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Monday, May 22, 2006

Superband (Survival of the Fittest Round)

lOl, i gave this round a cool name! survival of the fittest. what do i mean by that? 5 superband-wannabes gonna fight it out to vie for the last spot in top 10. will 静爆乐团 tear down the house with their 静爆-ness? or will G-Force take back what belongs to them after a freaked knockout? is JADE's lead singer going to shock everyone with his singing? Glamours to take the last spot with their 'attractiveness'? Lucify to own everyone with their great music and makeup? all these are the questions flashing across everyone's mind i guess. who should be the one announced as the last band to
be in top 10? if its superstar, it might be hard to determine. but not here i guess.

lets start with G-force. its a pity that they got knocked out for god-knows-why reason. they sure sux when it comes to having a fan base, but their performance in the first round was something that you would consider potential. but the fact is, they do not have a strong voting base to start with, and going out with only 1 performance (2 if you considered the messy preliminary round of 20 bands) doesn't help them gain recognition. but... the voting system has changed. its 70% judges, 30% voting. yea, they might get a go at the last spot if they did good enough. but with so little experience on stage, do you think they can do a 迷路兵? i highly doubt so.

next is Glamours. they are the 2nd team to go out. why? they deserved it imo. with their weak dances and extremely weak singing, they should be glad that they survived the first round. other than 夏日风, Amber are the only team that has a score that is lower than theirs. as i mentioned earlier on, Amber itself has quite a strong voting base, so its just natural for Glamours to enter the exit. ironic. i won't be expecting them to be giving any good performances, but one thing i am sure, i will be seeing more of them as long as they give a decent performance. though the voting % has been reduced to 30%, i believe this will only fuel the voting frenzy that might already be taking place right now.

Jade. what more should i say? they have the same problem every week. thats the lead singer. admit it, his singing is far from good. but... its superband, not superstar. if he sings decent enough today, they might very well fight for a place in the final 10. its an untold fact that they have great music in stall for us. the lead singer will hold the fate of his very own band in his very own hand.

静爆乐团. they are actually facing the same situation as Jade, maybe worse. their lead singer isn't consistent. not that he is not good, but his inconsistency is making him look very very bad. it takes 5 good performances to erase 1 bad performance from a memory. their last performance, before getting the boots, might very well require 10 good performances to make it history. its that bad. a 3 men band is considered small. every mistake is very significant. if the lead singer were to flop, i don't think there is anything the other 2 members can do to make it up.

Last, but not least, Lucify. who can forget about their heavy makeups and the great music they provided? so who's at fault? yup, the lead singer. they chose a song by F.I.R, thinking that they can defy the will of god which eliminates everyone who once sang songs by F.I.R. sadly, they were proven wrong and was shown the exit last week. they might not be very good, but they sure are the favorites in this revival round. continue with the thick makeups, powerful music, nothing should go wrong. or can the lead singer be their undoing once again? he should have enough experience to know not to risk it.

B1 静爆乐团
演唱歌曲:Wake Up
原唱者:柯有伦
woot! finally no more female songs! though they did not did a very great job, they did enough to have a chance with the newly implemented scoring system. 70% judges, 30% voting. they did a fine job, though the lead singer could be better. obviously, today is not the day for their lead singer, but if their opponents screw themselves up real badly, they could very well enter the next round. thats a BIG IF.
8/10

B2 G-Force
演唱歌曲:I Believe
原唱者:范逸臣
a 3 men force. 3 guys with good voices. they might not be anywhere as good as brods, but their efforts can be detected. with the few exposure on stage, they did great considering that its only their 2nd performance on stage. i am really interested in how they would turn out to be if they have more exposure and guidance from professionals. but still... without their very own musical accompaniment, i can't see them going very far. their weak voting force doesn't help them much.
7.5/10

B3 JADE
演唱歌曲:男人不该让女人流泪
原唱者:苏永康
nice outfits and makeups. great music. great editting of song. its a pity if they did not make it. i must say they have great music. they created a great atmosphere out from nowhere. lead singer did improved greatly, but still, there are alot of room for improvement.
9/10

B4 Glamours
演唱歌曲:招牌动作
原唱者:蔡依林
lol! its hard to convince me that they are not the counterpart of 夏日风. they must be in cahoot! lOl! to be fair, their voices are average. but they have a clossal problem. when they are singing, they tend to get carried away by the others. it seems like everyone in Glamours has this problem. notice that when they sang together, they started to lose their directions and end up with weird notes and pitches? i believe that they are very well aware of that. individually, they ain't that bad, but they must learn to sing together. it would be a very tough job for those frenzied voters to ensure their entry into the top 10. nevertheless, the ball is round. if Chelsea can lose to a lousy club, why can't Glamours get into top 10 with sheer 'hardwork' from their fans?
5/10

B5 Lucify
演唱歌曲:一起走吧
原唱者:Energy、罗志祥
clever. ingenious choice of song. imo, the only purpose of this song is to develop an atmosphere that is very very high. if you are wondering what they are singing, i urged you to not bother about it. there isn't any sense in this song and no singing technique is actually required. but, it requires a really great set up to bring out the essence in this song. guess what, Lucify did it. they did a superb job and deserved a lot for this performance. but how many more songs of this genre are available in the later stages? not many i must say.
9.5/10

woohoo! end of the performances. something that shocked me was the 70% judges 30% voters. hm... food for thought. initially, it has swayed my determination in my choice of team. but after some thoughts, i decided to stick with Glamours. i still believe that there are people out there who would fork out great money to see the only girlband make it into top 10. this will be the only chance left. the change in the % will only means that there is more work to be done. if Glamours were by any chance given the boots, Lucify might very well be the next closest thing to get into top 10. i personally preferred Jade, but it will take a little miracle for them to be back on stage next week.

Prediction : Glamours

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the scoring system is gd! it is fair for the revival round. to me, it is jade vs lucify. i think lucify will win this round. they are great in performing this song. at 1st when i saw niu nai perform abit this song... i thought... wah... so hip hop... sure hard to make it rock... but they did it!

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