First, let's all breathe a sigh of relief at the fact that AI will return to its selfish roots tonight...no footage of starving African children, no nightmare-inducing Elvis duets and -- best of all -- no anticlimactic "shocker."
Breathe in. Breathe out.
OK, back to destroying dreams and crushing spirits. I'm going into tonight's rock theme cautiously, namely because rock nights of past seasons have yielded few memorable performances. Also, look at the six remaining contestants. Nobody screams "rocker," and some even stand at the completely opposite end of the spectrum.
So far, this season has been all about staying in your comfort zone, so I imagine the majority of singers will simply adapt a rock song to their singing style. LaKisha will turn Pat Benatar into Whitney Houston, Chris will make a J-Tim remake of an AC/DC song and Blake will find some excuse to sing either a Cure song or a song that needs to be remade by The Cure.
If Phil can find some way to turn rock into country -- stranger things have been done -- he might actually survive another round. Even if he isn't exactly the epitome of a country singer, he's acquired the unofficial country label. As we've seen in the past, country fans vote in droves, as illustrated by former contestants like Josh Gracin, Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood.
Melinda and Jordin, meanwhile, will struggle slightly, but comparatively blow everyone else out of the water.
Don't forget it's a double-elimination week, and the outcome will rely on last week's votes as well. Early forecasts say LaKisha and Chris are out, but I won't make a prediction until the end of tonight's episode.
Stay tuned.
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