I tuned in to "The Sing Off" a reality/talent singing/A cappella style show on NBC. First off, I had no idea what to expect, I only saw the commercial a couple of times (thanks to the magic of DVR). The first thing they did was bring all the groups out to sing a song together. I was a bit confused but then I got it. They were all competing to be the best A cappella group on TV. A few thoughts on the show:
- Ben Folds- Umm, he is genius. Didn’t know he was a judge on the show before watching (shocked to see). I love his music (Bitches ain’t shit, Cologne, Jesusland, Smoke, Battle for who could care less) I didn’t know he was so in-tune to music theory. He understood the voice intonations, he explained why things worked and didn’t work. Good choice NBC. His tour t-shirt needs to now read. I heart Ben Folds before he sucked, but now he redeemed himself and is a singing judge. (I own his tour shirt)
- Boys II Men Shawn Stockman- Nice sweater. I wanna see a B II M reunion on this show. His judging was on the nice side, but respectable.
- Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls- Huh? Are you taking what Paula is taking?
- Humanizing these singers, I liked the stories before the group sang. People have challenges but they aspire doing what they love despite hardships. Excellent message.
- I don’t like the comparison to Glee/American Idol. Glee is a different type of show, the singers rehearse, record then lipsync. Glee is a comedy not reality. Glee isn’t all A cappella. The only thing they have in common is group singing. Because of Glee, the Sing-off contestants need to be careful on song choice. My brain loves the Glee Soundtrack and when you sing Somebody to Love, that is what I am going to want to hear (Glee Cast) The Sing-off isn’t American Idol either, yes the singers are off key but there are no silly antics leading up to the competition.
- My favorites/thoughts of the night…Beezulbub group. Love they made a human van and sung at the same time (something Glee show should do- A whole show on Beatles music). Also, if you sing a song that was on Glee, it better be a better rendition, which it wasn’t (Socal Group). Not loving the faux hawk on the Mormon girl lead singer but she can screech out a tune. The Barbershop ladies in red-they were cute and there were only four of them, they remind me of the Red Hat society. The guys from Puerto Rico- I liked that they put a spin on the Jason Mraz song, made it their own (they could of butchered it, but they didn’t). It is all about performance at the end.
- I know I couldn’t do any better. I am not one to watch shows with Nick Lachey (ex- Mr.Jessica Simpson), but I will make this one exception. Good Clean Fun/Good Luck to all.
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