The Voice of the Philippines
4th Live Show, September 15,
2013
REVIEW
BINGO!
I got 4 out of 4. My predictions last Saturday all came true. Well, as I’ve
said, it was very much predictable.
I
enjoyed the 4th Live Show. It was just 3Cs (Calm, Cool, and Chill),
very far from the typical noisy biritan. Great show!
Now
my review…
1. Team Sarah
Eva Vs Klarisse
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For
a change, Eva made less birit in her IKAW LANG MAMAHALIN, as advised by Sarah. And
she became too emotional with her song that it affected her vocals. Well, as
I’ve said before, Eva just seems like any ordinary singer when she doesn’t belt
and whistle. Nothing special with her voice. Thus, her performance did not
stand out. Now, you guys know she doesn’t practice “It doesn’t mean if you
could, you should.”
·
Klarisse
showed that she’s a powerhouse. She sang a soft song I CANT MAKE YOU LOVE ME.
Oh, didn’t Lee sing this song as well during the Lives? Anyway she was just awesome. Technical
aspect, she won. Emotional aspect, she had it, though Eva’s emotions were
deeper. But Klarisse is just too good. Lea's expressions below show perfect way to describe
Klarisse’s performance.
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Coach
Sarah and the public both voted for Klarisse. Thank God!
Here's Klarisse's performance.
2. Team Bamboo
Isabella Vs Myk
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Isa
sang NO ONE with a surprise mash up with WHERE IS THE LOVE. It was good. It
showcased her soulful and husky voice. But, pinoys are never impressed with
singers singing mid-range songs beautifully. Thus, she didn’t get the votes. But
still, you are iTunes’ No. 4 Isa! Not bad at all…
·
Myk
sang a fun and Bamboo-style of CHASING PAVEMENTS of Adele. Adele seems to be
the favorite of TeamBamboo, huh? As you would expect in every performance of Myk,
it was fun. The arrangement was original, unique hyet tasteful. It has that
signature Myk sound that made the audience groove with him. The audience liked
it. It’s iTunes No. 1. Myk and Chasing Pavements were trending until Monday.
·
Bamboo and the public voted for Myk, and Isa
was out.
·
Oh...
did you see how proud Bamboo was with his two artists, standing up and grooving
with every beat of their songs? He’s like a proud dad to KampKawayan. And I
agree, your artists are all ready for their albums. The iTunes chart is a
proof.
3. Team Lea
Kimpoy Vs Radha
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Kimpoy
sang WEAK. Well, the song choice was as weak as the song title. It was a bit
boring, though her unique tone still stood out.
·
Radha
surprisingly sang a softer version of TIME AFTER TIME (Eva Cassidy’s version?),
highlighting both her low notes and high notes. I’m not a fan of Radha, but I
love her performance last night. I’m actually gonna download it on iTunes
later.
·
Clearly,
Radha stood out. What do you expect? Besides, Kimpoy will never be a match to
Mitoy in the next Live Show.
·
Lea
and the public voted for Radha.
4. Team Apl
Janice Vs Jessica
·
Janice
as always was a pro in her CHAINS OF FOOL. And as always, she sings big songs
with big birits, matching her big figure. And her notes are always perfect.
BUT… what’s new? I’ve seen that already in your past performances?
·
Jessica
opted for the softer version of IKAW with less birits. She’s good, but still
needs to practice more on the control, to perfect a soft rendition of a ballad.
Some notes seemed flat (but upon replay, parang hindi naman). Since she’s only
16, expect this lady to be a Jaya in 5 years. She’s gorgeous though. She can
join Bb. Pilipinas as well.
·
That
night, Janice was bigger than Jessica, literally and figuratively!
·
Apl
gave Janice 65%, and Jessica a mere 35%. Ironically, the public gave Janice 40%
and Jessica 60%. Since Apl was having a hard time reading his cue cards
containing his scores, and Lea even had to help him out, the public thought it
was cooked by ABS-CBN from the start. Thus, FB and twitter were on FIRE… again!
·
Here
are some hate tweets for Apl from Twitter:
I think the viewing public deserves an explanation...65/35 score
is something fishy!!! @apldeap
@reynosojess #VoicePhLive4
@TheVoiceABSCBN
@geloben Looks like it
right? And Lea had to point out which one is the correct one. How would she have
known which is which?
Bakit pinili ni APL si Jessica Soho? Este Janice? Di naman nya
nabigyan ng justice yung Chain of Fools. #VoicePHLive4
Lutang c #CoachApple
#VoicePHLive4
To think that Apl was the only coach who gave a 55-45 score last
week, his 70-30 score this week is very curious. Rigged?
