America’s Got Talent Final Quarterfinal Performance Projections
Tonight is the final performance of the America’s Got Talent quarterfinals. Take a look at the acts that are left in the America’s Got Talent top 40 and my take on each of them:
Recycled Percussion – This has the potential to be a great act. Considering what they’ve done to produce the other acts, I think this could be a surprise hit. Kind of reminds me of that Stomp act in Las Vegas. At least that’s what it seems like. Although, we’ve only seen a little bit of it so far.
Erik & Rickie – These kids are so cute. However, kids haven’t faired all that well on this season of AGT. Although, I won’t be surprised if they get sent through just cause they’re so darn cute. Of course, my problem is still that there are at least a dozen couples like these 2 at any ballroom dance competition.
Ishaara – I’m sad they call this Bollywood. It’s entertaining, but really isn’t Bollywood. I don’t think they’ll have enough wow and pop to make it past this round. Still will be fun to watch tonight.
Barbara Padilla – This is the producers lock tonight. She’s going to perform last. I think we can almost guarantee that. I don’t like her that much, but others do. Not that I really have anything against her, but I just don’t think she’s all that good. She already has her ticket punched for the next round.
Chris Allison – We haven’t seen enough of this guy to say much. Although, this type of act is usually either a big wow or a big dud. I predict dud with one wow moment.
Pam Martin and Viva – I didn’t like her before and I still don’t. Her biggest problem is that they already let one dog act in. They can’t put 2 through can they?
African High Flyers – I liked these guys better than the flippers. A decent chance to get in and expect at least 2 WOW moments in the act.
Anthony Morigerato & Matt Lucas – I’m not sure how these guys take their act to the next level. Will be fun to watch. If the singer takes center stage it will be a colossal mistake. If the tapper takes the spotlight get them ready for the next round.
EriAm Sisters – I’ll admit these have been my favorite since I first saw them. They’re the only act I’ve really gone back to watch a number of times. So, I’m completely biased. I’m not sure what they’ll bring tonight, but if it’s anything like there first performance punch their ticket to the next round.
Mia Boostrom – I think I get Mia and Bri confused. So, now I don’t remember who was who. I know Mia was on a previous season. Her Georgia On My Mind was nice this year. We’ll see what she brings this time before I make judgment.
The Lollipop Girls – They shouldn’t have brought this group back. Simon just likes himself a burlesque act, but I predict they won’t be good at all.
Drew Stevyns – No way we can judge him since we didn’t really see him before. Or least I don’t remember anything. So, I’m guessing he’ll go the way of all the America’s Got Talent Wild Card acts.
Feel free to follow along with me as I comment on tonight’s show on my Pure AGT Twitter account. I will be watching on the west coast time though.
As you probably already know by now, Barbara Padilla was at the very top of the show and of course they not only loved her but judged every act following her by her performance, in other words they set the bar by her.
Recycled Percussion were good but I wasn’t enthralled. Then when the judges went nuts about them, I backed it up and replayed it and then agreed with their comments if only for the energy and precision alone! Very good performance last night afterall I guess!
I thought the tapper/singer act didn’t quite cut it, they appeared a bit amateurish and there was certainly piece to the puzzle missing last night although you couldn’t quite put your finger on what.
I didn’t think the baby ballroom dancers were great although the judges did. They are very technical but lack grace which will come with age and time, but it’s not there now. And to have them dance the Pasa Doble (sp?) was so wrong. That is one of the sexiest dances alive when done correctly and they are just children, so it came off as a bull fight dance rather than what it is supposed to look like (thank God!!!)
I thought Mia failed miserably. Her nerves were definitely showing and, I feel, did her in.
I agree about the lollipop girls. I STILL don’t know what the h*ll their act is supposed to be.
Never saw Drew Stevyns before….not a great singer but really great “eye candy”. Ahem….I digress…
I thought that the EriAm sisters TOOK THE NIGHT. Fabulous fabulous fabulous. I was thinking Destiny’s Child and then the judges were saying the same thing.
I don’t care enough about the remaining acts to add a comment, so I guess I’m done!!! Wait, the dog act, I think this act was better than the one they let through a few weeks ago, so the singer back then should have been put through instead.
ok, I’m done now.
I totally disagree with the judges about Barbara Padilla. Maybe I just love Andrea Bocelli too much, but I didn’t like Barbara’s performance at all. I was wrong about the order, but that’s ok. Saved my EriAm sisters for the end;-)
I was a little disappointed by the show. I’d hoped for more. I’ll do a full writeup when I have time.
They clearly saved the best for last. I’m glad that had Barbara Padilla on at the way beginning of the show so she couldn’t erroneously outshine the girls. It gave them their true shot at a place in the semi finals. If they don’t go through, then the voting is fixed.
Sadly I thought the girls performance wasn’t all that great either. They should have focused more on the girl’s singing and less dancing/moving/other crap. However, I think they’ll make it through and deservedly so.
Well, if they are going to be performing in concert, which I’m sure is their ultimate goal/wish, they are going to have to do a little dancing. I don’t see them standing at 3 microphones like the Supremes used to do in the 60’s. Maybe I’m a bit easier to please, or else……maybe it’s you who’s hard to please. LOL JUST KIDDING!!!! Don’t let it get around that I’m easy!!!!
Oh, you being easy has been around already.
I am hard to please. I guess that’s what living in Las Vegas did to me. I’m ok with some dancing. Just not over the top where the dancing is a huge part of the act. They are good enough that they could sing and prance around the stage I think.
OMG, I burst out laughing!!!
Ok, so I think you’re right. The dancing made them a bit breathless. They can always add that after they’ve moved on to the next level. In retrospect, that was taking a chance last night.
I liked Barbara Padilla better than other acts. BTW – I don’t like Bocelli, at all, I find him boring. His voice is thin, and he is not expressive. Barbara Padilla’s voice is a lot more powerful, IMHO, it’s a real operatic voice. I wish she got to sing an aria rather than this song. But, I’d bet it was the producers’ choice. Sure, there are better singers in real opera, but as none of them would ever consider coming on AGT, it’s a mute point. She sure is better than most pop-era singers and better than other “opera” singers who appeared in AGT/BGT with the only possible exception being Donald Braswell (who I heard wasn’t allowed to sing opera arias on this show so as not to compete with Neal). She gets my vote for the night.
I found bollywood group fun.
I thought ballroom kids did a good job, but I agree with StevieCat about their choice of dance and lack of grace and passion. I am not sure if they would have stood out against some kids we saw on DWTS.
Liked EriAm sisters, but I prefer Barbara’s singing (just my taste in music).
Why on earth did they allowed this freak eating glass/burning his a** through and eliminated some of the better acts? I thought the comment of one of the judges about hoping he’d set himself on fire priceless.
Mia learned the hard way tonight that it’s never a good thing to talk back to a judge…..