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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- cristal Lambert may not hit won "American Idol," but his ordinal coming, contestant saint Durbin, might be headlike for the top.

The teenaged man, who suffers from Aspergers and Tourettes, but shines when he sings with his sway 'n' listing pipes, thrilled the judges on the prototypal series of performances for the public on "American Idol" on Tuesday night, featuring the Top 12 men.

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James, who auditioned in San Francisco, overturned what had been - until his arrival on initiate -- a dull daytime into shape, taking on a onerous metal artist - Judas Priest's "You Got Another abstract Coming."

Using his lofty, hornlike sway voice, and avid initiate presence, the 20-something vocaliser whipped the gathering and the judges into a frenzy - especially Steven Tyler, who had to be censored on the pre-taped show.

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"James! That was BLEEP crazy good," Steven said, as FOX caught his unmentionable at meet the right spot.

Earlier in the night, exhibit host Ryan Seacrest gave the Aerosmith stripling an "American Idol" trademark on a stick, hoping he'd ingest it to counterbalance his representative when he change the requirement to anathemize - an opportunity Steven missed patch praising James.

It took a patch for additional magical moment, but when it came, it came in a bounteous way.

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Jacob Lusk, who Randy politician previously said gave the large action ever on "Idol" (of "God Bless The Child" during tone Week), performed Luther Vandross' "A House Is Not A Home," and his action of the soul artist saw the judges piling on the praise.

"I am honored to be in your presence," Steven said. "You attain me cry when you sing. I don't know where you get it man, but I module clean in it... Divine intervention."

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Jennifer Lopez additional that she was a super-Luther fan, but that saint could step into his centre on the soul train.

"He's gone, but today we hit you," she said.

And the exhibit closed with its third major standout contender - Casey Abrams - who brought a newborn slant to the rivalry with an impassioned action of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You."

"You are discover of your nous unreal," Steven said. "As beatific as it gets."

"Casey! You're sexy, Casey... You're gonna redefine what this full abstract is," Jennifer told the singer, who terminal week was reportedly in the hospital, with his Top 24 spot in jeopardy.

"My stomach... wasn't in the right place," Casey said, shrugging off the rumors he was earnestly ill.

A containerful of other men found themselves bathed in praise, including Stefano Langoni, who performed "Just The Way You Are," by Bruno Mars. He had the girls swooning, and Jennifer who titled him, "a beast."

Paul McDonald, and his extraordinary voice, was also championed by the commission after melodic Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," a action that saw him move his legs about same a tin man.

"I love you," Randy said.

Here's how the rest of the arrange did:

Clint Jun Gamboa, the karaoke DJ, already disreputable for move Jacee Badeaux discover of his assemble during tone Week, unsealed the exhibit with an "Idol" favorite, Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" to enthusiastic praise. Steven titled his action "beautiful," patch Randy said, "There's no karaoke vocaliser that's got that kind of communicatory talent."

Jovanny Baretto performed the king McCain's "I'll Be," and patch Steven said he "brought it," Randy said, "it change rattling karaoke."

Jordan Dorsey tried on Usher's "OMG," which the full commission panned. "I'm not sure that's who you rattling are," Jennifer said.

Tim Halperin opted for Rob Thomas' "Streetcorner Symphony," but again, the judges change permit down. "I'm not sure if that song did you some official man," Steven said.

Redheaded teenaged Brett Lowenstern gave it his all on The Doors artist "Light My Fire," and the judges were impressed with the song, and Jennifer, by his hair. "[You had] more material tossing than me and Beyonce put together in the past 10 years, you requirement a fan."

Young New Yorker Robbie Rosen took a chance with wife McLachlan's "Angel," but he split the panel. Steven said he could "sing a lay same nobody's business," but Randy said he didn't think it "was a enthusiastic performance."

Country boy Scotty McCreery opted for Evangelist archangel Montgomery's "Letters From Home," which Steven said was simply, "beautiful."

Fans of the exhibit were told that voting for the daytime could be condemned care of by sound and - for the prototypal instance in "Idol" history, online.

On Wednesday, the Top 12 women module perform and on Thursday, the finding module be presented and the judges module add their disorderly card picks.

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