Jason's American Idol Power Rankings: 3/9/10

I am still wrestling with being anywhere near excited about this season of Idol.  There were only two girls that I enjoyed last night, and the rest were either forgettably mediocre or unbelievably awful.  This makes them very hard to rank, because how do you rank crap over crap?  We’ll see.

1. Crystal Bowersox – Perfect song choice for her, and executed impeccably.  Crystal has serious soul in her voice that really hasn’t come out on this level before.  Hers was not the performance I enjoyed the most last night, but it was her best of the season and certainly enough to keep her in the top spot.
2. Siobhan Magnus – It pains me to not put Siobhan at number one, because I was absolutely enamored with her performance of “House of the Rising Sun.”  The a capella beginning made the song sound like an Irish folk tune, and her voice was gorgeous throughout (I got a Sarah McLachlan vibe at times, but not in a bad way).  Despite all of that, Crystal’s performance was more commercial, and I don’t think regular audiences will connect with Siobhan as well as they will with Crystal.  Regardless, Siobhan has gotten better and better with each passing week, and she could be a contender if she continues this trend.
3. Lilly Scott – I am losing my patience with Lilly.  All of her chosen songs, while very different, end up sounding like the same generically quirky snorefest once she has gotten ahold of them.  And you do NOT do that to Patsy Cline.  Ever!
4. Didi Benami – This was Didi’s best performance yet, but it was still kinda boring.  Of course, it was Fleetwood Mac, so how could it be anything but boring?  Her voice sounded okay, but I wasn’t thrilled.
5. Katelyn Epperly – Awful, awful song choice.  This sounded like a wedding performance, and the marriage ended in divorce.  Because of this performance.
6. Katie Stevens – Katie makes young songs sound old and old songs sound older.  She’s like the musical version of the picture of Dorian Gray, and it’s getting old (Boom!  Literary reference!).
7. Lacey Brown – While technically Lacey’s best performance, it still sucked donkey balls.  This girl just flat out has no idea how to sing, and how she has lasted this long is one of the great mysteries of the universe.  Like the Big Bang.  Or people who think Fergie is hot.
8. Paige Miles – Good freakin’ gravy, what an absolute disaster!  Everything about Paige’s performance was wrong.  She picked an old song with a cartoony feel, sang it like a funeral dirge, and allowed someone to force upon the song the most misplaced bossa nova arrangement ever.  She looked lost, frightened, and maybe a little constipated.  If she survives this train wreck, she may truly be immortal.