Comes out dressed as if he's seen one too many 80s Tom Cruise movie. Tries to project himself as 'I'm so harmless, you could leave me with your naked daughters and nothing would happen!' And then he smiled on his last note, and his hair turned green, skin white, lips red, and he ran off to kill Batman.

On the bright side, he is the first person to attempt actual singing tonight. Sure, he didn't succeed, but major points for thinking outside the box!

He sang it well. But I was getting alittle sleepy by the time it was over.

Would it be cruel of me to think of him as Robbie Nosen? It's more of an association thing so I can remember who everyone is. Really. Honestly.

aka Babylockthemdoors
Letters From Home – John Michael Montgomery

Sitting on a stool so he can do that lean at an unusual angle thing.

This song does seem to fit his voice much better than some of the others.

S. You are going to be getting a lot of letters. Couldn't have picked a better song so beautiful.
J. This is why we didn't cut you. You are born to sing country music. In your lane.
R. Love that you switched it up. You are like a throwback country guy, not trying to be cross over, love the lowness in your voice.

He sounds good when I close my eyes. But his "ain't I cool" facial expressions bug me.

He's got a unique voice and tone that is unmistakable. The first note or two and you know it's him. He's got that going for him. Vocally he was fairly good, but I think he lacks a strong stage presence. A good recording artist in the budding, but a stage performer? Thumbs up, but he could get monotonous if he sings the same way each week.

First genuine singing performance of the entire bloody night.

Ryan's attempt at a voice drop during the introduction was one of only two bad notes, with the other being Scotty's attempt to switch registers on his final words. Otherwise, a classic old-school country performance. Sure, he's a throwback -- but on this horrific night, I'll take that over another throwaway.

Great voice and performance. Clearly he's been watching those "You Can Be An Idol by Constantine Maroulis" videos. That hey baby sneer is a bit much. Dude, you're like, 12 years old, come on.

That hey baby sneer is a bit much. Dude, you're like, 12 years old, come on.

I couldn't put it into words. Thank you!

*snarl*

Can't wait to see what he does with Prince week

Just The Way You Are – (Bruno Mars)

3 lines in...

*runs and hides*

Cannot escape, the hideousness is following me no matter how far I run. *trembles*

S. Your voice cut through the air and the vein in your head pops
J. I'm sure I can have my hands up and grooving, nothing awkward, you are a beast.
R. We are all like a concert, a couple of those notes were sharp but doesn't matter, we believed you. You could be on the radio right now.

I didn't care for that, why were they kvelling over him?

The found the leftover vat of Paula Juice? Apparently it only gets stronger with age.

I haven't seen any Coke cups. Or I just don't notice them anymore.

We've been synchronized by the svck!

One of the better attempts at genuine singing tonight, but still... he'll probably make the cut as I picture a borderliner or two from earlier tonight dropping below him. Would I listen to him again and again? Nope.

"I forgot it while he was singing it."

He could be on the radio right now! Let's find him one to sit on! His voice cuts through the air! It has to in order to slice the eardrums! The judges are all drinking from Paula's cup, and the stuff got stronger with age!

Poor Worsters. This is going to be the hardest decision of the year.

Again, what is with the sound/band/key tonight. That wasn't horrible, and there were glimpses of brilliance, but seemed off.

I think the little girls are going to vote him through.

That? was absolutely horrendous. Why the tongue bath from the jidges?

Maggie Mae by Rod Stewart

Has the stumbling around on stage thing um perfected?
I didn't know you could swallow your voice that much while singing, how odd. He's got a look on his face like a comedian when no one laughs at anything thing.

S. See that Paul, there it is, it is all about the jacket, the voice ain't bad and the McDonald two step. Character in your voice, the way you shake it off, love that character.

J. Character in the way you move, unique. You are all in black, that smile lights up the whole place. Bring joy when you do that.

R. I love you doing Rod, you are so different than anything we have ever had. Like the possibility we can embrace quirky and different.

Really Randy? Really???

but Simon would have asked "Are you DRUNK?!?!?"

Eggs-zactly! I was typing my post while you posted yours and only saw yours afterwards.

well then he must be drunk!

I got dizzy watching that. None of the moves were in rhythm with the beat of the song, like he was drunk. Drowned out even by a weak chorus that his voice didn't quite match, he didn't really stand out. Maybe he's got a good voice, but I wouldn't miss him if he doesn't make the cut.

Love. him. Love him, love him, love him.

I swear I spent the entire performance waiting for someone to rush up from behind and Heimlich him.

I know we're not live tonight, but I didn't know we were working from this blatant of a script. It's as if the panel's chairs have been wired and any deviation will be punished. Even Steven's bleeps are starting to sound timed...

My fave. He makes me smile. Adorable.

Jury is out over here. Had hopes. Thinking he may have picked a terrible song but he's sooo cute. And his voice is certainly interesting. I'm going to give him a "get out of jail free" card but I'm sure he'll be on the chopping block.

I think his only saviour will be a wild card.

House is Not a Home

I don't like watching him sing but what a voice!

Am I the only one who can't STAND this guy??

You are not alone.

He'd certainly do well on Rupaul's Drag Race though.

Come on boy, I can see the crazy drag queen trying to claw her way out, let her loose, just let her loose.

