So I missed two weeks because of my vacation and I'm mad at myself that I didn't tape them - I missed the charity episode and I missed country week! Bummer! But I was glad to jump back in tonight with rock week!
Can I just speak of my Bon Jovi love for a moment? Now that I think about it, I am a lifelong Bon Jovi fan. I still remember that Slippery When Wet was one of the 3 tapes I bought when I got my first little pink plastic tape player at age 8 or 9. (The other two were Madonna's True Blue and Janet Jackson's Control!) And (like Phil) I was totally singing Blaze of Glory in front of my mirror with a comb in junior high. Fast forward a few years to when I met my husband - he reintroduced me to them by playing Cross Road in his car nonstop and Someday I'll be Saturday Night (totally age-inappropriate, I know) was his daughters' favorite song to sing - I will forever remember his youngest's little 6 year old voice shouting out "Hey, man, I'm alive!" from the backseat. The Crush album came out the first summer we lived together and I wore that CD out. Every time I hear a song from it I am taken right back to those days. Thank You For Loving Me ended up being our last dance song at our wedding. I never really think about them when I think of my favorite artists, but they are so totally wrapped up in my personal history.
Sorry for the tangent, back to AI. I'm not generally a Phil fan but I thought he did well with that song. That seems to be his element. I love my Blake, but I was not a fan of his interpretation. I don't think Chris or Jordin did their songs justice. Which brings me to Melinda and Lakisha. I don't like it when they alter the week's theme to fit their vocal range. I'd want to see what they can do with an actual rock song, even if they end up failing, and I felt Lakisha turned a rock song (because power ballads are definitely rock!) into a soul song. Melinda, on the other hand, clearly stepped outside of her comfort zone and she rocked! I have to give her tons of credit!