American Idol Recap: Who Had the Best Stones?
9. Paige Miles, "Honky Tonk Women
The generically all-American hit is perfect for Paige, who refuses to have an identity because of her religion, or something. She'll float on this week thanks to the ounce of rip-roaring vocals she added to the honky tonk jam, but otherwise, I still need a reason to remember not to call her "Paige Davis" in my head.
8. Lacey Brown, "Ruby Tuesday"
"Ruby Tuesday" holds a special place in Lacey Brown's life, as it came out sometime near her 20th birthday. Girlfriend looks a little 63-ish. Her performance of the Stones standard benefited from a fine arrangement, aside from those twee "still-I'm-gonna-miss-youuuu"s. I notice she sits down whenever the beat picks up, and the judges will now exchange worried glances and fear for her circulation.
7. Aaron Kelly, "Angie"
Once again, a star is unborn. The freewheeling fetus approached "Angie" without bombast or gurgles of fluid. At this rate, he's destined for, say, an eighth place finish. But someone's sleeping fine in his amniotic sac tonight.
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Regarding Casey James' one handed guitar playing:
His guitar was tuned differently than a "standard" guitar. Most of the Stones' guitar parts are written for a guitar tuned to "open G," which means that by strumming without depressing any of the frets a G Major chord sounds. This tuning is kind of banjo-like and gives the Stones' their kind of quintessential Stoney-ness.
Hope that clarifies things.
Did you check out Didi's sideways swipes at Siobhan (*she's this dark, funny little girl isn't she?*) and her ENTIRE FAMILY (*everyone else in my family is sleepwalking thru their lives!*).
That she's actually a good singer is so distressing.
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