13/08/08: Top Six Performance Night
Category: Season 6 Discussion
Posted by: starsonidol
Top six week theme is Canadian Rock and the guest mentors are Simple Plan.
Amberly Thiessen - 1,2,3,4 (Feist)
I was a little disappointed in the song choice as I didn't really think it fit the theme of 'rock'. Amberly sang it pretty well though with no real flaws. Her voice sounded lovely in the theatre as always. It didn’t strike me as a show-stopper moment though. (7.0/10)
Theo Tams – Sweet Ones (Sarah Slean)
Another strong performance from Theo. He looks most confident when playing piano and singing. I wonder how he’d do under the old format where instruments were not allowed. Perhaps not as well. No matter, under this format he’s definitely one of the front runners. (7.5/10)
Mitch MacDonald – I Love This Town (Joel Plaskett)
I’m still not a fan of Mitch as a singer but this was a good song choice for him as it suited his vocal style far better than anything he’s done recently. It was certainly a big improvement over last week as it was simple and didn’t force him to extend himself vocally. Ditching the band and just singing alone on the stage with his guitar worked for him. (6.5/10)
Earl Stevenson – Little Bones (The Tragically Hip)
Points to Earl for doing a real rock song on ‘Canada Rocks’ night. Beyond that it was a real poor karaoke vocal. It doesn’t seem to matter what Earl does though or how bad he sings. The audience and the judges love him. (4.5/10)
Drew Wright – That Song (Big Wreck)
This was one of Drew’s weaker efforts. His singing early on seemed distracted by his guitar playing. He was looking down at his fingering and cutting notes off. The band seemed to over power his vocals as well. (5.0/10)
Mookie Morris – Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
He had a distracting turntable DJ on stage with him that took away from the performance early on. It was disjointed for the first few lines. He rocked it later in the song though and I enjoyed it. Again his singing isn’t great and this was a bit gimmicky. (6.0/10)
Amberly Thiessen - 1,2,3,4 (Feist)
I was a little disappointed in the song choice as I didn't really think it fit the theme of 'rock'. Amberly sang it pretty well though with no real flaws. Her voice sounded lovely in the theatre as always. It didn’t strike me as a show-stopper moment though. (7.0/10)
Theo Tams – Sweet Ones (Sarah Slean)
Another strong performance from Theo. He looks most confident when playing piano and singing. I wonder how he’d do under the old format where instruments were not allowed. Perhaps not as well. No matter, under this format he’s definitely one of the front runners. (7.5/10)
Mitch MacDonald – I Love This Town (Joel Plaskett)
I’m still not a fan of Mitch as a singer but this was a good song choice for him as it suited his vocal style far better than anything he’s done recently. It was certainly a big improvement over last week as it was simple and didn’t force him to extend himself vocally. Ditching the band and just singing alone on the stage with his guitar worked for him. (6.5/10)
Earl Stevenson – Little Bones (The Tragically Hip)
Points to Earl for doing a real rock song on ‘Canada Rocks’ night. Beyond that it was a real poor karaoke vocal. It doesn’t seem to matter what Earl does though or how bad he sings. The audience and the judges love him. (4.5/10)
Drew Wright – That Song (Big Wreck)
This was one of Drew’s weaker efforts. His singing early on seemed distracted by his guitar playing. He was looking down at his fingering and cutting notes off. The band seemed to over power his vocals as well. (5.0/10)
Mookie Morris – Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
He had a distracting turntable DJ on stage with him that took away from the performance early on. It was disjointed for the first few lines. He rocked it later in the song though and I enjoyed it. Again his singing isn’t great and this was a bit gimmicky. (6.0/10)