At the end of the day, THAT'S BUSINESS! Whether we like it or
not, management has the power to choose! #VoicePHLive4
Really wondering why Apl had two scorecards. Maybe they changed
it last minute to Janice's favor. Maybe, just maybe. #VoicePHLive4
Gusto talaga nila si janice ang makapasok sa semifinals kaya 35%
lang ang binigay nila kay jessica. #VoicePHLive4
@TheVoiceABSCBN
Windang si Coach Apl, after nya pumili between Janice and Jessica, :p #VoicePHLive4
Best in math si Apl. Obvious pa na emitional (read: nakonsensya)
#VoicePHLive4
@Dani_mee @TheVoiceABSCBN Apl (or
ABS) had to adjust scores i think dahil tanggal si janice based on viewers'
votes pag hndi. #VoicePHLive4
the show loses its credibility.. 65/35 score of a coach is too
far beyond the public voice.. U are fooling us @TheVoiceABSCBN #VoicePhLive4
Best in Math = Coach Apl! But I agree with his choice. Mas may
laban si Janice kung ibabangga na sa ibang teams. #VoicePHLive4
kainis ang baba ng bnigay ni Coach Apl kay Jessica! de sana
nakapasok sya,kaso gling din ni Janice, gonna miss her performing! #VoicePHLive4
The #VoicePHLive4
Cooking Show: only 35% for Jessica given by her very own coach.. that means
mahina ang pag coach ni Apl sa kanya tsk tsk..
kailan kaya kakanta si napoles? sana nxtweek na sa #VoicePHLive4
hahaha #porkbarrelscan
#VoicePHLive4
kumusta yung 65-35 votes? :/ not fair. it was a great performance then 35%?
UNFAIR!
During the battles,
the Twitter victim was Bamboo. Then it was Lea. Now it’s Apl. Whos next… Sarah?
Well, this makes The Voice of the Philippines very interesting, and one factor
that made it the most successful singing contest in Philippine history (to the
point that I made my own blog J).
And I think, Pinoys are this passionate because we are just simply music
lovers. We have our own bets based on our individual musical tastes, and we
fight to death to defend our bets. That’s how much love we have for music. Oh,
maybe I’m just exaggerating. Hehe.
Anyway, I don’t think
there’s some cheating going on. You know, the coaches are so well established
not just locally, but internationally. I’m sure, their talent fees from ABS-CBN
are not worth their reputation. And, weren’t you guys watching TVOP’s earlier
episodes. Toni explained that Apl has an eyesight problem, thus he has a
monitor beside his chair during the blinds. That’s why Lea had to help her out.
And if he was reading his cue cards this week, he was also reading his cue
cards (mobile phone) last week. He’s consistent. That’s just how he does it to
make sure he announces the right scores.
For those who say
that the coaches should leave the judging to the public, this is just not going
to happen. This is the format of The Voice, and this makes it different from
American Idol. It gives weight on the coaches’ judgments. It assumes that they
have high caliber coaches to judge a good voice as against a popular voice (at
least until before the finale). So if you want purely public votes, stop
watching The Voice, and wait for GMA to air Philippine Idol again. By the way,
who won GMA’s Philippine Idol again? Is she still active? Well… I honestly
don’t know.
CALM, COOL AND CHILL
So,
it was a different THE VOICE LIVE SHOW yesterday, with all singers singing
calmer songs (except one): the usual power belter Radha opting for a soft
version of Time After Time, Jessica singing a more controlled version of Ikaw,
and Eva not using her signature glass-breaking Eva whistle. It was only Janice
that showed nothing new. Could the change be because of the Mitoy brouhaha last
week? Could it be that the artists saw the iTunes chart last week? For whatever
reason, I just love it. Isn’t that just pleasing to our ears, a welcome break
for our eardrums, huh! With this break, we would appreciate their birits again
next time.
And
the highlight of the night was… Bamboo’s WONDERWALL. Another calming and cool
rendition to end the night’s 3C’s theme. My god, it was an orgasm watching that
performance. With those flute, unconventional string instruments, + soft voices,
& emotions, it was like a calming yoga music that takes you to nirvana. Unfortunately,
Wonderwall is not available on iTunes. All coaches’ performances thus far are
proving the public why the 4 were chosen as the coaches. They’re all indeed institutions.
Now,
the casualties of the night: Janice showed nothing new… again showcasing her
jaw-dropping birits. What happened to her? She only got 40% of public votes. If
only Apl did not give him a 65% score, she wouldn’t have been out of the
contest. Next casualty is Eva. The show revealed that without her whistles and
super high notes, she won’t stand out, hence lacks versatility. Similarly,
Jessica’s Ikaw showed us that there’s still a lot she needs to improve on.
Radha showing her other side, gave her public acceptance. She got 65% public
votes, and her song is iTunes’ No. 2. Hope that the other biriteros could also
show that they could sing well even in low- and mid-range tones… Attention:
Mitoy, Thor, and Janice.
