I did not watch the whole thing – I got home in time to see only a couple people.<\/p>\n
Katherine McPhee: horrible dress. Adorable hair. I hated how she stalked around the stage. It seemed totally random. She ignored Barry Manilow’s advice about keeping a specific person in mind to sing to. It seemed very GENERAL. Which is horrible, when you’re a performer. Good performers have many different qualities that make them good – but one thing they ALL have is they are SPECIFIC. To all the singers on the show, except for Mandisa: THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE SINGING TO. God – this is where they really show their amateurishness. BUT on the good side: the chick has some major pipes. That’s a professional voice. I actually could see her performing on Broadway. Her voice is a Broadway voice. I wish she would let loose with it a bit more – and really LOSE herself in the song. She’s way too self-conscious, and too much preening for the audience. Forget the audience. Look at the great singers in their heyday: Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland … Yes, they are great performers … but when they are in a song, the entire world goes away, and we see their private inner world – dreams, hopes, longings … They let us IN there. That’s why they are legends. Katherine: stop preening. It’s amateurish. Stop strutting around randomly. This is stagecraft 101. If you make a gesture on stage – make sure you have a damn good reason. Otherwise, you look like a puppet. You wanna be a professional? Start taking your art seriously. I’m serious. She’s got the best voice on the show. But somehow … it’s not GETTING to me.<\/p>\n
Taylor: Sorry, Taylor fans, I thought his performance was a mess. I agreed with Simon. First of all: horrible and lazy song choice. It didn’t show off his voice – which is a fantastic voice. I love his voice. Also, the dancing around – I feel sometimes like the atmosphere in that room is artificial (hahaha YA THINK???) and they forget what it feels like to actually have to WORK on an audience. In my opinion, Taylor’s getting lazy. Come on, dude – challenge yourself. Go there. Paula and Randy are right – you already ARE a star. But I was bored bored bored by your performance last night.<\/p>\n
Lisa: Uhm – she made no impression. She’s adorable, and I love her passion … but I think her voice is unattractive, and again, she looks like a raging amateur.<\/p>\n
Kevin: I want to put a frog in his bed. Or booby-trap his locker. I’m sick of this kid.<\/p>\n
Elliot: LOVE this guy’s voice. But … it’s empty. Weird. Alex and I had a big conversation once about Lorna Luft – we were listening to a tape of her singing – and you can HEAR Lorna’s mother in her voice – I mean, God – we all should be blessed with such pipes – but something’s missing. It’s an empty experience listening to her. It is JUST a good voice. Now Lorna’s sister – ahem – Liza Minelli – is the opposite. I think that, actually, Lorna has, technically, the better voice. But Liza is a fantastic performer. She just GOES there. It is NEVER an empty experience listening to Liza. Elliot strikes me like Lorna Luft. Which … would mortify him. Although I’m sure he doesn’t even know who Lorna Luft is. He doesn’t connect with the lyrics, or the audience. However: I do love the sound of his voice. He makes it all sound easy.<\/p>\n
Kellie: I’m gonna be brutal, so look out. She looks awful. I hate her hair. She DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO WALK ON STAGE. I thought she was going to fall over at any minute. When she came down the small set of steps, I held my breath. She kept looking down at her feet to make sure she didn’t trip. Uhm – maybe a nitpick – but that’s the deal. Professionals don’t behave that way. Mandisa, to me, already seems like a professional. Like she would just CHARGE down those stairs, and if she tripped?? Oh well, she’d keep singing. Kellie Pickler is in way over her head. I also can’t stand her persona. Phony. I’m over her. Also, frankly: I don’t think she can sing. Her low notes suck (come on, singers – don’t just go for the big orgasmic high notes – that’s LAZY. Work on your lower registers. You’re not all that good yet. You’ve got work to do.) And there’s something … vapid about her voice. She didn’t know WHAT she was singing about. The song had no depth. (The song itself has depth … but she didn’t bring any depth to it.) Amateur. Go home.<\/p>\n
Ace: Sigh. I thought he was terrible. I have no idea why people make such a big deal over his falsetto. I think it’s atrocious. I literally winced when he hit that last note. Also, Ace: the big floaty arm movements when you sing do not really serve you or your performance. BUT on the flipside: the guy really does seem like a sweetheart. I actually like him very much.<\/p>\n
Paula truly seemed like she was jacked up on coke last night. When Simon kept condescendingly shushing her, I guffawed with laughter. hahahahahaha<\/p>\n
SO:<\/p>\n
Who do you all think is leaving??<\/p>\n
My vote is Lisa, even though I WANT Kevin to go. I think it’s her turn to leave. What do you think???<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I did not watch the whole thing – I got home in time to see only a couple people. Katherine McPhee: horrible dress. Adorable hair. I hated how she stalked around the stage. It seemed totally random. She ignored Barry … Continue reading