You have not known what you are.
You have slumbered upon yourself all your life.
Your eyes have been as much as closed most of the time.
What you have done is already in mockeries.

The mockeries are not you.
Underneath them
And within them,
I see you lurk...


-Walt Whitman



3.2.11

voices worthy of a golden ticket, week 3


Idol features the Austin auditions this week and there were really promising voices that stood out from the lot:

JOHN WAYNE SHULZ, 23. His voice is as natural as him being a cowboy. Still lacks a little power but has really great potential.


NICK FINK, 19. I like the soothing and suave voice; sounds really classy. He has this Michael Buble-thing going on.


JANELLE ARTHUR, 20. Her voice is a little generic, but you've got to be impressed by her falsetto runs.


CASEY ABRAMS, 20. I have a theory: If you see a guy with an overgrown beard and an unkept hair, there's a 70% probability that he has an amazing voice. Take Damien Rice for example, and Ray Lamontagne, and William Fitzsimmons, and Wakey! Wakey!'s Mike Grubbs.



I am quite disappointed with the Los Angeles auditions in general. I mean, it should be a pool of talent, right? I guess not this season. But's there's still flickering voices that had shone through...


TIM HALPERIN, 23. This hardcore J-Lo fan can sing! Smooth and well-controlled. I like the tone and his falsetto is commendable.


JUSTIN CARTER, 27. He sang just a couple of lines but enough to showcase the quality of his RnB pipes.


KAREN RODRIGUEZ, 21. Her personality oozes out through her voice, I can tell. She reminds me of the singer from the old Freestyle band. What's her name again?

In general, I am a little tentative about the talents this year, but I am sure they'll develop through the course of the season. One city to go and then Hollywood Callbacks which starts next week!




3 comments:

wanderingcommuter said...

bakit wala dito si courtney aka chicken aka ryan seacrest stalker??? hahahaha!

lucas said...

i dunno. her voice and her personality were quite verging on annoying..hehe!

Alps said...

I have a feeling--na hindi epic ang season na ito. Or is it just me? Ang bilis nga eh, Hollywood week na soon eh parang kaunti pa lang ang magagaling na nadidiscover. Well, let's see!