The Same Page is a blog; currently dedicated to reviewing Season 4 of NBC’s The Voice. Written by friends for life Giselle Carrington and Tonia Holder, this blog puts together all their thoughts while watching episodes of The Voice. This Blog is a bit different from your average review blog between friends, mainly because Giselle is in
The Top 8 Performances:
*Please click on the performances headings to view videos of the performances*
Tonia:
Blake opened the show with Boys Round Here, just as
Adam did last week (just in case you missed Maroon 5’s performance of ‘Love
Somebody’ click here)
and I know I say it all the time, and that is because they do it ALL THE TIME.
Yes Blake I know, we all know by now that you are country and proud, so why
would I ever expect you to perform something other than a country song, I mean
you are after all a country artiste. Now don’t get me wrong people, I do enjoy
a good country song every once in a while, but oh gosh man not EVERYWEEK. That
being said I did enjoy the performance, the song itself was humorous and I do
like Blake. I will be reviewing the first 4 performances so here we go.
Team Adam: Judith Hill – That Power
Now you guys know I just LOVE me some Judy and so does
everyone else, the coaches, the fans and America loves Judy. I was so glad to
see her perform this song, not because I absolutely love it (the song that is),
but because I love how she had so much fun with it! Compared to last week, we
definitely see a big change in this performance, she was soo into it, and so
was Adam (love you Adam). You could tell she was having a blast on stage and
the coaches saw it, because all they had were praises. Adam was so proud of her
and I loved hearing him say that she performed like a true professional. One
thing, it’s minor but still I should mention it to be fair, I guess. As Giselle
rightly said some time ago, Judy brings us to the edge of our seats with her
performances, with her voice, with her theatrics and when we think she’s going
to hit the most magnificent high note ever, she pulls back slightly and it kind
of deflates me for a minute, but just a minute because she just pulls you right
back into her performance so much so you hardly notice that she didn’t hit the
high note as high as you’d have liked.
Team Blake: Holly Tucker - Done
I love Holly’s voice, I really do because let’s face it I am
a sucker for power houses and Holly is a true power house, country, but still a
power house and I love listening to her. I like that Blake gave her this song
to sing because it showcased her range and her grittiness and her power. She
got into the song as well, she was interacting with the audience and I felt
like she was talking to an old boyfriend, telling him that she is through with
him. She sang with such conviction. I will say though, that even though she has
the voice and she had the stage presence this time around, I looked at her face
and it was eerily calm. She was singing about being done with a man that had
done her wrong and she still managed to look calm. Who does that? Ummm Pyschos
maybe. But I love how she sounded, as usual and I enjoyed the performance.
Giselle thought that Holly was great, she felt though that some of her lyrics
were getting a bit lost, but she loved it.
These girls performed this to the best of their abilities. I
liked it, I loved Judy’s part of course lol, and while I loved Sasha’s parts as
well, I do think that she was a bit over powering in the chorus, I kept hearing
her above everyone. I guess that comes from being trained on Broadway as those
performers have to project their voices so everyone can hear them, so I could excuse
her. Giz didn’t particularly care for
this performance.
Team Blake: The Swon Brothers – Seven
Bridges Road
I have really grown to love these boys. Giselle loves the
younger one but I have affection towards the older one, he sings the most and
he’s just so chubby and cute. I love to hear them sing acoustic because they
blend together so well. Blake was right though that because they depend on each
other so much to match their harmonies, if one of them goes off by a little
bit, it could throw them off completely. This performance reminded me a lot of
‘Fishing in the Dark’ and i enjoyed it a lot, Adam was correct in saying that
there were minor things that could have been different, but it didn’t over
shadow their performance at all. Giz agreed that their vocals were on point and
she has also grown to love her some Swon Brothers.
Giz: Zach looks like Wreck It Ralph! Epiphany!!!
Team Shakira Sasha Allen – Without You
Omg now you guys know that I have been an advocate for Sasha
from the very beginning, from her audition, to her getting rejected by Adam, to
her being picked up by Shakira and working it. I am so glad that she has made
it this far, she is the only member of Team Shakira remaining and she deserves
it. When she started to sing I was like yes, vocals on point and everything,
she sounded great, in the back of my mind I was thinking, ‘I know this song,
who sang it again’ and it only clicked to me at the end that it was Usher’s
song lol. Giselle really laughed at me there. But her vocals were strong, this
is an R&B powerhouse, she showed her strength and although there were parts
that I’d have liked her to hold longer, she made the song her own and she had
the crowd involved and loving it. Adam again kicked himself for having let her
go, but I’m actually beginning to ease him up on that, because she has truly
grown with the help of Shakira and she also
has the same vibrato as Shakira so, she ultimately was the best coach for
her.
