Episode Recap: Season 6, Episode 3

Editors note - We've had some technical problems here at TVChicken.com which prevented us from getting these posts out on yesterday and the day before. Episode 4, the New York episode should be up this afternoon sometime. Episode 3 Original Air Date: January 23, 2007 Memphis. The home of Elvis, and... well, Heck, that's all any town needs, isn't it? The Contestants Frank "Frank 'n' Beans" Byers, SAU cheerleader. I've always wondered how male cheerleaders avoid getting beaten up. He sings "Heard It Through the Grapvine" and does a great job. But the judges hate it. Simon calls his performance "corny"and "cabaret". Paula says it's "over the top." None of them say he can't sing. Evidently they haven't had their coffee yet. Frank's rejected, but do you think that gets him down? He's a cheerleader, dang it! He leaves the room and cheers with his squad, who are waiting for him in the hallway. Not caring for the noise, Simon leans his head out the door and says, "I'm not being rude, but could you shut up?" I don't know, but if you have to preface everything you say with "I'm not being rude", maybe you are being rude. Appropriately, Ryan cusses Simon out in response. Timika Sims, 16. She's so inarticulate when she talks to the judges, Simon has to ask her to repeat herself several times. She sounds like cat stuck in screen door. She makes sure to flip the camera the bird on her way out. Christopher Rivera, 16. He sings a Stevie Wonder song. He sounds like he's singing backward. Stevie would turn over in his grave - if he were dead. Alexis Partee. He sings "Square Biz" by Tina Marie. He's the third person so far that Simon can't understand. Apparently, something gets lost in translation between American Southern Drawl and British Butt Pimple. Jason "Sundance" Head. He's Roy Head's son. You remember Roy Head. He had a number one song that got knocked off the charts by the Beatles. You remember him now, right? Me neither. Sundance sings "Starry Monday" and does pretty wel. The judges are very impressed. Simon says he will be 'amazed if you don't make the finals'. After Sundance leaves the room, Simon says he blew 'Taylor out of the park'. Wandera Hicheye. She's alright, but she sounds just like a lot of other singers who are alright. The judges reject her and she cries as she leaves. But she's not just sad, she's mad too. She takes a swipe at the camera as she leaves. Travis McKinney. He plans to a song about him and his girlfriend. He promises that everyone in the room will be emotional. He starts off with a spastic Michael Jackson dance, then launches into a weird non-rap. Randy said he sounds "Crazy". Danielle McCulloch. "If You Want My Lovin'" by Aretha Franklin. Randy isn't "blown out" by her, but Paula likes her. Simon likes the "bluesy quality" of her voice. It's 2-to-1. She's going to Hollywood. Christopher "Topher" McCain. Is "stoked" at the opportunity to meet Paula. He says she's "hot". Fortunately for Paula, Topher is available now. He's just split up with his wife. It seems he caught her messing around. He forgave her, but she said she wanted to keep messing around. That's when he put his foot down and told her that it might possibly be time to try being apart, if that works for her. He sings "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins. Simon compares him to a drunken Karaoke singer. This is another guy who looks like he'd be better suited for Beauty and the Geek. Janita Burks. She looks like she just walked in from the red light district. She says, "My style works in with my confidentiality." She's very, um, confidential in her ability to sing. She performs "Disco Inferno". and almost shakes out of her dress, if you know what I mean. Sean Michel, homeless man with a long beard. Says he looks like "Osama bin Laden, or Jesus Christ, or Castro", which is understandable since all of those guys look alike. He surprises everyone by doing a great job during his audition. Randy tells him, "I don't care what you look like, you can blow!" Melinda Doolittle. She's a professional background singer. She performs "For Once In My Life" by Stevie Wonder. She does extremely well, which is what you'd expect from a professional singer. The judges love her and tell her she needs to have more confidence in her abilities. She's going to Hollywood. Robert Lee Homes. He tells Ryan that he's not going to dance, but he'll do some "Boodlin'". "I have a outstanding voice and an outstanding vocal," he tells us. He tells the judges, "I write stories." When the judges ask him what his stories are about, he responds, "About the music of Robert." Simon asks him, "How would you end this story?" "With a period," he says. He sings "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley, sounds more like he has heartburn. Philip Stacey. He missed the birth of his child for this. He tells us he plans to sing "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye, because he's positive that's the last thing his wife wants to hear from him today. He changes his mind once he gets in the audition room and sings "My Girl" by the Temptations instead, and dedicates it to his wife and two daughters. He starts the song kind of weird, but ends pretty well. He tries another song, but starts it off weird too. Randy and Paula vote him through, but with reservations. Tomorrow - New York