In lieu of a generic “country” week, we’ll be treated to a bunch of dudes singing Shania Twain. Should be interesting. And, of course, she’s also the mentor. Well, at least she isn’t Miley Cyrus.
 
Lee Dewyze opens the show with “You’re Still The One.” We love this song, but this is just not good. The tune is nothing like the original song, and he’s just all over the place. Very disappointing, considering Lee is usually our favorite. Our rating: 6/10
 
Michael Lynche chooses a song we’re not familiar with: “It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing.” He sounds good, but it really doesn’t stand out, and the obscure song might not be a good idea at this stage of the game. It’s decent, though. We just wish he hadn’t busted out that bad falsetto at the end. Our rating: 7/10
 
We scoff and voice our doubts when Casey James says he’ll be doing something different tonight. He hasn’t so far all season. But his rendition of “Don’t” makes us eat our words. It’s not perfect, but it’s easily our favorite of the night, and it’s got far more emotion and connection than he usually does. We’re very impressed. Our rating: 9/10
 
Crystal Bowersox goes for the throwback sound with “No One Needs To Know.” We can appreciate that, but the whole thing comes across as corny and goofy. And that really doesn’t suit her. She just doesn’t seem comfortable with bouncy and fun. Our rating: 7/10
 
Aaron Kelly starts off as shaky as always with “You’ve Got a Way,” but it gets better as he goes. For him, anyway. It’s still nothing to write home about, but it’s not nearly as atrocious as some of the things we’ve seen this season, so we can’t completely write him off. Our rating: 6/10
 
We could hug Shania Twain when she calls Siobhan Magnus on her lack of life and depth in her performances. We’ve been saying that all season. And, frighteningly enough, Siobhan reaches a whole new level of suck with “Any Man Of Mine.” She screeches, sings off key and generally sounds like a five-year-old trying to sing like a big girl. Then, of course, she banshee screams to end the performance and holds one obnoxious note for half an hour. This is absolutely terrible and she should have been gone weeks ago. Our rating: 1/10
 
Tomorrow night, performances by Rascal Flatts, Sons of Sylvia, Lady Antebellum and… Shakira? One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn’t belong! Oh well.