# The Voice \[season thread\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520 "2011-04-23T23:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/21 "2011-05-02T04:01:32Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > There is a show starting next week called “The Voice”?! > Gee - you would think NBC would do a few promos or somethin’…\* > > \*extreme sarcasm, due to the non-stop, 36 promos per hour on this show. Before you run and hide He’s gonna get you You got no choice Because you can’t escape The Voice [/The Alan Parsons Project] ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/22 "2011-05-04T03:53:05Z")
Well they have their 32 vocalists selected. Most of those faces are just a wild blur in my mind. I find it impossible to remember any of them except the bald chick that sings like Janis Joplin. Her unique look is a bit unforgettable. 😃 😃 I wonder if they’ll address stage presence during the training? Having a great voice isn’t enough. You have to sell yourself on stage. That dude singing Cee Lo’s song looked like a wild mountain man. They need a weed eater to whack back that beard. I’m curious to see if any of the 2nd chance rejects get very far. I could tell Adam wasn’t very enthusiastic about his last two picks. He had no choice except take them. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/23 "2011-05-04T03:59:06Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I wonder if they’ll address stage presence during the training? Having a great voice isn’t enough. You have to sell yourself on stage. That dude singing Cee Lo’s song looked like a wild mountain man. They need a weed eater to whack back that beard. That’s the part I’m dreading. All this hype about “the voice” and the blind audition and how some awesome voices in the 70s were funny looking people, and yet you just \*know \*eventually there will be a big makeover episode, right? I hope I’m wrong, but… ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/24 "2011-05-04T16:56:10Z")
I enjoyed the blind auditions, and I hope the next part is okay, but I have to say that from the promos it looks _lame_. Singing battles? Complete with a faux boxing ring? Singers trying to outwail each other in duets? Ugh. A format guaranteed to reward the power singers and destroy any nuance or subtlety that makes a singer truly great. I hope I’m wrong, but when I saw that I had a visceral negative reaction to the whole concept. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/25 "2011-05-04T17:04:31Z")
I saw parts of the first two episodes. How many times did Carson Daly tell us that the Cee Lo, Adam, etc only hear the voices, and do not see the contestants. I get it Carson, they are blind auditions. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/26 "2011-05-04T17:14:12Z")
I’m worried too. Especially the boxing ring. That seems pretty lame. > [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I enjoyed the blind auditions, and I hope the next part is okay, but I have to say that from the promos it looks _lame_. Singing battles? Complete with a faux boxing ring? Singers trying to outwail each other in duets? Ugh. A format guaranteed to reward the power singers and destroy any nuance or subtlety that makes a singer truly great. > > I hope I’m wrong, but when I saw that I had a visceral negative reaction to the whole concept. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/27 "2011-05-04T19:53:30Z")
I hope they show us more coaching and less screeching. My wager - I think CeeLo will end up being the best coach, with Blake in second place. I would fall off my chair in surprise if Christina turns out to be a good coach, but stranger things have happened. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/28 "2011-05-06T05:40:20Z")
Background article on the previous career experience of the various Voice contestants. A lot of them have experience as background singers, musical theater, songwriting, and even acting. I have no problem with that. For me, I think shows like this are supposed to be for struggling musicians that are good enough to get some professional work. But, they never landed that recording contract and the big time concert tour. If an absolute novice waltzes in here and wins this thing I’ll be very surprised. Several of the singers are profiled here with their prior experience. > **[Dotdash Meredith - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher](https://www.dotdashmeredith.com)** > > Dotdash Meredith is America's largest digital and print publisher, with brands including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Investopedia, Verywell, and more! Learn about career opportunities, our leadership team, and how we can help you... ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/29 "2011-05-08T18:33:31Z")
Watched it yesterday online. Very surprised by how much I loved it. Jeff Jenkins, was amazing. [http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/jeff-jenkins/video/](http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/jeff-jenkins/video/) And, I’m in love with Blake Shelton. His tweets are hilarious. And 6’5", woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/30 "2011-05-08T18:35:39Z")
Here’s a better link for Jeff: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhbUQTfYMvA) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/31 "2011-05-11T03:18:47Z")
This is interesting. There are singers looking daggers at each other; I have a feeling claws are coming out when the singers are going head-to-head. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/32 "2011-05-11T03:21:09Z")
