HOLY CRAP THEY'RE STARTING WITH "IN YOUR EYES". And it's my favorite Filharmonic! Oooh, this is amazing. These first three guys sound so good. I love that Shawn Stockman is singing along. I literally have goosebumps right now. KEY CHANGE. I can't even. That was so, so,so good. I will be YouTubing that clip a lot.
"Master of the do-re-mis and master of the 88 keys." I love the camaraderie between Nick and the judges. Me & you both, lady from Ten. "I watched them go from boys to men." The hat guy from Street Corner Renaissance is hilarious.
Ten - "Chain of Fools"
"Stank face." Noted. I like their count-off cheer. I like that this is set up like a traditional band set up. Fun staging. I really don't understand wedge sneakers. They are not cute like heels and are not comfortable like sneakers. The beginning feels just a little slow - or a little out of pocket? The girl singing lead continues to have quite a set of pipes on her though, holy crap. KEY CHANGE! I like the breakdown feel but think she could have gone one notch below on the wailing. (That says more about me than her, admittedly.) They have such a big sound. That was good. See! Jewel agrees with me on the staging. And, hey, Ben Folds - there's nothing wrong with a polka!
the acoUstiKats - "Amazed"
Oh man, this is so much better than they're last two because it's so controlled. These harmonies are gorgeous and the sound is so clean. I like that they're mixing up the soloists as well. KEY CHANGE. That was really, really pretty and incorporated a lot of the feedback that they've gotten from the judges and fixed a lot of the issues I've had with them. (Snide note: I thought "Maggie, Mike's girlfriend" was one of their moms. That was an unflattering shot or she's really old?) Oh, and now I feel really bitchy for having said that because that was adorable. Though, the two of them look older than college kids, right? Or am I just a hundred and don't know how old college kids are supposed to look? Anyway, good on them on both the performance and life event fronts.
Street Corner Renaissance - "Forget You"
I totally get what these guys do - the do-wop-ification of modern music. I like the lead on this; it sounds like he's telling a story; it's really expressive. The wailing was hilarious and kind of amazing. "Don't say that brother." HAHAHA. That was so good - tight harmonies, well delivered lead. I like that Jewel said, "noveau Motown"; that seems like a hilarious thing to say. I still think Shawn Stockman calling people "Big Baby" is hilarious.
The Filharmonic - "One More Night"
Okay, I LOVE this song. I think Maroon 5's 'Overexposed' was one of the best pop albums of last year. Also, my very favorite dance fitness routine ever is to this song, if anyone is interested. I love that they're putting a lot of thought into being a boy band, which seems hilarious. And these guys got the Old Navy ad treatment from wardrobe tonight. I like the arrangement of "stuck on my body like a tattoo"; that was super cool. KEY CHANGE. That was SO GOOD. Well arranged, took the notes from Shawn, mixed up the phrasing to make it an interesting twist, great lead. I don't agree with Ben's "so good it's boring" critique at all.
Alright, bottom two. I think this is tough because by and large, I like this group of four much better than the group of four that will be performing in the next show. I think that the acoUstiKats were supposed to be the easy out of this group but then they switched things up and were pretty great so that put a wrench in things. I have absolutely no idea; I thought all four of these were really solid performances. I don't think Ten will be in the bottom; which of the other three is is a crapshoot. Oh no! Street Corner Renaissance! But I adore them! OH NO! How am I supposed to choose between the Filharmonic and Street Corner Renaissance? They're my two favorites! Oh Sing Off judges, why must you do this to me?!
I like how in the other sing offs the groups have looked bored at each other or made aggressive actions but these two just stand and watch in mutual admiration. That was such an old school vs. new school showdown and both groups were so great. I am really irritated because both of these groups are SO GOOD and I would have gladly lost two groups from the other set of four instead of either of these. Awww, pure class all the way around. Mutual admiration society! I think Filharmonic will stay but I'm really not happy about losing Street Corner. Ugh. Stupid emotional investment in televised reality singing competitions.
"Master of the do-re-mis and master of the 88 keys." I love the camaraderie between Nick and the judges. Me & you both, lady from Ten. "I watched them go from boys to men." The hat guy from Street Corner Renaissance is hilarious.
Ten - "Chain of Fools"
"Stank face." Noted. I like their count-off cheer. I like that this is set up like a traditional band set up. Fun staging. I really don't understand wedge sneakers. They are not cute like heels and are not comfortable like sneakers. The beginning feels just a little slow - or a little out of pocket? The girl singing lead continues to have quite a set of pipes on her though, holy crap. KEY CHANGE! I like the breakdown feel but think she could have gone one notch below on the wailing. (That says more about me than her, admittedly.) They have such a big sound. That was good. See! Jewel agrees with me on the staging. And, hey, Ben Folds - there's nothing wrong with a polka!
the acoUstiKats - "Amazed"
Oh man, this is so much better than they're last two because it's so controlled. These harmonies are gorgeous and the sound is so clean. I like that they're mixing up the soloists as well. KEY CHANGE. That was really, really pretty and incorporated a lot of the feedback that they've gotten from the judges and fixed a lot of the issues I've had with them. (Snide note: I thought "Maggie, Mike's girlfriend" was one of their moms. That was an unflattering shot or she's really old?) Oh, and now I feel really bitchy for having said that because that was adorable. Though, the two of them look older than college kids, right? Or am I just a hundred and don't know how old college kids are supposed to look? Anyway, good on them on both the performance and life event fronts.
Street Corner Renaissance - "Forget You"
I totally get what these guys do - the do-wop-ification of modern music. I like the lead on this; it sounds like he's telling a story; it's really expressive. The wailing was hilarious and kind of amazing. "Don't say that brother." HAHAHA. That was so good - tight harmonies, well delivered lead. I like that Jewel said, "noveau Motown"; that seems like a hilarious thing to say. I still think Shawn Stockman calling people "Big Baby" is hilarious.
The Filharmonic - "One More Night"
Okay, I LOVE this song. I think Maroon 5's 'Overexposed' was one of the best pop albums of last year. Also, my very favorite dance fitness routine ever is to this song, if anyone is interested. I love that they're putting a lot of thought into being a boy band, which seems hilarious. And these guys got the Old Navy ad treatment from wardrobe tonight. I like the arrangement of "stuck on my body like a tattoo"; that was super cool. KEY CHANGE. That was SO GOOD. Well arranged, took the notes from Shawn, mixed up the phrasing to make it an interesting twist, great lead. I don't agree with Ben's "so good it's boring" critique at all.
Alright, bottom two. I think this is tough because by and large, I like this group of four much better than the group of four that will be performing in the next show. I think that the acoUstiKats were supposed to be the easy out of this group but then they switched things up and were pretty great so that put a wrench in things. I have absolutely no idea; I thought all four of these were really solid performances. I don't think Ten will be in the bottom; which of the other three is is a crapshoot. Oh no! Street Corner Renaissance! But I adore them! OH NO! How am I supposed to choose between the Filharmonic and Street Corner Renaissance? They're my two favorites! Oh Sing Off judges, why must you do this to me?!
I like how in the other sing offs the groups have looked bored at each other or made aggressive actions but these two just stand and watch in mutual admiration. That was such an old school vs. new school showdown and both groups were so great. I am really irritated because both of these groups are SO GOOD and I would have gladly lost two groups from the other set of four instead of either of these. Awww, pure class all the way around. Mutual admiration society! I think Filharmonic will stay but I'm really not happy about losing Street Corner. Ugh. Stupid emotional investment in televised reality singing competitions.
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