American Idol

Last night’s American Idol auditions took host Ryan Seacrest and judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler to Houston, Texas.

THE GOOD

• Cortez Shaw shined with Adele‘s “Someone Like You.” J-Lo said, “Ah, so that’s what that song sounds like,” referencing all of the bad auditions she’s heard with the tune.
• Ramiro Garcia, who had a hearing disability as a child, got his hearing back, along with a killer voice to perform “Amazing Grace.”
• Skylar Laine brought some serious country with “Hell on Heels” by Pistol Annies.
• Baylie Brown, who was rejected five years ago at age 16, returned to make it through with Bon Jovi‘s “Bed of Roses.”
• Kristina Osorio, a newly-single mother of three, got her ticket to Hollywood with Adele’s “One and Only.”

THE BAD

• Looks like Phong Vu is this season’s William Hung. He loved to be on camera, while proudly belting out an off-key rendition of Toni Braxton‘s “Unbreak My Heart.”
• Erin “Nire” Kettl‘s impish version of “Unbreak My Heart” sent Randy into a fit of laughter.
• The revolutionary Alejandro Cazares proclaimed, “Grant me the power to bring revolution to the world,” and mangled “Looking Up” by Paramore.
• Julie Shuman wore tight leather pants to screech through Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.”
• Vanessa Hernandez screeched through Marvin Gaye‘s “Heard It Through the Grapevine.”
• Linda Williams impressed the male judges with “Fallin” by Alicia Keys, but J-Lo wasn’t impressed by the attractive singer. Lopez repeatedly asked her fellow judges, “Are you guys crazy,” and told Randy, “Wake up! Honestly, I feel like somebody slipped you something.” Before going through, Williams said she was excited enough to pee. Steven Tyler told her to, “Go right ahead.”Here’s a montage of the auditions