American Idol 2010 - live show 6 - The boys

1. Lee Dewyze - Fireflies.
Appalling, as always. Who knew such a great song could sound so bad?
Randy: Pitch problems, but he made it its own.
Ellen: See above.
Kara: He looked confident, made it a better song. (WTF?)
Simon: Nothing to rave about, but he's better than that.

2. Alex Lambert - Trouble.
A good performance. Soundalike, but mature.
Randy: Liked it, but he should've slowed it down.
Ellen: He's a mushy banana- ripening quickly. Better and better each week.
Kara: He is the only thing standing in his way. More vulnerability and confidence.
Simon: He needs to relax, he has a really good, distinctive voice.

3. Tim Urban - Hallelujah.
Very competent performance, easily his best so far.
Randy: Pretty good job in big shoes.
Ellen: Fantastic. Deserved a hug.
Kara: He's now in it. She felt it.
Simon: Terrific. Not the best version, but easily his best.

4. Andrew Garcia - Genie In A Bottle.
Very much like his version of Straight Up. Not bad, but did sound a bit choked.
Randy: Pitchy, it sounded like it had no range.
Ellen: That's what he needed to do, but the end was the best part.
Kara: He's been chasing the moment, but wasn't great. He peaked to early.
Simon: Felt it was desperate and over-thought, but good voice. He's going backwards.

5. Casey James - You'll Think Of Me.
Great choice for his voice. Nice.
Randy: It was a safe choice. Alright.
Ellen: Great, he looked and felt comfortable.
Kara: Better than last week. Honest, but missing a spark.
Simon: Sincere, and sounded great- but nothing memorable.

6. Aaron Kelly - I'm Already There.
A very shaky, weak performance. Way too big for his voice, which is a surprise.
Randy: Very good, but there's work to do.
Ellen: He's sounded better, not terrific. But great mature stage presence.
Kara: Lyrically irrelevant to him. Interrupted by Simon.
Simon: Not a great vocal, but he got the emotion of a nice song.

7. Todrick Hall - Somebody to Love.
A great voice, but he will insist in massacring song after song. His most respectful version yet- and most dull. But dull is better than irritating.
Randy: He's back! That's why he's here, one of the best male vocals so far.
Ellen: Good job, liked the gospel makeover.
Kara: Great singing, but almost comedic in its over drama.
Simon: He's more of a theatre singer than recording artist. Good in parts, a good song choice may have saved him.

8. Michael Lynche - This Woman's Work.
Very professional performance, very well sung. A bit on the indulgent side for me.
Randy: Very impressed. Hot!
Ellen: Beautiful. He's the one to beat.
Kara: Cried. Amazing.
Simon: So needed, the show was getting boring. Best performance so far.

My top two: Alex and Tim. Casey and Michael safe too.

My bottom two: Lee and Aaron. Andrew and Todrick are welcome to leave too.

Results show:
Todrick out first. Shame he wasn't in control of his talent.

Alex out next!!! WTF??? Twitter was ablaze with his name last night... Now I know why. He looked seriously gutted. Don't think he was the only one. America is seriously misjudging the boys this year...