Phillip Phillips: In the Money Tonight

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On the first live audition show of season 11, American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez tossed out nothing but praise. Every performance was magical, every contestant apparently did an incredible job.

It was pure fluff and rather annoying, but at least the panel got it right with one hopeful: Phillip Phillips.

This crooner covered a Phil Collins classic, strumming his guitar to "In the Air Tonight" and hitting all the right notes. Randy compared Phillips to Dave Matthews, which may have been the only intelligent thing Randy said all night. Watch the performance and judge for yourself...

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    Phillip Phillips finally was able to strut his "stuff" with John Fogarty on the show. He is in no way, shape or form impersonating ANYONE!! He kept telling all of us that he was anxious to sing HIS KIND of music. Well, he did and, boy, did it ever come through. As sick as he was, he was able to pull it off. I have a great admiration for him.

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    For the umpteenth time, Phillip Phillips has listed Dave Matthews as his inspiration! Also, making fun of his name is honestly just childish and lame.

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    WOW, this guy phillip phillips was BORN into an UNoriginal family, I mean COME ON, his parents couldn't think of another NAME????? REALLY?? wow. Dave Matthews wanna-be, NOT unique. I agree, if he wins, I QUIT! oh, but dumb little pre-teen girls who have no idea who DM is will vote their fingers off! Those are the ones AI caters to anyway, so they will push Phil to win it, so the pre teens can get their moms to buy his lame fake DM music. please.

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    This kid needs to be called out. If he wants to be Dave Matthews, fine. But to sit there on national TV and be called "original" and a "true artist" is ridiculous and wrong. This kid is a complete Dave Matthews ripoff and is somehow getting away with it. I am outraged by it.

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    And tonight... Phillip pulls out the 12 string.. I only know one other artist who pulls this instrument out on a regular basis.... guess who people?