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AMERICA's GOT TALENT 7
franxaverian:
Just to add up Apskip's list:
Eric Dittleman the Mentalist and Spencer Horsman also made it through...
The latin ballroom group --> The Untouchables......they are trained by the couple who trained Miami All Stars, a finalist in last season.
Horse made it through...... :groan:
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150 contestants will perform for 20 remaining spots in New Jersey.
Magic is up first:
Hawley Magic, who does a double levitation. Howard wasn't impressed. Giani is a mentalist. He wrote down his "predictions" of what the three judges would say, but wrote "Bilan" instead of "Milan" for Sharon's place. "There's no place called Bilan," Sharon tells him. Touche.
Jarrett & Raja consider themselves the next Siegfried & Roy. They do large-scale illusions, and for their Vegas performance, they bring out an entire orchestra from a tiny red box. Very effective and the other magicians were intimidated.
The next category is Bands. Boy rockers, The All Ways tell us they "go crazy" when they perform, but this is not credible. Wordspit, the Illest! take a play on "New York, New York". The Hillbenders were cute. Dillon Havins and Friends was annoying but fresh.
The Emily Anne Band was quite talented. The Distinguished Men of Brass were again a real treat.
The danger standbys category is next. LionDanceMe is up first, and nobody jumped on anyone's head or fell. Cliff's Demo Team beat the crap out of Cliff, which I won't deny enjoying, and Kota Sports almost made razor scooters cool. Then there's this guy with the cobra who puts scorpions in his mouth. Serengeti Steve had cockroaches in his mouth, just for effect, then he took the snake out of the basket and threw it around.
Lil Starr, made up a whole new tap dance. Danielle Stallings is quite good. The Cos Fam danced, and that act can only last so long before it's creepy. Tevin McGuire was good, as was Danielle Stallings.
Unity in Motion was quite exciting to watch, with their acro dancing, despite a couple mistakes. The Williams Bruthuz have stepped up their game a bit, but is it a million dollar act. They admitted that not everything went as well as they'd hoped.
There is an entire category for Aerial Acts. Summer Lacy is up first, and she switched to aerial hoop, after doing well on aerial chains in her audition. She's quite likeable, so I want her to do well. That girl is STRONG. I mean, damn, the things she can do! The other aerialists give her props, because hanging by just your neck is difficult to do.
The Benn Mendoza Circus has a lot going on. Less dancing and more aerial stuff would have improved this act. Donovan & Rebecca are the ones to beat in this category. This time they're doing an aerial rope act, and it's got a lot of danger, plus it's thrilling to watch. He spun her around on the rope; she held on with one hand. Very dangerous!
There's also an entire rap category. I can already tell you that my least favorite act in this category is the cocky The Rhymatist. For his audition, he was dressed like he was applying for a job at Target. Burton Crane is in this group, for some reason, but so is Granny G, so they can be together in their insult to the art form. Rob Hayes was understandably not excited to see them in his category.
The Rhymatist was boring, Svet played the fiddle/violin as well but Burton couldn't understand him. Granny G had a special surprise for the judges that did not go over well. She ripped her dress off to reveal a burlesque outfit. On an 80 year old woman that was not a good move. Whatcha gonna do, Burton Crane? He’s going to use the identical music but in a different key.
Battle Born, a breakdance group from Vegas performs first, followed by Old Shoes, New Shoes. Old tappers got it goin' on. The Lisa Clark Dancers were just strange. The Scott Brothers were the better, more entertaining, grown-up version of the Williams Bruthuz.
Inspire the Fire is a dance group, and also a show choir. They're dressed for The Sing-Off. A guy missed his flight, a girl twisted her ankle, and another girl threw up, but here they are. They're not the best dancers or singers, but they do both so that's something. Howie loves them, of course. He can bring them back for the Wild Card show.
Finally, the novelty category! No one has any idea what anyone else in this category is doing. I really enjoy Dave Girabaldi and His CMYK dance-painters. They created an Elvis portrait, and it was awesome.
John Pizzi, virtual ventriloquist, was far less funny this time around. Michael Nejad plays unexpected objects, like a shovel! Very different.
Rock Star Juggler Mike Price, was as exciting as juggling can get, but The Two Bits did too. Big Barry's thing is that he's short, he wears a white suit, and he is a bad singer. If he gets through you have to wonder which judges have NO ability to spot talent of lack thereof.
Dancers Turf and Stepz make it clear how badly they each want that next round. Linsey Norton has a very similar routine to the last one. Turf notes that Stepz is using too many props and not dancing enough, but once Stepz started really dancing, it's pretty neat. Turf’s bone-breaking style is remarkable.
It's time for the judges to decide. Many children are eliminated, but not Lil Starr, Danielle Stallings, or Unity in Motion. Lindsey Norton and Elusive are moving on, along with Dave Girabaldi and His CMYKs, and Michael Nejad. Two more magic acts move forward.
