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"It was Elvis night and all I could think about was how much I wanted to hear mentor Adam Lambert sing one of the King&amp;#039;s songs. Instead I had to sit through the Top 9. Some of them were better than I thought they&amp;#039;d be\u2014and some were worse. Crystal Bowersox: As usual Crystal was terrific. She sang &amp;quot;Saved,&amp;quot; a bluesy barnburner that fit her like a glove. During their mentoring session, Adam advised her to swap her acoustic guitar for an electric one, and he was right on. Crystal let loose and had a blast. Andrew Garcia: I think Andrew was channeling Elvis&amp;#039; Vegas years\u2014and not very well. Once again Andrew came off as a campy lounge singer rather than a hot young talent. His take on &amp;quot;Hound Dog&amp;quot; was boring with a capital B. Randy likened it to bad karaoke and Simon called it lazy. Tim Urban: I hate to admit this, because I still think Tim is the worst singer in the bunch, but he did OK last night. Was his rendition of &amp;quot;Can&amp;#039;t Help Falling In Love With You&amp;quot; magical? No. But it was decent. Simon said Tim went &amp;quot;from zero to hero.&amp;quot; I wouldn&amp;#039;t go that far. Lee Dewyze: Lee had a good time with &amp;quot;A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action&amp;quot; and it showed. His vocals were great and he smiled a tiny bit more than usual (thanks, Adam, for telling Lee that he had to perform from the neck up). Aaron Kelly: When I heard that Aaron was going to sing &amp;quot;Blue Suede Shoes&amp;quot; I groaned. Simon thought it was like watching someone in a high school concert. Try junior high. Aaron can sing, but he made a really bad song choice this time. Siobhan Magnus: What a disappointment. Siobhan started &amp;quot;Suspicious Minds&amp;quot; in such a sleepy way that I didn&amp;#039;t think she&amp;#039;d ever showcase her big vocals. By the middle of the song she was showing more energy and ability, but even that wasn&amp;#039;t great. Her big notes weren&amp;#039;t all that big; as Simon said, they were kind of screechy. Michael Lynche: The judges saved him last week and I&amp;#039;m so glad they did. His performance last night was lovely. He sang &amp;quot;In the Ghetto&amp;quot; and infused it with soulful poignancy. The judges were unanimous in their praise. Katie Stevens: Katie came out singing &amp;quot;Baby What You Want Me to Do&amp;quot; like she wanted to bite someone&amp;#039;s head off. All that anger worked in her favor. I thought her performance was gritty and good. Casey James: Casey&amp;#039;s version of &amp;quot;Lawdy Miss Clawdy&amp;quot; was bar band good, but not as special as it should have been. He seemed to be doing it by rote. He was much better last week, but I&amp;#039;m still a big fan. Tonight two contestants will be going home, and I think Andrew will be one of them. Adam Lambert will be back too, and this time he&amp;#039;s doing what he does best\u2014singing. I can&amp;#039;t wait! \u2014Angela Ebron "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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