[upier]

Of the boys, I think Anthony is in the same boat as Carrie. A fine natural voice, although less advanced that Carrie, but no performance skills whatsoever. Simon has always been too harsh with Anthony, because Simon never liked Clay and unfairly sees Anthony as another Clay. Actually, I think Simon's problem with Anthony is that he has really sucked the past few weeks. He has been way out of key. Just the way Nikko was last week. He sang his song is 5 or 6 keys and even invented one or two.

[Wolfstar]

I agree that Anthony's recent performances have not been as strong as he was earlier in the competition. Early in the competition, Simon said Anthony reminded him of Clay, and he's been pretty danged hard on the kid ever since. Anthony does have a good voice. There must be some reason why he made it to the final 8 even with Simon ragging on him almost from the time the contestants first went to Hollywood. I think Anthony's self-confidence is pretty well shot by now, and it shows in his performances.