, folks....I've been away for a little while, dealing with some personal issues. Trust me when I say I didn't mean to be out of action for a while, but that doesn't mean I didn't keep my eye on what's up with NBC's The Voice. Ready for the short recap of the Sweet 16 Live Shows? Here we go....
With regards to Christina Aguliera's squad, her decision to eliminate Jesse Campbell was probably the big shot in the foot she didn't need, squashing her #1 contender (and the #1 seed in the tournament). BUT considering Jesse's performance didn't hit well until midway into the song, I get why the decision. Ashley DeLaRosa also did well, but Lindsey Pavao proved herself to be better. And Chris Mann's decision to do Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" was brilliance, since his opera training made the song tailor made for him.
With regards to Blake Shelton's team, Jermaine Paul proved he could go ahead and capture Jesse's audience if something were to happen to him, and his performance of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds" (a bittersweet melody for me) proved it. Erin Willett also proved to be a force that could wind up as a dark horse with her Adele tune, but sadly, the popular Jordis Unga and RaeLynn (a strong fan favorite herself) didn't live up to their potential. Even though it did suck, Blake had the right idea saying goodbye to the two of them.
With regards to Adam Levine's team, Pip and Mathai really didn't get to live up to their potentials, and Adam had the right idea sending two of his strongest contenders home. Katrina Parker proved she's got the right idea to also become a dark horse in the contest, and I hope this Carolina lady still continues to become a surprise. But the biggest and most powerful curve ball of the whole season proved to be Adam and Tony Lucca's rock-laced remake of Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby, One More Time." Christina, after the comments you made about Tony being one dimensional, I hate to say it, "Half baked crow, my dear? CHOMP CHOMP!" Tony, you just made it back to the competition. And Christina, I'd let Britney know what she's up against if she decides to go with Fox as reported. You sure she's ready to join Simon in fighting you guys, because she'd better be ready to "'Factor' THIS!"
And as far as Cee-Lo Green's squad, James Massone and Cheesa pulled in decent performances, but paled to their colleagues, Juliet Sims and Jamar Rogers. Juliet proved she has a given rock quality to her vocals that works beautifully. But Jamar Rogers is proving now to be THE front runner for the title, as some have started to discover, putting his own spin on Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" (at least, lyrically, very fitting for him). Jamar, I loved your background story when you first appeared, and you've got MY respect. I hope to GOD you can fight your way to the Finals, as Cee-Lo and his boys of the Goodie Mob echoed in their new hit "Fight To Win" (and Cee, you're about to make me a convert as well), you deserve a chance to get that gold ring!
That's it for now, we'll see what happens next on Monday night, on NBC.com-just make sure to vote for your faves. That's it from the Wolffe, NUFF SAID!
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