American Idol' recap: Season nine Top 12 perform, Top 6 boys take the stage

The "American Idol" season nine Top 12 performed live Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

Second to perform were the Top 6 boys:

Lee Dewyze - "Beast of Burden," The Rolling Stones

• Randy - One of his better performances; Put Randy in a singer/songwriter mood
• Ellen - Sounded great; Almost perfect but still expected a little more
• Kara - Energy was a little low; Performance showed so much growth since the beginning
• Simon - Lee needs to start thinking that he is better than other people

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Tim Urban - "Under My Thumb," The Rolling Stones

• Randy - Really weird performance; Didn't like the reggae version; Couldn't really hear Tim
• Ellen - Felt very on-the-beach-relaxing; Didn't wow her
• Kara - Liked that he made it his own but didn't like the performance
• Simon - A crazy decision to change the song; Change didn't work

Andrew Garcia - "Gimme Shelter," The Rolling Stones

• Randy - Pitchy at times
• Ellen - Best performance, yet
• Kara - Needed more intensity from Andrew; Thought he was missing the connection with the song
• Simon - Thinks that Andrew gave it 100 percent but that Andrew may have been better in rehearsals; Hopes that Andrew survives another week

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Casey James - "It's All Over Now," The Rolling Stones

• Randy - Definitely back in the game after bringing back the guitar
• Ellen - Fantastic
• Kara - Tonight, Casey was a rock star; Best performance since they met
• Simon - Didn't feel like Casey was using the stage to do something incredible; Seemed like an audition performance

Aaron Kelly - "Angie," The Rolling Stones

• Randy - Loved the tender moments; Reminded him of a young Justin Timberlake
• Ellen - Really was a standout performance for the night
• Kara - Absolutely saw the connection between Aaron and the song
• Simon - Thought it was going to be a disaster but Aaron ended up choosing the perfect song; Was impressed that he sang the song within his range

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Michael Lynche - "Miss You," The Rolling Stones

• Randy - Wasn't crazy about some of the ranges; Great performance, though
• Ellen - The perfect way to start the night; Can't imagine not liking him
• Kara - Really liked his swager on stage
• Simon - Thought the performance was, at times, corny, especially the dancing; Sometimes was a tiny bit desperate

Relive last week's performances and results show

Next episode (Wednesday, March 17, 2010): One contestant will be eliminated from the competition

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