Brent Keith - "Hicktown" by Jason Aldean

Uh-oh, we have a little production issue. Ah, the wonderful insanity of live television.  Ryan, again, shows that he is as good as a host can get at dealing with live television issues.  Brent is living paycheck to paycheck with his wife.  The fact that this song is called "Hicktown" informed me that I would not like this performance.  It's straight up modern country, which means that I can't stand it.  It seems like a very easy song to sing, and even then, Brent can't really hit the low notes.  This is the very last we'll see of Mr. Keith.  try to enjoy it while you can. 

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Randy liked what he did.  He says he's a mix between old and new country.  Kara liked him, but thought he was "a little safe."  It wasn't rangy enough for her, and I completely agree.  Paula mumble.  "What has happened to Bucky Covington?" snarks Simon to Paula.  Ha.  Simon thought it was boring, unoriginal and forgettable.  Totally agree with you, Cowell. 

Ryan talks to his wife, who is less cute than you would assume.  After the break, Stevie and Anoop.  Both of them should be pretty good.

Stevie Wright - “You Belong to Me” by Taylor Swift

The youngster has really good voice, and I really liked her initial audition.  I don't like this song choice.  I'd rather she didn't do a country song, but we'll see what she does with it. She starts off horribly, singing out of tune, mumbling lyrics, starting late.  She picks it up a little when the song picks up, but keeps singing out of tune.  This is what you would call a "karaoke performance."  Man, she's going to get ripped apart by the judges.  Just a really terrible, amateur-ish performance.  I think the nerves really got to her and that, combined with a really bad song choice, added up to a very disappointing performance. 

Randy wasn't feeling it, thought she was better than that.  Kara thinks she has an identity crisis.  She thought it had nothing to do with who Stevie is as an artist.  Paula hate song choice.  Simon calls it terrible.  "Out of tune, really nervous."  "There is zero chance of making it to the next round," says Simon.  Truth spoken.  That was brutal.

Anoop Desai - “Angel of Mine” by Monica

Nmoop Dog in the house.  I think he's going to be great. One of the early favorites – we haven't seen anything but really good stuff from Anoop.  Noop chose to go with a slow song, and I'm not sure it was the right choice.  I've liked his upbeat stuff, and this is probably safer than he should have been.  That being said, he shows off his solid voice.  He might be a little nervous. I want to like this performance more than I actually am, unfortunately.  Sad to say, but I think Ricky Braddy was better. 

Randy thought it was an interesting song choice, thought he was a little sharp for the whole song, never settled in.  Kara agrees with Randy, and she loves his potential, but still disappointing.  The judges love this guy, so at the very least he'll be in the Wild Card round.  I don't think he's going to get voted in tomorrow.  Simon asks why he chose that song. Simon says it was a little too grown up, too serious for Anoop.  Simon hated the song choice, but also harps on his past performances.

Casey Carlson - ”Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” by The Police

Casey Carlson, who has the honor of being the best looking Idol semi-finalist this season, has chosen to sing some Police.  This could be really good or it could be a train wreck.  I remember nothing of Carlson's singing from the audition episodes, but I'm rooting for her, mostly because she's hot and from Minnesota, two things that typically don't go hand in hand.  She loves Jordin Sparks too.  Hmm.

This is a hard song to sing. Ugh.  She starts singing, and I'm turned off.  She tries to sex up her performance, but that doesn't do any good when your voice is weak and you sing out of tune.  To be fair, this was really an impossible song choice.  She picks it up a little halfway through the song, but this arrangement has really wussified the song.

Randy did not like it at all.  Thought it was weird, and completely wrong for Randy.  “Everything about that was wrong,” says Kara.  She makes a great point – you don't go near the Police.  No matter what gender you are, just don't try and sing The Police.  After Kara says her piece, Casey looks absolutely devastated on stage.  Aw, I actually feel bad for her.  I think Paula is using sign language.  “The singing was just atrocious, and you could not have chosen a worse song,” says Simon.  That pretty much sums it up. 



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