Well, I didn’t watch back in the day, but have watched this entire season. I’m not impressed with the judges in general. The only one who has made cogent comments has been Keith Urban, actually. Mariah is too wary of being disliked for being judgmental and Nikki is too intent on making herself painfully clear. Randy does know his business but this is not the forum for a producer to really make points of value on-air. Only Urban has managed to bridge that divide.
And folks, it’s not about the judges, it’s about the contestants. And one of them really does have the potential to grow into an actual Ella Fitzgerald. Watch for the contestants, not the judges, okay?
‘it’s about the contestants.’
True. The funny thing is I can usually tell who will make it and who won’t during the audtions. I picked Scotty McCreery and Phillip Phillips as the winners when I heard tham audtion the last two years. This year I picked Kree Harrison. So far just about everyone I’ve picked has at least made the top 4. I’ve got to say, none of the guys impressed me at all this year, and I’m not surprised they were gone once the voting started.