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MMTV: Mediocre Music TV
Edition #20: A Retrospect on The Voice
(Auditions to Knockouts) + Quick AGT Review
Written by: Wences Acosta
Now please note, before I start, I have only seen up to the last
knockout round as I write this, so I have yet to watch the live shows.
With that said, let me run down how the show looks like from my POV
while explaining which captain I think has this season won.
The obvious change is the judging panel which switches out Christina and
Cee-Lo for Shakira and Usher. I welcome this change so much based on how
much fun they are bringing to the table, which is saying something
considering usually (and honestly) The Voice is very bland on the
judging panel. Not only have I been on the edge of my seat with what
their comments will actually be, but The Battle Rounds were the nail
biters because I was anticipating all the saves that were going to be
used. Which brings me to my next point, the talent this year is top
notch, not just for The Voice but for AGT as well, more on that in a
moment. Within these last few eps, I have heard covers of songs that
were so amazing that I could make a playlist of it in my MP3 player and
be happy (I was introduced to amazing Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw
songs because of the KO rounds). The song choices have been top notch
for the most part, and for once it could be anyone's game instead of the
usual runaway that most can predict halfway though the season. Now,
here's a quick breakdown on each team
Team Adam: 2 Names to look out for: Amber Carrington and Judith Hill
Caroline was ok, but while her opponent in the KO round overdid their
song, she took "Little Talks" and did nothing with it at all, like a shy
girl at karaoke. As for Sarah, I personally thought her opponent should
have won but different strokes for different folks. Judith has a soulful
and powerful voice that could take her far while Amber did a version of
Avril that took my breath away. If Amber and Judith can hold on then I
can see Team Adam with the title, but there are 3 other teams to look
over
Team Blake: All 4 Are to Look Out for
It's kind of cheating to put all 4 on top, but if you look at the KO
rounds, all of their victories were decisive. Justin did a version of a
Miley song which surprised me and actually sounded better then the
original, while Holly and Danielle sang beautiful versions of Tim McGraw
and Carrie Underwood (DeJaVu huh). The Swon Brothers have a quality to
them that I haven't seen in a while and I welcome them into the
competition. I see them over Team Adam.
Team Shakira: 2 Names: Kris Thomas and Sasha Allen
Let me get the negatives out of the way now: Garrett seemed awkward on
the mic while Karina honest to goodness should have lost her KO Battle.
With that said, Kris sang an extremely beautiful version of "What a
Wonderful World" that brought me to tears in an extremely close battle
while Sasha Allen went with the obvious show stopper "At Last". Shakira
has a decent team but I do not see her team winning at all. Adam and
Blake have the edge over this rookie judge.
Team Usher: Only 1 Name to watch out for: Michelle Chamuel
Again, negatives out of the way. Cathia is good but I think she only won
because her opponent just couldn't deliver like he usually did, and the
same goes for VEDO who did a decent if only that version of "Everything
I Do" from Bryan Adams. Josiah is an interesting case, he had the upset
of the whole KO rounds but the thing is while his opponent deserved to
win so did he for having the guts to go after an Amy Winehouse song and
even though I didn't like his version I have to give him credit where
credit is due. As for Michelle, she is the first person I saw that
actually had a personality while performing her song "Raise Your Glass".
She has something special and hopefully Usher can utilize it. While his
team is not as bad as Shakira, I still feel like either Adam or Blake
have the edge here.
Now, with that said...AGT 2013. My god, what a way to start this season,
we have singers, we have rappers, we have dancers, and yet this is a
variety that I haven't seen before (hopefully that makes sense). It got
to the point where The Hubby and I were both angry because they said we
had to wait a week until the next episode, that's how good it was. I
need to get used to Heidi, but Mel has fit in perfectly with the judges
in the sense that, well to put it bluntly she's an honest bitch. If she
likes something, she's going to say it and if she absolutely HATES
something, then she will say something for damn sure. Where this season
will go? Only time will tell.
Next Week I have a special induction: The Top 10 Musical Commandments.
You ever watch a reality show like Idol and see something that others
have done in the past? You know like the same song or artists that
always get chosen, the same genres, etc? Well, I give my opinion on
that.
Well, until next week....Remember, Music is only as good as you want it
to be.
If you have any opinions or comments, please let me know at
Slackercub@yahoo.com
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