That is, until this week. I'll bet Kree is next to go, but I wouldn't be surprised to see her survive (and for the record, I obviously think she should).
Anyhoo, on to this week's theme-less show. Producer's choice, Judge's choice, Jimmy's choice? Fun stuff. Except when they use the show uses their song choices to sabotage contestants (see: Allen, Kris). Good times.
Top 3, Song 1: Jimmy's Choices
Kree Harrison "Perfect" by Pink
Not surprising that they would give Kree a song where she can't really shine. Girl's a country singer that doesn't always click with her material... let's give her a sincere rock ballad! C'mon man. Honestly, it came across somewhat karaoke, though sung with Kree's usual awesomeness.
Candice Glover "One" by U2
This was pretty much exactly what you'd expect from Candice here. I admit that I don't know the Mary J Blige version, but I can hear it in Candice's version. She did a good job with it, but really, it's a lazy song choice by Jimmy.
Angie Miller "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" by Elton John
Can a song choice be simultaneously lazy and wonderful? It's painfully obvious why this song was selected for Angie, for her to do exactly the same performance she's done about 50 times. But for once, she didn't do that, and it came off great. Not perfect, but this was one of Angie's best, I would say.
Top 3, Song 2: Judge's Choices
Candice "Next to Me" by Emili Sandé
HOT. Perfect.
Angie "Try" by Pink
And... yelly karaoke. Definitely a disappointment after her first performance. She seemed comfortable, sure, but her usual musicality was missing.
Kree "Here Comes Goodbye" by Rascal Flatts
Not a perfect vocal, mostly because she kind of mangled the big note... but that was, without question, the most connected Kree was to a song so far. And the result was one of her best so far. Fantastic.
Top 3, Song 3: Contestant's Choices
Angie "Maybe" by Emili Sandé
Ah, here's that Angie performance. But you know what? I liked this more than all the other ones. Maybe it's the song (note to self... check out Emili Sandé), or maybe she just sold this one better, but I liked. Wasn't her best vocal, but I still liked it.
Kree "Better Dig Two" by The Band Perry
Not the type of song that Kree excels on, but she did with it what she could. Was that the sound of the bus being thrown into reverse?
Candice "Somewhere" from West Side Story
I don't get this song choice from a pop music standpoint. But oh. my. goodness.
Wrap-Up
Great week. Great. Week.
I would give round 1 to Angie... round 2 to Kree... and round 3 to Candice. Round 2 was close, but the other two rounds weren't close.
This is going to be a great finale next week, whatever the pairing is.
Timm's Votes
I'm actually not going to vote this week. I got the top 3 I wanted, and I'll be happy with any finale pairing. And really, I'd probably just split my votes three ways, and give Candice the remainder.
I'm still reeling from that "Somewhere".
