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[Patronus]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:47pm

My reviews and points will be up around 6:00 PST.

I still have one more to listen to.

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:47pm

It's a celebrity! In our midst! Hobnobbing with us nobodys!!!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:48pm

C_O, what is there to know? I'll try to fill you in. Every week, the contestants who haven't been voted out present a clip conforming to a pre-determined theme. Everyone listens to them, the judges (Camerangel, Patronus and myself) critique and grade them. The public votes for the two they want to see go on. Each individual's votes get added to the sum of the judges' scores. The person with the lowest score get the boot!

[Patronus]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:49pm

Yeah, I am just on a quick break at work. It's been a pretty hectic day. Thank God, I did most of the BWW Idol stuff last night.

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:49pm

Gotcha. Who's pegged to win?

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:50pm

Dear GOD, that av is hot.


And I changed mine this morning, just like you asked. Girly enough for ya?

[Patronus]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:52pm

Sure...if Billie Jean is not my lover...

[Patronus]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:54pm

Okay, time for me to go back to hell. Back in a little less than 2 hours.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:56pm

When will tiff be posting comments?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:56pm

Type_A_Tiff's Critiques

There's a greater range in scores this week because, as sp78 pointed out, my scores are pretty much meaningless when there's only a tenth separating everyone! It was already a struggle to put a 1.5 difference today! So people shouldn't compare them to my scores from previous weeks anymore. It comes down to who's been getting the most votes, who's been struggling with the votes, and considering that, who needs a higher score from us to stay in the game or a lower score to not have this in the bag.

1. Kitzarina – The Past Is Another Land - 8.0
This was your first trial take of the song, and it wasn’t meant to be the final clip used – and while it’s not your best performance, it’s also impressive for your first try. Your voice is better as an alto than a soprano, so it was a good song choice even though your upper register faltered a bit. Watch out about sounding too shrill and screaming the high notes and rein in that belt a bit. Still, your dynamic range was best put to use this week and you had clear diction. You seemed vocally and emotionally “there” instead of just singing the words, which is something you consistently do well; you become the character singing the song. Work on controlling your voice more and watch your tempo changes. Solid showing.

2. jrb_actor – Kiss - 8.3
If you had pulled this off in Prince’s key, you would’ve maybe scored in the 9s! The double-edged sword with you is that you consistently present good performances, which means you always get high marks BUT you are also held to a higher standard than some other contestants, and you have to work harder to give us a song that blows us away. You have to raise the bar that you’ve helped set instead of just continuing to be “solid as usual”. On the bright side, you’re good at making a song “your own” and I look forward to seeing how you Jerbify the performance. Your voice was good, but even with the ad-libs, I thought it was lacking the simmering sexiness and raw energy of the original. Technically speaking, your voice was good and that was an ambitious falsetto bit. It’s just now that it’s later in the competition, you need to do a show-stopping song that will seal the deal for you.

3. WesternSky2 – Summertime - 7.5
I like that you chose something that’s more loyal to the theme. You’ve also chosen one of the most challenging songs because it’s so revered and has been done by so many amazing women. Good choice to cut out the beginning accompaniment to the song and played the background quietly, because unfortunately, the background wasn’t very good. You were subtly melancholy and sultry in the appropriate parts, although your pitch was a bit off in the beginning, especially that sharp low note. Watch your vibrato in your lower register as well. Since it’s such a short clip (under two minutes), it would’ve been a better idea for you to show more dramatic range in it because it wasn’t very memorable and the emotion you put into your performances is part of what makes you so successful in the competition. Next week, pick a longer song with more vocal and dynamic range! It doesn’t really matter what I say now anyway, because you’ll still get the votes!

4. ebonic_singer – Stand By Me - 7.7
We battled over what song you should do this week and you wanted to go with this one. I still don’t think this was the best song choice for you because it’s so repetitive…but it’s also simpler than other songs you’ve done, and that’s what people wanted. Still, I don’t know what people will think. Your tone is good and your pitch is much better than last week. When I started listening to the song, I thought you’d took the criticism that people had made about your excessive riffing and scaled it back…and then I heard the rest of this song. Don’t be afraid to hold a single note for more than a beat! Not every syllable needs to be riffed! You need to figure out what purpose the riffing has in the song: Is it just to show the notes you can hit? Is it to better emote how badly you want this person to stand by you? If it’s the former, why not just choose a song that has that range without you needing to have a melismatic orgasm every 10 seconds? And if it’s the latter, then you need to emote more, because you seem to show more passion in the notes you (relatively) sustain than in your riffing passages. KISS, KISS! (Keep It Simple, Sweetie!)

