I watched AMERICAN IDOL before I started cooking lunch. There are really only three really high class PERFORMERS: Crystal, Michael, and Casey. Aaron has a good voice and if he were only a few years older, I think he could have been a real threat. The last girl who shrieks at the ends of her songs has decent ability, but those notes aren't always on pitch.
But there are at least five HOPELESS performers, and the sooner they're eliminated, the better.