Wow! Wow! Wow! A LOT of people stepped their game up last night! BIG TIME!
Only 1 of the 4 acts we predicted to make the Top 4 of X Factor were amongst our four favorite performances from yesterday!
Our favorite from last night – by far -was Rachel Crow! We were totally blown away!
Her performance (top video above) was most definitely not Disney! That was our biggest critique of her to date – that she felt a little too kiddie. However, Rachel’s performance of the Etta James classic I’d Rather Be Blind was so mature! Well beyond her years!
Such a pleasant surprise! We didn’t know she had that in her! So soulful! So BIG! So nuanced! So poised! AND she chose the song herself!
We didn’t know she had all that in her, but we’re thrilled we got a chance to see it! This little girl is not to be discounted! It was her best performance to date!
Our second favorite performance of last night was Josh Krajcik‘s! He killed it! Murdered!
That was THE PERFECT song for him! Totally his sweet spot! It was as if he wrote it himself! He poured himself into it and her heart came out!
He felt it! He sold it! And we bought it!
Check out Josh’s take on the Beatles classic With A Little Help From My Friends above!
Another standount performance last night was Marcus Canty! He really WENT FOR IT! Kudos to him!
His vocals were on point! He was confident and really showed he’s a great showman as well as a great singer!
His best performance yet too!
Check out his take on the Mary J. Blige‘s I’m Going Down below!
And, once again, we were soooooo impressed by Lakoda Rayne! We still find it hard to believe they were put together on the show and have only been singing as a group for a couple of months.
They were so tight! So tight!
And….
These girls look like superstars! The camera loves them! And, thankfully, they’ve got the talent to back it up!
Their vocals were flawless! And their stage presence is electric!
We LOVE them!!!!
Check out Lakoda Rayne’s take on Keith Urban‘s Somebody Like You below (bottom video)!
Read our thoughts on all the other performances…. after the jump!
Read our thoughts on all the other performances…. after the jump!
Read our thoughts on all the other performances…. after the jump!
Read our thoughts on all the other performances…. after the jump!
Read our thoughts on all the other performances…. after the jump!
– Astro: Was very solid but lacking his usual spark!
– Melani Amaro: Felt out of her comfort zone. Not her best but still better than most.
– Drew Rynieswicz: Same as Melanie and Astro, her vocals were good but not as good as usual. Plus, WHAT was she wearing????
– Leroy: His vocals were good but they didn’t soar. He was also weighed down with an awful arrangement that made us lose interest in his performance.
– Chris Rene: He has yet to live up to the greatness of his very first audition. This performance, once again, was adequate. BUT, we do think he could do better after the show, singing his own songs that suit him the best and are (hopefully for him) hits.
– Stacy Francis: That was a hot mess! Like a bad Vegas routine! So many bum notes and lots of oversinging! We think she will be in the bottom two tonight.
– Stereo Hogz: Much better than last week, but (unlike Lakoda Rayne) they’re not superstars. They’re lacking that indescribable “X factor”. Also, if they’re a group, they should sing AS A GROUP. Stop it with just that one dude singing! Along with Stacy we think Stereo Hogz will be in the bottom two tonight.
So, if our prediction is accurate and Stereo Hogz and Stacy Francis are in the bottom two, we think the judges will send Stereo Hogz home and pick Stacy to stay because they will say she has more potential.
Such a fun episode last night!!!!
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