The Voice US: Top 12 Rankings

 There were standouts, there were let downs but most of these performances were very middle ground so it made it a little hard to got out of the 7-7.5 range I usually grade. I wasn't impressed too hard with everything (except the top 4), but it wasn't a terrible show either. However, I don't think the show's going to cross into great territory until the group gets smaller.

The Voice US: Top 12 Live Show (TEAM PHARRELL)

Team Pharrell had a solid night. Evan was the best of their bunch, although I loved Madi's instrumental track. I think it was just a confusing night for all three of them. Mark was so extra he should be a gum, Madi looked uncomfortable to me and Evan was...well, Evan.

The Voice US: Top 12 Live Show (TEAM GWEN)

Gwen's team was a bit of a disappointment this week. The one bright spot was Braiden, mostly because I literally expected nothing out of him after last weeks abomination so I'm glad he's back in the competition strong. They weren't bad, I just expected them to be the brightest part of the entire night (even though my fave Viktor was booted, but enough about my struggles.

The Voice US: Top 12 Live Show (TEAM BLAKE)

 Let's get one thing straight, I literally only wanted Zach and Barret to make it through to this show. I didn't care who else went through because Blake had two gems and four duds. Now he has two gems out of three contestants, so his team is looking much stronger now.

The Voice US: Top 12 Live Show (TEAM ADAM)

Does anyone have an extinguisher? Because Adam's teams were on fire this week. I spoke WAY too soon when I wrote him off as a mentor when I reviewed his team last week. They were fun, they were fresh and they all delivered fantastic overall performances in addition to being vocally competent. Adam's team is the team to watch, y'all.

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The Voice US: Top 24 Final Predictons

I'm very glad I checked back in with The Voice this season because the talent is off the charts. Well, the people who are talented are off the charts. Everybody else seems to be in the awkward middle ground of the pack.

The Voice US: Top 24 Rankings

Welcome to week weekly ranking of the live shows! I wrote about a paragraph about each contestant and they are all in separate posts but all my thoughts about each artist are compiled into an abbreviated list, so enjoy!

The Voice US: Top 24 Live Playoffs (BLAKE)

Um, well, I liked Zach? I don't know what to say about this category. Clearly Blake is the most entertaining of the four judges, he is a fun mentor who is clearly amazing to work with if you're a country singer on this show but his category is pretty much below average this season. With the exception of Zach who whipped his dick out on the table with a stellar performance and told everyone to eat rocks and stay mad about it, I don't see his category going too far this year. Blake's cool though so maybe he can turn this sinking ship around? 

The Voice US: Top 24 Live Playoffs (PHARRELL)

 Pharrell his a few gems this season. Overall, his category was pretty average. I liked a view of the performances bu Riley, Celeste and Darius were the only ones who stood out to me. I think these artists have a great opportunity by having Williams as their mentor. He has so much experience and he's such a chill guy, he mixes those two worlds perfectly when he's mentoring. He is the best of every world. He sits there and gives you constructive criticism if you're doing something off, has a come to Jesus moment if you're singing your ass off and will produce the hell out of your version of a song. Pharrell's just amazing. As for his contestants:

The Voice US: Top 24 Live Playoffs (GWEN)

Gwen's team is absolutely amazing. I can't speak on her as a coach/mentor as much I can speak on her as a judge because I honestly didn't pay much attention to any of the seasons she was on for. But she's very supportive, she gave almost all of her artists standing ovations and she's fun to have around. She also have an amazing team this year.

The Voice US: Top 24 Live Playoffs (ADAM)

Adam's team surprised me. In the past, I haven't really liked Adam as a mentor. He's a hilarious guy with a great sense of humor and just the type of dude you'd want to keep back and have wine coolers with while you talk about your favorite flavor of ice cream but I haven't loved him as a mentor. He's no doubt probably the most nurturing of the four judges but I just haven't really been feeling him. There's a certain moment where I can remember losing respect for him as a mentor but I'm not going to get into that just yet. I'm going to see what he does with the contestants this year because he has an amazing batch so far.

The Voice US 9: Ranking the Top 20

I haven't been keeping up with The Voice since Season 6. I found the show to be very confusing during the Knockout round, not to mention all of this Knockout and Battle Round stuff just takes way too long to wrap up. It leaves barely any time for the live shows so we're forced to see an unnecessary amount of people going home each week. I've seen a little bit of this season so far and I thought what better time to start back up again while I'm simultaneously doing X Factor? These are going to be vague and very biased (because I've only previously seen Viktor and Jordan sing and I love Viktor to pieces). Hopefully as we navigate a little further through the season I'll be able to analyze their performances better.

But here we go on ranking the top 20: