Top 36: Second set of 12

Jasmine Murray, "Love Song" (Sara Bareilles). This is not a song that I like, but I think she did an all right job with it. I liked where she took it and what she did, but I don't feel that it was a good song for her. I hated the last note. I like Jasmine but I think that she will be going home tonight.

Matt Giraud, "Viva La Vida" (Coldplay). I thought it could either be really good, or really bad. I don't like the vibrato and I think his voice is not suited for the song. Sadly, it just didn't work for me, dawg. He doesn't have the range to pull it off and he over-complicated a simple song. The best was when he hit a big note at the end, but then he missed it trying to do a run.  I am not impressed by the song choice.

Jeannine Vailes, "This Love" (Maroon 5.) I loved the sultry beginning, but I'm not so sure about about her lower register in the faster chorus part. Bad song choice and she had to work too hard to get the notes. I'm disappointed.

Nick/Norman: I'm not sure what he's singing, but I hate the nasal tone of his voice and I really am not sure what the hell he is doing here, especially when he misses half his notes. I've heard comparisons to Tim Curry--and I don't see them.  Tim Curry has talent.

Allison Iraheta, "Alone" (Heart). I love the timbre of her voice. Not sure it's a great choice of song for her, not sure she can handle the big part... and she kind of DOES. This shapes up to be awesome until the second chorus, where she misses almost every note. It was too big for her but she did pretty damned well. My favorite thus far.

Kris Allen, "Man in the Mirror." He has a damned fine voice. I sat back and enjoyed--I tend to be impressed with anyone who can take Michael Jackson and not completely wreck the train. Loved the arrangement and him as a performer. Adam Lambert, my early favorite, has competition.  Kara hated it, Paula loved it, Simon liked it, and Randy is not speaking any variant of English that I have ever heard in my life.

Megan Corkrey, "Put Your Records On." This girl has a really interesting gravelly voice and I am not sure how well she will hold up in competition, but she knows how to use it! I love all the different timbres she is able to reach. Excellent song choice.

Matt Breitzke, "If You Could Only See" (Tonic). A great song. And I loved the rendition. I am not sure what about it I was hearing that the judges weren't, but 

Jesse Langseth, "Bette Davis Eyes". Not the type of voice I would associate with this song, but I really like what she's doing with it. Not really rangy, like Kara was saying, but a good solid performance.

Kai Kalama, "Look What Comes of a Broken Heart." Sadly, Kai is good, but he is not good enough to compete with Matt, Kris, and Adam. He'd make the top 12 but not go much further. 

Mishavonna Henson, "Drops of Jupiter" (Train.) An interesting choice, and I am really liking what she's doing with it. I enjoy the tone of her voice, and although she's not "making this song her own" and instead singing it straight, it is a good quality performance--her best yet, I think.

Adam Lambert, "Satisfaction" (The Stones.) I was really worried about this song choice, but the man can ROCK! Just sit back and watch, ladies and gents.

Top 3:
Adam
Mishavonna
Allison

Wildcard pick from this round: You know what, I'm going with Matt Breitzke.