The Voice 2013

• vball10set

  ernest_t_bass;1442605 wrote:I'm flip-flopped on your assessment. I like Usher more, as a coach. Shakira is good, but she's a bumbling idiot after performances, and she picks terrible songs for her contestants.

  GoChiefs;1442607 wrote:Agreed. I like Usher in the chair more than Shakira, but I like Shakira more than Christina. Cee Lo can just stay the **** away.

  Yeah, Usher is definitely the better coach, but I disagree that Shakira is a "bumbling idiot"--on any level (see her IQ ). Also agree that Cee Lo should stay away, and that goes for Skanky Aguilera as well....btw, I just heard on the radio this morning that Blake and Adam may be considering a year hiatus now as well, so this "musical-chairs" thing may become the norm for the show.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  vball10set;1442623 wrote:but I disagree that Shakira is a "bumbling idiot"

  When she attempts to provide constructive criticism, whatever, after a performance, she is not on par with the other coaches. She struggles to find the right words to say a lot, and she seems to just ramble.
• vball10set

  ernest_t_bass;1442626 wrote:When she attempts to provide constructive criticism, whatever, after a performance, she is not on par with the other coaches. She struggles to find the right words to say a lot, and she seems to just ramble.

  I know what you're saying, but I chalk that up to her inexperience and the language barrier (even though she's mastered that pretty well)....do you think she's better than Aguilera though?
• ernest_t_bass

  

  vball10set;1442629 wrote:I know what you're saying, but I chalk that up to her inexperience and the language barrier (even though she's mastered that pretty well)....do you think she's better than Aguilera though?

  No, not necessarily.
• bases_loaded

  

  vball10set;1442623 wrote:Yeah, Usher is definitely the better coach, but I disagree that Shakira is a "bumbling idiot"--on any level (see her IQ ). Also agree that Cee Lo should stay away, and that goes for Skanky Aguilera as well....btw, I just heard on the radio this morning that Blake and Adam may be considering a year hiatus now as well, so this "musical-chairs" thing may become the norm for the show.

  Makes sense...the hiatus thing, they both have music careers still.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Shakira can barely speak english and isn't a good singer, so if she goes I wouldn't care.
• vball10set

  Raw Dawgin' it;1442665 wrote:Shakira can barely speak english and isn't a good singer, so if she goes I wouldn't care.

  Funny, we were just saying the same about you
• gut

  ernest_t_bass;1442605 wrote:I'm flip-flopped on your assessment. I like Usher more, as a coach. Shakira is good, but she's a bumbling idiot after performances, and she picks terrible songs for her contestants.

  Pretty much. But Christina was not very good, either. Cee Lo was worthless all around. I wonder if Adam or Blake might take hiatus and then maybe Usher could stay.
  
  But seriously...all they could come up with to replace Christina was some mediocre star that barely speaks English?
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  vball10set;1442669 wrote:Funny, we were just saying the same about you

  100% true - but i don't get paid for it ha. I like her better, but i think christina is 100x better singer.
• gut

  As for Danielle, she is good and I'll agree she probably wins. But I'd say there are actually 3-4 others with better voices than her (right now, her voice will be very very good as she matures).
  
  I think it's interesting, in comparison to AI, that because all the performances are very solid the really good performances don't stand out nearly as well.
• vball10set

  Raw Dawgin' it;1442687 wrote:100% true - but i don't get paid for it ha. I like her better, but i think christina is 100x better singer.

  No doubt about that :thumbup:
• gut

  Did anyone else say "WTF?" when Shakira said Sasha had "one of the best voice she's EVER heard"? I thought Sasha's performance was a mixed bag - started off key, and her high range is actually a little shrill, actually on the verge of screaming on some of those notes.
• vball10set

  gut;1442684 wrote: But seriously...all they could come up with to replace Christina was some mediocre star that barely speaks English?

  Hell, compared to the trainwreck of female judges the producers from American Idol came up with, Shakira is fucking Celine Dion!!!
• gut

  vball10set;1442724 wrote:Hell, compared to the trainwreck of female judges the producers from American Idol came up with, Shakira is ****ing Celine Dion!!!

