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 Voice: The
Knockout Rounds – Part 1 (Team Adam & Team Shakira)
Tonz: Now I was anxiously awaiting these rounds
‘cause I mean, we are down to the best of the best now and really; who do you
want to see go home?
So for team Adam there
were the following 8 persons from which 4 would make it to the live rounds,
they are: Amber, Miades Wales, Amy, Caroline, Judith, Orlando, Warren and
Sarah. My choices of who I believe would make the strongest team for Adam are:
Judith, Sasha, Amber and Caroline.
The 8 persons from
team Shakira are: Garrett, Tonya, Kris, Mary, Karina, Monique, Sasha and
Shauna. My choices for the strongest team for Shakira are: Monique, Karina,
Sasha and Kris.
Let’s see how good I
am *wiggles eyebrows*.
Giz: My choices for Team Adam are: Judith,
Amber, Warren and Sarah. For Team Shakira I choose: Kris, Karina, Sasha and
Shawna. I’m hardly ever wrong! But sometimes I have illusions of grandeur
sooooooo…lol. Anywhoozle, I’ll be reviewing the first 4 battles. Here goes
it!!!
*Please click the battle headers to view video clips of each battle*
*Please click the battle headers to view video clips of each battle*
It’s no secret that
Amber and I share the same last name. But, unlike TONIA, though I can be
biased, when it comes to it, I judge based on what I hear and see on stage. I
love Amber though.
Amber sang I’m With
You, a passionate, strong song for a passionate strong individual. She came out
and did what she had to do. I loved her dynamics, from soft and gentle to loud
and uninhibited. Powerful!!! Tonz and I both agreed that she was wonderful. I
mean, seriously, SAME PAGE.
Maidas Wale came out
and did a good performance of Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground. Personally, I
didn’t get the usual Maidas feeling, but as the coaches rightly said afterward,
they took a more serious approach. Maybe, the harmonies sounded a bit off to
me, but that could just be me. I still enjoyed them to the max. (Max is the
name of Tonia’s dog btw, for all the internet stalkers! Bahaha). Tonia doesn’t
like Maidas Wale too much. She can be a hater at times you know. I had to tell
her to “learn to go outside the box”. She does not listen to me at
allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.
In the end, it was
Amber who came out victorious! It’s obvious why she would be the winner, but it
was also because she sounded awesome. See what I did there?! Lol. Anyway,
congrats to Ms. Carrington on a job well done and we look forward to seeing you
in the LIVE SHOWS! Yay! Maidas Wale, you guys are awesome, keep being
different. Abresos y besos! J xoxo
Next up: Team
Shakira: Garrett Gardener – Too Close vs Tawnya Reynolds – Hell on Heels
I still had no idea
who Tawnya was, up to this point. *Shrugs* Tonia didn’t know either. Oh well.
She was up against Garrett, who I didn’t think would have made it past the
battle rounds, but did!
Garrett was up first
with his rendition of Too Close, which, I will admit, surprised THE HELL out of
me. I loved his performance. He sounded GREAT! #thatisall!
Tawnya came up to do
her rendition of Hell on Heels. *shakes head* I have nothing against her, but
her performance lacked the energy and most everything I’d be looking for at
this stage of the competition. I was not impressed. In my passionate state, I
may have used the word horrid, but that does not reflect how I think of her as
an artiste, just the performance itself. Tonia defended her, but I was already
on Garrett’s side. I did love her yodel though. Blake didn’t see the need for
there to be so much.
Well, Garrett was the
winner! I was right!!! Lol! But nice attempt by Tawnya. Maybe it wasn’t the
best song choice by her for this round. Maybe Garrett was just better. Either way,
good luck to Garrett, because next week is BOUND to be tough. I sincerely wish
Tawnya the best too. :D
I did not know who Amy
was. I swear I missed WEEKS! Anywho, she was against Caroline, who both Tonz
and I love. She’s Tonia’s Nerd. She’s adorable and I love her weird voice. So
unique.
Amy did her rendition.
