In My Mind’s Zen Garden

American Idol… Season 7… hmmm…. I don’t know quite what to make of this season, do you?.

I really got into it last season because there were some great Divas last year… Jordin Sparks, Lakisha Jones, MELINDA DOOLITTLE singing My Funny Valentine. *hehe* Even Gina Glocksen was great… the women in general dominated last year.

Okay, this week’s performances are now history, and two girls and two guys are going home tonight. Here is my take on who were the best male and female performances this week:

David Archuleta (17) from Murray, Utah: Did a great rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” that showed us a musical maturity and experience beyond his years. I think this is a difficult song to sing because it would seem the song itself isn’t a great one to showcase one’s vocal abilities. But I think that David showed passion and emotion, was very strong vocally and added just the right vocal stylings to make it a moving performance.

Carly Smithson (24) from San Diego, CA: Belted out a worthy rendition of Heart’s “Crazy On You”. This is a very difficult song for anyone to sing. The original singer of Heart, Ann Wilson, had that amazing voice… powerful, edgy yet clear and cuts through. Carly gave a respectable and passionate performance of this song.

So, I don’t really have any predictions as to who’s going to leave tonight. But I’m positive these two singers are staying.

If you want a more complete recap of this week’s performances, check out Manny’s blog. And if you want a play-by-play, recap as the show goes on, check out Rickey.org.