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Poor Scott on the Xtra Factor!

 

 

Just watching him back on Xtra factor, his voice isn't that bad really. :thumbup:

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to be honest, he should have gone week 1, he got away with that horrid song (Simon :lol:). It couldn't have been any more Bluecoatish :lol:
cant wait to download help for heroes :kink:

 

 

I'm going to give it a miss

 

"let's all visit the itunes thread" -_-

I don't usually bother with charity singles, but I did think the version as quite good so I might get it ^_^

 

But knowing Cowell, the physical will be £3.99 <_< It's worth it though.

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it's 65p to download on play.com :D

 

I thought they were going to massacre it, but it's quite good :o :wub: And yes the physical is most likely £3.99 :(

To Jark: while it was one of Daniel's better performances (the chorus only, the rest was dire), I agree that his dead wife is the ONLY reason any emotion was conveyed. Maybe Scott was singing his song to somebody special, and if we felt like we knew that person of course the meaning of the song would be elevated. The emotion is only there because we've heard so much about his wife... which we shouldn't have. (btw, its king_oxymoron if you havent got the link yet!)

 

 

To Jacky boy: I ADORE Scott. Totally love him. But I agree with Jark, his attitude at times has been absolutely stinking. Teenager or not, you can't react like that, and you have to learn to take criticism with grace (tonight was hard I'm sure but he did the sulk act after his song in week one). While as a person I think he's wonderful, the attitude thing really lets him down.

 

 

As for my comments, sorry they are so long.. pre-prepared obviously.. and written after the show, but before the results hence the prediction..

 

01. Alexandra - Candyman

YES! YES! YES! Finally my favourite registers top of the leaderboard with me. Probably not the nights best vocal but EASILY the nights best performance. If there was no Christina to compare it to, it'd have been better but regardless it was sensational. It was exciting, vibrant, the staging and choreography were top, vocals almost perfect, and she showed great attitude. Cheryl summed it up when she said that Alexandra's 'thing' is that she can do everything - I still think she's a better ballad singer, which is an incredible thing to say when she did this upbeat SO well.

 

02. Ruth - Summertime

I am starting to LOVE this girl... so good! Very sensual, I loved the staging and the choreography with the boys, the big note at the end was AMAZING, it was so good. There was a couple of notes that didn't quite stand up but overall, just brilliant.

 

03. Rachel - Feelin' Good

Could she have looked anymore like Beverley from last year (except a green not red dress). She did this just as well as Beverley though.. she excelled herself vocally. Wasn't so keen on that look for her, or her movement, but the vocals were amazing - and that attitude before the final note just WORKED, loved it.

 

04. Laura - God Bless The Child

I thought the styling was awful, she looked frumpy, she's 17!! The first part was good, the second brilliant. I think it lacked the oomph of Fallin, she still hasn't reached her level of the first week but it was very very good. I wish she'd stop doing that 'do do do do do' at the end of all her songs though.

 

05. Diana - Smile

It was good, she sounded nice but nothing special this week... I don't think it was original, it didn't go anywhere, the swing was cheesy and I don't agree with the judges saying it sounded modern. I don't think it was that great, but she is saved because her vocal was once more beautiful.

 

06. Austin - Mack The Knife

Again, this was good vocally but nothing special. The big notes didn't sound so great (though I heard on Xtra Factor he was ill this week). I didn't agree with the judges it was his best, it was actually my least favourite from him so far. Obviously he's a great vocalist still.

 

07. JLS - Ain't That A Kick In The Head

This one was weird for me. I didn't like Aston at the start as it sounded like he was putting an accent on, I didn't think they sounded good when they sang together, I didn't like Jamie's vocals for swing at all (far left, might not even be his name), I thought the moves were too choreographed which meant the attitude didn't come across as natural, but still something about it worked!? Far from their best, but good somehow. Marvin's hair is better too. Jamie (?) was wearing exactly the same as last week I swear!

 

08. Scott - That's Life

Started off pretty lacklustre, thought he got into the 'swing' of it (ho ho ho) and it was good but vocally it just didn't compare... Such a boring song compared to some of the others this week... why does Simon insist on putting him on first? I think he's the boy Simon is most happy to lose I think what saves him is that he is one of the best PERFORMERS of them all... he gives it all..

