American Idol Season 8 Top 11 Performance Recap & Elimination Recap

Michael Sarver kicked off "Country Night" with a song from Garth Brooks. His performance was pretty average and extremely forgettable. Allison Iraheta performed a Patty Lovelace song and she was great. She has a really strong voice for a 16 year old. Simon called her precocious, but I like her confidence... Kris Allen also performed a Garth Brooks song. He did really good- I felt like he was singing me a lullaby. Lil Rounds performed a Martina McBride song- it wasn't my favorite performance from her. It didn't seem real to me. Adam Lambert performed his own rendition of Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire". That was the most talked about performance of the night- for sure! I really like Adam. I think that he's "different". I can actually see him making it in the entertainment business. I can hear that song on the radio. Scott MacIntyre also performed a Martina McBride song. He's really not that good to me... Please send him home. Alexis Grace performed Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Although I like her voice, I think that it was a bad song choice. Danny Gokey performed one of my favorite country songs, "Jesus, Take the Wheel". He started off a little shaky, but he picked it up in the middle and finished soooo strong. I am predicting that he will be in the top 3! Anoop Desai blew my mind with his rendition of "Always On My Mind". He drastically improved from his "Beat It" performance. Megan Joy remained quirky while performing "Walkin' After Midnight". Not much to say about her... she'll be gone soon. Matt Giraud performed Carrie Underwood's "So Small" and he was awesome! I love him more and more each week!
Elimination Night
Michael Sarver and Alexis Grace were in the bottom two. The judges actually considered saving Alexis, but after her performance, they decided not to. I wasn't really surprised that they were in the bottom two, but I was surprised that the judges considered saving her!