Top 24 - The Guys

I watched the first top 24 show. I was a little disappointed with the guys. I felt that too many of them played it safe. I felt that too many chose keys that were too low for their voices. That's how pitch problems begin - you're down at the bottom of your range, where there isn't much tone or volume, but you are trying to make an impact, so you push out a little in the bottom, and then, when you go up, the voice doesn't respond with flexability because of the weight you used in the bottom. It's like trying to jump rope with someone hanging on your leg. Most chose songs that didn't challenge them range-wise either. It was a big night for most of the contestants, performing live on television, under pressure. So one can understand why some of the performances were stiff.

I actually found myself agreeing with Simon's feedback. Horrors of horrors. Not that people were 'grotesque'. I found that no one really stood out for me, although I had high hopes for Michael Johns after his Hollywood week Bohemian Rapsody .... he didn't deliver as well as I wished he would.

So here's my vote for Feb 19th - the Guys (I hope I got the names right). In my scoring, they were all pretty much equal. Bottom to top:

#12 - Luke Menard

#11 - David Look

#10 - Robbie Carrizo

#9 - Danny Noriega

#8 - David Hernandez

#7 - Colton Berry

#6 - Jason Yeagar

#5 - Chikezre

#4 - Garret Haley

#3 - Jason Castro

#2 - Michael Johns

#1 - David Archuleta