I was dreading this to be honest because I’d read some pretty derogatory remarks about Danny and his handling of Kris, but still I wanted to see what all the fuss was about AND I wanted to hear the screech that apparently Danny performs at the end of his song and see if it was as bad as people were saying. I have noticed though that the Adam haters seem to be Danny adorers and the Danny haters appear to be Adam adorers. Funny old world, huh? – chuckle.
Aaanyway...
Adam: Yep, this was fantastic. Suited his voice to an absolute tee! He controlled his screeching and actually belted out the notes. Good stuff!! Still can’t stand the performance such as the lip curl, the tossing of his head and the dramatic intake of breaths, but I have to hand it to him, he really delivered and delivered the vocals really, really well. And hey, Led Zeppelin is my ultimate favourite band and I should have been cringing, but I wasn;t when he said he was going to do “Whole Lotta Love” Good, good stuff!
Allison: Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. This is turning into a good night of stuff. I loved this. Loved, loved, loved it. I’m not a fan of Janice Joplin, I couldn’t get a handle on her voice, but I do really like some of her songs and this was one of them.
As a side note: I really don’t know what the judges are on at times because their criticisms of this just didn’t make sense to me at alllllllllll. Loved her feisty and correct responses to Simon’s, I think, ludicrous comments, especially the beg part. Nasty Simon, really nasty.
Kris and Danny Duet: Danny didn’t look happy at all up on stage, but anyway, great vocals from Danny that I think really did show how weak Kris’ vocals are, but it was harsh Simon saying what he said because it wasn’t a “Who’s the best” it was a “Did they do a good job together”.
As a side note: Danny didn’t look happy on stage, and neither did Kris and Kris looked absolutely gutted after Simon’s comment. For me, the nice thing to see was that Danny wasn’t wholly impressed with Simon’s comment either. Still, I don’t think Danny and Kris are the best of friends, well, that’s the impression I got.
Kris: Sorry but I had a bit of a giggle when Kris said that The Beatles were classic Rock – more like Classic Pop in their early years and alternative Pop later on. *shrug* Um, anyway, I didn’t like this I’m afraid. Wrong song choice to be honest. I dunno if Simon’s comment hurt him a bit and he gave up and just went with the flow, I dunno, but, for me, it just wasn’t good, especially when you take into account Allison and Adam’s performances.
Danny: This had me worried because of the comments I’d been reading and when I heard the scream in the practice session I really started to worry – and bloody hell but that scream and the lead up to it was just downright awful. It was truly, truly truly baaaaaaaad! It made Adam’s screeching seem pleasant to the ear and it breaks my heart to admit that. Bad Danny, really bad. Sorry.
As a side note: Sadly I agree with Simon about the last note and the build up sounding like a horror show. Yeah, if Fay Wray was alive today I think she’d be impressed
Edited to add: I listened to this again, and it's a shame really because I think Danny was doing okay until the last bit of the song. I mean he still hit some bum notes along the way, but nothing like the scream, which I still think was just sooooo awful.
Adam and Allison: I don’t know if Adam was holding back but I think Allison out sung him on this one. Great stuff! Still winced at his screeching, but it was so good to see Allison feeding off Adam’s energy and Adam appearing generous enough to allow that to happen. Lovely stuff!
However, I really hated Adam’s “I hope so!” at Simon’s comment about him possibly saving Allison this week. Not good at allllllll!!!
As a side note: Overall Simon was just the pits tonight. In my opinion, his comments weren’t just ‘being honest’, they were just downright nasty. My heart goes out to Kris and Allison for what he had to say because, even though Kris is my least favourite singer and has been for a bit, neither one deserved what Simon had to say. Bad Simon, really bad!!!!
For a change Danny was the worst tonight, in my opinion, followed very, very closely by Kris and then Allison and Adam were the best.
As to who might be going home, I sincerely hope Danny is staying, but if they are going to go by performances for just this night, then he could find himself in trouble. I have a feeling that Allison might be going though, even though she doesn’t deserve to go, that honour should go to Kris because, for me, he’s pretty much insipid compared to the others.