the music of the night

i really love american idol this season. in all past seasons, i've lost interest after the auditions phase. but this year, i did the opposite. i didn't really watch many of the audition weeks, but have watched with full-attention since we hit the top-12. 

i think it's the instrument thing that may have really gotten me hooked. i have a greater appreciation for musicians who can also pick up a guitar or play the piano while they're giving an awkward nod into the swinging camera or winking at one of the hand-waiving "fans" in the first three rows. 

but what was up with the andrew lloyd webber songs last night? i thought we had evolved and moved past some of the more horrible theme nights. (enter 'big band night' in season 1.) the whole night was AWFUL. even the front runners didn't know what to do with themselves. david cook talked about his past in musical theater, while ALW knocked other (robot) david for choosing a song normally sung by a woman. i really don't understand what the issue was with that. last week, the top 7 all sang songs by a woman (mariah carey). what made that so special? 

my vote for next week is songs by nickleback. all of their songs sound the same and the lyrics are all mumbled. that would make for an interesting hour of television.