What does Eric want to do in American Idol? In his own words: "I wanna break out of the mold. I want to take what other people have done and multiply it and then raise it to higher heights. I then basically I want to fluctuate it and reverberate it, and make the vocals blend in with the music and then also stand out from the contrast."

Eric sang Black Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in a high, squeaky pitch. Simon told him that it wasn't a serious performance and told him to sing it lower. Eric sang it through a second time with parts of the lyric a bit lower, but the higher parts still hit the squeaky range. Simon was about to have Eric sing it again, but lower, but Randy jumped in and said that it wouldn't help.

Eric then switched to Hillary Duff's Fly, but Simon couldn't even distinguish which song he had sang, calling him "absolutely atrocious."

After Eric left the audition room, Simon spotted on the audition form that he had been learning to sing from Randy and Paula DVD set: Ultimate Voice Coach — Learn to Sing Like a Star!. Simon tried calling Eric into the audition, but Randy and Paula were yelling at him to leave the room. Simon ran up to catch Eric during his interview with Ryan, but Randy and Paula even went so far as to sprint after Simon to block him from talking with Eric and Ryan about it. Eric excused himself and left the building during the commotion.

Darold is dating Cavett Carr. Complete with a grill and neverending love for Cavett, he was ready to take the judges by storm.

Simon brought up the fact that Cavett had been forward with Simon, but Darold responded, "I'm not jealous. Look at my teeth — what would I be jealous for?"

Darold sang David Ruffin's I Wish It Would Rain, but not nearly well enough to pass through to the next round. The judges declined, and Darold was soon reunited with Cavett.

Cavett is dating Darold Gray. Pre-audition, Cavett pronounced to the camera:

[take 1] American Idol, me and Darold will be your next —
[take 2] America, me and Darold will be the first American Idol finalists –
[take 3] American Idol, you're looking at the next couple, me and Darold, that will be getting married. Finalists."

Cavett sang Mary J. Blige's I'm Going Down, including references to Simon throughout. Post-audition, Cavett started flirting with Simon, winking at him and licking her lips, until Simon told her that she was making him nervous. Simon told Cavett, "You are fabulous, but it was the singing that was slight off-putting."

Sophat dressed like a banana and sang the Buckwheat Boys' Peanut Butter Jelly Time.

The song was popularized years ago by a flash animation that went viral.

The judges interrupted Sophat's performance, and he had to readjust his banana outfit to see Simon call him "forgettable."

Grace did not sing well when she sang Whitney Houston's One Moment in Time, but what made this audition unique is her outfit.

Initially, we saw an odd-looking cowboy hat on her head, but when the camera pulled back, we could see the full outfit.

What did Grace wear? She chose an outfit that made it look like she was much shorter and riding a bull: Her legs made up the legs of a bull, and fake inflatable protuberances made up the bull's head (angry expression included) and tiny cowboy legs and boots.

Sholandric said that he tried out because "it's time to bring the romance and the love back into the music, and I feel like I have that to bring."

Sholandric sang Peabo Bryson's If Ever You're in My Arms Again. After a lackluster performance, Simon quickly raised his hand and gave a one word judgement: "Hideous." Randy told him that he had hit about 12 keys in the chorus and just shook his head.

Eccentric is the self-proclaimed "most exciting entertainer on the planet Earth" and claimed to have "fire equaling three men."

How can you sum up Eccentric's goals in life? Just read for yourself: "I'm an athlete. I will get into acting as well. I will get into modeling, and I will get into being an author as well as a singer, songwriter, rapper, choreographer, producer, and composer."

Eccentric claimed to be a panther and his performance showed it. As Eccentric walked into the room, he spun his notebook in front of him onto the stage. He then flung his glasses to his left and his jacket to his right. He removed his shirt and then started pacing back and forth like a panther, occasionally growling or hissing at the judges. This went on for quite some time. Finally, after some prompting from Simon, Eccentric finally sang one of his own songs, Sweetest Princess.

Needless to say, the judges quickly decided that he was not right for the competition.