Yes I think they all did well....It would be sooooo hard to choose between them. There are two or three I wouldn't care if they left.

Carly has a beautiful voice but I just don't care for her...don't ask me why...I probably don't know...just don't care for her.

I don't remember that Becky...I really don't think I've seen her on there before. I'm usually putting our supper on about that time.

patti

I didn't really care for Syesha or Carly either. The comment about dressing the part should have been applied to several this season. I think Ramiele and Carly both needed better outfits.

I liked both Davids and Michael best tonight. David Cook always does something wonderful - he is my pick to win this year.

Kath - you are going to have to fight me and Bestlawn for Michael! lol

Look, Kathleen, I've already broken Lydia's knees, and that female is scooting but still fighting. Don't even think you stand a chance. LOL

Well, I actually enjoyed Kristie for once. I disagree with Simon that her performance was forgettable tonight. I think she did quite well.

Yeah, time for Ramiele and Jason to go.

Don't find anything to dislike about Syeshia. She has a beautiful voice. I don't understand why people dislike her. I didn't care for her Dolly/Whitney mix of that song tonight, but I think it would have been difficult for anyone to find a acceptable middle ground.

Have to agree with Lydia. David Cook is the one to beat this year. I love all his performances. He turns every son into his own and whatever he does is fantastic.

But, I still cream over Michael. Maybe he's finally climbing out of his shell. Last week and this week were quite good.

I think Kristy Lee, Syesha, and Jason need to be the next 3 to go. David Cook, Michael J, and Carly are my favorites.

I just not care for Carly. She has a great voice, though.

I thought David A, David Cook and Michael J were outstanding last night. I think those three are the ones to beat.

I missed the show last night and read about it on msnbc.com. I thought some of you might be amused by this line from the article:

Carly Smithson has been criticized for looking like sheÂs passing a kidney stone when she sings.

alisande - she actually smiled some in her song last night and even commented about it herself afterwards - I suppose she's heard how she looks when she sings. While I agreed with what Simon said about her attire, I couldn't believe he was so cruel about it - however, this is my first year to watch Idol and I'd heard how mean he can be. You'd have to have some pretty thick skin to stand up there in front of millions of people and take his criticism. I loved Ryan's comeback to him though - he said something like "well look at how you dress."

LOL @ the Carly discussion. DH and I always disliked watching (and hearing!) Fantasia sing. DH said she looked like she was squatting in a port-a-john! LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Michael John was my pick from the auditions. He has that cute, Paul McCartney look about him. Great strong voice, though maybe not the most talented of the bunch.

It's all about the phone votes in the end tho!

I think my bottom three will be Jason (although his eyes are piercing!), Ramiele and Carly. Probably Ramiele going home tonight.

I think it'll be Ramiele or Syesha to go home tonight. Hard picking a 3rd for bottom three... Carly or Kristie, I don't think it'll be Jason, but I could be wrong. Funny, last night's performance was the only one of Carly's I didn't hate!

I really like Jason, sure hope he's not going home already! I don't think he can win it all, but I sure enjoy listening to him.

I'm ready for Ramiele to leave.

I think it'll be Ramiele to leave tonight. I still like both Davids & I thought Syesha was really good last night. If we're talking clothes/dressing, there have been some terrible ones thru the yrs. but they're mentioning style more in this year's Idol than in years past I think.

Also heard on the radio this morning that after the show David Cook was rushed to the hospital with high blood pressure & heart palpitations. His brother has cancer & took a turn for the worse yesterday & that's what they attributed it to, not his performance. He was released with a warning to calm down, or so the DJ said.

There's more info here about David's brother (including a blog entry that David wrote) in the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: About David's Brother

Bestlawn and Lydia, I think I can take you both...uh, if I wasn't so sick right now-LOL!

I didn't know David Cook's brother was sick.

I'm thinking that Ramiele needs to go next. Either her, or Jason Castro. He's a cutie and does well with "his" type of song and probably not much else, IMHO.

Was really impressed with David Archuleta, Carley and David Cook last night. Also thought that Syesha did a good job on her song. Seems like they are really hard on her, at times.