She started off VERY shaky. That put off the entire performance for me. Even
though she landed an almost perfect note at the end, it didn’t quite make up
for the beginning for me. As far as I’m concerned if you don’t save yourself
very quickly after a shaky start, then in these competitions its EXTREMELY hard
to come back. I know it was just nerves, but, still.
Caroline came really
reserved and stuck with what she knew. It was really nice. There was nothing
EPIC about it, but there was also nothing wrong with it and I liked it. I’m
always afraid though, that when a gentle singer goes up against a more
powerhouse singer, people get so caught up with the power that they overlook
the potential of the gentle singer. Amy made a note at the end of her song that
made even Caroline say wow.
When time for the
results, Caroline pulled through. YAY! Tonia was VERY glad! So was I. I look
forward to seeing how she fairs in the live shows. I wish the best of luck to
Amy though.
I love Kris, if you’ve
read previous reviews you’d know that. I just love his voice and the miraculous
things he can do with it. I like Mary Miranda as well; she’s a strong Latina
Singer.
Kris came on stage to
sing What a Wonderful World and he did not over do it. I saw his wonderful
world when he sang. His vibrato is so, smooth…Jesus! There’s not much I can
say. He just did so well.
Mary Miranda chose The
Police’s Every Step You Take. Her rendition was ok, but it still had that Latin
vibe to it that I don’t even think she was going for. As Shakira said, the song
wasn’t what she was accustomed to. She did try her best and owned the bridge of
the song. Unfortunately, she did not do well enough for me. To come against
Kris, you would have to come really good.
In the end, Kris was
the winner, moving on, as we all knew he would. Mary, we love you and wish you
the best!!!!
Tonz: So I’m going to be reviewing the last four battles of the night, beginning with one of my personal, all-time favorites, Judith and one of the stolen artists Orlando.
Tonz: So I’m going to be reviewing the last four battles of the night, beginning with one of my personal, all-time favorites, Judith and one of the stolen artists Orlando.
First off let me just
say I love Judith, from the very beginning! Her voice is the bomb and I want to
see her win this entire thing. Ok now that that is out of my system, on to the
battle. Judith started us off and she was smooth and perfect. Her presence on
stage was so awe inspiring, she had her soft smooth moments and she had her
nice high ones. Never once did she lose her pitch. She stayed true to herself,
her voice and I could honestly not find one thing wrong with that performance.
Judith for the win for me! Giselle and I were totally on the same page with
Judith, she said and I quote ‘her voice is sik’.
Orlando came out and
at first he started pretty ok for me, but kind of got pitchy after a while; I
think maybe he got nervous after watching Judith perform. As the band started
to power up, he lost some of his power, because I began to struggle to hear him
a bit. He got a lot more pitchy and I was wondering what in the name of music
was going on with him. Giz didn’t like his performance at all, she said it was
horrible, he was all over the place (again I think it was nerves).
In the end there was
no need for a long deliberation, I think Adam did that just to be nice to
Orlando, because all the coaches called it, Giselle and I called it and Adam
knew it to be true as well Judith for the win, punto finale.
Giz: I just need to point out…I like Orlando. I
don’t think he’s horrid at all, just this one performance. Maybe horrid is a
harsh word to use, HOWEVER, it’s the word I used while watching.
Well this paring kind
of took me for a loop; I was not expecting Shakira to pair these two ladies
together because basically they are two of her strongest singers. But maybe it
is because of this exact reason she did.
Karina came out rough
and gritty, real rock and roll. She has a beautiful strong voice, and I loved
her stage presence, totally showing the rock genre. Giz even had to comment
here that ‘ rock really is her thing’, she believed that Karina stayed true to
herself which is always kind of hard. But for me I think she kind of pigeon
holed herself into being a rock and roll artist alone, she didn’t really show a
different appreciation for the other genres. But she did rock that performance.