  That's a good point. Interestingly enough, a number of the female consultants (Sheryl Crow, Lady Antebellum, etc..) seem like they would be a lot better. Not everyone has a career they can put on hold, but maybe the simple answer is most singers don't know how to coach and develop. Usher is obviously the real deal, and while they may have lucked out with Blake and Adam I'm not sure they aren't much better personalities than coaches.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Blake doesn't seem to have that great a voice either, his singing voice doesn't sound much different than his talking voice.
• vball10set

  gut;1442731 wrote:That's a good point. Interestingly enough, a number of the female consultants (Sheryl Crow, Lady Antebellum, etc..) seem like they would be a lot better.

  I agree with you here, and it makes you wonder what exactly the producers are looking for.
• osu45804

  

  After tonight's results I'm not surprised Garrett got voted off, having him do a Backstreet Boys song was terrible. But I would liked to have seen Vedo stick around for at least one more round... My favorite is Kris Thomas as of right now mainly b/c I'm more of an R&B fan but Danielle is a lock for the finals at least.
• gut

  osu45804;1443084 wrote:My favorite is Kris Thomas as of right now mainly b/c I'm more of an R&B fan but Danielle is a lock for the finals at least.

  Sarah Thomas is, I think, better. But it's going to be a huge uphill battle to overcome all the teen girls voting for Danielle. I forget if they go from 3 or 4 remaining down to the finalists, but probably the only way Danielle loses is someone splits some of her votes. But aside from Kris Thomas, and possibly Bieber 2, I don't see anyone left to do that.
• se-alum

  

  If Blake and Adam go on hiatus at the same time, the show will struggle. These shows are built on chemistry among judges, which Blake and Adam have the most among any of the judges. If they do go on hiatus though, I would like to see Luke Bryan take Blake's place.
  B
• Crimson streak

  

  se-alum;1443301 wrote:If Blake and Adam go on hiatus at the same time, the show will struggle. These shows are built on chemistry among judges, which Blake and Adam have the most among any of the judges. If they do go on hiatus though, I would like to see Luke Bryan take Blake's place.
  B

  
  Luke Bryan or brad paisley would be entertaining
• gut

  It would be pretty bad with Usher, Cee Lo, Christina and Shakira.
  
  Agree on the chemistry thing. It's about the only thing that makes the judging worth watching. Criticism is actually pretty rare (outside of the actual mentoring, but not on stage). The judges on the live shows are kind of worthless, but most of these performances would be homeruns on AI.
• se-alum

  

  gut;1443336 wrote:It would be pretty bad with Usher, Cee Lo, Christina and Shakira.
  
  Agree on the chemistry thing. It's about the only thing that makes the judging worth watching. Criticism is actually pretty rare (outside of the actual mentoring, but not on stage). The judges on the live shows are kind of worthless, but most of these performances would be homeruns on AI.

  Well yea, there's just more talent on the Voice. They don't play up to storylines and shock factor like AI does.
• se-alum

  

  Crimson streak;1443330 wrote:Luke Bryan or brad paisley would be entertaining

  Yea, Paisley would be pretty awesome.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Thought Kris Thomas sucked, wish he went home over Garrett. Garrett got screwed by Shakira, why the fuck would you give him a repurposed backstreet boys song? Stupid.
  
  Also - the show is half country singers, ugh, awful.
• gut

  Really thought it should have been Paul Simon and the Blasian to go home. Josiah was actually starting to grow on me a bit - he's got a fairly interesting voice.
  
  I think there's a real chance Usher is done after next week. You'd think it would be a semi-disaster if Usher and Shakira were done while Blake and Adam each had 3 left. I doubt they would rig the vote, but...
  
  Blake must bring a pretty big country voting bloc to the show, because I would never have bet Josiah went home before the Swan brothers. I think it might be a little advantage to be country, too, because there are a lot of good/fun country songs that I suspect many people aren't familiar with (so they do better, because most aren't going to compare them to the original).
  
  Danielle has probably wrapped it up for sure now as I think the only way she could have lost was someone splitting votes with her, and both of the guys who could do that went home tonight. Heck, the Swan brothers are the only male contestant left.