Top Ten Guys:

1 - Michael Johns: Continuing this year’s tradition of a weak opening.

2 - Jason Castro: Very reminiscent of another prettyboy from a few years back named Ace. The camera loves him but he’s outmatched vocally. But I doubt he’s going anywhere for a little while yet.

3 - Luke Menard: Proving once again that taking a song with a signature style and trying to mimick it will get you nowhere.

4 - Robbie Carrico: Decent on the stanzas, but he drops out in the chorus. He’s got a good sound but his biggist issue is projection.

5 - Danny Noriega: He continues to slowly grow on me, tho his performance seemed very self-conscious. He sings better than he dances.

6 - David Hernandez: When the tune sticks in my head the next day, I call it a resounding success. Such is the case with Hernandez’s version of Papa Was A Rolling Stone. He commanded attention & sounded great throughout. Awesome ending. My fave performance of the night.

7 - Jason Yaeger: Whatever his problem was, song choice was NOT it. There is no reason he could not have sung it with passion, but he didnt. Bad ending. I think he's on his way out.

8 - Chikeze: He stepped it up & kicked some ass! I must have helped being able to sing a song he already knew how to perform comfortably. The third best act - tho I wonder how he will handle music that he is unfamiliar with.

9 - David Cook: He sounds ok, but Im trying to place who he sounds almost exactly like. He can play & sing, which is good, but ultimately I think he’d be better off as part of a rock band instead of a solo Idol.

10 - David Archuleta: Thats some balls doing Imagine, but he put even more emotion into the song than it already had & ruled it! He’s not my fave guy but he’s definitely the most gifted. Nearly effortless & the one to beat!