Top 8 Review
Michael singing "Dream On"
I felt it was a good song choice for him and that he sang it well. It wasn't one of my favourites from him but I think he is back in the game and is trying harder now to pick the right songs. There were parts that were wonderful but I wasn't jumping out of my chair to use a Simonism.
Jason singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
I'm not a Jason fan but I quite loved what he did. A little known fact about me is that I am absolutely in love with the instrument known as the ukulele aka the one Jason played tonight. My favourite thing in the world to listen to is Jake Shimabukuro playing the "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on the ukulele. Back to Jason though. It was an excellent song choice and it was very enjoyable to listen to.
I thought I'd share the video I mentioned of Jake Shimabukuro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k
Kristy Lee singing "Anyway"
For me it was the best performance of the night. I thought more so than anyone she picked the perfect song and absolutely poured out her heart and soul on it. She sang very well, you could tell how much effort she put into the performance and it was lovely. I've been saying for a while that I'm in love with her personality and that the one thing I love about her is that she's really fighting to stay in it and do her best and she proved that once again tonight. Loved it.
Syesha singing "I Believe"
As soon as I read her song choice I went wtf? Honestly I think Syesha thinks she's a lot better than she really is, hence her reaction to the judges tonight. It felt like she thought she was going to bring down the once and make everyone cry because she was so phenomenal and inspirational. I'm not a Fantasia fan at all but the judges were right, the emotional connection Fantasia has with that song cannot be replicated by anyone else. Crappy song choice and parts of it were painful to listen to imo.
Carly singing "The Show Must Go On"
I agree with Randy that the beginning was good and she lost it a bit in the middle. When she started I quite liked it and thought it would be a standout performance but it didn't turn out that way. Carly is a wonderful singer and she sang it quite well but it kind of lost momentum in the middle and it killed the performance a bit. Not her best but I don't think she deserves to be in trouble because of it, she's still the best vocalist in the competition and the judges again tonight were harping that this competition is about singing well and Carly does.
David C singing "Innocent"
It was a little weird hearing the song done without starting with the first verse, I think for people who don't know the song well it might have been harder for them to get into because of it. However I know 2 reasons why David would have chosen the much more powerful second verse and I can understand his decision. Personally I really liked what David did with it. I don't think it was his best performance but you could feel the connection David had with the lyrics. It was emotional and powerful.
Brooke sings "You've Got A Friend"
Every time I hear this song I can't help but hear Theresa Sokyrka's group performance from Toronto week of it. She sang it beautifully and with so much soul, but what is memorable about it is this awful girl who was in her group who sounded exactly like a goat. Due to that I laugh every time I hear this song sang. In any case I'm with Simon, it was pleasant. It wasn't spectacular or anything but it was nice to listen to.
David A sings "Angels"
Aside from the distracting way he sang the word angels it was very nice. Not a David fan and I don't think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread but it was a good song choice and it was really good. I do wish he wouldn't bullshit in the pre-performance videos though. I would much rather him be honest and say he's sang the song a lot before than talk up how he was listening to a bunch of options and he just heard this one and picked it. In any case though it was good, not his best vocal though. Randy was on crack, Simon was right about the nasal bit.
I felt it was a good song choice for him and that he sang it well. It wasn't one of my favourites from him but I think he is back in the game and is trying harder now to pick the right songs. There were parts that were wonderful but I wasn't jumping out of my chair to use a Simonism.
Jason singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
I'm not a Jason fan but I quite loved what he did. A little known fact about me is that I am absolutely in love with the instrument known as the ukulele aka the one Jason played tonight. My favourite thing in the world to listen to is Jake Shimabukuro playing the "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on the ukulele. Back to Jason though. It was an excellent song choice and it was very enjoyable to listen to.
I thought I'd share the video I mentioned of Jake Shimabukuro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k
Kristy Lee singing "Anyway"
For me it was the best performance of the night. I thought more so than anyone she picked the perfect song and absolutely poured out her heart and soul on it. She sang very well, you could tell how much effort she put into the performance and it was lovely. I've been saying for a while that I'm in love with her personality and that the one thing I love about her is that she's really fighting to stay in it and do her best and she proved that once again tonight. Loved it.
Syesha singing "I Believe"
As soon as I read her song choice I went wtf? Honestly I think Syesha thinks she's a lot better than she really is, hence her reaction to the judges tonight. It felt like she thought she was going to bring down the once and make everyone cry because she was so phenomenal and inspirational. I'm not a Fantasia fan at all but the judges were right, the emotional connection Fantasia has with that song cannot be replicated by anyone else. Crappy song choice and parts of it were painful to listen to imo.
Carly singing "The Show Must Go On"
I agree with Randy that the beginning was good and she lost it a bit in the middle. When she started I quite liked it and thought it would be a standout performance but it didn't turn out that way. Carly is a wonderful singer and she sang it quite well but it kind of lost momentum in the middle and it killed the performance a bit. Not her best but I don't think she deserves to be in trouble because of it, she's still the best vocalist in the competition and the judges again tonight were harping that this competition is about singing well and Carly does.
David C singing "Innocent"
It was a little weird hearing the song done without starting with the first verse, I think for people who don't know the song well it might have been harder for them to get into because of it. However I know 2 reasons why David would have chosen the much more powerful second verse and I can understand his decision. Personally I really liked what David did with it. I don't think it was his best performance but you could feel the connection David had with the lyrics. It was emotional and powerful.
Brooke sings "You've Got A Friend"
Every time I hear this song I can't help but hear Theresa Sokyrka's group performance from Toronto week of it. She sang it beautifully and with so much soul, but what is memorable about it is this awful girl who was in her group who sounded exactly like a goat. Due to that I laugh every time I hear this song sang. In any case I'm with Simon, it was pleasant. It wasn't spectacular or anything but it was nice to listen to.
David A sings "Angels"
Aside from the distracting way he sang the word angels it was very nice. Not a David fan and I don't think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread but it was a good song choice and it was really good. I do wish he wouldn't bullshit in the pre-performance videos though. I would much rather him be honest and say he's sang the song a lot before than talk up how he was listening to a bunch of options and he just heard this one and picked it. In any case though it was good, not his best vocal though. Randy was on crack, Simon was right about the nasal bit.