Rolling but not Rockin

It was Rock and Roll Hall of Fame night on Idol.

The Hall of Fame is located on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. Why Cleveland? Memphis, Cincinnati and New York were all in the running as the home of the Hall of Fame. Cleveland argued that early disc jokey, Allen Freed, coined the term "rock and roll" was from Cleveland. Oh yea, and they were the only city to put up $65 million to build the hall.

Lots of songs, lots of stars, what would the Idols do tonight.
Round 1.
1. David Archuleta doing yet another "Stand By Me" on Idol. Great arrangement, voice and performance.

2. David Cook. I agree with Paula, I have the appetite for his "Hungry Like A Wolf". I'm kind of disappointed that he didn't put his own spin on the song.

3. Seyesha Mercado should have been on Dancing With The Stars with her gyrating around doing "Proud Mary". But she's the only girl left, she has to do what she has to do to get the teenage boy vote.

4. Jason Castro should have realized that you need to be stoned to appreciate Bob Marley. But even the most coked up wouldn't have enjoyed tonight's "I Shot The Sheriff".

This round was very boring. I saw nothing that made me want to stay and watch the next round. But I owe it to you to stick with it.

Round 2.
1. Seyesha Mercado showed a "Change is Gonna Come", right on American Idol. This was her best performance of the year. I think the judges are being cheer leaders for David Archuleta.

2. David Cook showed his originality again by doing the Who's "Baba O'Riley". Great song.

3. David Archuleta's was embarrassingly overwrought as he oversang "Love Me Tender". He got the words and the notes right, but it was a little much.

4. Jason Castro needed a very strong performance in this round. "Mr. Tamborine Man" should have been that song. Unfortunately you need to remember the words. I for one will miss his eyes and his dreads. Goodbye Jason.

With literally thousands of great rock songs, I was totally disappointed in tonights show. I even heard that Cleveland is thinking about contacting Cincinnati and try to give the Hall of Fame away. It will probably take some money to make that happen.