[silent_jonny]

Judges' Choice

I hope Kara's kidneys fail.

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LOLZ, Wanda!

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[maggief]

_jonny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MagUSNRET]

I dont care who ya are, THAT’s funny! ;-) LOL

[Majie Purple]

I didn’t watch the reference in Your opener so I don’t get the joke but no need to explain...I’m sure tis funny,since You think so!:)

[Cudjo]

hello jonny,

should be a good show tonight, hopefully they’ve gagged Kara

[Lucky9teen]

Fist Bump for Adam!

[Bahbah]

LOL. Good one, jonny.

Whew...just made it.

[Jrabbit]

HOWDY!!! I actually got here at the start!! whoo-hoo!!!!

[lewisglad]

going live now!! http://www.tvpc.com/Channel.php?ChannelID=1730

[TonyWpi]

Danny’s rocking....

Don’t know the song, but he’s pretty good.

[twin2]

Here but late. Mom and Dad are visiting, along with their Great Dane. Did I mention I live in a small place:)

[Wolfstar]

Hi Jonny. Sorry I wasn’t around last week. My old PC died. Took me awhile to do the research and to scrape together enough money to buy a new laptop. Got a really good deal on a Toshiba for $500. One good thing about the rocky economy is the fact that prices on some consumer goods, like electronics, have come way down. A laptop with these specs would have sold for around $2000 about 18 months ago and closer to $3000 just two years ago. Manufacturers and resellers are going for sales volume over price these days to keep product moving.

[EmilyGeiger]

LOLZ jonny. :) Good show tonight for Danny and Kris. loved both of them, but I still didn’t like Adam!!! I don’t care how talented everyone says he is, I just do not like his voice. The same scream/yell he does in every song is so old. It is just not my cup of tea.

[Yaelle]

LOL!

[kevkrom]

The judges' picks were pretty much a waste -- they didn't show us anything about these three guys that we didn't already know, and the cross-sniping between the judges was ridiculous.

So, I'll just rank them on their own choice, which is more important anyway, a sit shows what they think their strengths are.

1. Kris -- I didn't know this song (I don't listen to Kanye West if I can avoid it), but I liked this version of it. Started off kind of slow, but once it hit the real tempo, I was grooving along. Excellent job by Kris, and when he really needed it.
2. Danny -- Probably the best pure singer of the three (see notes below), and he showed it with a beautiful arrangement and rendition of this song. He comes in second the Kris due to Kris having a more contemporary feel.
3. Adam -- Started off great, but got the the "screechy" stage way too early. There's clearly a place for some screeching in this type of song, but it need to build to it at the end, not spend the last 2/3 of the number doing it. Also, with regard to contemporary "relevance", if this is the style he wants to promote for himself, that ship sailed some 20 years ago.

If based on how the competitors actually performed last night, there's no doubt in my mind that it should be Kris and Danny in the finals. They picked good songs, and performed them very well. Adam wasn't bad, the other two were just better.

The problem here is that each of the remaining three has a real strength, but I'm not sure any of them have the complete package. Adam has excellent range, control, and training, but he lacks the instinct and empathy to be a convincing singer. Danny has a great natural voice with good instincts, but he doesn't really have a contemporary feel. Kris may be the worst (a very relative term) pure singer of the three, but he has the knack of really connecting with a song, and making it both his own and current.

If you could have Adam's skill, Danny's voice, and Kris' artistic sense all rolled into one, you'd have a potential mega-star. I'm just not sure any of the three can completely compensate for their own weak areas, though.