AMERICAN IDOL “Top 6 Results” Season 10 Episode 31 – So forget about how shocking you may have thought it was, the elimination of Casey Abrams, and for a moment close your eyes and bask in the glow that was His Caseyness as the credits rolled.
The sheer bombastic beauty, the gleeful growliness, the pure and unadulterated physical joy. This was not the pale, shaking Abrams who got the judges’ reprieve so many weeks ago, no. This was a man, thankful and keenly aware of his place in the world, exuberant and crackling with energy, ready to share the unbearable lightness of being with every single person in that appreciative crowd.
He’s done his time. His brilliant flash on American Idol is for the time being over. He’s ready to throw some of his soul to the wind and just let it be.
He couldn’t have given us—or his fellow contestants, who couldn’t help but be caught up in his joyous, rapscallion’s rampage—any better send off. If I miss seeing him perform in the scant few weeks to come, well, that is bittersweet. And I will miss them, those little Let-Me-Show-You-Something-You’ve-Never-Seen-Before pieces of performance art. But that rust-bearded fool had his time, and he shared it well.
Like with Pia, I shall cry no tears for Casey.
As to the rest of the show… well, it usually is a much lesser thing than the exiting contestant. We don’t really tune in for softball questions from fans, Ford commercials blasting (blaspheme!) Madness’ “Our House,” or painful-to-watch group medleys.
We do occasionally like to see returning Idols, there on the stage with bands of their own creation singing songs from albums newly-wrought. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love me some Mamasox. “Ridin’ With The Radio,” is one of the peppier, dance-along songs on Crystal’s maiden album (Farmer’s Daughter), and is a fair enough song to show the world what she’s doing now. I would have preferred she did “Lonely Won’t Come Around,” which is possibly even peppier. But I can’t complain; I got a Bowersox performance, and that lady’s still gold with me.
Wasn’t too in tune with Bruno Mars, who’s always struck me as some sort of Michael Jackson imitator who got lucky. Though after singing on the road and in-studio for the past two years has seemingly made his voice drop a smoky octave, he sounds a little like Terence Trent D’arby. And that’s not a bad thing.
I was pleased to see Haley not in the bottom three… which, actually, puts her in the top three—both girls were—so both their confidence next week should be soaring. (So you’ve got no excuse, Alaina!) The judges were even in high spirits, Steven calling over to Ryan, “I may be good, but when I’m bad I’m even better!”
That’s Steven. At least he seems to have pulled himself from that drudge of boredom he seemed to be carrying around with him a few weeks back.
So…
So long, Casey Abrams. See you on tour, and wherever you decide to go afterward. I for one will be very interested in seeing what you do.
Next week: Final Five: where the bottom three also give us a top two! Can’t wait to see what Durbin does.
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