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From http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/22/american-idol-top-6-perform/

Jason Castro - "Memory," Cats
Well, he's still clearly uncomfortable with interviews, but at least came across as goofily charming when he admitted he'd never seen any of Webber's work. Webber was surprised at the choice and told him he'd really need to let himself go to achieve something wonderful. But then admitted on camera that it might go better for Jason if he ignored everything Webber said and just ran with it. The song's tone and mood is perfectly suited for Jason's mellow vocal style. He looked nice all decked in white and perched on his stool, but I worried about his lower register as he didn't seem to emote when singing down there in nearly the way he can at his upper reaches. Luckily, the majority of the song melted right into the Castro-Zone and he came across very, very well with it.

Judges: Vocally, Randy compared it to a train-wreck but liked the visual of Castro singing it. He felt it had too much melody for Jason. Paula said it was a wise song choice that further identified his uniqueness as an artist. She liked it to Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful." It felt to Simon like the longest two minutes of his life and said it came over as a young guy being forced to sing a song he didn't want to. So apparently the judges didn't like it as much as I did at all. Could Jason be in trouble then?
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To me, if you compare it with how he usually sings, it sounded about the same. That is what I thought the judges would criticize. If you compare it to how Memory is usually belted out, then yes it was not good. Jason, you should have picked a different song!

I hate to say it, but I thought David Cook and Carly did the best, followed by Syesha and Archie, then Jason and Brooke last. I hope Brooke's major flub saved Jason for another week. Neil Diamond next week, right? He should be good at that!