From Pussy Cat to Lion

"Big Mike" Lynche went from pussy cat to lion, in the words of Simon Cowell, Tuesday night on "AI," singing James Brown's "This Is A Man's World."  Nicely done, my muscle-bound man.  Big Mike's soulful rendition was the only real standout performance, strangely enough.   The guys definitely improved their game, after the sudden switcheroo. It was supposed to be Ladies Night, but my favorite Crystal Bowersox got rushed to the hospital, so they did a flip-flop with the dudes.

John Park went flat with "Gravity." Casey James, the Hotness, tried to trump Bo Bice, with his "I Don't Wanna Be," rock star turn, slappin' the electric guitar, shooting for a Stevie Ray Vaughn vibe. He was, as Ellen D. said, "a little stiff." Even Kara, back from her meeting with HR, didn't go wild and cougarish. In fact, she thought Casey took a few steps thataway with that done-to-death tune. Time to retire that Gavin Degraw hit, oh please. Andrew Garcia didn't exactly bring it, with "You've Got Somethin'."  Alex Lambert, the Mullet Boy, improved with "Everybody Knows." He sounded nice and didn't throw up, always a plus, in my opinion.

Todrick Hall went seriously mischuga with "What's Love Got To Do With It." Jermaine Sellers may have rocked his onesie, but his cocky version of "What's Goin' On," had nothing good goin' on, whatso. Aaron Kelly did a snoozy, but sweet take on "My Girl." Tim Urban flashed his baby blues on "Come On Get Higher," dismissed by all, 'cept Simon. Go figure! Tim is so freakin' cute, he belongs on "Gossip Girl." I'm just sayin'. And finally, Lee Dweyze had some issues with his pants on the ground. He kept pulling them up during "Lips of an Angel," and it made me kind of nervous he was about to "drop trou," as the kids say. Still, he's got that growly Daughtry thing on his side, so we'll see, people. We shall see!