^ he's my favorite but I'm not rooting for him to win, and i never watched the show before this year but if he can go far enough get noticed and get out of it with a good recording contract that would be probably better than winning for him so he can be signed with his band since they're still together. I'll be really happy if he end up in the Top 5. (And I bet he has more talent than the last 3 winners)
^ ok i watched one performance of each of the last 3 winners, and I don't thin he's a clone of them, they play guitar and are Rock oriented but the comparison stop there, he really has a particular ton and attitude, lets say that he's less basic. But that doesn't change what I said before I think it would be better for him to just go far enough and get a recording contract without winning I think he can get that easily since the album he released last year really got up on the Itunes charts after he performed his original song and it's not even under his name.
and I'm sure you aren't interested thats for the ones who are.
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Also I have no clue who could win but to me there is more talent in the guys that girls, none of the girl really standout.
@ Lee getting the worst performance slot.