Carrie, Bo & Constantine are obvious crowd favorites but it was Nikko Smith's night. Dubbed the "comeback kid" far surpassed his televised AI appearances during his solo segment in concert. Sure he was a bit Usher-like in presentation but he pulled it off during his 3 song dance-heavy set. After telling the crowd he felt like dancing, Smith high stepped to Stevie Wonder's "Part Time Lover" before he really surprised with his moves on JT's "Like I Love You." Scott Savol joked Smith wanted to be a baseball player when he grew up. "I don't know where he got that from," Savol said before giving a shout out to Smith's father, baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith.
Bice hobbled on stage & warned the crowd he wouldn't be able to jump around. Vonzell was in a diva mode giving a full throttle on big R&B staples. Robinson shined on ballads. Maroulis was best on mugging marvelously. He only played to the camera -- the arena could've been empty & he would've been fine so long as the cameras were on him. Anthony proved watchable on oldies such as "Every Time You Go Away" & "Can You Stop The Rain." Nadia brought fire power to her trio of rock songs. Jessica & Scott were best in duet form on "Total Eclipse of the Heart." St Louis Post-Dispatch
All the idols are so talented...and the crowd was a real joy to be a part of. My husband, daughter & I were all wearing our black hats, white shirts & dog tags. I also bought a Scott button & put it on my shirt. Nikko introduced Scott & when he came out, I was on my feet til he was done. I screamed til my throat was raw & clapped so much I have a bruise on my left hand! I didn't hear any booing...I did hear a group of girls yell..."We Love You Scott!" there were even some die-hard Con fans sitting to our right. She was on her feet clapping for him when he finished his set. I just wanted to say this because it broke my heart to hear about what happened with the Chicago concert. Jill Miller
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