Droid, I think a number of the rockers will have problems with Manilow - just as the R&B divas might struggle on Rock Night. It kind of all balances out though. A true artist can make a solid attempt at things outside of their comfort zone and pull it off well enough. We all know that the winner gets saddled with enough oddball stuff on their first album anyway - unless they're lucky like Carrie Underwood and fall nicely into a solid genre (her country debut was solid through and through).

I had not heard anything about themes or guest "coaches" this season. I hope they shy away from the coaches as last season turned into "who is hawking their new album this week". Blah. This should be about the contestants, not the guests.

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