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RE: Recap of Michael Slezak's Haley Journey
Thanks, I enjoyed reading that. It was interesting to read that Slezak not only wasn't a fan but also was making fun of her as cannon fodder.
After the initial performances on the live show, my top five were in no particular order, Pia Toscano, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, and Haley Reinhart, and although I didn't pick a winner so early in the game, I thought that Pia and James had the best chance of winning after that night if they kept it up.
I also remember that when I first saw Haley in that tight black halter top body hugging mini skirt, my expectations were low, but then I was pleasantly surprised when she came out and nailed that first riff at the start of the song. I remember I kept waiting for her to hit a flat note here and there and to sing out of pitch, but when she concluded with that final riff, I was wowed. In fact, I even disagreed with JLO when she criticized Haley's movements. Anyway, I still taught Pia and James with their glory notes beat Haley on the night, but I still did not jump on anyone's bandwagon quite yet because it was too early.
I happen to love Blue. Thus, I loved Haley's performance of Blue, but I still thought that Pia and James were killing it at that point.
On Haley's performance of Whitney Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight, I was a little down on her and thought her performance on the show that night was middle of the road, but not bottom three. I have since purchased the studio version and I like the studio version much better.
Finally, when Haley sang the Miracles You've Really Have a Hold on Me, I was blown away by her singing, her performance, and her look that night, but especially her singing. That's when I figure out that she had something really special and that's when I jumped on her bandwagon. After that I was a Haley fan all the way.
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