American Idol Country Week Preview

Well, friends and readers, we might as well get this over with.

AMERICAN IDOL PREVIEW ... Week of March 18th

THEME: Country music, songs chosen from the songbook of the 'Grand Old Opry'

MENTOR: Randy Travis

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PERFORMER: Carrie Underwood duet with Randy Travis. Also performance by Brad Pasley.

I never been a fan of country music. I think that country music kills brain cells. And it often does. But we have to cater to all people and all tastes, so let's just keep our chins up, grin and bear it, and then on to better weeks.

I think most of the people in this competition will have trouble this week. Adam Lambert and/or Anoop will probably have the worst trouble this week. They just don't fit the country mold. And neither does the girls, and I think most of them will do poorly. Country is a hard genre, especially for this talented group. The guy who most likely will do well is Michael.

Let's see if I am right.

-- matt