Steel Magnolia performed Ryan Adams’ “When The Stars Go Blue,” a song covered by quite a few acts, most notably Tim McGraw. According to Big Kenny, they have "the ju-ju," that energy that comes back towards you. Or as Ms. Naomi put it, they were “so sexy and provocative” and have chemistry. Scott approved of the song choice, he said they nailed it. I agree with both BK and Scott when they also stated that the twosome need to work more with their voices separately and together. I think it wouldn’t sound so much like two people just singing in harmony together. They definitely can relate well together while on stage, but except for one or two times at the beginning when Meghan migrated towards the audience, we might not as well have been around at all. The ability to do that factors into the character and star power that Scott mentioned earlier and it’s something they’ll need to address.
The Stellas are Canadians or, as Scott put it, they are “like a freight train coming down from Canada to crash through the US border” when he critiqued their cover of Lucinda Williams' “Can’t Let Go." They so impressed Ms. Naomi that all she could say was, “That’s what I’m talking about.” BK was a bit wordier, his bottom line being that they’ve sung together for so long that it’s instinctual. I concur with the esteemed panel on this, especially since I snapped back to total attention at their opening bars of the song... technically they were flawless and their vocals are so very natural together. My big but is all about how they relate, both to one another and to the audience. And that was nada, not happening in the least, no way. The great thing is that it’s something they can work on. I’m thinking that with the ease they have as a singing duo they should be able to turn it around in no time.
There you have the top three acts of the night. Of course we had to say goodbye to someone, so Chelsee & Rob as well as Harmon Creek were shown the door. I think every one could have predicted that outcome. I’m not saying they’re without talent. They are just not at the same level as O’Shea, Steel Magnolia, and The Stellas are. What Big Kenny had to say about Harmon Creek could apply to Chelsee & Rob too — it seems like they just haven’t completely matured yet.
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