Canadian Idol 6 - Episode 9

NOTE: LB, the usual recapper, is moving his family to a new city from June 30th - July 2, so the Canadian Idol recaps for this week are being done by Crazyady7.

So tonight we have 10 of the 20 contestants left performing. With only 6 of the 20 being ladies, the women need to step it up.

Show starts with Mark Day, who tells Ben he’s funny because he was bullied. Blah Blah. He sings Gavin DeGraw’s In Love With a Girl. The guy’s got a goofy kind of rhythm I enjoy. Nice voice but kind of fell apart a few lines in. Jakes says he doesn’t see him singing rock songs. I think, are you blind man, he’s right in front of you. Farley concurs with Jake and Zack wants to see him more extroverted.

Next up we have Paul Clifford singing Apparition by Matt Good. On a personal note, I abhor this song. It is quite possibly the most depressing tune I’ve heard. Taking this into account, Paul does a good job. Sass thinks its terrific. Farley wants him to come next week with something different. Zack thought it was predictably good but lacked energy.

Next song is The Grace by Never Ending White Light. Drew Wright is up to the task. Great song, great voice. Farley and Zack both think good vocal, kind of boring. Sass says congratulations.

Drew is followed by Marie Pierre singing Beautiful Goodbye. Again, nice voice but so boring … until she hits those high notes. Girl’s got chops. Zack says the high notes were killer. Farley thought there were moments her voice was spectacular. Sass said it wasn’t her strongest performance. Wait, was that … did Sass just fall of the always positive feedback bandwagon?

Mookie Morris is up next. Love this kid. Totally unique and bizarre. He is singing Naïve by the Kooks. Starts off by rocking a great riff on the guitar. This guy seems born to rock and front a great band. I’ve never heard this song before but think it’s great. Jake thought it was risky but he did well. Farley says that Mookie totally has an understanding of self and Zack thinks the kid is the coolest guy in the history of the show.

Sebastian Pigott sings Daydream. Pretty good, totally old school. Farley thought it was the best performance of the year and Zack said that hetero to hetero, it turned him on.

Up next is Martin Kerr. Does anybody else think this dude looks like Bowie in Labyrinth, just with better hair? No? He sings Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes . His falsetto is freakin’ awesome, a great pure voice. Farley thought the performance kind of dragged, Zack thought the chorus could have been better. Jake said Peter sings that song with despair.

Singing Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay by the amazing Otis Redding is what Lisa Belle is singing. Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay is one of the best songs ever. Lisa does a nice arrangement that quickens the beat a bit and makes it a little more up tempo. Zack didn’t like it, Jake thought the opposite of Zack. Farley thought she had some good characteristics in her voice.

Gary Morissette is on deck. This kid has so much energy, I love it. He takes on Mr. Bojangles. What an awesome richness to his voice. Husky yet smooth if that makes any sense. Jake thought he had good presence, good song choice all around.

Finally we have Amberly Thiessen singing Everything I Own by Bread. She is quite sweet and pure with a genuine vulnerability about her. Great harmonies on the chorus with the back up singers. Sass thought it was phenomenal. Sass also thinks Amberly is secretly tricking them and that she is probably already a star in the UK or something. Zack thinks the exact same. Zack warns that the boys need to watch out for her if they think its their year.

Great way to finish the show. Pretty awesome song selections by everyone. So far I don’t really see anyone that doesn’t deserve to be there … which makes this show more interesting by the episode. Even if I do have to see Ben Mulroney.