Giselle
Let’s get straight into the last four (4) performances for
the night. No time for dillydaddling, ain’t nobody got time for that! Lehgo!
Sarah’s is a talent beyond compare, but to be perfectly
honest, she’s hasn’t been thrilling me lately. Her performance of Jessie J song
last week was AWESOME, totally bringing me back to the blind auditions where I first fell in love
with her.
This week, Adam chose Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know and immediately I was sceptical. It’s an epic song, but I didn’t think the song choice was for her. Adam told her to not be to gentle with it, but to harsh it up a bit. Both Tonz and I agreed with that.
On stage, she came out and did her rendition. It was filled with all the thrills that Sarah usually does. The only thing about it for me was, it did not suit the song one bit. Her dynamics were good and all, as Blake mentioned how she moves from melody into the falsetto and back with ease, however that was misplaced in this performance. All in all, I thought the performance was not up to par for this level of competition, taking into consideration her last EPIC performance. I wish her all the best though.
This week, Adam chose Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know and immediately I was sceptical. It’s an epic song, but I didn’t think the song choice was for her. Adam told her to not be to gentle with it, but to harsh it up a bit. Both Tonz and I agreed with that.
On stage, she came out and did her rendition. It was filled with all the thrills that Sarah usually does. The only thing about it for me was, it did not suit the song one bit. Her dynamics were good and all, as Blake mentioned how she moves from melody into the falsetto and back with ease, however that was misplaced in this performance. All in all, I thought the performance was not up to par for this level of competition, taking into consideration her last EPIC performance. I wish her all the best though.
I was excited when Usher put on his Michelle glasses. He has
so much passion for his one remaining contestant. Such love…awww. I was a bit
worried when I heard her chose Bruno Mars’ Grenade for her to sing though,
because it is not an easy song to perform. Bruno is a very unique performer, so
it is very difficult to capture the song it’s true essence yet still make it
your own. If anybody could make it happen though, it would be Michelle.
On stage she came out in her usual way. Initially the phrasing and breathing in the verse seemed slightly off but, again, this song can do that to you. She attacked it head on, Michelle style (squats and all). She even had backup singers joining her onstage. Wow! That was different! Adam said that in his review and Tonz and I totally agreed! Same Page! I wasn't enjoying it much though, until she did that crescendo with that note and totally owned the remainder of the performance. Too bad there was only a small portion left in the song. Overall I thought it was a great attempt at a difficult song. Plus, I love Michelle! It definitely was not her best in my opinion, but I’m sure America has enough faith in her to vote her on to the next round.
On stage she came out in her usual way. Initially the phrasing and breathing in the verse seemed slightly off but, again, this song can do that to you. She attacked it head on, Michelle style (squats and all). She even had backup singers joining her onstage. Wow! That was different! Adam said that in his review and Tonz and I totally agreed! Same Page! I wasn't enjoying it much though, until she did that crescendo with that note and totally owned the remainder of the performance. Too bad there was only a small portion left in the song. Overall I thought it was a great attempt at a difficult song. Plus, I love Michelle! It definitely was not her best in my opinion, but I’m sure America has enough faith in her to vote her on to the next round.
Danielle is the little princess of this season. She has such
a mature sound. Blake had her sing one of his favourites; Grandpa. In the
practice, Blake appealed to her to do her research on the song in order to
perform it in the best way she can, because the she has an amazing voice, lack
of knowledge of the song could have been her downfall.
She came out and did her thing on stage the way she usually does. Tonz said she thinks she needs more crowd interaction, which I agreed with. She usually just comes on, performs the hell out of the song vocally with little to no interaction with the audience. I sum it up as not having performed before the show. Tonz thought that after weeks of being on the show, she should have picked up a few tricks by now. Valid point! But, as usual, they loved her! One point though, that Tonia and I agreed on is that sometimes, Dani (yes, cause we’re familiar like that) seems to go flat a lot in some of her songs. Though her voice is strong and her vibrato is amazing, her notes are sometimes flat. I thought I was unconsciously hating on her, but Tonz hears it too! SAME PAGE! I didn’t happen to hear it in this performance, but I did before so I thought I’d bring it up. Overall her performance was good, as usual.
