Reviews Written by Holly

American Idol 3 - Greatest Soul Classics

Pros: Jasmine, Matt, JPL

Cons: Fantasia, George, Jennifer

I've had the opportunity to listen to this cd a few times the past few days... so i'll just break it down for you...

01 - Fantasia Barrino - She sings "Chain of Fools" and sounds even worse than she does on tv. This song reminds me of fingernails on a chalkboard. Although I think I'd prefer to hear the fingernails over her whinny voice.

02 - George Huff - He sings "Me and Mrs Jones." Its alright. Nothing that stand out. Gets quite boring towards the end.

03 - Diana DeGarmo - She sings "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." Sounds pretty good, but doesn't have the "oomph" in it.

04 - Latoya London - She sings "If You Dont Know Me By Now." Boy this girl sure knows how to sing and belt out a tune. One of the better ones on this cd.

05 - Jennifer Hudson - She sings "Neither One of Us" and I have to congratulate her on actually singing a song where she doesn't go over the top. Its pleasant sounding.

06 - Amy Adams - She sings "You Make Me Feel Brand New." Its good. I think her and Diana would have done better exchanging songs.

07 - Matt Rogers - He sings "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay." I must say, this is actually quite good! Very good song selection and he does it justice. Makes me wonder why he was voted off so early.

08 - Jasmine Trias - She sings "Midnight Train To Georgia". This is hands down the best female track on the album. She sings this song great!

09 - Jon Peter Lewis - He sings "My Girl" and this is the perfect song for him. He does is great and its the best male track on the cd. This makes me wonder also why he got voted off so early.

10 - Camile Velasco - She sings "Until You Come Back To Me". Its good. Thats it. Good.

11 - Leah LaBelle - She sings "Betcha By Golly Wow" and if she had sung like this in the competition, she just might still be there... ah, the powers of the soundboard...

12 - John Stevens - He sings "You Are My Everything". Its good. Better than I expected. Still could have picked a better song choice.

13 - All - They sing "Aint No Mountain High Enough" and I feel they focus too much on Fantasia in the song. Its alright. The version they sang live that one night was better.

Now these are clearly my opinions... just my opinions. ...