Скачать или смотреть The Voice’ Top 8 Night, or ‘Everything I Do, I Do It to Make the Finals’

Well, The Voice finale is only a week away — and apparently Season 11 is going out with a whimper, not a bang. Monday’s competitive episode felt like one of those Easy-Listening theme nights (or maybe Bryan Adams Night) from an early American Idol season, with most of the top eight covering crusty, musty old ballads. It was understandable that, with four singers going home this week, the contestants wanted to play it a little safe. But sometimes playing it “safe” can, ironically, turn out to be a risk. Seriously, didn’t the top eight learn anything from their fallen comrades Austin Allsup and Courtney Harrell, who both got the boot last week after performing soft-rock tunes by John Waite and Cher?..But a couple contestants rose above the rest — sometimes with a little assistance. Interestingly, a couple of Monday’s standout performances were duets, as the eight contestants paired off throughout the night and seemed to experience an energy boost as a result.But since those performances weren’t critiqued by the coaches, and duet downloads won’t count as iTunes votes, I’ve saved my own duets commentary for the end of this post. So let’s get to the recap, starting with the solo numbers…