This week's theme? Crack
Why Crack? Because there seemed to be a running theme throughout the show with John Rich making a crack about not wanting to crack on another artist, then Jewel said she liked the way Ashlee used the crack in her voice, and then finally because America must be on crack to keep Coffey in this competition, but more on that later. This week the show is themed around
Love songs
Ahhh. Amore. Doesn't that sound nice? And isn't this the cutest picture?
There's love, and then there's Elephant Love.
This week each contestant explained what song they were going to sing and why, and I liked that angle. It was a cool way to set the songs up. First up we had Ashlee Hewitt who performed the Dixie Chicks tune "Cowboy Take Me Away" which was a daring song to do, because I don't know if you know this or not, but the Dixie Chicks are pretty polarized in the country community.
I've never seen the country more divided on them. Some people were smashing their cd's and calling 'em traitors, others defended them and said "freedom of speech". I think I speak for the rest of the nation when I say, "Is she the fat one?" I only say that to accentuate the irony that I am exercising my free speech. Actually I really like the Dixie Chicks, and oh yeah in retrospect they were right. Now back to the show.
So Ashlee intros the song by saying she's "never been in love"
and then they break to a shot of her playing guitar. And then they come back and she has a hickey on her neck?
I was like, I think you found love. I think you found love with the camera man during a commercial or something. Don't they have make up people or at the very least a turteneck?
Anyway, she had a pretty good performance and you can tell that she puts her stamp on whatever she does. I believe John Rich may be right about her being in the finals. The judges and crowd all liked her performance and Jewel said she liked how Ashlee was "working the crack" . Stipulations in my contract with NBC keep me from further expounding or pounding on that one.
Next according to Katie Cook was the moment we were all waiting for......................yes..................I'm
waiting.............................what could it be?............. Oh the anticipation.............................The number 1 Splashdown on American Gladiators!!
What?! Did I sit on the remote? I thought I was watching Nashville Star? Is that what's next in TV? It's not bad enough they have a litany of ads promoting other shows on the bottom and in commercials, that now they have to mix the two? I've heard of piggy backing shows but c'mon.
By the way, I got to meet and have a few drinks with Wolf, he's the one on the top left. Real nice guy. He pee'd on my leg, but still a real nice guy.
Up next is the winner of the competition, Gabe Garcia. His song choice is Billy Currington's "Must Be Doing Something Right" and he dedicated it to his ex-girlfriend who he broke up with to chase his dream. She sounds pretty supportive, so I don't blame him. HIs performance was damn near flawless and for a minute it felt like I was watching a show about country music, so I guess they'll have to fix that. Speaking of fixing things, did you see the old pervert in the audience with a heart shaped sign that said "Gabe the Babe"?
Creeeeeepy.
Oh look, there's Lonestar in the crowd. I bet that was uncomfortable. Did you know that John Rich used to be in Lonestar? Yep up until 1997.
In fact, there's a funny story that someone asked Lonestar if they ever get in fights with each other anymore, and they said, "We haven't had a fight since 1997" Coincidence? Probably not.
Next we had an overdramatic, and underwhelming performance by Coffey. Honestly, why is he still on the show? His voice is thin, and that ridiculous vibrato makes it sound like he's singing with a paint shaker strapped to his back. Even Toby Keith is like, "Damn he sounds like a goat!"
And don't think I'm not sensitive to losing a parent, because I lost my Mom to cancer a year ago, and he has my unending sympathy, but I don't think he should be allowed to miss lyrics. I did like the vulnerability to a degree, but it's weird how some people deal with death. Some folks hide away to a secret spot to mourn, while others, choose to start the healing process on national television. Nonetheless, the judges bought into the performance and somehow he stays alive.
Up next was Melissa Lawson staying true to her modus operandi and happily and blissfully singing to her husband the very appropriate song "My Baby Loves Me Just The Way That I Am" and putting the size in emphasizing her weight. Her performance was pretty good, but I think she got a bad critique for "over-singing" when in reality she was over- facialing her expressions.
She's got the goods and the confidence, she didn't need to oversell the facial expressions. John Rich said he would never sign off on that performance in the studio. Hey John, you're not in the studio. If you were, you could just press the red button and say, "Let's try that again without all the facial expressions"
Eerily looks like Sam Kinison in this one.
And now unfortunately it's elimination time. Shawn Mayer versus Laura and Sophie.
Laura and Sophie were up first looking very mature and cute with their knee high boots and they sang "Picture To Burn" which I thought was completely appropriate, because they "had a boyfriend and he like, totally ruined our relationship for like 6 months and I was like, OMG relationships come and go but friends are foreverrrrrr." Yeah, and I'm like, totally gonna throwup.
The performance was lame, and all the judges may have been mentally getting up and getting a hotdog because as far as they are concerned it's over for the cupcakes. John Rich foregoes any critique at all and questions braceless on why she would disrespect Jewel by rolling her eyes on the last show, which you can see a picture of in my previous blog. But her explanation was the best! This is what she said, "Honestly I didn't know I even did it, but afterwards I talked to some people and I was like "what?" and they were like "Yeah." Thanks for that explanation, that clears everything up. I did lose some respect for Jewel though, because she doesn't sit well in the kiss the ring position.
And I thought she came across as self indulgent. And she better be careful, because Sophie looks like she'd throw down in a cat fight.
Did you see her forcing that smile? No Oscar nomination there.
And then when they got booted she was asked if she had anything to say, and I wanted her to thank everyone and then turn to Jewel and say, "Meet me behind the cafeteria after school, bitch, and I'll claw your eyes out!"
Of course it really wouldn't be a blog if I didn't acknowledge Billy Ray Cyrus' handiwork. Let's all take a moment and thank Katie Cook. Did you hear him tell everyone, "I'm going off the teleprompter here....." Thanks for the heads-up there. As if anyone couldn't tell with those smooth transitions of yours. It's like going from boobs to an Adam's apple on the same person.
Speaking of boobs, and I don't mean John Rich, Shawn Mayer looked and sang great! Fantastic song choice, really working the camera with her eyes, a little too much emphasis on posturing and not as much on the singing, but still a great performance.
I really enjoyed this episode and look forward to next week's ORIGINALS.
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I have to say I think you put into words how I feel about the performers. If Coffey were gone and Pearl Heart were still in it I could say that the folks NBC should NEVER have allowed to perform on the show are gone...and a couple of weak performers are left with a couple of surprises to me in Melissa and Gabe. To judge the singing and see how it would sound on the radio I keep it simple, close my eyes where I am not distracted by the camera work and just lump them into one of four categories based purely on the singing...I would change the station...I would listen to it but not really crank it up...this song is great crank it up...and I am digging it and might consider burning a CD with the song on it. I did hit the fast forward on the DVR to get through a few painful songs in the early shows...and the majority of the performances have been a bit less than desirable. However, Melissa has come close to getting a couple of songs into the burn a CD category. I think she has the potential to be a recording artist with a good future. Gabe hasn't been as strong, but he did get me to think about cranking it up with this weeks performance. His best performance so far in the show, and he does have a unique voice with lots of potential. I just think he has farther to go with his voice than Melissa does before they get into the studio. If these aren't the final two performers I think America voted for something other than the ability to sing country music. Maybe Jewel and Billy Ray could swap places. Jewel was an excellent host. Billy Ray...I love you man but you gotta relax and not be a robot up there reading the teleprompters.
This week was really interesting to me. I thought, for the most part, it was a good show. Coffey does need to go (he should have been gone weeks ago) but his performance this week was better than before. Shawn looked and sounded great. Alshey did very well, and I'm kinda seeing her morph into a younger version of Jewel.
Gabe and Melissa did amazing this week. It's between them. All the rest could go away now and we'd have a great competition.
THE TWINS ARE GONE!!!! YAY!!! I was rolling on the floor laughing when John scolded Sophie fro rolling her eyes. He was thinking the exact same thing I was last week when she did it. The least she could have done was apologize when she was first given the mic before they sang. It would have saved her some face. Oh, well. We don't have to see their terrible matching outfits or listen to their horrendous harmonies any longer. Now to just get rid of Coffey!
I swear you read my mind. Spot on my friend! I think Coffey should be renamed Decaf. He puts me to sleep quicker than my Ambien does.
The quality of this season is pretty poor. The talent NBC chose wasn't exactly the cream of the crop-some good mentoring could help that situation though.
I thought I'd enjoy Jewel as a judge, but I'm quite disappointed in her 'judging'. (She seems to be more judgmental than anything.) Her snide comments towards Laura and Sophie were extremely unprofessional. I don't hold anything against the girls for a little eye roll. I did the exact same thing at home when I heard Jewel's little dig. So take that John!! Come chew me out too!! (Talk about unprofessional...John was totally out of line to bring that up on air. He should have talked to them in private about it. Or better yet, told Jewel she was out of line!) I think if the judges did more mentoring, and less posturing, the quality of the show would be much better.
And what's up with NBC's decision to focus on Laura and Sophie's disagreement???? Unless they fought all-week-long, and did nothing else, I saw no need to focus on a fairly insignificant disagreement. I'm sure there were many others who have had less than charming moments during their rehearsal. Why did Laura and Sophie get singled out?
Oh yea, please Billy Ray, go back to singing or acting or something...hosting isn’t your forte.
I agree about Coffey! Nice guy, but he's gotta go! I can't stand listening to him, and can't believe he's still on the show. He may be country but his voice is anything but! I also agree with B about Laura and Sophie. I really liked their music from the beginning and they are the only ones my dad voted for. Give them a break. What are they 16 and 18? Which one of us didn't have some immature moments in our teens? And name one country duo or trio that has not gotten in fight!! Maybe we should ask John Rich about fighting with our fellow singers and see if he has any advice! I thought it was very low and unprofessional too for Jewel to compare Pearl Heart to Laura and Sophie as well. I would have rolled my eyes too. Jewel deserved it. And B you are right, John had no right humiliating them any further in front of the world. I have to say the judges are doing a better job this year than the last several years, but Jewel needs to be less judge mental as someone stated earlier. And why Jewel who also does not have a country voice a judge on this show? And how can John Rich call Laura and Sophie immature? Has he ever watched himself perform, or better yet watched Big perform? Gag me. I love Lonestar but I hate Big and Rich. I'm really sad that Ashlee got voted off!! What is wrong with America? Ashlee has been way better singer and performer than Coffey or 'emotionally challenged' Shawn M. She needs some serious help! Get a grip girl!1
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