Currently Listening To: fun, - We Are Young
I'm not sure if the themes for this season are suitable so far, I mean yes everyone is now choosing current songs but those songs don't really showcase much, especially if the contestants are adamant about just singing it straight on without doing anything interesting with it. The 'theme' this week is Billboard Top 10 songs from 2011 onwards, and here's how the contestants fared from the worst to the best:
MK - Perfect by Pink
Oh boy, I wish I could root for her but MK's performance was so devoid of life I wanted to lie down and sleep about a quarter way through. Vocally shaky, aesthetically empty and completely lacking in emotional connection. She's not gonna last for long now, is she? Very disappointing. 2/10
CJ - Invisible by Hunter Hayes
Um. So CJ is back in the bottom 3 for me. He did not do anything for me this week with his uninspiring song choice and lack of pitch. He's so much better than what he's doing right now. Harry was spot on about CJ going off pitch and being too sharp. And it's so...unnerving to see J.Lo trying to encourage him to do better. Another disappointment. 3/10
Dexter - Cruise by Florida Georgia Line
As expected from Dexter - a safe, country song delivered perfectly albeit rather monotonously. Harry was right in criticizing his safe song choices and his on point but boring delivery. 4/10
Sam - We Are Young by fun.
I can't say that was a bad performance, but he desperately needs to stand out more. Being one of the better singers, and yet not catching anyone's attention? That's not good Sam. He has the potential so it's time to start choosing more interesting songs, and doing something unusual with it. 4.5/10
Jena - Clarity by Zedd
Ah the glowsticks. Talk about a gimmick? Quite a big fall from last week's No. 1 spot. Let's see...there was nothing special about her performance. Jacquie from The Voice sang it much better last season. Much, MUCH better, and that was one of her worse performances! Sorry Jena, please try to pick songs that show off your voice instead of just, karaoke-ing. 5/10
Jessica - Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People
Harry and his problem with questionable lyrics. Honestly I think he was nitpicking a little. Sure, the lyrics are...questionable but she knew what she was singing about and understood the implications. Lyrics aside, she actually sang Pumped Up Kicks well. She showcased her voice, hit all the notes and made the song 'Jessica'. I think Sam should learn a thing or two from her? 6/10
Malaya - When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars
It wasn't anything to get excited about but I'll have to admit that she sang it well, hit all the notes and actually sang from her heart. Though she was never anyone's man. So yeah, good job Malaya, do keep it up, you're finally living up to your potential. 6.5/10
Caleb - Edge of Glory by Lady Gaga
Well that was an interesting song choice. The judges were pretty harsh on him but I thought he did a pretty good job with one of the more boring Gaga songs. I would agree with the judges on lacking connection with the lyrics, otherwise it was a really solid performance. 7/10
Majesty - Wake Me Up by Avicii
Poor thing sounded and looked scared throughout the song, although it's a huge improvement from last week. Very apt lyrics. Vocally I thought she was great, the arrangement was perfect for her, however she kinda took a leaf out of MK's book and was totally lacking in confidence. I guess last week's disastrous song choice and her trip to the Bottom 3 really shook her up. And what J.Lo said to her was so accurate, here's hoping that Majesty will really think about what J.Lo said and regain her confidence. 7.5/10
Alex Preston - Story of My Life by One Direction
I really liked the way he ended the song! It's such a breath of fresh air to hear someone in this competition, sing with passion, and at the same time, in tune. What is this, I'm actually excited to hear someone who sounds like Lee Dewyze omg. Shows how low this season's standard is. 8/10
Bottom 3 Prediction? MK, CJ and Jena
Who will go home? MK.
You know, I really don't understand the so-called fans. First, they were so happy that Harry's joining the judging panel because apparently he will not hesitate to point out the contestants' flaws and bad choices. Now that he is a judge, and is actually being honest about their shortcomings, the fans are annoyed because he's too harsh and cold.
Seriously? Wasn't that what you wanted? Although he does come off as a bit snotty sometimes, his comments are usually accurate and I think that'll get the contestants to WAKE UP and DO SOMETHING to impress ALL the judges (Keith and J.Lo are too nice to be assholes to the contestants).
It's already the Top 10 but everyone is still sleeping their way through the competition. I really don't understand, there's so much potential. Unfortunately none of them seems to have the drive to succeed, or even to stand out in the crowd. Last year's girls were great, but all the boys were horrendous. In my opinion, this year's girls AND boys are both good. So what's going on? Maybe they're just too young...I think all of them are younger than me =/
Edit with Results:
As expected, MK is gone. Too bad, cause she really does have a lovely voice.
Hopefully she'll continue to improve?
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