They call it The Slash

I love Slash. This is possibly the first time I've ever been waiting on pins and needles to see idol. I just watched Crow do Whole Lotta Love, and it was pretty dang cool. At the beginning he sounded so much like Robert Plant I almost thought he had gone too far, but then he lost Plant and became Adam and it just kicked butt.

I've been saying all season long Adam is this generation's Axl Rose, in terms of how he sounds anyway, and this is the perfect week for him. I'm almost positive Slash is going to try to hire Crow to be the singer for Velvet Revolver. Mark my words, you heard it hear first.

And I was SO DANG GLAD AND HAPPY when Slash told him to stop beating the crap out of his upper register and concentrate a little more on the low notes, because I've been DYING, I'm using the word DYING, to say that to Adam all season long. Finally, someone said it. And coming from Slash, Adam seemed to take it to heart. If anyone knows how to make a voice like that sound cool its Slash.

I wasn't happy Alison chose Cry Baby. If you're going to sing Janis, A: you better not sound like Janis, or you'll suffer in comparison. Alison did, and Alison did. And B: You better sing a good Janis song, otherwise people are just going to be thinking, boy, she should have done Bobby McGee or Piece of my Heart. And that's what I was thinking the whole time. That said she sounded OK. I predict she goes home. She did fine but it's down to only four left and I think she's the weak link at this point. Still don't like her nose.

I don't know why they do these stupid numbers with the contestants in the middle of the show. In the 9 years American Idol has been on, I've never once enjoyed one of these little group numbers. Nine years, never once. Renegade? Gimme a break. Why don't they just sing the theme song for Who's the Boss and get it over with.

Chris stunk up the joint. No comment even needed. But I'll make one anyway. I don't know why he played his guitar, I could not hear a lick he played and it slowed him down. It's hard to sing and keep rhythm with an instrument at the same time if you don't have years of practice. Slash obviously thought the guy sucked and Slash was right.

Danny picked the right song. He did it well too. Sounded great, knocked it out of the park. I love that song, though it's beyond cliche at this point. An A performance all the way around but he can't win. Also, he missed the high note, which is the only vocally interesting thing about the song.

Winner: Crow
Going Home: Allison or Chris