American Idol S05E12 - Top 24: Top 12 Guys

again, 12 sing, 10 advance, only this time, it's the guys' turn!

we get a recap of the girls' performances. then it's a recap of the guys' journeys to the top 24. the song in the background's great.

1) patrick - "come to my window" by melissa etheridge. ENOUGH with the clay comparisons! gay. oh, so, painfully, gay. HAND GESTURES!!!!! gayest. male performance by a clay imitator. ever. it was just so wierd, to hear that song done by a male vocalist. and it wasn't very good, either. randy invented a new number - a thousand million. he dug it. paula thinks his niche is giving others goosebumps. huh? simon's right, it WAS a terrible song. i am happy randy didn't refer to the girls as the dawgpound, though if he calls them the bitchpound, i would laugh, and be forever grateful.

2) david - "crazy little thing called love" by queen. he's a crooner. he had a wierd accent during the song. everyone was digging it, but that's probably down to the song. he snaps. and he bobbs his head. and he crooned on a queen song. it was just a'ight. the song was great, but the vocal was a'ight. and he's chillin' like a villan, as was nikko. randy thought it was terrible. paula said the "kittypound" loved him, and the girls barked. then she said the "paula poodlepound" loved him and they barked again. WHAT ABOUT THE BITCHPOUND?!?!? paula didn't think it was horrible. he sorta agrees with randy, but thinks people will like him, and he's right.

COCA COLA! bucky has problems with remembering lyrics, and he's got a deep shouthern accent.

3) bucky - "simple man" by lynyrd skynyrd. seriously? SERIOUSLY????? i fucking love this song! the growling thing to his voice is annoying and distracting. the arrangement/cut-down version of the song sucked. overall it wasn't great, but the song choice moves it to best yet. randy's a skynyrd fan. and he thought it was "coo'". paula thinks there were some off parts, but he's growing. gross. simon likes him being raw. BUT, he thinks it was bar-band-ish. oh, and the poodlepound barked, too. and bucky says carrie AND bo opened doors for souther.country rockers like him. true. true.

4) william - "i want you back" by the jackson 5. will's also a crooner. though not as much as david. you know what, i don't think he is a crooner. he wanted to perform this song since he was 8. hand gestures... aahhh... but count me impressed! i think he did a very good job with the song, better than nikko last season. BUT, there weren't nearly enough "ooh, ooh baby" for my liking. the poodlepound loved it. randy was entertained, as was i, and thought he did his thang. paula thinks he's adorable. that's useless. simon thought it was vocally average. that might be the case, but the performance as a whole was very good.

5) sway - "reasons" by earth, wind & fire. he sings t to his parents. the key is WAY too high to be even pleseant. that was painful. and bad. and painully bad. and badly painful. and it sucked. i don't care if it was "on pitch" or what not. i HATED it. randy says he did someone proud, and that it was hot. paula thinks he knows how good he is, and he deserves to be there. simon called it pimp-y and third rate. simon's right. as always. paula tells sway she's see him next week. in the audience, undoubtedly.

6) chris - "wanted dead or alive" by bon jovi. i have yet to see him smile. there are flames behind him. he's diagonal! i almost missed the bo train last season, so i'll say it now - chris is awesome, great, and i love him, in a heterosexual way. the performance? BRILLIANT. randy thought it was hot. paula doesn't know where to begin, and is wowed by him. and he thinks he'll go all the way. simon, for the first time tonight, is hearing someone with potential. and, to end it, said it was superb. i concur! chris sorta simled, but not really. it was more like streching the mouth horizontally.

7) kevin - "one last cry" by brian mcknight. he thinks age is just a number. that's mature of him. he's a cute little kid, isn't he? his nostrils open wide when he sings, which reminds me of my sister - her nostrils open and close rapidly when she's REALLY laughing. it's really funny. what? the performance? if he hadn't just followed the bald wonder that is chris, i would have said it was REALLY good. REALLY REALLY good. 2nd best, but ya know... randy says it was "da bom". paula said something about squish, and him making her beam. and wreckless something. kevin looks like the only time he was ever wreckless was when he was late to return a library book once, oh so long ago. simon likes him, but didn't like the vocal part. simon is, probably for the first time ever, wrong! the girls think kevin's REALLY cute, and they pinch his cheeks, as if they were annoying aunts.