Many of my favorite bands were eliminated, but The All Thats, Wordspit, the Illest!, and the Distinguished Men of Brass will move forward. Inspire the Fire is moving on, but the ventriloquist and the Two Bits are eliminated. Cobra-kisser, the karate kids, and the razor scooter guys are eliminated, but LionDanceMe is in. LCD - Lisa Clark Dancers, and the Scott Brothers are going to New York. The old people rappers are not. Thank god.
The other three rappers, Summer Lacy (what?), and The Benn Mendoza Circus are ending their journey here. I'm so glad that Donovan & Rebecca are going to New York, though. They deserve it, out of anyone left in this standby group. Big Barry is moving forward because the judges cannot discern talent and Big Barry’s lack of it.
Only Stepz and Turf remain, and it will almost certainly be Turf, the star of this entire two hours. Stepz is eliminated, and Turf is moving on as our hero. Because he wants it so much! We have to like someone who wants this so much that it completely crumbles them.
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Here is an alphabetical list of the top 48 acts which will be performing next week in Newark NJ's New Jersey Performing Arts Center:
787 Crew, dance crew
All Beef Patty, drag queen
All Wheel Sports, stunt BMX team
All That!, clogging crew
The All Ways, band
American BMX Stunt Team, stunt BMX team
Aurora Light Painters, light painting group
Ben Blaque, crossbow act
Big Barry, novelty singer
Joe Castillo, sand art
William Close, "Earth harp" musician
Tom Cotter, comedian
Eric Dittleman, mind-reader
Edon, singer
Elusive, break dancer
Eric & Olivia, vocal group
David Garibaldi and his CMYKs, performance art
Distinguished Men of Brass, brass band
Hawley Magic
Tim Hockenberry, singer
Horse, nut-shot act
Spencer Horsman, escape artist
Inspire the Fire, singing and dancing group
Jarrett & Raja, magicians
Nikki Jensen, singer
Donovan Jones and Becky Peache, aerialists
LCD - Lisa Clark Dancers
Light Wire Theater, glow-light dance group
Lil Starr, dancer
LionDanceMe, dance troupe
Michael Nejad, novelty musician
Lindsey Norton, dancer
The Scott Brothers, dance duo
Sebastien "El Charro de Oro", mariachi singer
Olate Dogs, animal act
Todd Oliver & Irving, comedian/ventriloquist
Mike Price, rock star juggler
Jake Wesley Rogers, singer
Cristin Sandu, balancing act
Shanice & Maurice, father-daughter group
David "The Bullet" Smith, human cannonball
Danielle Stallings, singer
Turf, street dancer
Ulysses, singer
Unity in Motion, dance troupe
The Untouchables, dance crew
Jacob Williams, comedian
Wordspit and the Illest, band
apskip:
Monday 7/2
Sorry, I have been out of commission for the past week. The first quarterfinal had 12 teams competing for 4 slots. The #1, #2 and #3 slots would go to the 3 top acts.
Here were my ratings:
Edon (teen male singer/keyboardist) B I did not see or hear anything special.
Todd Oliver & Irving, male ventriloquist with 2 dogs B+
787 Crew, dance crew B
America BMX Design Stunt Team A
The Scott Brothers A-
David Garibaldi and CMYKs A-
Distinguished Men of Brass B This act was very disappointing. They deserved to lose.
Jarrett & Raja, magicians B
Nikki Jensen, singer B
Shanise and Maurice Hayes, father/daughter act A-
Michael Nejad, novelty musician B-
Lil Starr C who let this act into the competitions (answer - Howie, Sharon and Howard)
The categorization generally followed my ratings up until the last group.
In the first grouping, Michael Nejad and and Nikki Jensen lost by audience vote and Sharise and Maurice Hayes moved ahead to the semifinals.
In the second group Lil Starr and 787 Crew lost and Scott Brothers are in the semifinals.
In the third group Jarrett & Raja and and BMX Stunt Design Teams are out and David Garibaldi and the CMYKs are in.
The Distinguished Men of Brass were quickly sent packing. That left the 4th spot between Edon and the ventriloquist. I though the latter and his dogs were much better, but the judges get the deciding vote on #4 vs. #5 and they were unanimous for Edon.
apskip:
Quarterfinal 2/4
This week's live episode had great highs and lows. It was distinguished by constant bickering between Howard Stern and Howie Mandel. I am in Howard's corner on this. Crappy acts should not be tolerated for any reason and if Howie cannot tell the difference then shame on him.
I am going to organize this to feature the best acts according to my evaluation system:
Tom Cotter, comedian
Donovan & Rebecca, aerialists
Ben Blaque, crossbow
The #4 and #5 acts who will be decided on by the judges are:
Turf, contortionist dancer
Danielle Stallings, vocalist
The undistinguished rest of this group were:
Hawley Magic, magicins
Aurora Light Painters, using light pens
Lisa Clark Dancers, dance
Tim Hockenerry, country music
The AllWays band, Joe Cocker spinoff
Lion Dance Me, lion dance troups
One final space at the bottom is reserved for a terrible singer, Big Barry
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