First week on the big stage, the top twelve picked songs by the Rolling Stones.

Michael Lynch – “Miss You”
This felt more like a performance that is about energy than a performance focused on singing. It was a good upbeat song, just okay performance. It’s not something I’ll remember. His size just plain distracts me (since I had nothing else to focus on), especially when I saw that tattoo on his left arm close to his armpit.

Didi Benami – “Play With Fire”
The performance was boring. There were good moments that only lasted for maybe three seconds. After the whole episode, the only thing I remember was how she sung “fire” with two syllables. That was interesting. I like her voice though.

Casey James – “All Over Now”
He looks cute, but his brand of cute is distracting for me. There’s just something that slightly annoys me about how he looks, but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet. I don’t even remember how he did this song. I was that distracted. I’m sure we’ll still see him next week.

Lacey Brown – “Ruby Tuesday”
Totally boring. Really. No more words from me.

Andrew Garcia – “Gimme Shelter”
Ok. He tried to rock it. Maybe he did. I don’t remember anything happening that will make me go wow. At least I’ll remember Michael Lynch because of that tattoo on his huge left arm.

Katie Stevens – “Wild Horses”
I was worried for Katie at the beginning, since it’s a slow song. And she has a tendency to sound boring when she does a slow song. But she actually did very well. Plus I like her eyes. I want to see her next week.

Tim Urban – “Under My Thumb”
Awww. Cute guy if he were a nerd. But he didn’t make the song work. The theme is actually bad for him. I haven’t seen anything amazing from the guy before. So I’m kind of iffy whether or not I want to see him move on to the next round.

Siobhan – “Paint It Black”
Strongest performance of the night. Although I’m not really sure I like the high note near the end. I mean she has done that already. If she does it every time, it would become boring. But the performance was definitely something I like.

Lee Dwyze– “Beast Of Burden”
Safe performance. I won’t remember this performance. I didn’t pay too much attention. I actually was trying to remember who he looks like. I’m seeing a little Colin Farrell mixed with a little Elliot Yamin. And now I’ve decided, Lee actually looks good.

Paige Miles – “Honky Tonk “Women”
This performance was just ok. Better than some of the others, but essentially nothing special with this performance. Next!

Aaron Kelly – “Angie”
Another ok performance. Something to pass the time. He has a good voice, but I don’t really think he has what he needs to win this. I don’t see confidence and a WOW factor. Maybe he’s too early? I think he’s too young performance-wise.

Crystal Bowersox – “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
I actually like this girl. But didn’t like the performance. Maybe I’m expecting her to be a cross between Lou Bonnevie, Jewel, and Tracey Chapman. Oh wait, she actually got better after the first half of the song. Ok,now I’m enjoying her.

Oh, and I saw the blonde girl from “Glee” in the audience. Is that her? Dianna Agron, I have this tiny crush on you.

Top 4 performances for me this round: Siobhan, Crystal, Lee, Katie.

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