While Blake sees these two as his country girls, I believe they have very different voices. Adley (right) is a power house vocalist who could probably sing more than just country and surprisingly has only been singing for 10 months, though you would know it by her voice and stage presence. RaeLynn (left), on the other hand, is very country. She has an air of innocence about her and a voice to match in a higher register with a strong country twang.
In preparation for the battle, Blake brought in Miranda Lambert (RaeLynn's "idol" in a way) to help work with RaeLynn and Kelly Clarkson to work with Adley. Blake tasked the girls of singing Free Fallin' by Tom Petty.
The battle began with RaeLynn's soft voice and strong twang really setting the tone for the performance. When Adley joined in her deeper tone really added to the performance. For a power vocalist, Adley was able to reel her voice in, proving she can be soft and smooth as well. Her voice, its deeper quality and smoother twang, entranced me during her solos. Although RaeLynn's country twang really made her solo portions unique because not many singers have that quality to their voices. During the chorus, Adley was able to let her power show more but in some cases it overpowered RaeLynn's so her harmonies were not distinguishable, even with her naturally higher pitch.
When it came time to critique, Christina started off impressed with RaeLynn's talent at the young age of 17, but thought Adley's power and confidence on stage made her the stronger performer. Cee Lo agreed with Christina's choice of Adley, while Adam preferred RaeLynn based on her uniqueness. Adam also stated that it would come down to preference for which style Blake wanted to keep around. While Blake and my choices differ, I am sure his choice will do very well in the following round.
SPOILER ALERT!! This is the full performance with critiques and Blake's final decision.
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ReplyDeleteWhen RaeLynn began singing, I felt sorry for her as her voice cracked so awfully.
As I write this, I am listening to Blake. Who did he pick? Better be Adley...are you kidding me?