Slow or mellow doesn't make it boring to me.I like plenty of slow or mellow songs done on Idol and elsewhere
It is the body language of the singer and the look in the eyes.
I can't tell if the "I'm too cool to be here bored stuff" way he performs is because that is just his personality or if he really couldn't care less and is just professional enough to sing on pitch.
Some people I can deal with if I just listen to them, but the performance aspect just turns me off.
A lot of different things can set that off for me, but the "I'm too cool for this" or "I'm bored" or when it is very robotic just doesn't appeal to me.
The thing is I don't remember any of his performances since the voting opened looking any different than last night. Mellow or rocking he just doesn't seem to be putting much into the performance other than singing on key. Which, is more than some people do, but still I'd rather see someone enjoy themselves or put their emotions into it than hear technical perfection.
If I want technically perfect I'll listen to pre-recorded stuff where they fix all the bad notes before selling it.