The Voice US Season 3: Top 8 Perform
29 November, 2012 3:20 PM
Xtina lost another team member when Sylvia Yacoub was eliminated along with Bryan Keith from Team Adam, which came as a shocker to most. None is safe. We are down to 8 now and by the end of the week, only 6 will remain. Will Xtina lose her last contestant? Will Adam and Blake be left with no team? ... This is The Voice!
Recap after the JUMP ...
"Someone Like You" - Team Adam - 8,5/10
- Before she decided to audition for the show she got her first
apartment. Why is this relevant? She feels this show is part of her
transition to being independent. Adam picked this song to show that
journey. Adam wants to make this song very powerful, he wants to take
this Adele song the rock route, similar to her "Dream On" performance.
"I think that we've got something very explosive", he says. She's got a
powerful voice but to me, her cover sounded a lot like Adele's. It was
slightly rocky when she screamed that big note but that's it. Was this
the radical arrangement Adam was talking about? Cause I didn't see it.
She's a phenomenal singer and that was indeed an incredible performance
so she's definitely safe.
Cody Belew
"Somebody to Love" - Team Cee Lo - 6/10
- Cee Lo gave him this song because he believes "that torch can be passed from Freddie to Cody". Freddie is Cody's hero, he molded himself after him. Cody lives in Nashville but it wasn't really working for him. "When you are told no so much, it does weaken you", he says. I was ready to trash his vocals but besides from some bum notes, this was a very strong performance. The gospel choir was annoying and I hate he keeps doing this insanely big songs but it wasn't as atrocious as it could've been. It was just boring, where's fun Cody? I miss Bam Bam.
Terry McDermott
"Over" - Team Blake - 5/10
- Blake wants Terry's version of this song to be the version. He wants
to erase his because he thinks the song is ever suited for Terry than it
ever was for him. Terry wants to show a little versatility by singing
this song. His song was born when he was on tour. He misses his family. I
wonder who was the rock band Blake said wrote this song, cause it's a
dull one. The song suited Terry's voice but the performance wasn't
exciting and not dynamic at all. He sounded decent if not a bit
strained. Not his best but at least he sang something current.
Melanie Martinez
"Too Close" - Team Adam - 9,5/10
- She doesn't want to go back to living a normal teenager life. She
thinks this song relates to how she feels at the moment with her current
relationship. She's going through a break-up. Adam says their entire
first album was about a break-up. No kidding? Haha. Adam tells to
Melanie that he's like his older brother and he'll kick somebody for
her. Haha. She's back to the basics tonight, playing both the guitar and
the tambourine. This is "Toxic" 2.0 but only a lot better. I adore this
song, it's quite haunting on it's own but Melanie took that to a whole
new level. She's such a quirky artist, I love everything she did here,
from the set (dope as Xtina would say) to her soaring voice everything
was perfect, probably her best so far.
Dez Duron
"U Smile" - Team Christina - 6/10
- Dez is the only contestant left on Team Christina. He's always wanted
to do music. His dad was extremely proud when he got into Yale but he
had to chase this dream. Xtina wants to show he's not a one trick pony
so he's taking on the Biebs tonight. Why does this sound like what he
did last week then? He somehow made an Bieber song sound decent enough
and for that I applaud him but if he wanted to show he can also be a pop
singer he didn't succeeded cause this was more jazz than anything. Good
arrangement, it suited her voice perfectly. I was bored though, he's
just too cheesy.
Trevin Hunte
Nicholas David
"What's Going On" - Team Cee Lo - 6,5/10
- He says he has no plans of cutting his beard because his wife is
pregnant and the tradition is to keep it growing while they are growing.
Or something like that. Cee Lo says that Nick has a staying power. Bill
Withers, the guy who wrote "Lean On Me", joins Cee Lo and Nicholas
during rehearsals. Bill warns Nick not to go crazy on this. This is the
performance I most enjoyed from him. To me, this was the time he showed
the most soul and while I still wanted more, his vocals were terrific on
this. He just seems to be a bit lazy, he needs to pour everything into
his performance and right now, he's not doing that. Singing this old
classics has worked quite well for him so far but the question is, can
he be current? I'm starting to believe he can't.
Cassadee Pope
"Are You Happy Now?" - Team Blake - 8,5/10
- She reached #1 on iTunes last week. She says it was unreal. She never expected to create such a bond with Blake, she says he's like a crazy uncle to her. Blake thinks this is the right next step for her. Cassadee has picked great song but my problem with this is that she sounded exactly like Michelle does, mostly at the beginning, so this may not have been the best song to show her originality though it was really fitting. Either way, this was another amazing performance, she sounded a little underpitch during most of the verses. She nailed the big notes though and her tone was as lovely as ever. I find her lower register so incredible, I wish she used it a little more. While this wasn't as good as last week, this was still really solid. I wonder if she'll be better on country material, maybe she should try that again next week. Apparently Adam hates The Roxy cause they didn't gave him a dressing room. Diva much? Haha.
Ranking
- Melanie Martinez
- Cassadee Pope
- Amanda Brown
- Nicholas David
- Cody Belew
- Dez Duron
- Trevin Hunte
- Terry McDermott
Results
Safe by Public's Vote:
Nicholas David
Cassadee Pope
Melanie Martinez
Terry McDermott
Amanda Brown
Eliminated:
Dez Duron
Cody Belew
Cody had it coming but I was expecting Trevin to be the second contestant eliminated tonight. Dez seemed to have a strong fan base and I would've bet his looks and decently good voice were going to take him further. That shows that you can't always relay on your good looks. Next week, I predict Trevin and Terry will be leaving us.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Post a Comment