S. Divine intervention brought you here. I am honored to be in your presence you make me cry when you sing.

J. This is Luther Vandross my favorite singer, this is what is so exciting, he is gone but now we have you. That makes me happy tonight.

R. Luther would be proud of you, those crazy crystal clear high notes. Excellent job.

How high is Steven?

If 10 is Charlie Sheen on Charlie Sheen on Piers's show, about a 9.2

On a normal scale of high from 1-10, 15.3

Higher than the heavens, apparently!

Come on boy, I can see the crazy drag queen trying to claw her way out, let her loose, just let her loose.

Snidget, you are covered in wrong sauce! Luckily wrong sauce is both the drink of the night and the snack of the night.

Oh good heavens. Thanks to the makeover team, he looks as good as he sounds. Excellent instrument, t excellent. Maybe one of the best voices I've heard. But... I can't take a season of him - just can't. He has got to go.

And this is not a singing competition: it's a script war to see who can be pimped the hardest. If he had tassels, they'd be twirling. Without batteries. And yes, this post is dedicated to Dweezil, who won't appreciate the placement. But -- if this was 1940, he would have just vaulted to the front of the pack. Admittedly, if this was 1940, he would have had to fight for a spot on the radio competition and the promoters would be autotuning in the other direction -- but he had a decent performance and a good voice for the song he tackled. He just went seriously out of generation, and I don't know what that'll do to his potential voter numbers.

Yes, he has a great voice. But I find him so boring.

Wow, what a soulful! He's a superb singer, even if he's not a showman. I don't know about the divine intervention bit, but he's got a divine voice. I liked this guy from the start and have hopes he'll go far. He may need to mix it up a bit to avoid being typecast to a limited set of song styles.

I Put a Spell On You

Nice growl from the bear.

He does know how to perform.

S. You are in your mind and out of your mind unreal. Your melodic sensibility, who were you singing to (someone random) that was just as good as it gets. crazy good.

J. You are sexy Casey, You are going to redefine this whole thing, Casey wants it bad, ate it all up.

R. Dawg listen mine, transform yourself into the spirit of that song, you are so different, so unique, more more more, yes yes yes.

Counterspell!

I don't know what that is. I just know we get XP if we make it die.

And this one was for HD.

I dig that angry Amish boy

*snort*

Great voice. Can't watch him though. Desparate need of a makeover. Can we transport him into Paul's bod?

Yup, yup. Another feather on his cap. He knows how to sing a song as it was intended when written. He captured the mood perfectly, along with a good vocal mix and perfect rhythm. While I would still like the CCR version better, I think he's a finalist candidate without question. Thumbs up.

Looks like we have a competition, folks! That was quite good.

Extremely talented. But he needs a makeover before he puts a spell on anyone.

Excepting a few brief bursts of script-mandated sanity (nearly all coming from Randy), the panel had virtually zero credibility tonight.

It may get worse from here.

Randy was the only one to disagree, and a lukewarm attempt at that. I think they decided to pick out what they liked, not mention what they didn't like (or even what was blatantly bad), and let the voters decide.

I trust voters even less than I do the panel.

Virtually zero?

I was thinking substantially less than zero.

That would be a negative number, then.

I'm thinking that a square root of that would be more appropriate - what in mathematical terms is an imaginary number.

Brett.

I would have gone with Jordan 'cause Brett was gonna make it through anyway.

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Even VFTW couldn't save Jordan.

But what you said earlier about Brett... 'He's gonna need more than a fan -- unless it's Nigel.' might as well have read 'unless it's VFTW'.

In this case, I think Nigel was enough. I still think that if Brett didn't get voted through, he'd be the predesignated wild card. Can anyone get me a copy of Thursday's script so I can confirm?

The Worster Tracker thread is on standby until we clear spoiler time. Brett just gets to wait around for at least another week.

DW called Brett a red-headed, 13-yr-old Constantine.

MC throws her feet onto the coffee table and takes a swig of single malt.

“Steven?”

“ya?”

“I’m stumped. It’s been a long winter. Baby needs some ‘ttention.”

“I know, but what the hell do you have to choose from?”

“Not much. Little Geddy would break like a twig with the first snap of the handcuffs. Scotty is, um, too young, although he doesn’t sound too young. Hmm, I’ll put him on the short list. Nosen is, well, Nosen. And that Casey dude? I’d have to dust off the rubber mask.”

MC walks into the kitchen to refresh the beverages. She looks out the window and wonders what will transpire this season. Maybe a bit of a switch would be in order. Aha! Tomorrow? Road trip to the city to check out the girls.

A smile graces MC's lips. “Hey Steve! Don’t drink too much tonight. We have some work to do tomorrow.”

...but this group gave me a headache.

A real, physical, must-take-aspirin-now headache.

It's going to be a long season.

not sure what that's all about. I thought we'd be able to vote online for at least as long as usual....

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I'm trying it out, but it's apparently overloaded as it won't even complete the load on the AI site. All I see is a swirling blue arrow circle - looking something like blue Tidy Bowl going around and around in a toilet that won't flush.

Perfect simile for the evening.

And Facebook.

Facebook-based problems? The trial run was going to be the first time the audience tried to bulk-vote through it: the system may have just gotten the test of its life and failed.

It just let me vote.

I did think I heard you "only" get 50 online votes, although it could be an overload problem.