After her lackluster ‘Ruby Tuesday,’ it could be end of the line for Lacey Brown. By Gil Kaufman Lacey Brown Photo: Jesse Grant/ WireImage For the most part, the top 12 finalists on “American Idol” stepped up their game for their first performance on the big “Idol” stage on Tuesday night . Nobody flamed out completely, succumbed to a bout of nerves, blew a lyric or otherwise face-planted while singing the songs of the Rolling Stones. But, alas, someone has to go home every week and while our “Idol” experts have had differing opinions over the past few weeks about who would be sent packing, they were unanimous in their feeling that Wednesday night’s elimination show will likely prove to be the end of the line for flame-haired Texan Lacey Brown. “I think it’s finally the end of the line for Lacey,” said MJ Santilli of leading “Idol” blog MJsBigBlog.com . “[Her] quasi-countrified take on ‘Ruby Tuesday’ left the judges scratching their heads. Simon said she’s been ‘over-thinking’ her performances. But, whatever the problem is, she’s never seemed entirely comfortable onstage.” Buried in the middle of the lineup, Santilli predicted Brown’s forgettable performance will probably get overlooked in favor of the somewhat similar Didi Benami, who stumbled a bit during “Play With Fire,” but got a more sympathetic reaction from the judges. MTV News’ own 60-second man, Jim Cantiello, said that while it’s always hard to guess who will make up the bottom three each week during the finals, he tagged Brown, Katie Stevens and fallen former front-runner Andrew Garcia as likely candidates. “Common sense would put sleepy Lacey Brown, forgettable Katie Stevens and pitchy Andrew Garcia in the bottom three,” he said. “But I’m putting my money on Casey James, by virtue of process of elimination.” Cantiello’s logic? The “Idol” obsessive explained that Brown and Garcia have massive hometown fanbases — Brown’s apparently made up of Texas churchgoers and Garcia’s of his thousands of YouTube fans — and good-girl high schooler Stevens has the “grandma vote” locked up. “So, that leaves Casey, who was especially forgettable, having gone third in the show’s two-hour lineup. That’s a pretty brutal spot to be in.” For Cantiello, James’ Dixie-fried guitar-rock take on “It’s All Over Now” felt small and lacked the crucial “wow” moment the judges keep saying they’re looking for. “Michael Sarver’s early elimination notwithstanding, country-style singers often fare well on the show,” he said. “But I think country fans might be gravitating towards Aaron Kelly instead of Casey. I also have a sneaking suspicion that the ‘cougar’ ‘Idol’ fans are slowly migrating to Lee Dewyze’s camp, and Lee definitely outperformed Casey Tuesday night.” Cantiello argued that going down with a song titled “It’s All Over Now” is almost too perfect for a farewell sing-off. Hedging his bets, Jim said if it’s not James, it will probably be Brown, who is trying everyone’s patience with her too-similar performances. “Her ‘Ruby Tuesday’ was a fair attempt, but all her performances are blending together these days.” Related Videos Meet The ‘American Idol’ Top 12 ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Party ‘American Idol’ Season Nine Performances
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‘American Idol’ Experts Predict Who Will Go Home Wednesday Night
