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Judging American Idol: The Final 5

By James Poniewozik | @poniewozik | May 5, 2011 | +

Last night, the five remaining contestants on American Idol each sang a song from the present and one from a generation ago — a theme otherwise known as Now and Then; or, A Song, Plus Another Song to Make This Last 90 Minutes. Who made the past a blast? Who was a bad acid flashback? Click the pix to read my reviews.

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