From MJ's Big Blog (http://mjsbigblog.com/categories/americanIdol/):

Bucky still seems a little stiff and awkward on the big stage, but that hand to hand mic move is way cool. Bucky's raspy, gritty vocals aren't powerful, but they are interesting and bring something unique to the Idol stage. Alt-country/rocker types like Bucky will never succeed on this show, because quiet, subtle strength does not cut it here. It just gets swallowed up by the stage and the lights and the loud band. It's unfortunate, but the producers seem to be gunning for Bucky. During the judges critiques, Randy and Paula were fine, but then Simon lit into him, "A pointless karaoke performance." Ouch. And then, just to make sure we the viewers got the point that Bucky does indeed suck--he was practically re-critiqued all over again during his post-performance chat with Ryan--where Simon got to add that his performance was "below average". Not fair. Hopefully, his fans rally this week to push him into the Top 10. He belongs on the tour.

and this:
The last little dig Simon made at Bucky--holding up Chris as a beacon of originality compared to him--was pretty funny considering the fact that Chris's version wasn't original at all. Bucky's version of "Oh Boy" was at least truly his own.

I ♥ Bucky!