A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

IT'S ALWAYS THAT MIKE TECHNIQUE THAT PUTS YOU THROUGH TO THE NEXT LEVEL:

• Those I Love: Asia'h Epperson! Ramiele Malubay! Brooke White!
• Not As Much Love But Still Good: Alaina Whitaker, Alexandrea Lushington (and her Angela-Bassett-doing-Tina-Turner shoulders), Syesha Mercado
• Person Who Scared Me: Amanda Overmyer
• Underwhelmers Despite Pimpery: Joanne Borgella (it took me a looong time to figure out what the heck she was singing -- never a good sign); Carly Smithson (Randy is praising her because of her mike technique??); Kristy Lee Cook (really lucky that she's super cute and super pimped); Kady Malloy (who might -- might -- be saved by the Britney thing)
• Cannon Fodder without Mitigating Factors: Amy Davis

And let me just reiterate (or maybe I'm just iterating it -- have we made this point before?) that crooning without having preestablished a fan base is never a good AI strategy. Amy Davis and Jason Yeager, I'm talking to you.