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Following the disco performances of American Idol contenders, tonight is the double eliminations after judges saved Matt Giraud last week from elimination.  Yesterday, I guessed that the bottom 3 were Matt Giraud, Lil Rounds, and Anoop Desai.  I predicted Matt and Lil to exit tonight.  I was right about Lil and Anoop, but Matt didn’t make the bottom 3.  Apparently, he got more votes tonight than Allison Iraheta (unbelievable!).

Ryan Seacrest changed his format tonight.  Instead of calling the bottom 3 and declaring the safe contender, he called out Lil first and immediately announced her elimination.  After the dance and song numbers, he announced that the next contender to be booted out was between Anoop and Allison.  Since it was between these 2 contenders, it was obvious that the better singer would stay.  Anoop was sent packing tonight with Lil.  Too bad really.  I think he was the better performer than Matt.

This week, the Top 7 in American Idol Season 8 performed disco as they vie for the 5 slots and avoid the double elimination. After Matt Giraud’s save by the judges last week, 2 contenders will make the exit tonight.

After watching the show, it seemed transparent who the bottom 3 will be. The best 4 singers shone so brightly, it was pretty obvious that the bottom 3 will be Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai, and Matt Giraud. It seems the judges’ save was a waste last week as Matt failed to redeem himself. Of the 3, I think Anoop has the best chance to make it past this week while Lil’s defiance and attitude makes her the shoe in to go packing. Even if Anoop survives this week, it will take a miracle for him to get past next week. The top 4 are solid performers.

My favorite performances this week is Kris Allen’s acoustic version of “She Works Hard for the Money” and Adam Lambert’s unique rendition of “If I Can’t Have You.” Kris has been performing well the past weeks that he is starting to overshadow Danny Gokey’s initial popularity. Though Danny remains a strong contender because of his vocal talent, he hasn’t been delivering stunning or outstanding performances the past weeks. Meanwhile, Adam’s unique performances still keep him a cut above the rest. It may be a tough call guessing who America will vote for as the new idol. But if Danny continues to perform at this level, it will go down the wire between Adam and Kris.

American Idol 2009 judges finally use their one-time save and gave Matt Giraud another chance to make it through to the end of the competition.

Joining Matt in the bottom 3 tonight were Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds. Though Anoop claims he didn’t expect to be there, Kara says it was the right bottom 3. When Matt’s elimination was announced, he sang for his life. Simon says he doesn’t stand a chance in winning the competition but they save him anyway. With the save, 2 Idol contenders will be eliminated next week. Can Matt make the jump? We’ll see.

I think the judges have already made up their minds that those who will make it to the American Idol finals this year would not need to be saved.

The much-awaited movie song genre in tonight’s American Idol 2009 show was completed, but it wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be. There wasn’t any standout performance that I found memorable enough. It was another broad genre that probably made it difficult for some contenders to choose the right one.

For their performance tonight, Quentin Tarantino was the guest mentor. And since they barely had time last week to give their opinions to Adam Lambert’s Mad World, it was decided that only 2 judges will alternately give their critique for each contender. I’m sure many are crossing their fingers they don’t get Simon.

Allison Iraheta sang “Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing,” (this is a mainstay in every Idol season) which she did quite well. Then again, it wasn’t a performance worthy of much accolades. She did it better than “Don’t Speak” though. Simon says she is the women’s only hope in the competition. Anoop Desai did “Everything I Do” from Robin Hood. It was a good performance which may keep him longer in the show.

Adam Lambert did “Born to Be Wild” from Easy Rider. Many anticipated him singing a rock song tonight as he seems to be alternating his soft and wild sides. It was a typical Adam rock performance. Not bad, but as Simon puts it, it’s not going to be as popular as “Mad World” last week. Matt Giraud didn’t do too well with “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” from Don Juan. It was a bit off on some parts. Danny Gokey sang “Endless Love” which may be his worst performance to date. He has to start picking up or he might get overtaken.

Lil Rounds sang “The Rose” by Bette Midler. She isn’t going to make it. I’m not sure what is wrong with her when she sounded really good before the real race began. Finally, the best performance this evening belongs to Kris Allen. Kris sang “Falling Slowly” from Once. I think I heard this during an Oscar awards ceremony. It was really good. Weird thing is that Randy didn’t like it . . . huh? Here’s a video of Kris Allen.