Picking the "best" of the worst for rendering L/Mc songs to the point of fingernails on a chalkboard:

1. Crystal, consistent, not great but okay

Huge gap--like which did we not have to fast forward through most of the song:

2. Tim!! Egad. Who would have dreamed?
3. Aaron, needs more experience

An even bigger gap--as in we would never buy their albums or listen if this is what they did:

4. Shiobhan, as much as we really like HER, these last two weeks have been terrible; thankfully we have fast forward!
5. Katie, ugh.
6. Lee, nice Springsteen-wanna-be, but WAY short
7. Casey, good gig in a cowboy bar
8. Andrew, oh please just spare us!
9. Mike, what is up with him? We thought he'd have such promise, but that soprano sound, or whatever anyone wants to call the 'high' notes he tries to sing, is just hideous. We are SO over him, but know that he will linger on until the final 4 probably. Sigh.

It's a tough night when we have to give Tim higher marks than seven of the others! SO glad we recorded and could fast forward!

Where's an Adam Lambert when you need him???