Okay, so I think I found an online way to watch the first part of the three-part thing they're doing to go from 32 to 16. We'll see, I'm watching it now...
Is it mean of me to say I still have no idea what the host's name is? Do they ever really introduce him, or am I missing it? He's obviously not ever going to be Ryan Seacrest, but he's not very memorable at all. He is kinda cute, but...not much in the "charismatic host" department.
I'm so excited that the group with my favorite singer is paired with my favorite of the mentors!!! There are so many great singers and likable girls in that category, so I'm HOPING that Simon keeps my favorites! Fingers crossed!
Paula's got the groups, and I really thought she would be better suited to the Over 30's group. But we'll see how she does...
Nicole has the Over 30's...and I just can't stand her. Her attitude towards the girls in the audition rounds really turned me off, and watching her be interviewed by Conan O'Brien, I really just wasn't impressed. So, not thrilled that she's part of the show. But it's whatever.
I'm excited about the boys having LA Reid, he's tough and has some really good singers. Hopefully he picks the right 4.
Enrique Iglesias is guest judging on this episode???? "Baby I Like It"!!!!!!! Always have adored him, even when his music has been kinda bad. ;)
Who the heck is Pharrell?? Guess I'm getting old, he looks so young and I've NEVER heard of him.
No Mariah Carey to guest star, guess that's alright. She's a bit much, but she IS talented and I just adore her husband, Nick Cannon.
LA Reid has Rihanna. I like her music a lot, I love the sound of her voice, and I don't think I've ever really seen her in any kind of interview or anything, so I'm curious to see what she's like.
First up to sing is Brian, or "Astro". I haven't cared for him since his first audition. He's too slow for rap, he's young, his first rap song was called "Stop Looking At My Mom"...this kid just hasn't cut it so far when compared to other contestants in both his category and the competition as a whole. In front of LA and Rihanna he did speed up a bit. But he didn't change my mind about him. I still say he's many years away from being ready. Maybe his voice will not be so obnoxious by then.
First up in the girl category is Simone. I'm torn on this girl. She's had an okay voice so far, but she's forgotten lyrics, she dresses kind of skanky, and she's cocky to the point of being annoying. She did okay this time, but she's not as strong (in my opinion) as other contestants. So I wouldn't be sorry if this was the last time she performed on the show. Sounds like the people Simon were talking to agreed with me, but Simon seems to like her.
First group up is The Anser, and they are my favorite group. There are too many of the groups that I don't know much about, and then there are the two groups that were hastily put together last minute so I have NO idea what they sound like. So at this point, The Anser is my favorite. They're cute in a quirky way, they harmonize REALLY well...they each have to work on their solo parts a bit, though. I agree with Pharrell, I like the red glasses on that one kid. And this was BY FAR their best performance. Everyone had worked hard, and I hope they go through.
Dexter Haygood is the first from the Over 30's. I didn't like his voice in his first audition, although he won my heart with his story. I actually liked him better in Boot Camp, I heard the potential in his voice. So I'm curious to see how he does, because I think he could pull it off if he's careful. Totally terrible and weird song choice for him...but I think this guy might be my guilty pleasure contestant. He's certainly not the best. But something about him keeps growing on me. Enrique seemed to like him, haha. This guy just makes me want to give him a hug.
Skyelor is next from the boys' group. I love this country singer, he seems like SUCH a sweet kid and his voice is very good. Needs some practice, but I think he's worth putting the time into. He tends to sound a bit monotonous when he sings, and he needs to work on that BIG time. But I like this kid a LOT.
Tora, Tora, Tora...she's TOO quirky-looking for my tastes. I do, however, love her energy and I think her voice is good. She seems sweet. And the fact that she gets dirty and fixes cars is kinda awesome, haha. I feel for her, though, I hate the song she was assigned. Shows off her rocker-style but not her voice so much. Not sure why she was worried about the lyrics...they're pretty much the same through the whole song. And she did an okay job, all things considered.
Lakoda Rayne...the last-minute group created by the judges. I wasn't overly attached to any of these girls, but they weren't horrible, so they very well could end up being a great group. They definitely need help with their choreography, but they sound pretty decent.
Stacy from the Over 30's just for some reason is someone I don't like. I actually LOVE her story, she seems like a super nice lady. But she thinks her voice is bigger than it is most of the time. And I think she has an okay voice, and she'd definitely tear it up at a karaoke bar. But as a recording artist, I'm not interested in hearing her. She takes too many liberties (or has so far) with songs and tries to go too big and hold notes too long. And get ready to yell at me, Prince fans: I hate the song "Purple Rain", haha. I am tired of this girl's tears, too...
Okay, I love the Brewer Boys. I don't remember seeing them until the end of Boot Camp, but I thought they were adorable and had good voices. They got assigned a TERRIBLE song for them, and you could tell they were trying and all that...but they just fell majorly flat, and I was sad. They were okay on the verses, but the chorus sounded just awful.
Poor Phillip has to sing a Rihanna song in front of the woman herself, haha. I love this kid, though, he's got a really interesting voice. I LOOOOOOOVED what he did to "Please Don't Stop the Music"! This guy is interesting and different. And I'm diggin' it.
I love Ms Elaine!! Hopefully Nicole and Enrique will put her through, she's just fabulous! She hit her stride, and I said out loud, "GET IT GIRL!" Love this lady!!
Caitlin's next to sing to Simon. She's a pretty girl, has a decent voice. To me, I don't see much of a "wow factor" with this girl. I think it's just that she sounds kind of old-fashioned. But she's good enough, I guess. She has a pretty voice with a nice tone. The fact that she plays rugby makes her a little interesting, as well.
Nick Voss is another one I am not convinced about, yet. His whole Vanilla-Ice-looking-Elvis-Presley-copycat style doesn't make sense to me. He wasn't given a great song for LA and Rihanna, either. Overall, song choices have really been atrocious for the contestants. I don't know that Nick will stay.
4Shore is another group that harmonizes really well but don't sound AS great when they're singing solo parts. I think they have mad potential, though, so I am hopeful that they'll be in the top 4 groups. I think they could be a new version of Boyz II Men, and I think as long as they attempt to go down that path they'll be successful. The two shorter dudes were adorable and animated, and I agreed with Paula: I wanted them to sing more.
I don't remember the next Over 30 guy, James. So this is basically my first impression of him. He seems like a really nice guy. And then he started to sing...I'm a big fan off of that performance! He sounds almost kinda Gavin DeGraw-ish. I think he was great, so my fingers are crossed that he makes it through.
Little Drew sings next for Simon. Her version of that Justin Beiber song was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, I was blown away by her. I think she's precious and talented. Took me a minute to figure out what she was singing before I realized it was a Roxette song. Stunning arrangement, this girl has "it" and there is just NO way she can't make it through. She's like Norah Jones and Sarah McLaughlin all rolled into one. I already want to buy this song and her Justin Beiber cover. Seriously: I. Love. This. Girl.
SO!!! That's it for the first part of the Judges' Houses. My top favorites are still to come so I'm hoping my TV Guide channel is wrong about Sunday, because I don't see that the X Factor is replaying that day. Hopefully I can find it on YouTube if it's not, like I was able to with this.
Until next time...
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