 

09. Eoghan - L.O.V.E

This. Was. Odd. His voice was far too small for the song. Some of the moves were pulled off, some not (during the big note he looked like he was taking a dump) His facial expressions (eyebrows) were too odd.. His vocals weren't always too great either. The effort was top notch considering it was so far from his comfort, but didn't agree with Simon it was his best... Imagine was far better.

 

10. Daniel - The Lady Is A Tramp

His best performance easily, but still not close to standard. Wasn't expecting an upbeat so was better than usual and there were SOME good notes, but he shouldn't move... or be on the show.

 

Overall

01. Alexandra

02. Diana

03. Ruth

04. Laura

05. Scott

06. Austin

07. JLS

08. Rachel

09. Eoghan

10. Daniel

 

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Prediction is SO HARD, when you consider Daniel and Eoghan definitely have a core audience. Before Rachel sang I would have predicted her bottom two, now I'll say JLS and Daniel but nothing would surprise me.

 

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Other points:

- Dermot is so much better this year

- Choreography and staging is so much better this year, Brian is finally earning his keep (but I still dislike him, who dresses like THAT to sit in an audience?)

- Simon picked three essentially safe, standard classics, why does he never think outside the box?

- Best big band week ever?

- I agree, I don't buy the 'door' story, I didn't hear Ruth and Daniel on the single. My theory is that they are the two Simon predicted weren't still going to be here this week.. could be very wide of the mark though lol

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Now I've seen the results, I would have definitely chosen Scott to stay, at least taken it to deadlock. As someone else said - Off_Da_Endz I think, it's ridiculous to think the judges wil really judge it on that performance alone.. what if Laura falls to pieces in a bottom two sing of against Daniel. She'd stay. It's got to be based on potential and how they've done so far. Based on that, Scott should still be there. I did think more effort could have been put into his performance though, I think he gave up hope and his attitude got to him :(

What do you mean you don't buy it? Whether they were in the competition or not is irrelevant, because they'd still be on the actual single just like Girlband & Bad Lashes are?

 

After seeing the performance back, I definetley believe it. I think Alex sung Ruth's part, and Austin was singing Danny's. Rachel, somehow, managed to charge herself onto the stage in time to sing her lines.

What do you mean you don't buy it? Whether they were in the competition or not is irrelevant, because they'd still be on the actual single just like Girlband & Bad Lashes are?

 

After seeing the performance back, I definetley believe it. I think Alex sung Ruth's part, and Austin was singing Danny's. Rachel, somehow, managed to charge herself onto the stage in time to sing her lines.

 

 

Well given that everyone here seems to think it was mimed, which I concur with, why didn't we hear their vocals? My theory was my initial thought, thinking about it it seems silly Simon would ever do that but if it was true and he didn't give them lead vocals at all for that reason then it's not impossible.

 

There are loads of doors on that stage, if one is jammed, knowing what an important performance it was, an assigned stage manager would have ushered them to another door, surely? At least to make it on stage for the ending...

 

I don't know, when they were talking about it on the Xtra Factor with the contestants, Daniel and Ruth didn't look that bothered, indeed they were nodding along to how much they enjoyed it... something just doesn't ring true..

After seeing the performance back, I definetley believe it. I think Alex sung Ruth's part, and Austin was singing Danny's. Rachel, somehow, managed to charge herself onto the stage in time to sing her lines.

Me too. The video to it is here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OUSWaEvAWXE

 

I'm not sure, but from 2:57-3:07 Laura and a rather confused looking Austin sound like they're singing Ruth and Danny's bits. I can't be quite sure but if there is a part where anyone is covering them it's there I think.

 

edit: then again Laura sounds a bit like she could be covering Ruth from 2:07-2:14. Damn all these indistinguishable voices. :P

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There's no way Cowell would've predicted Ruth & Daniel would have gone week 1-2.

 

It was so obv the girlbands would go first.

Yeah, granted, it didn't seem that way on the show, it sounded like Laura and Austin, but watching it closely, you're right.

 

Sounds totally stupid though from a management point of view... they must give them more than a few seconds to get out, and so should have had time to get them onstage via another door even if it was just them lingering at the back... quick work from Austin and Laura... did they have earpieces in to instruct them.. I wonder!

Really?! I did think maybe they were singing along when I thought I heard TWO Eoghans at the start.. but it was way too polished to be a live vocal in my opinion... Rachel looks like she's trying to make up for not actually singing by performing..
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