On the third episode of Nashville Star, contestants were to take Pop songs and make them country.
I thought some of the POP song choices were strange. I pretty much never listen to pop music but I still think I could have come up with more recent and interesting POP songs then a few of the contestants. Ashlee Hewitt and Shawn Mayer were brave and took recent POP and made it country. I liked both of their performances. I also liked Melissa Lawson’s performance last night. She sounded a lot like Trisha Yearwood.
My favorite performance was Gabe Garcia. Picking a fast paced and latin song was a smart choice. He did a great job with the Ricky Martin song Living the Vida Loca.
Even though I wasn’t surprised or heartbroken that part-time model Justin Gaston was voted off, I did feel bad for him since he has improved. I couldn’t believe how NOT country that Tommy Stanley sounds. I don’t know why he is on Nashville Star. I just don’t see it. He seems like a capable musician but I don’t see him as country at all.
I also didn’t get the point of the guest star performance. I don’t even know who Danity Kane is? Why couldn’t they has someone like Carrie Underwood or Leann Rimes sing. They both are POP/country cross over types.
I will tune in again next week to see how Gabe is doing. I am not excited about the show. I feel some acts like Pearl Heart and the Teen Duo are getting special treatment because they are young and sweet. John and Jeffrey don’t want to hurt their feelings.
Did you watch this week? What did you think of the pop gone country idea? What performers did you like?
What do you think of the judging?
Full episode recaps are available at the NBC Nashville Star Website Episode Recaps. Nashville Episode 3 Recap
I agree that they should have had a cross-over country singer as the guest… Carrie Underwood, Leann Rimes, Rascal Flats or anybody that has done well on the pop & country charts would have been cool. Danity Kane pretty much showed everybody what country shouldn’t be… haha
I think the only reason NBC had a pop night is to get more viewers… which is kind of sad, but I guess that’s what TV is all about.
I agree that Gabe is awesome!! I have heard him and some of the other contestants acoustically and he really is even better in person. Same goes for Ashlee Hewitt… I think they will end up being the top two!! They are both very real and seem to have the whole package.
I would like to mention that the contestants only get to pick from two songs each week. So I hope people don’t judge them by the song choice. Same goes for their wardrobe.