I watched this show for the first time tonight, so I don’t have any preconceptions about the singers, but it seems to me that Tyler Robinson wuz robbed. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/33 "2011-05-11T03:28:21Z")
I liked the duets tonight. It was nice to be able to hear them head to head, singing the same song. I agreed with all the choices except for picking the girl singer in the Leather and Lace duet. I liked her voice, but she seemed really scared. I thought the guy edged her out. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/34 "2011-05-11T03:44:00Z")
I’m relieved the only bad blood was between the two black ladies in the first round. The others all seemed like good sports that appreciated this once in a lifetime chance. Agreed. I’ m surprised the high school girl was picked. She needs some time to mature and train. I would have gone with the guy too. > [@](#): > > I agreed with all the choices except for picking the girl singer in the Leather and Lace duet. I liked her voice, but she seemed really scared. I thought the guy edged her out. I knew that first girl eliminated had an attitude. I guess it runs in the family. I wonder if they keep the families further away from now on? > [@](#): > > coach Christina Aguilera, who is known for her warm demeanor towards hopefuls and for bestowing hugs on the talent she chooses for her team, had to call security because she was attacked by one of the contestant’s family members! > > Apparently, here’s a loose account of what went down: There was a sing-off between Tarralyn Ramsey and Frenchie Davis, the latter of which is a former ‘American Idol’ contestant from a few years back as well as a Broadway singer, so if her name rings a bell, that’s why. Things got tense after the two sang Beyonce‘s ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)’ and a family member attacked Xtina. It was not clear whose family member felt the need to go after Aguilera, either. > **[Christina Aguilera Attacked Following Tonight's Battles Rounds on 'The Voice'](https://popcrush.com/christina-aguilera-attacked-battles-rounds-the-voice/)** ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/35 "2011-05-11T03:44:36Z")
Psst - I started a [thread for this week’s “The Voice” competitions.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=608036) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/36 "2011-05-11T03:49:59Z")
I don’t like the format at all. Having them sing duets head-to-head doesn’t make much sense from an artistic standpoint, and I noticed a couple of them had to add extra glory notes at the end to try to get the ‘last word’ in. Not my cup of tea. I did like most of the singers, though, and I thought the judges made the right choices. The best part of the night for me was when I saw Paul Mirkovitch behind the piano. He was the musical director for “Rock Star Supernova”, and the leader of “The House Band”, which is by far the best band any of these shows have ever had. So I looked up the band online, and sure enough, it’s mostly the same guys. They have a new lead guitarist, but all the rest of them are the same. So at least we’ll get good music behind the singers. It bodes well for the quality of the live shows once we get these ‘battle’ rounds out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/37 "2011-05-11T04:04:38Z")
I thought the singers sounded better than on AI, mostly due to better sound production and a better band. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/38 "2011-05-11T16:23:38Z")
If the show continues, I’m not sure they’ll do head-to-head singing again, but it is interesting to see a different take on the usual competition. In this instance I think I prefer American Idol’s method of making people team up and perform as a team - I think that particular crucible makes or breaks the potential contestants with all its various stresses and problems. I would have preferred the geek with the beard (Tyler) to have been chosen over the other guy (hey, did you know Tyler was GAY?!? he may have mentioned it once or 15 times). ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/39 "2011-05-11T17:18:24Z")
I thought Gay boy got robbed by pretty boy Country singer, who wasn’t all that pretty when he thought he was about to lose. Frenchy seems like a bitch on wheels - granted, a decent voice, but I hardly think audiences are going to vote for her endearing personality. Plus, it might not be such a good strategy to mention being booted from American Idol every third sentence…makes her seem like a loser with a chip on her shoulder. The other two girls were both about equal, but I would have picked the black chick simply because she really looked like she wanted to win the most of anyone who sang all night. The dude singing with the girl was OK, but hated the hat. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520/40 "2011-05-11T18:40:01Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I would have preferred the geek with the beard (Tyler) to have been chosen over the other guy (hey, did you know Tyler was GAY?!? he may have mentioned it once or 15 times). I think just about everyone agrees with this, it seems, and I venture that he lost precisely because he’s gay. Blake looked pained when he made his decision in a way that suggested to me he knew he was making the choice for the wrong reason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520.md?page=3)