interesting to see who goes home tomorrow night. This is actually good news for Aaron Kelley who was probably next to go for sure if the front runners had performed well, but since they did not he may survive the week. Aaron actually performed better than usual although I still would not say his performance was great. The closest one to being great this week was someone else who needed it, Casey James. After his stale performance last week where he was in the bottom two, he is probably the safest contestant this week. Lee was his same old self which probably means he is safe, but the usually top-notch Crystal Bowersox was definitely not at her usual level. She needs to tone down the supporting band which did not help out her performance at all. Big Mike again pulled out a ballad which as usual sounded great vocally but made me cringe watching him grimace and emote. The most polarizing performance, however, was definitely Siobhan Magnus who poured out a performance you either loved or hated. Unfortunately for me I was in the latter category. She has a great voice and does not need to screech and yell at the end of every upbeat song. I simply would never vote for her. She is definitely the person most in need of a talented producer to channel her very capable talents into something wonderful.

So how would I rank the performances?
1) Casey James 6.4/10 - not really that great but the best of the pack tonight -- too much like "Jealous Man" part II
2) Lee Dewyze 6.0/10 - he had pitch problems and was not as strong as last week. He is still probably safe though
3) Crystal Bowersox 5.4/10 - awful arrangement of the song. She could have done this so much better.
4) Big Mike Lynch 5.0/10 - nice vocals on yet another ballad. I still cannot enjoy watching him sing though.
5) Aaron Kelly 4.8/10 - more emotive than usual but still not that exciting
6) Siobhan Magnus 4.5/10 - started nice but never built until the end which was way overdone. She has more vocal talent than most of the guys here but needs real guidance (and not from the Idol judges for sure).

Having put Siobhan in last place, I really do not think she will go home. I am guessing Aaron and Mike will be in the bottom three based solely on their previous votes in the bottom three before and one of those two will be leaving. I think this week's voting will be very indicative of overall long term popularity of the contestants and not so much about the performances of this evening. It will be very interesting to see who the bottom three are besides Aaron and Mike. It could be anybody else as the third person in the bottom. I would be shocked if Crystal were in the bottom three, but if she were that may actually put her large fan base into a frenzy that would guarantee she win the whole thing. Frankly, since I believe either Aaron or Mike is going home tomorrow, being the third "bottom dweller" might help any other contestant by firing up their fans. I do not think Aaron nor Mike have the fan base of the other four contestants and they are bound to be voted off in the next couple weeks.