I don’t know that Jordin wowed me, but hers was the only performance out of the first set that didn’t bore me to tears.
Blake is gonna beatbox, again???
Blake’s didn’t bore me–it just came across as a bit karaoke in all but the bridge to me. You’re right about Melinda and Lakisha’s first, though, IMO.
Jordin’s performance wasn’t goose-bump inducing, but it was the best of the night so far (and that includes Melinda and Blake’s second performances, which were at least better than the first).
I thought he sounded like Sean Connery, too. So why can’t these guys, who must have plenty of money, afford to get decent fitting dentures?
Darn, I missed most of it due to being out eating Indian food, and came just to watch Blake’s second performance… I wasn’t really impressed, and was trying to figure out what the theme was.
For a moment I thought it was Caribbean steel drum/reggae styles…
I was unimpressed by Lakisha, but I’m liking Jordin’s second song.
Of the whole night, Jordin’s first song was probably the best, followed by Melinda’s second, followed by Jordin’s second.
Blake and Lakisha are the ones who need to worry about going home this week, I think, though I’d hope Blake makes it to the semi-finals at least just cause I like him more than Lakisha overall.
This has to be Blake’s week to go.
He was horrible with all that beat-boxing!
Barry looked exactly right. Not surgically enhanced to within an inch of plasticizing, not a dried up wizened hag. He looks as if he’s letting himself age naturally and I like that.
I liked Blake’s second song (although it would have been better without the beatboxing) and Lakisha’s hair looked like hair.
That’s all I have to say. It was pretty boring.
I did notice that, on the first song, once again LaKisha ignored the celebrity judge’s advice. Sigh. She really does think she knows best, doesn’t she?
I enjoyed the show, but nobody really grabbed me. Everyone was a’ight, but no wows. Of course, thinking back to prior seasons at this point, a’ight is a vast improvement over some of the folks who made it to the final four in earlier years. Jasmine, anyone? Who never found a note she couldn’t sing flat?
I’m beginning to think Jordin is going to win – she’s probably the most pop marketable. Although I’m willing to bet that Melinda will be atop the R&B charts by this time next year.
After Bon Jovi night, I was really looking forward to BeeGees night. It stank to high heavens. Rats! The only song I really thought was great was Jordin’s “To Love Somebody.” Her “Woman in Love” wasn’t as bad as the judges said, IMO, but there are a few singers who are in the “Do Not Touch” echelon and on of them is Barbra Streisand.
For the life of me, I don’t understand their song choices. Gibb is the second most prolific British composer behind Paul McCartney and Melinda chose “Love You Inside & Out”? Even though it was a #1 record, the BeeGees didn’t even perform it in their own concerts. “I love you backward and forward with my heart hanging out” is just not an example of great lyrics. (Sorry, Barry.)
And what happened to my favorite Blake? Argh! I am one of the few people who knows “This is Just Where I Came In,” but I have no idea what the heck he did to the song. It didn’t resemble anything close to the original song. And “You Should Be Dancing” is funky enough on its own without funkisizing it some more. Yikes!!! And I was hoping he’d be in the finals.
I actually thought **Lakisha ** did fine even though she constantly played it safe by dropping down into a lower key, though Gibb encouraged her to stretch her vocals. But “Stayin’ Alive”??? Why? Yes, it’s recognizable but people get out of breath singing that standing still.
I can think of a dozen songs that I’d have rather heard them sing instead of what I heard, including “Come on Over,” “Immortality,” Eyes that See in the Dark," “Fanny Be Tender”…
It was a boring evening all around. Most of those songs are pretty blah unless they’re sung upbeat, with falsetto and other devices.
Jordin had the best performance, Melinda came second, but I really didn’t like Jordin’s second song. She was capable of carrying it off, but actually sounded better when she was rehearsing than in the actual performance.
I rate Melinda as number 1 for tonight, but that’s because she didn’t mess up either song. If I hadn’t followed the whole season and tuned into tonight’s programme, I would have switched channels.
My thoughts exactly. The entire time I saw him on the telly, I was obsessed with his choppers. And what was up with his mustache? Nice bloke, though.
Jordin really impressed me today. She has a wonderful voice, and she’s really pretty. I liked “Woman In Love” better than the judges did.
Lakisha - not so great today. “Stayin’ Alive” at half speed? Why? Second song was better though.
Blake - horrendous on “You Should Be Dancing.” It was cack. As Randy noted in the second performance, you don’t have to beatbox on every damn track. Put it in mothballs for a week or so, hmm? Second song I’d never heard before… odd choice.
Melinda… I agree her song choices were weird, but she’s Ol’ Faithful. Gets the job done.
I think I’m in the Jordin camp now. Damn, she is a fine looking woman. Only 17… she’s got a bright future ahead of her.
