Please see a nice article from OK magazine with regards to James Durbin and his performance on American Idol 2011

Last night there seemed to be two themes on American Idol — choosing songs from the cinema and disregarding advice from Idol mentor/music producer powerhouse Jimmy Iovine. Rocker James Durbin did just that, as he was determined to bring authentic heavy metal to the Idol stage, even after Jimmy told him to change his song.

for more information please click here–>http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/04/watch-james-durbin-bring-heavy-metal-to-american-idol/

I agree that in James Durbin’s case the heavy metal performance was quite excellent. I do not know about Casey’s performance however, he is talented but he in this case the song choice could have been better.