American Idol Top 8 Performances - Review

I'm making it short this time! Results show won't be until Thursday because tomorrow air Idol Gives Back, I'm exicted for that. Anyway, on to tonight's performances:

Michael Johns performed "Dream On" by Aerosmith - Singing first is always a disadvantage, however, I feel like his performance was good enough to keep him out of the bottom 3. Rating: 8/10

Syesha Mercado performed "I Believe" by Fantasia - Another week where Syesha picks an extremely safe song... this time though, she got negative reviews from the judges and although she was not the worst, she might be in danger of going home. Rating: 7/10

Jason Castro performed "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Judy Garland - My fellow colombian contestant picked the perfect song to keep him out of the bottom 3 that he was in two weeks ago. Really good performance, great feedback from the judges. Rating: 8/10

Kristy Lee Cook performed "Anyway" by Martina McBride - Believe it or now, this whole week I was thinking that Kristy needed to sing THAT song this week to stay on, and ironically, she sang it and did great. Kristy was easily the best female performance of the night. She as well received great feedback from all three judges and she doesn't have to worry about being in the bottom 3 Thursday. Rating: 8/10

David Cook performed "Innocent" by Our Lady Peace - David wasn't as good as he has been before but I say it was surely good enough for him to move on with no problem. Rating: 7.5/10

Carly Smithson performed "The Show Must Go On" by Queen - Oh Carly! Why? I'm afraid Carly might be not only in the bottom 3 but also going home. The performance wasn't good and it didn't quite fit the night's inspirational theme. Rating: 6.5/10

David Archuleta performed "Angels" by Robbie Williams - The beginning wasn't too good, but he got it together towards the end. I would've liked it a lot more if I had never heard Jessica Simpson's version - which is probably the best out there. Rating: 7.5/10

Brooke White performed "You've Got a Friend" by Carol King - It was a nice song, very soothing, and very safe.. but is it enough to keep her away from the bottom 3? Who know... we'll have to wait and see. Rating: 7/10