Phillip Phillips not in his 'comfort zone' on 'American Idol'

Getting better, but just never hits the sweet spot for me. He's too conscious, so it's herky-jerky. And he has his own take on the song, but the original is so much better.

It's ridiculous, by the way, that we're 40 minutes into the show and only three contestants have sung; they're really padding out the two hours now that we're down to the top nine.

No chemistry that I can see, and despite the fact that Cavanagh in particular hits some nice notes, nothing that anyone will remember.