Joshua is a better singer but I agree that the wailing and "voice tricks" are a detriment. It certainly puts me off and these may be part of why he goted voted off. I am gonna go out on a limb and say the same thing could happen again based on Gail's point. The show IS called American IDOL... not Best Singer. I enjoyed Philip's performances more than theirs even tho he can't sing ANYwhere near as good as them.