Example: The judges keep boosting Nikko, even though the man can't sing -- unless one considers ultra sharp (as in off-key sharp, not cool), not-quite-falsetto, tuneless noise as singing. He's not quite as bad as Mikalah, but close. But because the judges have been talking him up, better singers are biting the dust.
On the other hand, unless we're in for a true shocker later in the competition, the top three are almost certainly going to be Carrie, Constantine and Bo. Below that, it's anyone's guess what order they'll go, although I think Vonzell will make it into the top four if she continues to improve.
The only reason I pick Carrie, Bo and Constantine as the top three is because: (1) Carrie has the only truly good voice in the competition, even though her stage presence leaves a lot to be desired, and (2) the AI boards show that millions of young girls have crushes on Bo and Constantine.
Personally, I still don't have a favorite. By this time in season 1, Kelly was by far my favorite (and still is). In season 2, it was Clay, and last year it was Fantasia. This year so far, none of them do it for me.
She's just starting her first solo tour, and all but two of the 30+ venues have been sold out for weeks. She's also very hot on the radio and has gotten vastly more airplay than any other AI winner or finalist.
Without doing the phony studio-made vocals of most "artists," and without resorting the cheap, tasteless pop-tart image of so many female singers these days, Kelly has become the #1 pop vocalist in the nation.
You're comments are interesting. I would add Nadia to the top three. I believe in blocks of voters. Carrie is a good singer and the only C&W. Nadia will bring the funk and the R&B and she can move on stage, which I think got Fantasia a lot of votes last year. Bo and Constentine are vying for the same block of voters and I think they will split and one will go out at number 4. IMHO
No she didn't. I had my fingers crossed that it would be Anwar, but oh well. Maybe next week.
The judges keep boosting Nikko, even though the man can't sing -- unless one considers ultra sharp (as in off-key sharp, not cool), not-quite-falsetto, tuneless noise as singing. He's not quite as bad as Mikalah, but close.
Ouch! (LOL) Nobody is as bad as Mikalah :) Nikko's problem might be that he's trying too hard. Instead of letting the song flow naturally, he forces it to go where it doesn't want to go. His performance Tuesday night demonstrates this, and I agree with you, the result was just noise.
I'm putting all my chips on Carrie now. Bo is still a favorite, but if his Black Crowes schtick is any indication of what's to come, forget it. I think he would do much better with some slow Blues songs instead of Rock--and somebody please tell them all to stay on the stage! That jumping-on-the-table stuff is so tired.
(See you on the Dose. I expect it will be a rough one tonight.)
It may have been a week or two early, but not much more than that. When she tries to do country, Carrie is better. When she tries to do pop, Vonzell is better. When she tries to do rock, Nadia is better. Jessica may be the most well-rounded, but she's always going to fail the comparison to one of the specialists. Plus, as I've mentioned before, the "barfly" look isn't helping her either.