I love the way the producers have handled The Voice in comparison to the sloppiness that is American Idol. With American Idol you feel like the show drags on, and on, and on.
So this is how the performances work this week....
To start out, the live show is only one night a week, not two nights like American Idol, thank God! Carson Daly informed us last night that each of the contestants would sing a solo performance, and then later in the evening, perform as a group. Little did we know, their group performance also included their judge, which I truly believe was a creative idea on their part.
Only one person from each of the teams will be able to advance depending on the viewers votes, but another one will advance solely on the judge's discretion. What does all this mean? It means Christina will lose half of her team and Blake will lose half of his team. I'm loving this already. Can you imagine having to wait for each contestant to be voted off one by one? Not in The Voice's case, they got it together, it seems like.
Before the contestants sang for their lives, the judges belted out a few of Queen's hits, which was quite entertaining. And another thing great about the show, is the judges' willingness to know their team. Not only do they provide the one-on-on coaching the contestants desperately need, they spend a good amount of time together, going out to dinner and such. I thought that was impressive.
Okay, so before we get started on the performances, let me reiterate. Each judge will lose half of their team, one contestant chosen by the viewers and one contestant chosen by their judge will advance. Next week Christina will only have 2 people on her team, and the same goes for Blake. Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green's teams will be performing next week, and the same rules will apply.
Watch the performances, and my reviews after the jump...
Last night, my partner Ryan, and I watched the final Battle Round of The Voice, and I'd have to say, I was really disappointed with the Judges this time around. I don't think they were thinking straight, or maybe they were so tired from a full day of coaching their teams, that the last round didn't matter to them as much.
Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh. Surprisingly, I felt Blake made the right decision this week, and I blatantly disagreed with Christina's and Cee Lo's choices.
It's all or nothing for these ladies and gents - next week is the Live performances. We'll get to see how well they were coached by their judges.
I have posted each week's Battle Rounds on my blog, so click one of the links below if you wish to see the battles for the first time or watch them again at your own leisure.
In the following video, Jeff Jenkins and Casey Desmond battle it out, singing, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John
I already knew who I wanted to win this round. I wanted Jeff to take this one home, but after watching Casey give him a run for his money, it left me speechless. They worked really well together and their chemistry was fantastic, but in the end I felt Jeff should take it home, because of his vocal ability. Adam Levine made the right decision, and went along with me on this. :-). Continuing from last week's record, I'm 11-2.
In the following video, Xenia Martinez and Sara Oromchi battle it out, singing, "I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders
What a Hot Mess! Both of these girls were shy from the 'get-go.' It was evident in their coaching segment with Blake and his mentor, Reba McEntire. While I felt Sara Oromchi had this to win it, she didn't perform it well enough to take it home. Xenia wasn't any better either, but there's something about her voice that draws me to her. She's soft, but I believe with the right coaching, she can do more with her voice than Sara. I'm not sure if Blake is the right coach for the job, but he did agree with me on choosing Xenia for the win 12-2.
In the following video, Cherie Oakley and Lily Elise battle it out, singing, "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
I don't know what the hell Christina was thinking. Lily? Really? She was mediocre at best. I'm sorry, but it was so obvious Cherie won this round, all the other judges agreed as well. I do commend Reba McEntire for bringing up the fact that Cherie wrote a hit song for her. She's a true diva! As for the disaster that was Lily, I think Christina picked her over Cherie, because of the slutty outfit she was wearing, and not for her vocal incapability. She could have done so much more with Cherie, she was belting it out like nobody's mama. 12-3
In the following video, Emily Valentine and Curtis Grimes battle it out, singing, "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum
What a great way to end the Battle Rounds! Well, not so great, because the one I chose didn't cross Cee Lo's mind. But it was the greatest performance of the evening. Emily and Curtis ended their performance with a kiss, and what a kiss it was. We all knew Emily had a crush on Curtis, because she didn't stop saying it throughout the show last night, but the kiss was definitely unexpected. They were truly amazing together. I felt Cee Lo would've been better off with Emily, because of her vocal range. I thought she could take it further than Curtis, because he sings country, and country star usually stick to their own genre of music. They don't broaden their horizons, and use their vocal ability to move beyond that. Good job to both of them though. 12-4
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