Re: [BigBrother_Survivor] Let the Battles begin! On Monday, The Voice Season 13

 

I think the strategy starts in the battle rounds, the judges usually pick the battles with a pretty good idea of who will win. Then when the steals happen I feel like they are already thinking ahead and how this contestant can fit into their group. Hardly ever has someone been stolen and gone on to win, but I think it did happen with Craig Wayne Boyd.
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On Tue, 10/17/17, C G ceegee2006@yahoo.com [BigBrother_Survivor] <BigBrother_Survivor@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] Let the Battles begin! On Monday, The Voice Season 13
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Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 9:46 AM























  I thought Jennifer would take Meagan was
surprised when she wasn't Stolen/ I know they have
limited steals .
Surprised Blake took Katherine but I thought she
should have won over Chris. And thus this ends round 1 stay
tuned tonite for round 2.
Let
the Battles begin! On Monday, The
Voice Season 13 moved
on from the Blind Auditions to the Battle Rounds, with guest
advisors Kelly Rowland (for Team J.Hud), Rascal Flatts (Team
Blake), Joe Jonas (Team Adam), and good ole Billy Ray Cyrus
(helping out daughter Miley). The night commenced with a
surprising (and surprisingly Steal-free) verdict, and
concluded with a tasteful tribute of sorts to the late Tom
Petty (who, come to think of it, would have made an
excellent Voice
advisor) and a double-Steal.Let's
recap!TEAM
J.HUD: Lucas Holliday vs. Meagan McNeal In
one corner: Lucas, the Maxwell-channeling everyman cashier.
In the other: Meagan, the dynamite diva whose face,
according to fashionista Miley Cyrus, ought to be emblazoned
on Voice
T-shirts. This was a matchup of two big voices and big
personalities, both "unique artists with an R&B
feel" and both deserving, but it was Meagan who seemed
like the star player here. Sure, Lucas had the classic Voice
backstory (i.e., he possesses a great set of pipes, but
definitely does not have the sort of pop-star face that gets
silkscreened on T-shirts). But since Meagan was a standout
in the Blinds for me, I couldn't imagine the competition
progressing without her.I
also assumed that the New Jack jam that Jennifer Hudson
assigned for this Battle, Bobby Brown's "My
Prerogative," would doom Lucas. The karaoke-ready party
track instantly transformed Lucas into Drunk Uncle. I
could've appreciated his cheesy hamminess, or hammy
cheesiness, if he'd gone totally over the top a la
Tenacious D's Jack Black, Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse
Hughes, or, say, Beck circa Midnite
Vultures, but there was nothing fresh or edgy about
this performance. Lucas seemed like a mere novelty act.
Meagan, on the other hand, kept it real, just like the song
said, and was the real deal. (Plus: The dress! Those
earrings! Miley was right. The woman needs her own fashion
line.)The
coaches looked confused. Or amused. Or both; I'm not sure.
While Miley appreciated Lucas's body rolls, and Adam
Levine thought he was "sickeningly awesome," no one
seemed to take Lucas seriously. Adam even gasped at one
point, "What in the hell was that?" But soon it was my
turn to yell "WTH?!" when Jennifer picked Lucas, and no
one stole Meagan. I know that was their prerogative, but I
think the panel got this one very wrong.WINNER:
Lucas Holliday
TEAM
MILEY: Moriah Formica vs. Shilo Gold Sixteen-year-old
baby badass Moriah slayed her Heart song during the Blinds,
while all I can remember about Shilo is that her
frog-throated Raspy McRasperson audition seemed more like a
commercial for Ricola or Sucrets. (A concerned Adam even
fetched her a glass of water.) So again, I expected this
would be no contest. And again, I was surprised —
pleasantly this time — when Shilo cleared her throat and
held her own. That glass of water must have done the
trick!Don't
get me wrong: In this showdown between Miley's two
"growlers" on the Guess Who's "American Woman," it
was not hard to guess who deserved to stay. Not only did the
Joan Jett-esque Moriah have the right rawk 'n' roll
attitude and an electric guitar to boost her coolness
quotient (and, probably, give her a bit of an onstage
crutch/prop), but she also had the more powerful pipes.
However, Shilo was a shocker. She sounded a gazillion times
better and showcased a gajillion times more stage presence
than before. Paired with a less formidable Battle partner,
she might have had a chance.Adam called Moriah "unbelievably cool and unique
and different." Blake called Moriah a "born rock
star." Miley called her a "rock goddess — but you're
just great as a singer, without attaching your age or your
gender or anything to you." Shilo knew she was a goner,
but at least this American woman redeemed herself after a
terrible first impression.WINNER:
Moriah Formica
TEAM
BLAKE: Keisha Renee vs. Noah MacOn
paper, this pairing made zero sense. A 30-year-old Nicki
Minaj backup singer-turned-aspiring country crooner, up
against a 17-year-old indie-pop singer-songwriter? Why,
Blake, why? But you know what? As a duet, this actually
worked.Blake
gave Keisha and Noah the Elvis Presley version of Hank
Williams's "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," explaining
that its origins in vintage country, rock, and soul would
fit both of their distinctive voices. And it did. Noah was
