{"id":729,"date":"2011-09-19T20:21:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T00:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/?p=729"},"modified":"2011-09-19T21:57:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T01:57:23","slug":"the-sing-off-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/09\/the-sing-off-episode-1.html","title":{"rendered":"The Sing-Off Episode 1!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Sing-Off is back!!!! \u00a0And so I’m back with overly-critical analysis of people who are way more talented than I am!! \u00a0Let’s get it started!!<\/p>\n

The festivities started with an epic 8 group rendition of Pink’s latest hit. \u00a0It’s amazing to hear a full a capella performance with that many people at once, and man they all sounded fantastic<\/em>. \u00a0These big group performances are usually a disaster on American Idol and similar shows, but the arrangement here was so tight that the whole thing came off great. \u00a0Then we got to meet the judges again. \u00a0All I have to say is that Ben Folds is the jam.<\/p>\n

The Yellow Jackets<\/strong> – A University of Rochester group was the first to take the stage. \u00a0They chose the song “Wavin’ Flag” by K’Naan, one of our own religious rappers<\/a>. \u00a0It was a part of a trip that they took to Africa, so it was a neat tie-in to who they are. \u00a0Seeing what seemed like forty mostly white guys performing a rap song was a really surreal experience, but the group really had a huge sound and tight enough arrangements. \u00a0Even so, there were moments of glory coupled with some problems. \u00a0All in all, decent enough and a big way to start the competition!<\/p>\n

The Fannim Family<\/strong> – A group of eight siblings. \u00a0Wow. \u00a0That’s a whole lot of kids, but now they form a great a capella group. \u00a0They performed a song called “Who Says” that I know because my wife likes it. \u00a0All of these kids could sing, but their choreography was pretty dull, and there were some pitch problems. \u00a0They got it together as the performance went along, but they won’t be one of the best tonight. \u00a0It was interesting hearing all of these similar voices singing together. \u00a0They’ll make it through to the next round.<\/p>\n

Afro Blue<\/strong> – This hip college group had a whole lot of soul, which was a nice counter to the previous groups. \u00a0The best part was the bassist playing some sweet air bass. \u00a0Awesome!! \u00a0They had tight harmonies, exceptional voices, and the arrangement was fantastic. \u00a0This was the best group so far, and I imagine they will go far in this competition.<\/p>\n

Delilah<\/strong> – Former contestants coming back isn’t new for The Sing-Off, but Delilah is a whole group of them. \u00a0I honestly don’t remember much about the groups that these girls came from, but I might just remember this one. \u00a0Their performance of Bruno Mars was pretty exceptional, especially considering the derivative source material. \u00a0They will be back next week.<\/p>\n

After the four openers, it was time to announce who would be the first to leave the show. \u00a0The Fannim Family ended up getting the ax, which was surprising to me. \u00a0I thought they brought something more unique than the Yellow Jackets with a performance that was just as good.<\/p>\n

Urban Method<\/strong> – This was the first a capella group on the show to have a dedicated rapper. \u00a0What a cool twist! \u00a0They did that Eminem and Rihanna song, with hoodie and everything. \u00a0I’m not sure what I was more impressed with – the lead rapper or the incredible mouth percussion. \u00a0The arrangement did get a little weird towards the end, like they needed a little bit more time, but overall I’m interested to see what they do next week.<\/p>\n

The Cat’s Pajamas<\/strong> – Okay, worst name ever, won’t hold that against them. \u00a0These semi-older gents used to be cruise ship singers and now they do theater shows. \u00a0Pretty neat gig. \u00a0These guys definitely had the performance aspect down. \u00a0Unfortunately it just seemed a little stale after the awesomeness of hip hop rap. \u00a0It was a nice show all around though. \u00a0Gotta hand it to these guys for putting together a nice career for themselves with theater shows.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Kinfolk 9<\/strong> – A diverse LA Group with an interesting sound. \u00a0They performed that One Republic song that everyone knows. \u00a0Their lead singer had a great voice and even better hair. \u00a0Overall, the whole thing seemed rather lackluster with some less than stellar transitions.<\/p>\n

Vocal Point<\/strong> – No season of the Sing-Off is complete without Mormons! \u00a0This was the first swing performance of the night, and it was extremely well done! \u00a0These guys had fun, played some air trumpet, and put it together. \u00a0All this while missing one of their members! \u00a0They even had a really unexpected breakdown for a bunch of clean cut guys, overall a really creative performance. \u00a0The lead singer lost his notes a little at the modulation, but other than that the thing was fantastic!<\/p>\n

At the end of the night it was time to send another group home, and unfortunately the Cat’s Pajamas had to go. \u00a0I could have sworn it would be Kinfolk 9, wrong again I guess!<\/p>\n

Check out an interview with Committed, last year’s winners!!<\/a><\/p>\n

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