8) gedeon - "shout" by the isley brothers. how on earth is this song supposed to work? this is NOT a song for a solo vocalist... "IT". "IT". "IT". i hate him... he looks like some pedophile/stalker type dude. "IT". "IT". "IT". he explains his song choice like he's re-giving mlk's dream speech. "IT". "IT". "IT". that SUCKED, small kiddy balls. you just CAN'T do that song on american idol... "IT". "IT". "IT". the girls answered the "hey hey hey hey" part. i hate him. "IT". "IT". "IT". randy was "absolutely entertained". paula was thrown for lube? HUH??? simon thinks it was like the warm-up for the chippendales. "IT". "IT". "IT". and gedeon's smile bothers him. "IT". "IT". "IT". i just noticed gedeon's name is giddy in disguise. i hate him. i really do. "IT". "IT". "IT".

9) elliot - "if you really love me" by stevie wonder. he's one of my people, so i'm contractually obliged to root for him. he doesn't do warmup routines. we see part of his audition for the first time. he says he was "stuck with one of the twins" in hollywood. lol! well, someone had to sing stevie. he admits to singing karaoke a lot. he kinda looks like frank ribery, a football (soccer) player, currently playing for bayern munich. ribery's butt ugly... all in all, he did an excellent job. again, not chris, but the closest yet. paula was standing and cheering, the girls were diggin' it. randy thought he sounded brilliant. paula thought it was effortless and great. simon thinks potentially, he's the best male vocalist they've EVER had. WHOA!!!

10) bobby - "copacabana" by barry manilow. we see his first audition, for the first time ever. GOD, this is going to suck... he's the second disturbing, stalker/pedophile looking guy. he can't dance/move. i was right. it DID suck. just terrible song choice. he's not a very good singer. it looked a little, like simon said in his first audition, as if he was drunk. he makes fun of his size, and it is funny! bobby's got the hots for manilow. he thinks he's more of an entertainer than vocalist. bobby's got a HUGE barry manilow fetish. paula though it was risky. and she took her imaginary hat off. simon thinks it was a complete negative. ryan gets a bit pissed at simon. bobby puts an arm aroun dryan as he gives out his number, and gives a creepy, yet funny smile. then, he full on hugs him. lol!

11) ace - "father figure" by george michael. in the group performance, he looked constipated. i don't think ace's target audience want him to be their father figure, but rather he puts his figure... alright i'll stop now. aside for the stretching of the arm at the end, it was a very good performance. VERY VERY good performance. actually, a bt great. randy was laughing during the performance, and calls him a star. and says he can really sing. paula's in love. and she's got a lot of gay friends. simon thinks it wasn't the best vocal, but the brilliant song choice will get him sailing through to the top 12. i don't get the obssesion about the way ace looks...

12) taylor - "levon" by elton john. he's a bit querky (i think that's how you write it...). he says he's had a great father figure in his life. he means ace? he crouches onto the mic, rather than raising the mic to his mouth. he's got wierd stage presence, and moves oddly on the stage. vocally, though, it was one of the best tonight. really, REALLY great. randy loves him. paula and him argue which one is his biggest fan. paula loves taylor for loving music. taylor looks about as old as his dad. simon admits he was wrong about the whole "not for the top whatever" thing. taylor really seems to be all about the music. and he said "bust your bums". and he screamed "soul patrol". and when ryan said he doesn't knw what's going on, he said me neither. LOL! i am now, officially, a fan of the hick that is hicks. still not completely sure about the vocals, but the personality is definitely there. and then he and ryan just jump. lol.

i personally think the guys are overall stronger than the girls, though at the top, it's close, with 4 great/very good guys and 4 great/very good girls.

1. chris
2. taylor
3. elliot
4. ace
5. kevin
6. william
7. bucky
8. patrick
9. david
10. sway
11. gedeon
12. bobby