Allegra Miles: A [I loved this performance a lot. I didn't have an issue with her enunciation, especially since it was way better than Sia's is. Furthermore, I didn't hear a breathing problem like many others, but I think that I'm just less perspicacious of a music-listener. I liked how she edited the song a lot to make it hers. I can easily pick her performance out from hundreds of "Chandelier" covers.]
Mandi Thomas: A [This performance was absolutely incredible and she deserved that win I'm sure but rip Anaya I'm sure she gave a good performance too. The 20 seconds I heard were extremely impressive.]
Toneisha Harris: A- [I wasn't sure whether to give this an A- or a B+, but relistening to it affirmed her position at an A-. She has an impressive range and nice head voice. I don't think she has as powerful a voice as I'd prefer, but it's impressive nevertheless.]
Tayler Green: A- [I was kinda bothered by how slow the beginning was, but it didn't detract from the performance; it was simply a preferential issue. I felt it when Blake said, "Oh I'm standing up" lmao. She deserved this win, and delivered a technically flawless performance while providing enough emotion by slowing down the song.]
Thunderstorm Artis: B+ [I don't really like him, and even throughout relistening to his performance, I didn't think it was that great, but it was good enough. His performance was just easy to listen to.]
Arei Moon: B+ [She deserved her win, and sang really well, but when it comes down to it, she's not as good as the rest of the A's (even though I gave them rather liberally).]
Cedrice: B+ [This was good, but the big notes felt a little bit strained, especially compared to the many other singers in this episode that were able to easily hit large notes (see Toneisha, Mandi T., Jon).]
Samantha Howell: B [She was almost exactly equal with Michael in my opinion, but I guess I wanna pick her over him because I like her more, and also cause she will do better later on imo.]
Nelson Cade: B [This was okay, but forgettable simply because it didn't have any big notes. I don't think that's particularly fair, but it's the way it is.]
Michael Williams: B [Very good performance and deserving of the win, but I don't see him making Top 9 in any world.]
Mandi Castillo: B- [I noticed that there were too many runs, but it didn't pop out to me on the first performance as if the runs were misplaced, like it felt like Joanna's AFM. Her voice is really nice and easy to listen to, but appears to be unable to belt/sing one more notch up (EXACTLY the same as I feel about Samantha, except Samantha has a more interesting tone).]
Jon Mullins: B- [This didn't feel bad, but it lacked subtlety. Jon Mullins belted this whole song. The key change was nice though.]
Micah Iverson: B- [I really want to give this an even lower score, but I've already bumped it down a little for Tayler getting robbed . It was a solid performance I guess but nothing amazing.]
Jacob Miller: C- [It was kinda rude that they put this performance in a group with Allegra's cause whenever I tried to listen to hers I had to stop the video before it reached his. I hated this; it didn't fit his voice, and on top of that I don't really like his singing style.]
TMH: D- [Wow this was really bad. When he hits the high note on "love" it sounds very unnatural.]
Not gonna lie, I think Nelson Cade's performance might've been my favorite (I've changed my mind hundreds of times, but most of the time its between Samantha and Michael. I just think that it lacked the oomph that would get the win. So, for that reason, I feel like voting for anyone but Samantha or Michael is like not voting at all.
This batch was particularly good. I spent one whole hour thinking over who I wanted pick between Samantha and Michael, and changed my mind several times.
