NJ family gets some praise, and criticism, on 'America's Got Talent.' Here's what happened

The Sharpe Family Singers belted out their take on the classic Kansas song "Carry on Wayward Son" during Tuesday night's "America's Got Talent."

The New Jersey act from Basking Ridge received three yeses and one no vote from the judges and are now asking for your votes to make it to the next round.

Heidi Klum offered the most glowing praise for the family's performance on Tuesday's show.

"To me, you’re like the Partridge Family from the 70s but modern," Klum said. "I hear all of your voices and they are just mind-blowingly absolutely amazing."

Howie Mandel, the lone dissenting vote, was the harshest critic.

"It felt a little bit corny. It felt a little bit outdated," Mandel said.

Mandel also criticized the song choice, as did all of the judges to an extent. They all considered theater to be more in the Sharpe Family's wheelhouse rather than rock music.

Sofia Vergara said it felt like a church service and it wasn't her favorite rendition of the song, but also praised the familial aspect of the act.

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"People are going to love you because you’re a family," she said.

Simon Cowell said he found them "very wholesome" but thought it was a terrible song choice.

"Some of the vocals were good, some weren’t soo good," he said. "... And I think some of the facial expressions were over the top as well."

The NJ family posted a link on Wednesday where fans can vote for them to advance in the competition.

The group includes Ron and Barbara Russell-Sharpe, their grown children Logan and Samantha Sharpe, and twins Aidan and Connor. Ron Sharpe and Barbra Russell-Sharpe met playing romantic leads Marius and Cosette in a national tour of "Les Miserables."

Samantha Sharpe also tried out for "American Idol" a couple of years ago.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Sharpe Family Singers appear on 'America's Got Talent'