Thursday, October 31, 2013

X Factor USA Season 3's top 16 live: Two Trainwreck group performances but a lot of improvement for most others.

Rankings

We have a pretty good bunch this year. Better than most of last year ( except maybe 5H


Anyways I think  each category has a person who has a shot at winning (yes, even the boys), and I will rank each of the top 16 performances

Boys- While they may be the weakest category this year they're leaps and bounds better than last years young adults. They have some work to, but if Carlos can have more control, if Tim can let down his wall and overcome nerves,  an if Carlito can have more emotion in his vocals there may be a boy in the finale.

Performances from last night

The boys were decent from last night. However each made a mistake .
Josh- His performance was a boy version of Ellona's except not as good.  Although he was  my bottom 2 of the night.  Even if he was third best of the night add that together with his monstrous version of his 4cc performance he deserved to go

Carlito- My other bottom 2 of the nigh- He was more entertaining than Josh, but if there's no emotion in an entertaining performance, it could get dull and mean nothing.  
Wasn't the case Tuesday  but .



Tim- he's boring. Nope. His performance of Always was boring and a few steps behind his usual performance level. Yes.  He needs to change up a somewhat modern song and make it his own if he wants to stick to slow performances. It seems to work well for a certain group.  A good song. that would work for him would be just the way you are . 

Carlos- His performance was decent and you could hear his emotion in his vocals.  He had a good performance.

My rankings for the boys performance's 

1. Carlos
2. Tim
3. Josh 
4.. Carlito

I would have sent home Josh though, because Carlito has more potential.


Girls- arguably the strongest group, so it's debatable that Demi made te right choice. 

Khaya- her performance was great. Why don't people like her? She said during the 4cc she was crying when each of the boys and girls were eliminated. Very compassionate. And before you start hating there is three and ONLY three logical and understandable  reasons why she hesitated when asked if she liked animals:

1. She had a terrible experience with animals when she was little. ( ex. an animal attacked her, a pet ran away, etc.)

2. She didn't know what kind of animals he meant.( Most people aren't big fans of spiders or sharks)

3. She was confused that he would ask that question in a singing competition show.

Rion- Probably the standout of the night. She was great. You could feel her emotion in the song.

Danie- While it may not have been an energetic performance, it was filled with passion and emotion. 

Ellona- While she was decent , her voice didn't match the  beat . Like Carlito, she needs to add emotion

Ranking of the girls performances




1. Rion
2. Danie
2.Khaya
4.Ellona

While I would've eliminated Ellona , Danie was the one eliminated. Tough choices.

Overs- Possibly the best category as a whole tonight. Like others underestimated the guys, I underestimated the overs.

Jeff- He is getting better, but still I'm not a big fan. 

Lillie- Finally, she's not boring. She did a great job with this song and earned her spot.

James- Improved and did much better than Jeff.

Rachael- Did a great job and arguably the best of the overs tonight

Rankings
1. Rachael
2. James
3. Lillie
4. Jeff


Groups- Two groups stood out and two were near-trainwrecks, one of which hadn't been before. However both groups that  trainwreck performances were through meaning only one standout survived

RoxXy Montanna- Eliminating them was stupid. They could've been stars .  They were sleepy that night but I'd rather be sleepy than see a bad performance.

Restless Road- the idea of them winning is a joke. They were bad and only gotten worse as a whole. With actual, talented country acts, they won't last much past 8th if even that.

Alex&Sierra - this group has stepped down a bunch and significantly lowered their chances of winning with this subway station/ lounge like performance. The song started out like it was going to be the "you didn't have to cut me off song"  but it was a dull, Vegas bar-like performance. Unless they comeback next week and the week after, etc. and change up their style while still keeping it their own Sweet Suspense will be the last group standing. 

Sweet Suspense- Although they were the best of the groups, and the only group that has a shot at  the finale or 1st place. 


Ranking of the groups.
1. Sweet Suspense
2.RoxXy
3.Restless Road 
4,Alex&Sierra
Based on whole overall Id have sent RR packing.  

Overall performances
16. Alex&Sierra- Trainwreck 
15. Restless Road -Trainwreck
14.Jeff- meh.
13.Carlito- needed emotion
12. RoxXy- yawn
11. Josh- Not the best 
10. Ellona- slightly better like a  girl version of Josh's
9. Lillie- Alright
8. Tim-  Decent
7. James-Good
6.  Rachael- Great
5. Danie -  Like a slightly better girl version of Tim's.
4. Carlos- great!
3. Sweet Suspense-excellent!
2. Khaya-standout!
1. Rion best!




In my next post I will rank the final 12.

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