Top 9 - R&R HOF WeekWow, this week was tough - everyone did well, and most were surprisingly very good!
B+ James "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
B+ Stefano "When a Man Loves a Woman"
B+ Lauren "Natural Woman"
B Casey "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?"
B Scotty "That's All Right, Mama"
B Jacob "Man In The Mirror"
C Paul "Folsom Prison Blues"
C- Haley "Piece of My Heart"
C- Pia "River Deep, Mountain High"
In order of appearance...
Jacob was pretty good, love the song, but less "groovy" than MJ.
S: Beautiful, well done; J: Perfect in every way; R: Moments all over that
Haley started okay, but lost it at the modulation.
J: You're a contender; R: Welcome back; S: Nothin's wrong with that, nailed it
Casey's version I liked better than CCR's original, some weird affectations, tho, but great upright bass.
R: Definitely did it justice; S: True musician, full package; J: Right where you belong
Lauren is the best girl -- some great spots in there.
S: Natural born woman, great; J: Yes, she's amazing; R: Good job on difficult song
James, well -- beautiful voice, perfect pitch, doesn't need to scream. Toned down was a good move for R&R week.
J: Loved it, great choice; R: Very nice; S: Proud moment for you
Scotty can sing (said it before), nice to hear something less country.
R: In it to win it, amazing; S: All hat and no cattle (what??); J: Love it
Pia didn't fool me - maybe should stick with power ballads. Sounded Glee-ish but worse, a little pitchy.
S: Killed it, great; J: Can sing up-tempo, spectacular; R: Work on movement, but in it to win it
Stefano was nice and pleasant as always.
J: Knew you had it in you, beautiful; R: Liked it; S: Nailed it, passion
Paul's performance was weird, an odd choice for the voice. B3.
R: Three words: I Loved It; S: Perfect imperfect boy; J: Loved it, good job
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GREAT night overall!
My Top 3 prediction is Lauren, James, Casey -- the others just don't have enough.
Tho I sometimes like Paul, he won't win, so needs to go -- along with Haley and (sorry) Pia...
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