‘American Idol’ Top 10 Men: What They Need To Do

After a rocky week one, we have some advice for Andrew Garcia, John Park and the rest of the guys. By Eric Ditzian Andrew Garcia Photo: Michael Becker / FOX The pressure is on the top 10 “American Idol” men. After a series of roundly derided performances last week that had experts and fans questioning if this season’s talent is the weakest in the show’s history , Andrew Garcia, Casey James and the rest of the men will take the “Idol” stage Tuesday night (March 2) after a last-minute switch with the top 10 ladies (word is Crystal Bowersox is suffering from unspecified “medical issues”). So what do the men need to do to win back the hearts — and ears — of the nation? How can they get enough votes to avoid landing in the bottom two? Here’s what we do (and don’t) want to see from these “Idol” hopefuls. Andrew Garcia We’ve already heard Garcia remix versions of tunes from Paula Abdul, Adele and Fall Out Boy. And we’ve already seen how what we at first took for wild originality has come to seem like remix-by-the-numbers blandness. Garcia needs to forget about reinventing a tune and wow us with his vocals instead of his musical tinkering. Casey James That this cowboy kid had the best men’s performance of last week said more about the show’s overall weakness than it did about his rendition of Bryan Adams’ “Heaven.” We’ll be looking to see James expand on his chilled-out singer/songwriter vibe and deliver a bit of old-fashioned rock and roll,

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