Four words: Slash is the mentor...
Slash seems weirdly excited to be here. We had him pegged as more of a casual disdain kind of mentor, more like Brian May from Queen.
Adam Lambert: Adam's eyeliner is out of control, so already he's got a leg up on the other contestants. Truthfully, we're a tad concerned for a second wondering if the tweens in the audience going to be on board with Zepplin? Then again, Adam's wearing leather, and a gaggle of girls in the mosh pit seem near tears, so perhaps our fears are unfounded. All four judges love Adam. Kara thinks he's more than a rockstar. More than a rockstar to her.
Allison Iraheta: Thank God, Adam took pity on her and shared his hairstylist because Allison's coif looks amazing tonight. Wish we could say the same for the outfit which appears to be a size too small, and also possibly made of polyester. That said, she couldn't have picked a song we love more than Janis Joplin's "Crybaby" and we think she did it justice.
Danny Gokey and Kris Allen: First of all, we can't think of a weirder, less relevant song for these two to sing together than "Renegade." Kara's with us on this. Second, sucks to be Kris getting out sung by Danny at every turn. We're wondering if they got to choose their duet partner -- although truthfully, we can't think of any scenario in which Kris would've come out on top.
Kris Allen: Even Slash thinks Kris is boring as sin. We're feeling pretty strongly that this is his last week. Spelling his name with a K really seals the deal for us.
Danny Gokey: When Ryan announced Danny was going to sing "Dream On" we immediately got very concerned. Turns out Danny's performance is only slightly better than the disaster that was Michael John's version of this song last season. At least, you can kind of still tell Danny has a good voice underneath all that ridiculous rock posturing. Nightmare.
Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert: Based on tonight's duets, we think it's pretty clear who should be in the final two. We were sort of mesmerized by Allison and Adam on stage together. We're letting the rent money ride on Simon saying exactly that. Tragically, the dvr cut off before Simon's comment, but not before capturing the audience breaking into a raucus chant of "Top two! Top two!" Get it, guys...
