I don't know their names yet (I'll wait til Top 12 to learn them), but I liked the girl who sang Alone (Heart is really hard to sing), I can't believe I liked the guy who sang Man in the Mirror, but I did, and I liked the girl who sang Bette Davis Eyes. I thought everyone else was nothing special, and most of them were actually terrible.

I am just now getting to watch AI dvr'd. I LOVE Allison!!! I could NOT believe she's 16!

I like Megan, too. But, I am hoping she ends up as a wild card and Allison gets the top vote tomorrow night.

I also really enjoyed Jesse's performance. Her bro is guitar god, Jonny Lang.

I WISH AI would stop trying to make things equal for both genders. Seriously, if there are a ton of great guys one year, it'd be better to have a guy-heavy show than to put in girls who suck simply because they have boobs and a vagina. Same thing if there are tons more great girls (like tonight's show)...

Like last week, last night's show was painful...tons of sucky performances. Just because you "love" the song doesn't mean you should be singing it. Seriously, haven't these people seen previous seasons?

Adam and Allison will be the top guy and girl. I think Nick/Norman could actually make it through. If not, Lorne Michaels should phone him up and get this guy on SNL. If it's not Nick/Norman, then I think it should be Matt Giraud (piano bar guy)...otherwise he'll get a wildcard spot.

My 16 year old son said, "NO way she's only 16." too! haha

I love Norman too, I thought his schtick was hysterical!! He should definitely do SNL - I threw a few votes his way just because, but I don't think he has a chance. I agree with your pics and so does DialIdol

I personally can't stand Norman. I think he's making a mockery of the competition and just wants to be seen as the 'funny guy'. I think of the people who got cut who probably love singing and being on Idol was their dream, and this guy gets through. His voice is decent at best. I'm praying he gets kicked off!

allison won a different competition prior to american idol. she is all over youtube and can sing in another language.

I really can't believe that Kris kid got through over Nick/Normal and both of the Matts (piano guy and baldy). He had almost no screen time and his song wasn't very good.

I would have GREATLY preferred Nick to make top 12.

Is it completely heartless to say I don't care for the blind guy's voice?


ETA: love, love love Lil Rounds!!!

Um, I'm not crazy about it either. It's very...choir-y?

And Lil was definitely the best of the night.

He's a snooze. And they need to stop patronizing him. It's fine to acknowledge that he has faced challenges, but not every time he performs.

I think he's terribly boring and has no personality. His music isn't "relevant". Even less personality than Clay Aiken (and I really hated Clay when he was on the show). To be even a little more catty - he jaw is really weird, just like his dad's, which looks even scarier.

I thought the opposite. Although I didn't LOVE Scott, I think he's ok. I don't think he'll make it too far in this competition, though. Unless of course everyone just votes for him because he's blind.

And I'm not so much a fan of Lil Rounds. Don't know why. I was surprised to hear all the judges praise her the way they did.

On the other hand, I didn't really like any of the girls tonight.

Love Jorge, though. I think he's adorable.

I liked Von, Ju'not, Jorge, and Lil Rounds.

The girls who sang "No One" and "Give Me One Reason" were alright. The rest were kind of bland. I agree about them needing to stop jocking the blind guy -- he's good, but not THAT good.

ETA: Listening to the recaps, the blind guy sounds like David Archuleta on a sick day.

Nathaniel is the one who was crying all the time in Hollywood, right? I couldn't stand him. He can't sing that well and has a strange stage presence.

Yes! He is extremely annoying. And I'm sorry, but Meatloaf? Very random song choice. And it's sad to think that half of the people competing probably don't even know who Meatloaf is.

And another note about Scott... I went back and listened to him again, but I didn't watch him.. I just listened. As weird as this might seem, he sounds better when you don't watch him sing.