Monday, April 27, 2015

The Voice S8: Two to Objection (Tango)

First thing's first, a moment of silence for Deanna Johnson who was unjustly eliminated last episode. *moment of silence*

Tonight's episode title is in reference to the Shakira song "Objection (Tango)" and the fact The Voice coaches...except Shakira are back to act as special advisers. Here's the breakdown:

- Adam will have Usher advise Joshua Davis (Joshua fans are still terrible, awful, disgusting, repugnant and tone deaf creatures).

- Pharrell and Xtina will have Gwen screw up yet again act as adviser for both of their teams.

- Blake will have Cee-Lo advise his team (Probably to pretend like Meghan Linsey is a "soul artist". -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_-)

Possible misguidance could happen (Xtina will probably sabotage India Carney with ANOTHER bad song choice because Xtina is simply an idiot in picking songs for her.) but at least it's cross Voice coaching so..."kewl" I suppose.
These are the nouns, pronouns, gerunds, marklar, banter, fuckery and FlirtCruiting that transpired...


Let's play rough and get it on!





First up, Hannah Kirby of Team Blake. She ended up singing "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner. Rehearsals indicate either "need" for "dirtying up" or "U CAN DO IT!" depending on the arc. Come showtime, her modulation has improved by leaps and bounds. However, she or choreographers on the show cheapened this performance by having children on stage in syncopation with the lyric "All the children say We Don't Need Another Hero"...-_- "Coach input" is an oxymoron on this show.
[Except for Xtina who actually told Hannah to explore her lower registers in the future...O_O]

Second, Joshua Davis of Team Adam. He ended up singing "Fields of Gold" by Sting. Rehearsals indicate either "need" for "dirtying up" or "U CAN DO IT!" depending on the arc. Come showtime, he was way too lucid in delivery even for a ballad by Sting. "Coach input" is an oxymoron on this show.

Third, Kimberly Nichole of Team Xtina. She ended up singing "Creep" by Radiohead. Rehearsals indicate either "need" for "dirtying up" or "U CAN DO IT!" depending on the arc. Come showtime, the genre switch was so misguided. With that arrangement, she could've done Etta James, but instead it was this overdone song by Radiohead. Also, her singing is still unpleasant. "Coach input" is an oxymoron on this show.

Fourth, Meghan Linsey of Team Blake. She ended up singing "Something" by The Beatles/George Harrison. Rehearsals indicate either "need" for "dirtying up" or "U CAN DO IT!" depending on the arc. Come showtime, it was bittersweet as she USED to be a frontrunner in this recap. She was displaying something of the soul she wanted in the Blind Auditions. "Coach input" is an oxymoron on this show.

Fifth, India Carney of Team Xtina. She ended up singing "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland. -_- Goddamnit Xtina, do you not know who Kelis is? Do you not care about doing anything to play into India's natural contralto and vibrato rich voice? Goddamnit you or the song list person is stupid. [Turns out, this is actually of India's doing. : (  T_T  Why, India?]
Rehearsals indicate either "need" for "dirtying up" or "U CAN DO IT!" depending on the arc. Come showtime, turns out this was the point in which she wanted to experiment with her lower register. At least her sultry side is being exuded vocally. Still, someone needs to inject Kelis into her song oeuvre. "Coach input" is an oxymoron on this show.

Sixth, Sawyer Fredericks of Team Pharrell. He ended up singing "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. ***Sorry, but I watched the runway for RuPaul's Drag Race's John Waters week instead of focus on whatever Sawyer was doing.***

Seventh, Corey Kent White of Team Blake. He ended up singing "When I See You Smile" by Bad English. ***Sorry, but I decided RuPaul's Drag Race's John Waters week.***

Closing out the Top 8, Koryn Hawthorne of Team Pharrell. She ended up singing "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys. UH-OH. Live performance contestants and Alicia Keys songs do not mix. Every contestant that's done it has ended up losing the show. Rehearsals indicate either "need" for "dirtying up" or "U CAN DO IT!" depending on the arc.
Come showtime, the arrangement was revised to suit her vocal style and that saved it from being purely doomed. Cadence and pacing felt way too deliberate and dare I say forced. "Coach input" is an oxymoron on this show.


All in all, India Carney and Koryn Hawthorne need 10 votes each to make sure the overrated ones lose.

Up next for scrutiny, The Results of the Top 8.

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