**Soul Man vs Stunning Beauty**
The Top2 of American Idol.Taylor Hicks,the singer with an old soul.Katharine McPhee,the balladeer with an angel like face.
Here’s My Analysis
Katharine McPhee
She has a beautiful voice ,she can sing low like nobody’s business but needs to work on her upper register as it tends to run thin and sounds a little shrilly.When she sings soft and melodic songs,thats when she’s the best.
Her voice control and breathing is almost perfect,one of the best in the show.Sometimes she can be a little pitchy but that is really rare.
Power ballad doesn’t suit her as she is not a typical belter like Kelly Clarkson,Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston.As i said before she has a problem reaching the high note but i think with proper training she’ll be there in no time.
Not only slow songs ,she sings upbeat songs with great presence and has her Diva-ness shows,which is good.
One more thing , she’s absolutely GORGEOUS.She is the most beautiful AI contestant i’ve ever seen.Her classic look has charm many people,male or female.There was a rumour about George Clooney offering her a part in his movie but i’m not sure if thats true.Anyone agree that she looks like a young Catherina-Zeta-Jones?
Her Top 6 Performance:
1)Think
2)Since I Fell For U
3)Come Rain or Come Shine
4)Someone To Watch Over Me
5)Over The Rainbow
6)Black Horse & The Cherry Tree
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Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks is a singer with an old soul.He reminds you of some singer back in the 50’s or 60’s .Taylor is actually very talented,he has a band and they’ve already released 2 CD’s before AI.I’ve listen to them before,very good music.Mostly a mix of Soul,Pop and Rock.
Exactly the opposite of Katharine,Taylor is best with his upbeat,danceable tunes. When he sings them he would this crazy dance,when i first saw it i thought it was weird.His bluesy,whisky vocals also make him stand out but he’s range are very limited.Don’t be mistaken, this guy here can really sing.If he just stand there and sing his heart out he does sound really good.
Although Taylor is a little off in the looks department but his powerful stage presence and charm has won millions of fans over.He is someting special in AI,of all the 5 seasons there haven’t been a guy that is similar to him.He offers something fresh to the music industry,which needs them.
His Top6 Performance:
1)Takin’ It To The Streets
2)Living For The City
3)In The Ghetto
4)Something
5)Crazy Little Thing Called Love
6)Jailhouse Rock
WHO WILL WIN????
Kat Pack vs Soul Patrol (the names of their fanbase).
My pick,Taylor Hicks.I’m a Kat Packer but i think he’ll be taking home the crown of AI.Why? He has never been in the Bottom 3 before,thanks to his rabid fans who vote like crazy every week.Plus he already has a huge fanbase before the competition.Furthermore he performed better than Katharine at the finals.
Katharine do have a chance to grab the crown from him.She has already beaten Taylor before.One time she was at the Top2 but Taylor wasn’t.So it can happen again this time.It all depends on her McPhans which i assure you are a bunch of devoted people (i know them).
Am i right? I hope not,i want Kat to win but if she doesn’t i’m fine with it as the runner-up also gets a record deal.I’ll be waiting for her album.It’s about 11.30pm here in Malaysia and in US they will know the result in 9 hours or so.We have to wait for another 18 hours here in Malaysia.Actually last time i used to find out the result online but i think i’m not going to that this time.
So after 18 hours you’ll know whether my predictions are correct.