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Wow, I totally would not recognize him if I saw him on the street! And I’m having trouble reconciling his goofy-ass falsetto (I’m a BeeGee’s fan, but I admit it’s largely for the cheese factor) with his speaking voice. Heh. (He totally sounds like a bad impression of Sean Connery!)
Melinda: I am not familiar with this song, but it sounds very generic. I have no specific complaints about the performance, but I won’t remember it five minutes from now, either.
Blake: I know it’s totally legitimate, but guys singing in extreme falsetto just makes me giggle. He’s doing it well enough, I guess. The beatboxing break in the middle was really cool but the stuttery bits in the verses/chorus were kind of distracting. I think it would have been MUCH better if he’d just kept the beatboxing at that–oh god–no–did Ryan Seacrest just beatbox the phone number?!? Dear god, why?
LaKisha: Very ballsy song choice. I see that she didn’t take the advice of taking it up to the higher register, and she should have. Singing it low fucks it up. Love the song. Thought if she took Barry’s advice it would have been cool, but instead she murdered it. Make her go away please, kthx.
Jordin: I’m not familiar with this song, either. She started off a little iffy, maybe? but in the middle she took it by the balls and made it hers. She really needs to get rid of the horrible shit she is dressed in, though. What is that, Grandma’s kitchen curtains from the '70s, over jeans?? Such a pretty girl, such a nasty outfit.
Melinda #2: boring. Paula used the right word: “technician”. Not artist. Technician. Yeah, she’s a good technician, but who cares? Snore.
Blake #2: Another song I don’t know. He’s caught my attention, I’m actually watching the TV on purpose, and not just because it’s the colorful, shiny thing in the room. It’s not holding me though… Blake… honey… I’m slipping away… ok maybe it’s better now. This is really up and down for me.
Judge Judy? WFT? That was random.
LaKisha #2: she is “sing-ging” a song (I hate that pronunciation. I’m sorry. I know that is terrible of me but I am what I am.) Bleah what he hell is this? This sucks ass. Meandering boring bullshit. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz begins drooling on self She isn’t done yet? Oh god let it end. Oh I think it’s amost over! YES! Last note! Thank god! Well. That is several minutes of my life I won’t get back. That dress is flattering on her, though, except for the lumpy butt.
Jordin #2: Wow she’s beautiful. This song is the best of the evening by FAR. Wow. She has this emotional nuance to her voice that just grabs me. Remind me again… she’s 17? Holy shit. The judges are on crack on this one.
Ok so compare the tecnically proficient Melinda to Jordin’s emotional and yet dead-on singing tonight. Sorry, but Jordin comes out as the one I’d prefer to listen to HANDS DOWN. I’d buy her album. She’s the only one on the show I can say that of.
Blah, blah, blah…Barry, I’m sorry, but I never cared a whit for you and your music, so tonight was kind of a wash for me. The difference between the best performance (LaKisha’s version of Stayin’ Alive) and the worst (Melinda’s Love You Inside And Out) was so close as to hardly matter. No one did terrible, no one blew me away.
As much as I though LaKisha had the best single performance tonight, I still hope she goes tomorrow. She’s by far the least interesting of the remaining four.
In going over my scoresheet, I see that Jordin’s average was highest – I’ll go along with that.
By the way, did Barry Gibb have some sort of tragic accident? He has absolutely no upper lip. I recognize his talking a bit funny as the result of getting used to new dentures, but still – there was no upper lip there at all. Kinda creepy.
I wasn’t too impressed overall either.
If I had to pick an overall winner tonight, it’d be Jordin. Her rendition of “Woman In Love” wasn’t as bad as the judges seemed to think, but yeah, you’ve got to give her credit for choosing a Streisand tune.
What’s with the black hair, Blake? shaking head Tonight just wasn’t your night.
I have no idea what possessed LaKisha to try “Stayin’ Alive”. Paula was correct – it’s a song that screams “Dance!”. Slowing down a tempo with a song like that is a big no-no in my book.
Surprisingly I wasn’t very wowed with Melinda this time. Technician, yes. But, as Paula said, “You gotta forget the technical part and let it all hang out” (paraphrase).
Blech! Big snore-fest. I think the problem was that the BeeGees had a unique sound that made those songs good. If you’re not a BeeGee, it’s just not gonna happen. The songs were boring as hell as interpreted by others.
I thought Jordin did better than they gave her credit for.
Blake’s outta here.
Blech all around. And I wish I could figure out what Randy means by “pitch”.
Same here. Jordin was not “pitchy” if pitchy means off-key, which I thought was what he meant most of the season. He needs to get through an evening without using that word to describe what he’s trying to say.
Maybe he’s trying to channel Simon LeBon?
If you don’t know who he was, he was the lead singer for Duran Duran. A singing group. From the 80’s. “Rio.” ?
Sigh.