Time for Night 2 of the Voice's battle rounds. This week's performances weren't as good as last week's but were still good nonetheless.
Xtina picked Sera Hill to go against Geoff McBride. They were to sing "Chain of fools" by Aretha.
Sera Hill was mentored by Jewel. Her performing was really good. She sounded good.
Geoff McBride was mentored by Lionel. Sounded good in rehearsal but it didn't seem to come across as well in battle. I found him outshined in performance by Sera.
My vote- Sera. Xtina picked Sera.
Blake picked Charlotte Sometimes to go against Lex Land. He picked the song "Pumped up kicks" by Foster the People for them to sing.
Charlotte Sometimes was mentored by Kelly. She came across as full of herself. Even Blake told her to pull back a bit. I know this is a competition but there's no reason to be arrogantly competitive, just be confident in your singing and let that do all the talking. In battle, she showed more edge to her vocals that came off well.
Lex Land was mentored by Miranda. She kept telling herself to not let herself be intimidated and that she wanted to be more assertive. That's not a good sign heading into a competition, especially when your opponent is so confident. She did a good job being assertive but at times seemed to oversing.
My vote- I have to go with Charlotte because of the edge to her vocals. Also, you need confidence as you move on. Hopefully she can dial it down a little. Blake picked Charlotte.
Cee Lo picked Juliet Sims to go against Sarah Golden. He picked the song "Stay with me" by Rod Stewart for them to sing.
Juliet Simms was mentored by Ne-yo. In battle, I felt she was trying too hard to put too many styles in one song. She can definitely sing though.
Sarah Golden was mentored by Babyface. In battle, she showed a real nice strong tone from beginning to end.
My vote- Sarah. Cee Lo picked Juliet.
Adam picked Whitney Meyer to go against Kim Yarbrough. He picked "No more drama" by Mary J Hoover for them to sing.
Whitney Meyer was mentored by Alanis. Told her to focus on her uniqueness which was great advice. In battle, I felt she has a special it factor on stage.
Kim Yarbrough was mentored by Robin Thicke. In battle, she sounded like a pro.
My vote- as much as I like Whitney, Kim cannot be denied. Adam picked Kim.
Xtina picked Lindsey Pavao to go against Lee Koch. She picked "Heart shaped box" by Nirvana for them to sing.
Lindsey Pavao was mentored by Lionel. He told her to not get stuck in her head overthinking the song and what she wanted to do. In battle, she sounded good.
Lee Koch was mentored by Jewel. In rehearsal, he was doing too much style before getting the melody and it was hard to hear the words clearly because of it. Both Jewel and Xtina got on him about it. He was surprised to hear that they couldn't understand what he was singing. I felt bad for him but he needed to hear it. In battle, he sounded good.
My vote- Lee for his uniqueness. Xtina picked Lindsey.
In the last battle of the night, Cee Lo picked Jamar Rogers to against Jamey Lono. He picked "I want to know what love is" by Foreigner for them to sing.
Jamar Rogers was mentored by Ne-yo. In battle, he showed a nice soulful voice.
Jamey Lono was mentored by Babyface. He spoke about needing to connect and have more confidence. His confidence was really his undoing. In battle, he looked very inexperienced and overmatched although he showed nice vocals.
My vote- Jamar. Cee Lo picked Jamar.
All in all, the picks were pretty right on tonight. Tonight was a case of artists that needed to rise to the challenges that have held them back. Unfortunately some didn't but hopefully they can take those lessons to become better artists. I wish them all luck.
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