American Idol S05E18 - Top 16: Top 8 Guys

8 guys, 6 spots, 2 are out.

1) gedeon - "when a man loves a woman" by percy sledge. he paints. i REALLY hate him, and the way he talks... "IT". "IT". "IT". he's about to swallow the mic! i just hate him. the last run was BAD. but overall it was a'ight. not my fave for him, but he'll need to do a lot, A LOT, for me to consider anything he does as a fave. randy thought it was a'ight, and he did his thing. paula says he's unique. simon says he's quite odd. he thought it was a bit cabaret and over the top. he also likes him. ugh. GROSS!!!!!! gedeon says there are many women in his life and he loves all of them, and that's why he picked the song. "i love my mother, and my grandmother...". GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!

as ryan walks across the line of guys, the give him horns. lol!

2) chris - "broken" by seether. once his receding hairline (bays, in hebrew) was too much, he decided to just shave the whole thing off. good for him! he's like the bo bice of (non-southern) rock. that's a REALLY good thing, if you were wondering. just another, really good, consistent performance. randy loves he knows where he is, and he did his thing. he ended his "critique" with something like you did your thing. paula thinks he'll be selling stadiums or whatnot. simon thought it was indulgent, and he should try and appealt to a wider audience.

3) kevin - "vincent" by don mclean. after the meltdown clay had, why would anyone choose this song?!?!? kanye west is one of his fave artist, and he enjoys rapping to his music. lol. his jaw moves forward when he sings, and it is somewhat alarming in its oddity. i never thought i'd say it, but he was better than clay! it was a very nice, pleasant performance. paula's overwhelmed with sticky feelings. randy "knew" he was hip-hop, and kevin plays along. lol! randy thought it was very nice, and he liked it. paula wants to squish him into a little ball and shove him up her putang. simon compares him to puppies. and he thinks he's got the granny vote tonight. kevin says he'll take it. simon also called it juvenile, and ended it with "i'm not being rude".

LOL! ryan says he's had a dream about simon last night, to which simon replies he's not surprised. LOL! then ryan continues that he gives constructive criticisim. then there's some more funny banter. lol!

4) bucky - "wave on wave" by pat green. he's got a twin! an identical twin! named rocky! again, this song is totally up his alley. but like when carrie rocked out on non-country songs, i think he should take more chances, cause who knows, he might be really good in other genres too. that being said, one of his better performances. i know he only had three, but what else can i say about that performance? randy, again thinks he knows who he is. and he starts rambling. he liked it. paula loves that he's unpretencious. and he keeps it real. simon thought it was ok, and again bar-band-y. we get to meet rocky. they are IDENTICAL! OMG!

5) william - "how sweet it is (to be loved by you)" by james taylor. he takes japanese lessons! ha! and the 11 yr old girls reference! lol! this is more like his first song, and i think that's great. not that the performance was great, it was good/ok-ish, but this is so much better than the crooning bit, that i don't think is really him. he had a cross necklace on? PREACHER!!! i think this was his best performance. randy thought it wasn't good kinda bad karaoke. paula TOTALLY disagrees. and she's a fan. she thought he did a great job. simon says paula was starved of entertainment as a child. he calls it completely average.

6) taylor - "takin' it to the streets" by the doobie brothers. LOL! he used to be a bunny! LOL! he's still spastic. the performance, what with the wierd involuntary movements and all, SUCKED. it sucked so bad, it was fun! and the vocals were really good too! i LOVE it! so does paula, whose standing and screaming. randy thought it was a great song choice, and he represented the dawgpound. paula wants to steal his steps, and was blown away. simon thinks he can destroy the music video industry. LOL! he called it the best performance so far. ryan tries to imitatie him. i REALLY think, taylor's got tourette's, physicaly too.

7) elliot - "heaven" by bryan adams. he's 95% deaf in one ear. WOW. that's really impresive that he can sing really well and all, with just one good ear. can you imagine schumacher doing well with just one eye/hand/leg? or just 5% of those things? GREAT song. and good song choice for him. he's butt ugly though. it was REALLY good! paula's screaming. randy says it was hot! paula says he's phenomenal AND amazing, and spills her coke. i think she's drunk. again. simon thought it was a "cop out"? huh? he thought it was the wrong song, and that elliot felt disconected.

8) ace - "butterflies" by michael jackson. he's become quite the handyman. right. he wears the beanie this time, instead of putting itin his back pocket. it was too much like that terrible falsetto overdriven song way did a few weeks back. in other news, wacko jacko, michael jackson, passed away this week. sad, i know, but i'm sure a lot of parents, and maybe some kids, are relieved. i thought it was just a'ight, and i think it was too much of a copycat. randy thought it was hot. paula thought it was unbelieveable. simon thinks parts of the vocal weren't great, but he made it work.

1. taylor
2. chris
3. elliot
4. kevin
5. ace
6. bucky
7. william
8. gedeon