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…