Superband (last round before finals)

lOl. Ok, it has been quite some time since i last posted about superband. I have been observing them every week and were totally unimpressed by the performances in the past few weeks, except for last week. As i have expected, judges score is once again concealed, as its time to boot out the weaker teams by BRUTE FORCE. So... sorry for Kelly's fans who voted for 馒头, you got ROBBED, ROFLMFAO!!! Face it. Even if they score full-marks for their voting, they still have 0% chance of getting through. That is why i stopped for a few weeks. To see if the same O' trick is being carried out again. And yes it did. So who's next? There are only 5 teams left... and its a tough choice. If i have to base my prediction on performance, Lucify gotta be my banker bet for sure. They were able to pull it off, all thanks to the revival round. But there
was 2 revival rounds this time and 迷路兵 was the 2nd team to be revived. Has Lucify's fate been sealed? Or will it be BRODS? Yes. If i were to base my prediction on logic, Brods might very well be the next to go. They are the only 'singing-based' team left... and they were badly critisized by the judges in the past using this fact. It seems like there is no way Brods can be branded Superband even if they were really the best. So why put them through to the Finals? These are my initial thoughts... my 2 cents worth.


B1) J3

波间带
原唱者：林俊杰

最后的战役
原唱者：周杰伦

Wow, wow, wow. J3 had a tremendous improvement. All the way from a band that was thought to be a top-14 material, to a top-5 band now. J3 has undeniably put in the most effort (迷路兵 comes in 2nd imo.) in this competition and has shown the greatest improvements out of the 5 teams left. If there is something even better than this in store for the Finals, they should have no trouble getting crowned. Yes, i am already forseeing them in the Finals with no doubt.

Slow Song - 9.50/10
Fast Song - 9.00/10
Overall - 9.25/10

B2) Lucify

踢馆
原唱者：K ONE

枫
原唱者：周杰伦

Quite ok for the fast song. Quite a good effort. I though they could involve 1 more singer to help ease the burden off the lead singer. He was rushing to sing different parts in the chorus. And as for the slow song... it was a disaster. He obviously didn't know that with his vocal, he is totally incapable of singing '枫' with the key Jay Chou used. For myself, i have tried god-knows-how-many times to sing it using Jay's key and it went horribly wrong. It was as if seeing myself on TV struggling to sing '枫' using Jay's key. If you have enjoyed his singing, you will certainly like mine. Jokes aside, he had put in too much emotions too, which made the song more terrible.

Slow Song - 6.00/10
Fast Song - 8.00/10
Overall - 7.00/10

B3) SOUL

Rising Sun （纯真）
原唱者：东方神起

Unforgettable（傻瓜）
原唱者：东方神起

Soul is famous for their dancing and is equally infamous for their singing. The flaw was very prominent in comparision to the earlier performances tonight. Dancing was their forte and still is. I especially loved the effort they put in making each set of dance-steps unique in every performances. They might be very close to the entrance to the Finals as they are the only 'you-know-what'(5566, energy-alike) band... it all depends on Brods now.

Slow Song - 6.50/10
Fast Song - 9.00/10
Overall - 7.75/10

B4) BRODS

奔
原唱者：孙燕姿

很想你
原唱者：张智成

Mixed feelings. Guess what? I am gonna give their attempt of singing '奔' a 9.3. They were nervous when singing '很想你'. Obviously, they weren't very comfortable with singing it and were off-beat on several occasions. The vocals weren't that great either. Just when i was starting to worry, they interrupted with a powerful performance. They were brimming with confidence when singing '奔' and were able to create a very ecstatic atmosphere. I thought their choice of fast song was fantastic. Only a little error in the ending part of the song. The 'you-know-what' part.

Slow Song - 8.00/10
Fast Song - 9.30/10
Overall - 8.65/10

B5) 迷路兵

独一无二
原唱者：郑秀文

黑色毛衣
原唱者：周杰伦

Their slow song is the one that touched me most tonight. Sam showed how a slow song should be sang. The feeling was 100% on the spot and the b-box by WeiQi was terrific. With no gimmicks, its was totally awesome. Fast song was good, but i thuoght they could do better with another well-chosen song. They have long got their tickets to the final, while the revival was just another ploy to carry on the 'revival confirm reach final' tradition that was omni-present in all the SUPER-**** competitions till now.

Slow Song - 9.90/10
Fast Song - 8.50/10
Overall - 9.20/10

So what will be my final prediction? I will go with Lucify. I believed they have outlived their usefulness in this competition and its time for them and their fans to move on in real life. I won't be surprised to see Brods get the boots too (refer to the top). So... my guess for the Champs? Seriously, i wasn't at all impressed with 迷路兵 for the past few weeks, but tonight, they did really great. But... im my humble opinion, one band rises above them tonight. J3. Champs? definitely worth a gamble.