5. Allie – If I Ain’t Got You - 9.0
If this were American Idol, I would make like Randy and Paula and give you a standing ovation. After weeks of “Emote! Energy! Bring it! Show your range! Be more than just sweet!” – FINALLY! It’s clicked. And this, to me, is the best song you’ve done. You’ve improved the most out of all the remaining contestants. You injected this song with the passion and sexiness missing from your other performances. You were a bit flat and shaky in the beginning (i.e. the first “some people want it all” and that high “some just! Want everything…”) but totally worked out the shakiness as you progressed (just watch the slight flatness). You were so alive and it was so evident that you were having fun doing this song – you’ve raised the bar for yourself. Those melismatic parts were better than I expected – we haven’t seen that from you until now! You still haven’t showed your belt but good use of head voice. And you really adapted well to the song, which is distinctly different than anything you’ve done so far. You really showed your range – you’re still sweet, but now you can add “jazzy”, “bluesy” and “sultry” to your repertoire – who knew? Work on controlling your voice and pitch a bit more. But I’m just nitpicking. While I don’t think you’re the top vocalist in the competition right now, you getting the highest mark this week reflects the vast improvement I saw today. Thank you. So much.

6. Spiderdj82 – Superstition 8.5
Perfect choice of artist and song for your voice. You seem to be having a lot of fun with this song. Your pitch was mostly good but watch out because sometimes your enunciation gets a bit muddled. While I think this was a technically superior performance, it would’ve been better if you’d matched the level of intensity you put into your first take. Still, it’s an expectedly satisfactory showing. Just watch out – although your song submissions have only become consistently good for the last few weeks, you may suffer the same problem as jrb_actor, which, in case you don’t read the other comments, is: “The double-edged sword with you is that you consistently present good performances, which means you always get high marks BUT you are also held to a higher standard than some other contestants, and you have to work harder to give us a song that blows us away. You have to raise the bar that you’ve helped set instead of just continuing to be “solid as usual”.”

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 06:56 PM

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:56pm

I am looking for a new avatar...not any good pictures that I can find though grr. :)

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:58pm

C_O, it's been a toss-up so far. In the beginning/middle, JACXR had it in the bag, and then Kerrie was by far the one with the most votes. Then the men were catching up. But for the last while, there's been a pretty good spread in grades and votes (not that Kerrie's gotten any worse, but all of the contestants have been bringing at least their B+ game each week), so it's really anyone's game.

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 06:58 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:09pm

I suppose I've stunned everyone into silence.

GO VOTE!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:09pm

Good criticism, tiff. That's one reason I hope to sing some Broadway stuff...

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 07:09 PM

[theatrebabe]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:24pm

Listening to everything now.

Allie....WOW!! Way to drop the "sweet" title.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:25pm

Understandable! Well, Broadway's an option for most of the themes - even this upcoming theme could technically be Broadway-related depending on what movie-musical you choose!

(Didn't you also want to do Enya for a while? )

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:27pm

BTW, there's no reason for ANY contestant (past and present) to not be voting this week!

I sincerely think this is one of the best weeks we've had!

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 07:27 PM

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:27pm

My Critiques (which don't count fer nuthin', but whatever):

Overall: A week of strong vocals, and fairly boring songs, which surprised me seeing as the amazing range of choices available. I also am feeling an incredible lack of Broadway songs in a competition called Broadway World Idol...although the judges have their share of the blame in this, because they have been encourageing very few Broadway songs (*cough* next week's theme *cough*) :P Anyways...


Kitz - You started of a little "pitchy", but found your way into it very soon. Once you did it was a strong performance.

Jerby - If it weren't for your quite enjoyably embellishments and additions throughout to keep me entertained, I would be quite bored. Your vocals are good as ever, but the song is just long and repetitive. But I still love your performances, don't you worry.

WesternSky2 - You proved you can pull an amazing performance without that strong belt of yours. You, like Ebonic, toned things down, and the result was a sultry sexy performance. It sounded like there were some timing issues, but I have a feeling that had a little to do with the backing track. Your tone melts me and I could listen to you sing the phonebook and I would be happy.

Ebonic - Really great dynamics this week...somthing a few people were lacking last week. You start the song off simply and emotionally, and build up to a powerfull ending climax, then mellowed it outa bit towards the end. I quite enjoyed that approach.

Allie - A GREAT choice for you voice. And I'm glad you picked a song that showed off your upper range more. I am totally a sucker for the trill on "roses" in the middle.

Spidey - Perfect...that is all I have to say.


You guys all continue to grow and astound. Can't wait to hear what future rounds bring.

Akiva

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:28pm

THAT was a joke lol. Enya would have been hilarious though.

Well, it affects which of those two film songs I will choose. I may say screw it and do a capella stuff if I have to so you guys can hear some Broadway stuff. (if I make it lol). We'll see.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:28pm

*ahem* I kept asking for Dreamgirls and BSo kept asking for Caroline, Or Change and The Color Purple. The final decision is up to the contestants.

And next week is meant to coincide with Oscar week. So I make no apologies.

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 07:28 PM

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:31pm

"Kiss" a boring song???? It saves ANY party! God, I must be old.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:31pm

Hah I didn't say ENTIRELY your fault...

Akiva

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:31pm

Kiss is so not a boring song!

[theatrebabe]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:32pm

I liked it! You always make me giggle, jrb. :)

And, spidey! This is totally my favorite song of yours so far!! Amazing!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:33pm

Love the av, Cait!

And I adore Prince. That may just be me. (Did you see him on SNL a few weeks ago? He' still got it!)