Casey Abrams outshone by his standup bass on 'American Idol'

Casey Abrams is up next on "American Idol." He decides to sing "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," with his bass. Oh jeez....

It starts super-cheesy and self-indulgent, complete with ridiculous blue screen graphics of falling raindrops behind him.

I liked Casey a lot at the start, but he's really lost his way -- his tone and voice are still good, but it's like he's trying to be what he imagines we want him to be. Some nice vocals as it goes on, but I don't know. I just don't like him.

Randy Jackson says "you did justice to that song," and "you're making the upright bass cool." Steven Tyler calls him a "true musician," Jennifer Lopez claims, to laughter, that she'd pay "top dollar" to be in the front row to see him and his bass.

I don't know. The judges are really in the tank for him.