Well, kids… Episode 4 is just minutes away. So here comes the whirlwind pre-analysis of the song names and groups but without listening.
Tonight’s episode is “My Generation” – This theme could mean any number of things, but with the lineup being a Country, High School, Techno, and All-Female… This could go in a lot of directions.
The intro will be a medley of “My Generation, We Will Rock You, and It’s Time. Which should be greatly fun. But onto the groups and their songs:
Home Free – Ring of Fire. Once again, Home Free finds a country hit that has enough cross-over to keep them in the running. My fear is that so far we have begun to see a formula where the lead singer is awesome, the song is “Fun” and then they trot out Uber-bass for a few lines for the sex. I am beginning to want to see more from them.
VoicePlay – Don’t Speak. I really love this song. And I can not envision it as a cappella. This doesn’t mean anything of course. VoicePlay was the first group to get the Ultimate Sing Off wake-up call. So hopefully, they can keep up the energy and give a huge surprise.
Element – You Keep Me Hangin’ On. As opposed to the previous song; I can hear this one easily done a cappella. This also doesn’t mean anything. However, Element has not been bringing it anywhere near the power of Delilah (and one of their members was in that group)… They need to show or be in the bottom this week.
Vocal Rush – Holding Out For a Hero. This is a song that once again pre-dates the singers (which I find very amusing each week.) I think this one is a challenge and will really be the one that people measure Vocal Rush by. I like them a lot but I don’t know if they have the ability to push through the whole season.
Odds:
- Home Free – Ring of Fire 15:1
- VoicePlay – Don’t Speak 10:1
- Element – You Keep Me Hangin’ On 12:1
- Vocal Rush – Holding Out for a Hero. 5:1
10 minutes to go… Let’s hear your picks and how you fare. Meet you back after the episode!
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What can I say, Andrei, that you have not already said. Well, okay I guess I can think of something.
Home Free – I love Ring of Fire, but you are spot on, the group is really formulaic.
Voice Play – they keep stepping it up…but they haven’t grabbed me yet. Maybe this will be the trick.
Element – I want to hear Element bring it on this one. I also want to hear Shawn NOT say something about their shoes or their appearance in general until he says something good about their singing.
Vocal Rush – that’s a pretty powerful, mature vocal line (at least in the Bonnie Tyler version); might be hard for them to match unless they have clever arrangement that makes it more choral based. Also, have they really felt enough pain at this point to be holding out for a hero (they are teenagers, so they might be angsty)?
Gonna have to catch up with the actual episode a bit later.