She came out and did her thing on stage the way she usually does. Tonz said she thinks she needs more crowd interaction, which I agreed with. She usually just comes on, performs the hell out of the song vocally with little to no interaction with the audience. I sum it up as not having performed before the show. Tonz thought that after weeks of being on the show, she should have picked up a few tricks by now. Valid point! But, as usual, they loved her! One point though, that Tonia and I agreed on is that sometimes, Dani (yes, cause we’re familiar like that) seems to go flat a lot in some of her songs. Though her voice is strong and her vibrato is amazing, her notes are sometimes flat. I thought I was unconsciously hating on her, but Tonz hears it too! SAME PAGE! I didn’t happen to hear it in this performance, but I did before so I thought I’d bring it up. Overall her performance was good, as usual.
Amber has been steadily improving throughout this entire
competition. Last name aside she has be impressed ALL the time. When Adam chose
Adele’s Skyfall for her though, I was very apprehensive. As we all know, Adele
is probably one of the best vocalists of our generation. It’s hard to cover an
Adele song and do it justice, mainly because her songs are very personal and
she puts everything into it, added to that, she’s freakin’ awesome. I was very
worried, but Tonz said she could handle it. Adam told her that Skyfall is not a
personal Adele song, so she didn’t have to be Adele, just own it. HE chose the
song to be risky and push her to her limits.
When she started, I thought it was a bit shaky, but I assumed it was just nerves. As the song built up, she pushed through it, owning it and never once tried to channel Adele. She was Amber all the way through and THAT ladies and gents is how you UnAdele an Adele song. It was awesome, definitely my favourite for the night. Great Job!
When she started, I thought it was a bit shaky, but I assumed it was just nerves. As the song built up, she pushed through it, owning it and never once tried to channel Adele. She was Amber all the way through and THAT ladies and gents is how you UnAdele an Adele song. It was awesome, definitely my favourite for the night. Great Job!
Giz: At the end
of the night, I was a bit torn. I wasn’t sure who would be the one to go home.
I knew for sure though, that Sarah Simmons would be one of them. My second
choice, though I was very uncertain, was Danielle. Sarah and Danielle; my
elimination choices.
Tonz: How in the
world after watching these performances are we supposed to send people home? I
just don’t know, but great performers are what we have right now, so some great
ones have to go I guess. Although I love them I think it’ll end up being, The
Swon Brothers and Michelle Chamuel.
Live Elimination written by Tonia
So after last
night’s performances we are again at the bitter sweet night that defines the
rest of the competition. Who is going to go home? Who will America save? This
is so nerve wrecking! I’m practically pulling out my ras. My choices for
elimination were The Swon Brothers and Michelle Chamuel and Giselle’s choices
were Danielle Bradbery and Sarah Simmonss.
We started off with
a performance from Sheryl Crow and Team Blake followed by a duet from Judith
Hill & Michelle Chaumel. Then Carson
announced that the first saved artist saved by America was none other than
Michelle Chamuel. I was like what?! So who’s going home then?
Giz: I knew it wouldn't be Michelle. Tonz & I were actually on
different pages about Michelle and Sarah. I had more faith in Michelle and
clearly rightly so.
Then there was a
duet from Sasha Allen & The Swon Brothers, followed by another saved artist
announced and it was Danielle Bradbery. So Giselle and I were one off, we were off,
America saved two of the artists that we chose to send home.
Another duet
performance by Danielle Bradbery & Sarah Simmons, then more anxiety as we
wait to hear who else has been saved…Sasha Allen.
So basically the
other saved artists were, The Swon Brothers (so my choices were obviously off),
Amber Carrington, and Holly Tucker.
SO Judy went home,
America sent home Judy! What the HELL!
Giz: They also sent home Sarah, like I knew they would. But seriously THIS
is the reason I hate when the audience gets involved. It becomes a popularity
contest. The fact remains, the reason The Voice has been different from all the
other shows so far is because it focuses on The Voice of the artistes, hence
the Blind Auditions. I’m probably being a sore-ass loser as Judith was my pick
and maybe it’s fair to the others who haven’t had the glorious experiences that
Judith has had in her time, but realistically, if the coaches alone were
picking people to eliminate in the same manner in which they choose people for
their teams, there’s no way Michelle’s performance or Danielle’s performances
could have outdone Judith’s performance vocally. The audience votes dilutes the
essence of the competition.
I am done with
watching the voice this season, because someone of Blake’s people will win and
I am sorry but Amber you are great and all but I can’t see you beating Sasha.
Giz: I on the other hand, am on Usher’s team. #4eyesontherprize. Can’t say I’ll
actively sit to watch anymore though, I’ll just catch the results on a next
day.
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