Top 11 - Motown

This week was certainly better than last week, and some I had written off had surprisingly good performances. No real duds this week....

Code:
A   James   "Living for the City"
A-  Paul    "The Tracks of My Tears"
B+  Lauren  "You Keep Me Hanging On"
B+  Naima   "Dancing in the Street"
B   Casey   "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
B   Stefano "Hello"
B   Scotty  "For Once in My Life"
B   Jacob   "You're All I Need to Get By"
C   Pia     "All In Love is Fair"
C   Thia    "Heat Wave"
C-  Haley   "You Really Got a Hold on Me"

In order of appearance:

Casey was great in the middle, but I didn't like beginning or ending.
S: Perfect entertainer; J: Can carve a niche for yourself; R: True original, great

Thia wasn't terrible, but not good enough for Top 10, IMHO.
J: Get it in you; R: Take some chances, continue; S: Great, I'm good with it

Jacob held back a little, so better; good.
R: Best performance of yours on this stage; S: Beautiful; J: You made us beg for those notes

Lauren was flawless until the end.
S: Beautiful; J: So much attitude, really good; R: She's ready

Stefano was good, but cruise-ship-ish/theatrical.
J: Intensity should come from heart; R: Missing connection, can sing; S: Voice is so beautiful

Haley wasn't good enough, B3 again, but a little better at the end.
R: Started a little rough but came back; S: Beautiful [his favorite word]; J: Effortless control, most soulful girl

Scotty went total country - did that help or hurt? Help probably.
S: Beautiful, ripped it; J: Great version, not strongest vocal; R: Young lady killer

Pia is consistent, but Zzzzzzzzzz.
J: You kill us, need stage presence; R: Hit the notes but ballad/ballad/ballad; S: Closest star in this AI universe

Paul was much, much better - great version!
R: So unique, but cool; S: Different, love it, great; J: Complete package

Naima was a surprise, better than usual, but how to make this song kinda boring?
S: Whole package, great; J: First goose bumps of the night; R: Finally all of Naima showed up

James has amazing vocals, wow!
J: OMG, OMG, OMG; R: Started a little rough but then unbelievable; S: Great, incredible, nailed it


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