Ok so here's part two of Week 1 of Live shows - the verdict. This post would be where I'll post most of my thoughts on who I think should've been in the bottom two/gone out/etc. Also, since it's the verdict, there'll only be the group performances, special guest performances as well as the two decider performances, which means there'll be more space for commentary.

Since this was the first week back and two judges just had songs come out recently, they were the "special" guests. We had Ronan Keating singing his new song "Fires" and Guy Sebastian singing "Battle Scars" with Lupe Fiasco


Top 12 - "Call me maybe"
So the Top 12 had their first group performance. I found it strange considering one of the performers had already kicked this one out of the park in bootcamp, but you know, I was interested in how they would sound together. Bad idea. I don't know if it was the song or what but most of them sounded ATROCIOUS! And the song just sounded all over the place because everyone tried to give their own twist to the song so it sounded so messy and clustered as all hell. So... yeah not a good start to the show.
Worst: What About Tonight, Nathaniel, Jason, Justine
Alright: Samantha (except for the last note when she went off), Angel, Bella (dodgy ad libs)
Better: Josh, Adil, Shiane, Fourtunate, The Collective


Ronan - "Fires"
I love Ronan Keating, his voice, and his old songs. His newer songs have been a bit of a hit or miss for me, and it's mostly been a miss. And this is another miss for me unfortunately. Anyways, I could listen to him sing live all the time. Although his low notes are flat for me


Adil - "Just The Way You Are"
First up to sing for the decider is Adil. I think this performance showed exactly how unprepared he is for the show. You look at his face and you can literally feel his nerves radiating at you. Looked like he was about to cry some of the times. And it affected his singing so bad. He had even less control over his voice than normal, and he cracked quite often. Poor boy. Such a pity. Think if he had another year under his belt, he would've been so much better. At least he stabilized a little more by the end of the song.


Samantha - "I can't Live"
Samantha's voice is stable and gorgeous as always. And you could tell that she really wanted to stay. And you can feel it in this song. Her desperation and want. But she didn't let it overwhelm her and instead used it to help her when she digs deep for the ad libs that she belted out. And she had a lot of those.


Guy Ft Lupe Fiasco - "Battle Scars"
Here Guy is to show everyone how it's done. His voice is pure heaven to listen to and the fact that he wrote the lyrics himself meant the song had even more meaning for me. And can I say that this sounds so much better than the recorded version. Though I could've done without so much rapping. But when have I ever been the biggest fan of rapping in pop songs? The staging looks pretty awesome.


Verdict:
So in the end it was down to the judges to choose who to send home. Some of the judges spoke for ages to bullshit explain their choice, but I think it was a no brainer who they would choose. Not really surprisingly (for me), it was 3:1 to send Adil home.

Thoughts:
Let me just say that the two that belonged in the bottom two based on performances were Jason and Justin or Fourtunate. However, we all know that performances hold no sway over the voters and sob stories and other things do. Which I suppose is why I was shocked to see that Adil was in the bottom two, because you would assume with his masses of fangirls (the demographic that votes the most) that he would be safe.

Labels: episode recaps, x factor

Ok so here's part two of Week 1 of Live shows - the verdict. This post would be where I'll post most of my thoughts on who I think should've been in the bottom two/gone out/etc. Also, since it's the verdict, there'll only be the group performances, special guest performances as well as the two decider performances, which means there'll be more space for commentary.

Since this was the first week back and two judges just had songs come out recently, they were the "special" guests. We had Ronan Keating singing his new song "Fires" and Guy Sebastian singing "Battle Scars" with Lupe Fiasco


Top 12 - "Call me maybe"
So the Top 12 had their first group performance. I found it strange considering one of the performers had already kicked this one out of the park in bootcamp, but you know, I was interested in how they would sound together. Bad idea. I don't know if it was the song or what but most of them sounded ATROCIOUS! And the song just sounded all over the place because everyone tried to give their own twist to the song so it sounded so messy and clustered as all hell. So... yeah not a good start to the show.
Worst: What About Tonight, Nathaniel, Jason, Justine
Alright: Samantha (except for the last note when she went off), Angel, Bella (dodgy ad libs)
Better: Josh, Adil, Shiane, Fourtunate, The Collective


Ronan - "Fires"
I love Ronan Keating, his voice, and his old songs. His newer songs have been a bit of a hit or miss for me, and it's mostly been a miss. And this is another miss for me unfortunately. Anyways, I could listen to him sing live all the time. Although his low notes are flat for me


Adil - "Just The Way You Are"
First up to sing for the decider is Adil. I think this performance showed exactly how unprepared he is for the show. You look at his face and you can literally feel his nerves radiating at you. Looked like he was about to cry some of the times. And it affected his singing so bad. He had even less control over his voice than normal, and he cracked quite often. Poor boy. Such a pity. Think if he had another year under his belt, he would've been so much better. At least he stabilized a little more by the end of the song.


Samantha - "I can't Live"
Samantha's voice is stable and gorgeous as always. And you could tell that she really wanted to stay. And you can feel it in this song. Her desperation and want. But she didn't let it overwhelm her and instead used it to help her when she digs deep for the ad libs that she belted out. And she had a lot of those.


Guy Ft Lupe Fiasco - "Battle Scars"
Here Guy is to show everyone how it's done. His voice is pure heaven to listen to and the fact that he wrote the lyrics himself meant the song had even more meaning for me. And can I say that this sounds so much better than the recorded version. Though I could've done without so much rapping. But when have I ever been the biggest fan of rapping in pop songs? The staging looks pretty awesome.


Verdict:
So in the end it was down to the judges to choose who to send home. Some of the judges spoke for ages to bullshit explain their choice, but I think it was a no brainer who they would choose. Not really surprisingly (for me), it was 3:1 to send Adil home.

Thoughts:
Let me just say that the two that belonged in the bottom two based on performances were Jason and Justin or Fourtunate. However, we all know that performances hold no sway over the voters and sob stories and other things do. Which I suppose is why I was shocked to see that Adil was in the bottom two, because you would assume with his masses of fangirls (the demographic that votes the most) that he would be safe.

Labels: episode recaps, x factor

Who I am? Hey guys! Just call me Merran, Mezzy, or even Siri if you want. (don't ask, I'm not even sure how that came about). I'm born on 24th of December 1990. My hometown is Singapore, but I'm currently studying in Melbourne, Australia. I'm studying an Arts degree right now, and have no real idea what I want to do still with the rest of my life =/ Music is something that has kept me company through all my ups and downs. Especially through my downs when I feel like there is no one who understands.