Last night’s American Idol format was what is commonly referred to as “Group Night” because all of the remaining contestants form into small groups and perform together as a “group”. Needless to say, this creates a very challenging environment.

Many folks (myself included) feel that this is unfair. Although I can understand why AI would want to impose this format. After all, this gives the judges a chance to see which contestants have additional singing abilities that are not observable in a solo performance, such as the ability to sing harmony etc. Keep in mind that as the show nears its conclusion, the remaining contestants that make it to the top 12 (I think) perform together every week in skits that include harmonies and choreographed dancing.

But during last night’s show… many times it seemed to me as if some people were put through because their group as a whole sounded good, while others were sent home because their group as a whole… not so good.

If you watched last night’s show I’d be interested to hear your views below.

If you missed it, here’s a brief recap:

(Michael Lynche) Big Mike’s wife delivered a beautiful baby girl and made it through along with Tim Urban (another member of his group called “Team Awesome“). However, Seth Rollins was sent home. Sorry to see him go. I personally thought he was one that should have made it through. I believe the other member of this group was Michael Castro. He also was sent home.

The group called “Faith” which consisted of 3 beautiful ladies all made it through (they did sound excellent) consisted of Ashley Rodriguez, Charity Vance and Michelle Delamor.

Neopolitan consisted of Liz Rooney, Jessica Cunningham, Paige Miles and Thaddeus Johnson. All through.

Destiny’s Wilde: Artheria “Theri” La’Bry, Siobhan Magnus, Todrick Hall, and Jareb Lieber. All through

The Mighty Rangers: Tori Kelly and Maddie Penrose made it through although the group performance was very poor. Mark Labriola and Kimberly Kerbow were both eliminated. Kim forgot her lyrics which seems to be the ultimate idol sin from what I gather from Simon. Here’s another example of what I said above. I liked both of them and they’re now out.

Phoenix: Moorea Masa, Kat Nestel, Ben Honeycutt, Jermaine Sellers, and Jeffery Goldford. There must have been some friction in this group. Kat decided to bail before the performance leaving the others appearing unprepared. Moorea and Ben were both eliminated while Jermaine and Jeff survived a less than stellar performance.

3 men and a baby (I laughed when I heard their name)
Andrew Garcia did it again. He’s got to be a favorite and from I gathered from next week’s previews Katie Stevens may be as well. Also in their group was J.B. Ahfua. All through.

MIDDLE C: Janell Wheeler, Casey James and Jermaine Purifoy. All through.

The Dreamers: This was sad. Mary Powers and I say that literally. lol She made it through but I think we all seen a side of her we didn’t know existed. Also through to the next round from that group is Alex Lambert and Hope Johnson. Erin Hurley and Margo May were sent home.

BIG DREAMS: Amanda Shectman, Tatiana Del, Matt Lawrence, Allen Burton, and Bryce Larson. None through. This may have been a case of poor song choice. I don’t know if they had a choice or not… but if they did… anything else had to have been better. Sorry guys (and gals).

That’s all for today. Please leave your comments below. I appreciate them all. Good luck to all of the contestants whether you have survived up to now or not. We wish you well and keep singing. Its good for the soul.

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