Nashville Star – Episode 6 – Recap – VIDEO

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Laura and Sophie are Eliminated Tonight

Two One more contestant is eliminated tonight…

The theme tonight is “Love Songs”.

Next week, the contestants perform songs they wrote.

There will be no early eliminations – The last standing are going home.

Ashlee Hewitt – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Cowboy Take Me Awayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by the Dixie Chicks – Ashlee is waiting for her cowboy to take her away! Good song for her. She’s accompanying herself on guitar. A little pitchy, but decent. Jewel likes her understated style. Jeff thinks this is so much better than last week (I agree). John says she looks more comfortable, and that she’s growing every week. – VIDEO

Oh. Wow. The American Gladiators semi-finals are next week. How exciting…zzzz…zzz.

Recap and Video after the jump…

Gabe Garcia – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Must Be Doing Something Rightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Billy Currington – Gabe is still thinking about his ex-girlfriend? Time to move on! Wow, Jewel’s got a sour look on her face. Not sure why, it’s not terrible. But it’s not very compelling either. Gabe’s got a fine country voice, just not a ton of personality. Jeff likes it. Oh, John just spilled that NBC picked the talent for Nashville Star. He’s complaining that he thinks some of the choices were questionable. Ya think? But he says they got it right with Gabe. Gabe is truly the most authentically country of this lot. Jewel liked hearing his falsetto, but she tells him he needs to flirt with the audience. I agree. Great vocals, but he’s not connecting. – VIDEO

Lonestar in the house. Whee.

Coffey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Your Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – Oh Dear God. Now he’s crying about his dead mother. He’s probably not going anywhere. At least, this week, he’s standing at the mic and just singing, rather than engaging in annoying antics. But, vocally he just doesn’t cut it for me. OMG he’s tearing up as he sings. Off key, by the way. The singing was excruciating, but the crying will probably advance him another week. Jeff says he’s sold this week, despite the pitch problems. John agrees with Jeff, but adds that he hasn’t seen a performance yet that proves he deserves to win the competition. Jewel is visibly moved by his performance, and gives him props for allowing himself to be vulnerable. I just wish this guy could, for once, perform without shtick or a gimmick – VIDEO

The announcer asks Shawn Mayer if she thinks she’ll go home tonight. Ha. With Coffey still in the running, Shawn is probably a goner, and I bet she knows it.

Melissa Lawson – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Baby Loves Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Martina McBride – Melissa dedicates the song to her husband, who apparently doesn’t care that she’s fat. Melissa’s got a nice big voice, but she’s not terribly country. The crowd cheers wildly. Jewel confesses that initially she thought there were better songs for a belter, but she thinks she did a great job. Jewel adds that she thinks she “really needed it.” this week. For Jeff, it was a little over the top. He hopes America isn’t forgetting to vote for her. John thinks she she oversang it. John said, if they were in the studio together he would never sign off on it. Melissa said, “You told me to come out and kill, and I killed it.” John shoots back, “You overkilled it.” Whatever that means. – VIDEO

Shawn Mayer and Laura and Sophie are in the Bottom Two.

Laura & Sophie: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Picture to Burnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Taylor Swift – OMG liek OMG I had a boifr3ind fr3shmn y3ar!!!!1111 and liek h3 tot3ly cam betwn the 2 of us!!!111!!!. At least the song is age appropriate. And admittedly, Taylor Swift doesn’t sing better than these two. But the kids sure don’t have Swift’s performance skills. John is still upset about last week. He calls them out for rolling their eyes at Jewel. Jewel says their harmonies have gotten worse since the show went on. Jeff tells the girls they look really grown up, but could have done better. The judges are completely done with these two. So am I. – VIDEO

George Jones is in the House…

Shawn Mayer – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Before He Cheatsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Carrie Underwood – A real karaoke version of this song. It’s pretty much a snore. She doesn’t bring anything new to it at all. Jewel thinks she looked comfortable tonight. John says this is the performance he’s been wanting to see from her the entire season. Jeff says she was a bad-ass tonight. “You killed it” he says. – VIDEO

Laura and Sophie are eliminated. Thank jeebus. – VIDEO

OK, so there was NOT a double elimination tonight…

 
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  • idolbeat

    wow! 1st time I was really feeling him! Awesome job!

  • idolbeat

    Gabe, I mean!

  • fedexhamlin11

    Anybody else creeped out by the old guy holding a “Gabe the babe” sign?

  • http://airincaol.com coco

    Gabe is a real Sanger!!!!!!!

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    I love Gabe! Coffey, not so much.

  • Frogpond

    Gabe rules

  • fedexhamlin11

    yeah, I think gabe is definately my fave :)

  • idolbeat

    Coffee did a pretty good job but I do prefer Shawn – I think she just got the shaft. Boo!

  • idolbeat

    mj , we are on the same page! Are we sure 2 people are eliminated not 1?

  • http://airincaol.com coco

    Melissa just reminded me of CRAZY eyes …the one who got sent home a few weeks back.