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The
iTunes ranks for last week’s performers are (as of Sept 16, Monday, 9:30 PM):
1. Paolo (Bamboo)
2. Darryl (Lea)
3. Morissette (Sarah)
4. Thor (Apl)
5. Maki (Sarah)
6. Penelope (Apl)
7. Mitoy (Lea)
8. Lee Grane (Bamboo)
The
iTunes ranks of this week’s performers are (as of Sept 16, 9:30 PM):
1. Myk (Bamboo)
2. Radha (Lea)
3. Klarisse (Sarah)
4. Isa (Bamboo)
5. Kimpoy (Lea)
6. Jessica (Apl)
7. Eva (Sarah)
8. Janice (Apl)
To
make my review unique, let’s do some data analyses here:
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For
the previous and current week, the top 2 spots are non-birit songs. Just
chill and cool.
·
Both
weeks’ top-most spots belong to Bamboo… whom we know as the only coach who put
more weight on musicality, uniqueness and vocal quality than belting
capability.
·
Last
week’s and this week’s iTunes No. 1, 2, 3 belong to Bamboo, Lea and Sarah,
respectively (in the same order).
·
This
week’s bottom 3 includes the 2 Apl artists.
·
Apl’s
artists do not seem to be doing well on iTunes. The highest spot of an Apl
artist (current and previous week) is No. 4. Apl, you have a lot to work on. I
think it’s because Apl artists don’t show new stuff every week, with Thor and
Janice singing the same type of song every time. Eating too much rib eye steak
is nakakaumay, as well as deadly.
·
Last
week’s winners: 3 male + 1 female. This week’s winners: 3 females + 1 male.
Wow, incidentally perfectly balanced.
·
Last
week’s first and last spots belong to Bamboo. Most liked and most hated.
·
With
the exception of Lee Grane (we all know she’s the most hated artists this
season, thus she’s statistically a data distortion or a freak point), the last
spots for both weeks belong to power belters (Mitoy and Janice). Ironically,
these two belters are getting thunderous applause and standing ovations in every
performance. Quite inconsistent, huh? Could it be that those giving them applause at RWM are just confined at RWM? Or probably these fans are not buying their songs on iTunes after all.
·
Sarah’s
artists are in the mid-ranks in both weeks.
· Among this week's losers' club, Bamboo's artist (Isa) has the highest iTunes rank. Needless to say, Bamboo's artists also got the highest ranks among the winners' clubs this week and last week. Wow, Bamboo is lording the iTunes world. This guy surely knows how to make hit songs.
· Among this week's losers' club, Bamboo's artist (Isa) has the highest iTunes rank. Needless to say, Bamboo's artists also got the highest ranks among the winners' clubs this week and last week. Wow, Bamboo is lording the iTunes world. This guy surely knows how to make hit songs.
·
Sarah’s remaining team members is Team Estrogen, while Bamboo’s team is Team Testosterone (I read this
from Twitter).
·
Team
Sarah + Team Bamboo = Team Young (<25 yo). Most (if not all) members are
doing their music only on the side.
·
Team
Lea + Team Apl = Team Old (>30 yo). All members are professional singers,
with music as their primary source of living. Good thing Lee is out since she neither belongs to Team Young and Team
Old.
·
Both
weeks’ top spots belong to Team Testosterone, which is a subset of Team Young.
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Both
weeks’ last spots belong to Team Old (>30 yo, professional singers).
· All OPM songs (from Mitoy, Eva, Jessica) are in the bottom 3 for both weeks.
· This is just overly simple data analytics (or Business Intelligence for the IT world, hehe), based on factual data. Nothing biased here. Hope the teams use this to strategize their next performance(s). Asa pa… Hehe. And please feel free to add more data interpretations.
· All OPM songs (from Mitoy, Eva, Jessica) are in the bottom 3 for both weeks.
· This is just overly simple data analytics (or Business Intelligence for the IT world, hehe), based on factual data. Nothing biased here. Hope the teams use this to strategize their next performance(s). Asa pa… Hehe. And please feel free to add more data interpretations.
NEXT
WEEK’S FORECAST
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The
result for next week’s show is very difficult to predict. But let me try:
o
Team
Sarah
§ I want: Klarisse
§ Who will win:
Klarisse
o
Team
Lea:
§ I want: Radha
§ Who will win: Mitoy
o
Team
Apl:
§ I want: Neither. I’m
not a Thor fan anymore. I’ve eaten too much rib eye already
§ Who will win: Thor
o
Team
Bamboo:
§ I want: Either of the
two
§ Who will win: I don’t
know. Let me toss a coin… it’s Paolo.
§ Team Bamboo is one
lucky team. They need not win The Voice. The final 2 are ready for their own
albums. In contrast, some others (with a few exemptions) have to sing their hearts out to win TVOP, because if they don’t they’d would
end up as having the same fates as the runners up of other singing contests
(like Star for a Night, Philippine Idol, Protégé, Dream Academy).
UPDATE FROM LEA SALONGA
#VoicePHLive5 is LIVE this Saturday!!! Remaining two artists on each team will sing together a la Battles.
---> Interesting! Need to revise my forecast then... :)
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