Monique looked so
pretty but as Giselle likes to point out, this is the voice and not a beauty
contest. I love Monique (sings ‘loca loca loca’) and I love her voice. She was
admittedly kind of pitchy at the beginning but she got stronger, however there
were times when she fell flat. I think it’s because of the latin accent that
the Latinas have, that impedes their vocal ability a little bit. The last high
note was not as strong as I would have liked it to be, because I know how strong
she can hit those kinds of notes. Giselle felt she sounded tired lol. I think
she did well though and I wasn’t sure who Shakira was going to choose as I like
both these artists. In the end she chose to keep Karina and while I was sad to
see Monique go I was glad Karina stayed.
Giz: Singing a Celine Deon song can be tiring. I
mean, it’s frickin’ CELINE DEON!
Back to Team
Adam: Warren – I just Died in your Arms vs Sarah – Wild Horses
I am totally biased in
this competition, I am all for team Sarah, sorry Warren but I love Sarah’s
voice. Now not to say Warren didn’t come out with his guns blazing. He started
off a little low and a little flat but as the chorus kicked in, he found his
footing and I was forced to say ‘Wow Warren’. He did great as his confidence
(not that he needed a boost in that direction) soured. Giselle loved the choice
of song and was equally astounded by Warren as her comment to his performance
was ‘Jesus’.
Sarah saw what Warren
did and wasn’t backing down at all. She hopped off that stool, took to centre
stage and let loose the power of her voice. She lost some power in her low
parts and I couldn’t hear her properly at some points but I blame it on nerves.
She came out strong and in her element during the chorus. I totally love her ability
to go from rock to falsetto in a heartbeat and so smoothly. I was firmly behind
my girl and as it turns out so were all the other judges including Adam. Sarah
smashed this round and took home the win. Adam rightfully said ‘Sarah is just
so good, it’s amazing’. Giz agreed with her fully, same page all the way, top
marks for Sarah.
On to the final battle
of the night, it was here that Giselle tried to pull a, me. She wanted to go
and sleep, well obviously I was not having it because there was only one battle
left. Stay up Dammit!
Now anyone who has
read my previous posts will know how passionate I was/am about Sasha. I was
devastated when Adam didn’t choose her, totally devastated. But Shakira claimed
her, dusted her off and gave her a new shine.
She came out strong,
guns drawn and blazing. Through and through she showed her powerful voice and
range and I was proud! It was a perfect rendition of ‘At Last’ even my dad who
never really watches the show had to agree. To me she totally showed Adam what
a fool he was for not choosing her and put him in his place, ‘suck it Adam’ (I
still love you though).
Shawna sang a song
completely out of her genre. I know her to be hardcore and rough and gritty
with a growl of a mama bear. But she came out somewhat soft, with a low growl
that I hardly distinguished. She makes a lot of funny faces while she sings and
this distracted me a bit during her performance. Although it lacked what she
was known for and what got her through all the other rounds, it was a pleasant
change of pace for Shauna.
The judges were blown
away with Sasha’s performance, with Adam admitting that he was a fool for
letting her go and totally regrets it *duh*. Blake commented that she had positioned
herself as a front runner in the competition and Usher stated that he hated
that he hadn’t fought harder to steal her. They all felt that even though
Shauna’s performance was good, it wasn’t as great as it could have been, as
they were all waiting for her fire to come out. No surprise her Sasha wins this
knockout rounds.
Tonz: That’s how we end it for the first
Knockout Rounds. Here are the artistes left standing, for Team Adam:
Amber, Caroline, Judith and Sarah (please note ALL of my choices made
it through!) Adam we are so winning this thing!!
And for Team
Shakira: Garrett (not one of my choices), Kris, Karina and
Sasha (3 out of 4 isn’t bad, really thought Monique would have made it
to though *tear*).
Giz: Sooooooooooooo, three of mine from each
team made it. I think I did alright!!! J
We can’t wait to see
what Team Blake and Team Usher have in store for us. Until then, *clears throat
and sings* “This is the Voiceeeee”
Continue to look out
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and @tonzmarie. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Till Next time!
Giz & Tonz
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