  • skylight1219

    Oh lands, we have to hear Coffey for another week. I think I’m gonna be sick!

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Why do some female country singers do that fake bug-eyed thing all the time?

  • idolbeat

    Bug or rolling, I guess they don’t realize it!

  • http://airincaol.com coco

    I don’t really care for the Teens…but how Petty to bring up the Eye roll. NBC needs to pass out the Adult pills.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    What I’m wondering is where exactly “Picture to Burn” (and that performance was worse than when Taylor Swift sings it live… YIKES!) and “Before He Cheats” fit into the theme of “love songs”…

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Sarah, I guess thwarted love!

  • idolbeat

    YAY Buddy! Shawn rocked the dang house!

  • http://airincaol.com coco

    SHawn just did the Bucky Mic move. Good speller

  • idolbeat

    I don’t know what the Bucky mic move is but I liked her performance. I thought she was the bad girl version of Carrie – she has more twang than Carrie (at least on this song!)

  • skylight1219

    Now if we can just get Coffey out of there, the top 4 will be as they should.

  • idolbeat

    skylight I agree. Coffey is a very tall man – I didn’t realize until they were lined up tonight!

  • AInoob

    Did my eyes deceive me or was the token hottie of the season in the audience tonight?

    I like Shawn, I wasn’t super crazy about her performance tonight, I thought she could’ve sounded better on it, but there’s something about her that makes me root for her.

    Coffey needs to go.

  • J.S.G.

    Laura and Sophie..the eyeroll and Jewel.
    John Rich is totally insulted.
    Sophie says, “I didn’t even know I’d done it.” …….duh
    Then Jewel says something about a seizure.
    Before that Melissa and John are agruing about whether she over cooked that Martina song.

    Really like the interaction btwn the judges and the judges and contestants on this show.

    Laura could have been the best singer on that stage IMO, so I hope she moves on from Sophie ASAP.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Yep, I’m rooting for Gabe and Shawn. Melissa’s great, but I’m not a fan of belters and I’m not buying her as country, either.

  • NOLA

    Gabe is fabulous. Don’t like Shawn at all. Somebody will sign Melissa; but Gabe out shines her in this competition.

  • http://www.dancin.ca dancin

    looking forward to next week and original songs…. awesome idea
    will be interesting to see what they come up with

  • Frogpond

    I like several of Gabe’s original songs .These songs are on his Myspace page .

  • kerfuffle

    This has always been my favorite week of Nashville Star. I’m so glad they’re doing it this year, too. I was afraid that with the watered-down format, it would be a goner. Kinda like the idea of performing country music on this show. Oooh, and thanks for the heads-up on Gabe’s originals on his MySpace page, frogpond. I must check them out tonight!

    Go Gabe! Go Ashlee! Go Shawn! Go Melissa!

    Go home, Coffey! (Sorry. I couldn’t resist. No. I really couldn’t. :mrgreen_wp:)

  • BlankSlate

    Sorry but as a fan of MUSIC I would not pay 5 cents to see any of these people. I don’t even appreciate them for free on this show.

    The only group that had a country spark was sent home: PEARL HEART. Dixie Chicks for the teen set. That could have worked.

    The rest of the group: one big yanwing bore. Those judges look like they want to kill someone (or themselves, for having to sit through this crud week after week).

    I liked that little slam the guy in the middle gave to NBC for their questionable choices in “talent.” (I would also direct this commentary towards the host, Billy Ray Cyrus who could stand in for a rusted Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz any day now.)

    Would you line up and pay money to see any of these people?
    Where is the star quality?

    And yes. I’ll take coffey to go, please.

  • kerfuffle

    I’d line up and pay to see Ashlee and Gabe. And Jasonnn and Brooke and Cookie. But I digress. Often. :mrgreen_wp:

    I think Ashlee has tons of star quality, and is very unique with distinctive vocals (see Jasonnn).

    I’m not sure about Gabe’s star quality at this point, but I really enjoy his vocals.

  • BlankSlate

    Kerfuffle: NBC found a winner- in YOU! I don’t know anyone that likes any of these singer/performers. Ashlee makes me feel as if she is channeling Jewel (who talks more and more as if her pappy smokes corn cob pipes and nibbles on straw in his denim overalls and her mama goes out to the barn at night to count the chickens and eggs!)

  • kerfuffle

    Awww shucks! Gee thanks, BlankSlate. :mrgreen_wp:

    I haven’t seen anyone else here liking Ashlee, and that’s cool. Doesn’t bother me. But, if you look upthread, you’ll see plenty of folks who like Gabe: idolbeat, coco, pj, Frogpond, fedexhamlin11, and NOLA; and a few who like Shawn: idolbeat, AInoob and pj; and a couple who had nice things to say about Melissa: pj and NOLA. idolbeat even had a kind word for Coffey.

    I’ve never heard Jewel sing – other than when giving advice or pointing things out on the “judges’” panel – so you could be right about Ashlee channeling her.