Here is your X Factor post for the Week 7 performance show.
The Top 6 sing the music of Wham! Excuse me while I….LULZ!!!!!!! The host said it was George Michaels, not just Wham! Though, I’m hoping Jedward does some Wham!
We are watching live HERE.
Recap and Videos after the JUMP…
- Lloyd Daniels – “Faith” – Lloyd always sings slightly underpitch. Very underwhelming. He sang first this week–maybe it’s finally his time to leave. – VIDEO
- Stacey Soloman – “I Can’t Make You Love Me” – This is totally cheating. I’m surprised Louis “rule book” Walsh didn’t call her out on it. I mean, this is a Bonnie Raitt song, period, despite the Michaels cover. A very safe choice. And yet, a very tentative and warbly vocal. – VIDEO
- John and Edward – “I’m Your Man” – Ha ha. I was so hoping they would cover Wham! and they didn’t disappoint. The boys’ vocals are wretched! Still, so entertaining. Love that they wore the vintage “Choose Life” shirts. Awesome. I’m rooting for them to make the Top 3. – VIDEO
- Danyl Johnson – “Careless Whisper” – A labored, clunky interpretation. The attempts at showboating didn’t really work. Keeping the vocal simple would have worked better. Danyl seems a little desparate. Eep, pitchy mcpitcherson on those high notes, fella! There was a dust-up between Danyl and Simon this week, and the result was Danyl getting his way on song choice… – VIDEO
- Olly Murs – “Fast Love” – The song started off shakey, but got better in the second half. The 80’s hit “Forget me Not” was mashed in there. The faster the tempo the better for Olly, mostly because it masks his vocal weaknesses. – VIDEO
- Joe McElderry – “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” – Zzzzz. I say the same thing every week about this kid. His vocals are pleasant enough, but he’s totally charimsa free. And he could win the whole thing. – VIDEO
The problem is he’s SO unmarketable. He doesn’t fit into any current genre. If he wants to record, the best he can hope for is to get straddled with an album of cover songs from the 60s. He’s going to end up on the West End, which is perfect for him – he just doesn’t have what it takes for a recording contract.
I don’t understand the Jedward phenomenon. Can anyone explain it to me?
NatalijaS, I think that in an ideal world, a candidate for a recording contract would have both a very good voice and that “star” charisma. I don’t think that any of the remaining candidates have that combination, and Joe is the only one for whom the thought of listening to an entire album doesn’t make me wince. Jedward could be a novelty act (I’m sure they will be), and some of the others could sound ok with a lot of help from studio engineers I guess. But it seems like the most appealing one from a performance charisma standpoint who is left is Olly, and he just doesn’t sound very good most of the time. For me, Joe McE would be making the best of a not-optimal situation with the candidate pool. And I actually agree with someone upthread who said that they think he has the potential to mature from where he is now. But I enjoy listening to him sing, at least, without needing a circus whirling around him to make it interesting enough to get through the performance.
I guess bottom line, I don’t see him as wildly less apparently marketable than Archie was, and Archie is doing fine. I like the quality of Archie’s voice a little better, but they seem to me to be of a similar type. And it helps that Joe is a pretty kid who looks as though he will mature into a handsome young man – give him a few months of invisalign braces and a good stylist and he’ll look fantastic in the teen magazines. (btw, I didn’t watch AI last season, and don’t feel the level of emotional connection to The Davids as many here do – I realize that people who watched the season may have very different feelings about Archie’s level of charisma as compared to Joe’s. It’s not something that jumps out at me though).
I agree that this has to be the worst year for overall talent on the X Factor .. I don’t think any of them have star potential … I think Joe puts in a consistently good performance each week and I wouldn’t mind him winning .. although I agree that a lot of his performances and singing style is a bit dated .. he is very musical theatre … but he seems a nice lad and he’s from the same part of the UK as me .. but I don’t vote so I’m not doing the regional voting thing …lol
The only other ones I find entertaining are Jedward … they’re bright little rays of sunshine in a very dull year … I just wish they woud come on stage tomorrow night on the results show and be Subo’s backing dancers. She’ll be belting out “Wild Horses” … and they can be running around in the background on hobby horses like a couple of kids playing .. lol
Tonight performances that stuck on my mind were Danyl’s & Joe’s; hope they stay
I can see Joe heading right for “Joseph and the Amazing, etc.” and cutting a record on the side. Didn’t the guy who won the reality show contest to be the new Joseph get a record? If he can, Joe can. And if SuBo can do a record, then he definitely can.
Stacey and Olly for the finals!!
Oh, you should watch this video. Probably, most of you here expected this video to be brought up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSNY2FMmDoE
Joe and DA have been constantly compared and they sang the same Elton John’s song.
To me, Joe’s voice is too pretty, thin and light-weighted without texture or depth. But he has been consistent and better than most of his older competitors. I think Joe, Olly and the horrible twins will be top 3.
One more… What the heck with the judges? All standing O? They are so cheap. With this level of the competition, when X-factor comes to US, it will become a real joke to put Simon to shame.
I don’t get why they want to press everyone in the pop charts.
There are several acts out there that are very successful outside following the main stream hit radio and some of them managed by Simon.