I haven’t blogged in forever, so a post about a TV show might seem a little odd but it is what it is. When NBC started promoting the crap out of this show, I thought blah another American Idol, just what we need. However, one afternoon the girls were napping, and I had a pile of laundry bigger than my SUV to fold so I watched the first show through on demand and really liked it. Even when India woke up, we continued to watch it and dance.
I liked how they did blind auditions with the coaches (judges) having their back to the singer so that they would basis their decision based on their singing vs. their looks. After that round was the battle round where two singers on the same team had to sing the same song together and the coach had to pick the best singer to move on to the next stage of the competition. I can’t say I agreed with all the choices they made, but that’s fine.
This week was the first “live” show, and of the four singers on each team, only two will move on to the next round. The two teams to perform were Blake Shelton’s and Christina Aguilera’s. I had thought that Adam Levine had the team to beat but I am not sure now. I really liked the two videos below and really hope that these girls move on to the next round. We ended up downloading Dia and Kenye’s version of this song (we already had The Fray version) and played them back to back. We liked the remakes a lot more. I like Xenia’s voice, but I feel bad for her since she is so shy. I don’t see her ever performing in front of a large audience but I bet she would rock a small venue.
Several years ago, I had seen a VH1 show about Christina and thought she seemed okay, but on this show, she is just horrible. Besides her very nasty outfits (they are all about two sizes to small), the input she gives has nothing to do with the singing. I find her incredibly rude, and honestly, whenever she talks I kind of want to punch her in the face. I don’t listen to country music, so I don’t know a Blake Sheldon song to save my life, but I really like him on this show. You can tell he really cares about his team, and wants them all to do well.
I am looking forward to next week’s show to see who moves on and to see the other judge’s performance. Who are you looking forward to seeing or want to move on to the next round? Comment below.
