Last night, the girls were pretty much a train wreck, for the most part. Let’s see if the guys can do any better.
 
Todrick Hall kicks things off with a terrible remix of “Since U Been Gone.” Really, Todrick, why would you take an already annoying and repetitive song and make it even more annoying and repetitive? He’s really not even singing- it’s two or three notes over and over. He tells Simon he heard this version of the song “in his head.” It probably should have stayed there. Our rating: 2/10
 
Next is Aaron Kelly with “Here Comes Goodbye.” It starts off shaky, and stays that way throughout most of the performance, but it’s not a complete fail, at least. If he could get better control of his nerves, he’d be a much better performer. And his voice is good, so we’re hoping he gets another chance next week. Our rating: 7/10
 
The first horribly overdone song of the night comes from Jermaine Sellers, and it’s “Get Here.” So boring! We’re not completely turned off until he starts hitting the falsetto toward the end of the song. If you can’t do that well, you shouldn’t do it at all, and he certainly cannot do it well. Also, the goal is probably not to make your audience fall asleep. Our rating: 3/10
 
Speaking of overdone songs, here’s Tim Urban with “Apologize.” Why does someone have to do this song every year? It’s overplayed to the point of being offensive. And he doesn’t do a very good job of it. His high range is not strong enough for a song that uses a lot of falsetto, and the whole thing is just awkward and amateur. Having said that, he’ll probably stick around at least another week, because he’s pretty and 12-year-old girls everywhere will be voting for him for the full two hours. Our rating: 5/10
 
We perk up a bit at Joe Munoz’s rendition of “You And I Both.” While it’s not Grammy material by any means, it’s pretty, and it seems a nice fit for his voice. Safe, yes. Terrible, not at all. We’re not jumping out of our seats, but we’d like to see him again next week. Our rating: 7/10
 
For some reason, we’ve been annoyed by Tyler Grady since Hollywood Week. Tonight during his performance of “American Woman,” we figure out why. He’s so pretentious! His voice is not suited to this style of music at all, and he always comes across like he’s acting. It’s just not very authentic, and we don’t connect with him at all. Our rating: 6/10
 
We’re intrigued by Lee Dewyze’s choice of “Chasing Cars.” We’re not sure how it’ll work out for him… but it turns out, it’s actually really, REALLY good. Remember what we said about Tyler’s lack of authenticity? Lee paints a picture of exactly what authentic is. He presents himself well, he seems confident and secure with himself, and his voice is fantastic. There are a couple of small issues toward the end of the song, but he’s easily our favorite performer tonight. Our rating: 9/10
 
John Park’s “God Bless The Child” makes us want to fall asleep practically before he starts singing it. Such a boring song, and he’s doing it no favors tonight. His voice is shaking so badly it’s almost impossible to understand the lyrics, and he’s just not very good. It’s kind of like watching a zombie perform, too- there’s no life to him. In fact, this may be the biggest train wreck we’ve seen so far this season. Our rating: 2/10
 
Michael Lynche carries on the tradition and mumbles his way through “This Love.” This isn’t a great song choice, because once again, it’s only got two or three notes repeated throughout the song. He’s not horrifically bad, but we very seriously doubt we’ll remember anything about this by the end of the next commercial break. Our rating: 5/10
 
Alex Lambert is in way over his head, and it shows from the instant he starts singing “Wonderful World.” He’s shaky all over the place, he looks like he may have just peed himself, and this is just all kinds of terrible. How did he get into the top 24 in the first place? John Park just found some competition for the train wreck award. Our rating: 2/10
 
And now, there is Casey James. Yes, the pretty boy who irritated us right out of the gate by getting through his first audition on looks instead of talent. They’re still making a big deal out of his poster boy “appeal”- which, by the way, we don’t see at all. He sings “Heaven,” and it’s completely average. Not BAD, but average. We don’t get it. But having said that, it’s not nearly as bad as almost everything else we’ve seen tonight. Our rating: 7/10
 
Finally, Andrew Garcia closes the show with… Fall Out Boy? Weird. He sings “Sugar We’re Goin’ Down.” This is like Danny Gokey, the remix. He’s not unique, he’s not original, and we don’t get all the hype that’s been surrounding him over the past few weeks. Again, he’s not terrible, but that can be said for thousands and thousands of other artists. So why is he such a big deal? Our rating: 6/10
 
Tomorrow night, the first results night of the season! Also, appearances by Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen.