American Idol 2012 Top 6: Jessica Sanchez ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

"American Idol" is all about finding a singer who can move contemporary music forward. Who could not be moved, then, by the decision to force the final six contestants to sing songs from Queen? Yes, the band hasn't been relevant for 20 years, but at least they play "We Will Rock You" at NFL games.

Sensitive viewers would have noticed that Ryan Seacrest's hair seemed to be describing a peculiar vertical. This was because he was still sick minutes before the show. Yes, it was so bad that Randy Jackson was brought in to offer an anodyne voice over introducing Queen - of whom surely at best five percent of the voters had ever heard.Judges: Overall the judges are liking it but they aren’t giving the highest praise, except for Randy, who sounds like the president of the Jessica Sanchez fan club. Steven thinks rock is not her forte, but Freddie Mercury would have liked it. Jennifer said it was great but it needed more of a rock edge.Randy thought it rocked and Jessica can sing anything, but she needs to channel some Tina Turner vibe.