Last Night: Idols Rocked Out

Last night was Canadian-rock night. And so our Canadian Idols rocked it.

Maybe it's just me, but I found their song selections to be a little wimpy and non-rock-ish. I mean, I love Feist too, but I don't think of her when someone says "rock 'n' roll."

The recap (in the judges' words)

Amberly - "1234"

"Amberly first of all I think vocally it was a really strong performance. I think that while you didn't do a lot to the song in terms of trying to make it your own, it was basically the arrangement that Feist does, you did a really good job of it," said Jake.

Theo - "Sweet Ones" (P.S. Where was his scarf?!)

"I think that performance is a really interesting thing kind of study because from my perspective, it's probably the truest and best you've done but what it says to me, the way I really see you as an artist, is that you're kind of in this Rufus Wainwright kind of cool vibe, eclectic kind of unique person and I wonder whether Canada's ready to embrace that as an Idol," said Zack.

Mitch - "Love This Town"

"Mitch I really thought that was a really comfortable performance that you took ownership of that song. I hadn't heard it before either but what I really appreciated was the honesty with which you sang it and you look great tonight by the way. That was a really smart song selection," said Farley.

Earl - "Little Bones"

"Earl, I was in the studio when that song was recorded. I've probably seen it performed live, I don't know, 5,000 times. I will tell you it's very hard to do a song by The Tragically Hip because Gord's phrasing is a certain way, and his voice sounds a certain way, and very rarely have I seen anybody actually re-invent a Hip song until tonight," said Jake.

Drew - "That Song"

Jake said he knows that song very well as he was one of the Executive Producers of that record and he worked with Big Wreck for a number of years and he thinks that in that particular performance, the band got ahead of Drew and he wasn't as powerful as the music was. Jake added that Drew's really got to think about those kinds of songs when he's singing.
"I don't disagree with that. There was just a couple of lines where you were cutting it off a little too short but when you got to that soft part, Oh my God, that was the money," said Sass.

Mookie - "Magic Carpet Ride"

"First of all thank you for bringing turntables to the Canadian Idol stage. I feel gratification for that. Also, dude you're just unbelievably charismatic. Everything you touch, you're a star, you've just got to choose which galaxy you want," said Farley.

Read the entire recap here.

Who did you vote for? Tune in tonight at 8 for the elimination and a performance by Simple Plan.

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