With the number of adverts interrupting this show there is a lot to be said for watching it time-shifted and spinning through them. That does make the show pretty damn short, though, and the hour produces just eight acts. Luckily half of them are excellent.
First in the excellent category are The First Kings, a cool and current band doing Uptown Funk very well. Not only did they produce their own intro presentation and had some chicks appearing with them but they also put on a great performance that certainly hit the right spot. They put a lot of cash and effort into their audition and deserve to get a long way, which I am pretty sure they will.
Next is Chloe Paige, a Brighton girl who sounds like an Essex girl - and is a market trader in cosmeticks. A pretty girl with a nice attitude which makes her instantly someone you want to succeed and she makes a nice job of a difficult song, not belting it out from the start like many would have done. She could easily be a pop star if things carry on for her as well as she's started.
After three disasters from elsewhere in the world comes a gay guy from Australia. He's Seann Miley Moore, an interesting name. We're not too sure what to expect as he takes on Freddie Mercury's The Show Must Go On. This is excellent. A bit operatic in some respects but that also meant that he had all the notes spot on. He reminded me of Adam Lambert with his style and superb voice and certainly won over the judges in a big way. Another easily through.
Last of the night is Josh Daniel. He's a bit older than most we've seen but still looks like he's in his twenties and he has a good voice, singing an emotional track extremely well. So well that we see the three judges (Rita is absent from this one) apparently genuinely moved. I do feel that was all a little overplayed, with Simon giving no comment, wandering off on his own as they go off stage and even appearing to borrow a handkerchief from a sound man outside somewhere. That did all appear rather OTT but there you go. This is the new style soft X Factor.
Josh, of course, got lots of appreciation from the panel and is safely through.
Unless some of these excellent first round acts fall flat at Boot Camp it's going to be tough choosing the Live Show contestants as so far we have almost a full house! And one that would have challenged most of the acts in last year's Live Shows. That reminds me; what did happen to Ben?
First in the excellent category are The First Kings, a cool and current band doing Uptown Funk very well. Not only did they produce their own intro presentation and had some chicks appearing with them but they also put on a great performance that certainly hit the right spot. They put a lot of cash and effort into their audition and deserve to get a long way, which I am pretty sure they will.
Next is Chloe Paige, a Brighton girl who sounds like an Essex girl - and is a market trader in cosmeticks. A pretty girl with a nice attitude which makes her instantly someone you want to succeed and she makes a nice job of a difficult song, not belting it out from the start like many would have done. She could easily be a pop star if things carry on for her as well as she's started.
After three disasters from elsewhere in the world comes a gay guy from Australia. He's Seann Miley Moore, an interesting name. We're not too sure what to expect as he takes on Freddie Mercury's The Show Must Go On. This is excellent. A bit operatic in some respects but that also meant that he had all the notes spot on. He reminded me of Adam Lambert with his style and superb voice and certainly won over the judges in a big way. Another easily through.
Last of the night is Josh Daniel. He's a bit older than most we've seen but still looks like he's in his twenties and he has a good voice, singing an emotional track extremely well. So well that we see the three judges (Rita is absent from this one) apparently genuinely moved. I do feel that was all a little overplayed, with Simon giving no comment, wandering off on his own as they go off stage and even appearing to borrow a handkerchief from a sound man outside somewhere. That did all appear rather OTT but there you go. This is the new style soft X Factor.
Josh, of course, got lots of appreciation from the panel and is safely through.
Unless some of these excellent first round acts fall flat at Boot Camp it's going to be tough choosing the Live Show contestants as so far we have almost a full house! And one that would have challenged most of the acts in last year's Live Shows. That reminds me; what did happen to Ben?
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