pure '50s teen idol dreaminess with his warm crooner tone
and fragile vibrato, while Keisha brought gospel fire to her
verses. Both singers put their own stamp on the song. As to
which would prevail, that was all just a matter of
(Blake's) taste."I
think both of y'all make us feel like we're in the
'50s/'60s/'70s, when rock 'n' roll and country
music was what it was then," said Miley. "Keisha was
bringing me to church, and Noah was bringing me to, like, a
diner in like the '50s," said Adam. Blake must not have
been hungry, because he picked the church over the diner.
But at the very last second, just as Noah was, to quote The
Bachelor, taking a moment and saying his goodbyes,
Jennifer went in for the Steal. I'd glad that kid will get
another chance. I think there's a lot more to Noah, and he
could be Season 13's dark horse.WINNER:
Keisha Renee / STOLEN: Noah Mac moves to Team
J.Hud
TEAM
J.HUD: Chris Weaver vs. Kathrina Feigh I
barely remember Kathrina. Chris is a New York drag queen, so
OF COURSE I remember him. (If there's any show I love more
than The
Voice, it's RuPaul's
Drag Race. Miley might even agree with me on that.)
Sadly, Chris did not perform this Battle's assigned
anthem, Ariana Grande's lip-sync-for-your-life-worthy
"Dangerous Woman," as his drag alter ego, Nedra Belle.
But Chris definitely came to stage to slay — and to
shanté and stay.Interestingly,
during rehearsals, Jennifer and Kelly thought both the
scenery-chewing Chris (who is a worship leader by day) and
Kathrina were doing too much — and that's saying a lot
coming from J.Hud, who's not exactly the shy and retiring
type. Kathrina was definitely oversinging, breaking out a
Mariah/Whitney/Celine shtick that forced her pleasantly low
voice into a painful upper register, but that was probably
because Chris intimidated her.Onstage,
Kathrina did her best, but it was only towards the end of
the performance that she came into her own; Chris pulled
focus during most of the performance. By the final chorus,
however, both contestants were practically shouting the
song, with Miley joking, "You have like the biggest [read:
notoriously over-amplified] band behind you right now, and
that was almost an a cappella performance. Your voices were
the only thing I could hear!"Blake
then told Kathrina, "You literally had the song by the
throat," showing an utter disregard for the definition of
"literally." But he clearly admired her effort,
semantics be damned, so that's why he stole her after
Jennifer inevitably saved Chris. Either that, or Blake fell
for Kathrina's tearful speech, "I just want to say, born
in the Philippines and not having enough, I feel like I've
already won!" Aw.
Blake's always been a big softie.WINNER:
Chris Weaver / STOLEN: Kathrina Feigh moves to Team
Blake
TEAM
MILEY: Brooke Simpson vs. Sophia BollmanMiley
always has the coolest and most unexpected song choices —
like Bob Dylan's "You're a Big Girl Now," which she
assigned Monday to the two biggest-voiced girls on her team.
Brooke was an aggressively (and deservedly) pimped
contestant during the Blinds, which made me think she was a
shoo-in for this Battle. But Sophia's voice blended
spectacularly with hers, and this was a much more even match
than I expected. That being said, Brooke was the more
interesting of the two, with more quirk and edge, less of a
basic cruise-ship-singer vibe. I enjoyed hearing the two
ladies harmonize, but when it came to the solos, I preferred
Brooke, who is easily one of the strongest singers of the
season.It
was glaringly obvious from the coaches' comments that
everyone had expected Sophia to be fodder. "Sophia, I
didn't even realize you have such a big range and a big
voice!" admitted Jennifer. Adam said he realized "Sophia
is not to be trifled with!" Blake declared that Sophia had
stepped up to Brooke's level. After all that gushing and
backpedaling, I thought Sophia might have had a shot at a
Steal. But instead, she went home.WINNER:
Brooke Simpson
TEAM
ADAM: Adam Pearce vs. Whitney Fenimore The
Battle Rounds were taped weeks ago, before Tom Petty's
tragic death, no there was no big homage here, but it was
still bittersweet to hear a Petty song this week. Of course,
no one could ever sing "Stop Draggin' My Heart
Around," one of the all-time greatest classic rock duets,
like Petty and Stevie Nicks. And Adam and Whitney's
version wasn't even as awesome as Phillip Phillips and
Elise Testone's from American
Idol Season 11. But these two heartland rockers did
sound fantastic together nonetheless, and they did Petty
proud. Both were convincing, credible Americana singers, and
their chemistry was easy and unforced. I can't even recall
Adam Pearce's failed audition from last season, and I
loathed his corny "Hot Blooded" audition this season,
but this slow-burner of a tune fit him well and finally made
him seem cool. As for Whitney, she radiated so much
rock-goddess swagger, I bet Miley was disappointed that she
hadn't scored Whitney for her much-hyped all-girl
team.But
hey, guess what? Whitney ended up on Team Miley after all!
After Adam the L saved Adam the P, both Blake and Miley
swooped in for a rare double-Steal — and Miley prevailed.
Let's call this a case of Petty theft. Heh.WINNER:
Adam Peace / STOLEN: Whitney Fenimore moves to Team
MileyTune in Tuesday for another
hour of Battles, and maybe a couple more Tom Petty covers.
See you
then!





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