Welcome back to America’s Got Talent--the Judge Cuts. You know how this goes:
Same as the auditions, but during this stage, the judges are joined by a special guest joining them at the panel to help find the right returning acts to take to the Live Shows.
This time around, it’s Marlon Wayans, best known from TV shows like In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., and films like White Chicks, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the “A Haunted House” series and the first two “Scary Movie” films. He’s currently the host of the new series I Can Do That, also on NBC. *sigh*
Now that we’re re-aquainted, let’s start Part 3.
First up is musical group Triple Threat, one of the early favorites from the Auditions. This all-guy group wowed us with their amazing vocals and harmonies during their first performance.
and now, their second performance, which includes an surprising song choice.
Now, comes an interesting challenge: singing “Problem” by Ariana Grande. But they pulled it off awesomely. Their vocals were just as great this time, and they even pulled off Iggy Azalea! I really like these guys; they’re sweet, charming witty, and their origin story was funny, yet cool to see, as these guys meeting would make a great outcome.
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Animation Crew took the stage next to perform what they do best: popping, locking and amaze. If you haven’t noticed, that is dancing.
Here their act is mimicking a band in a toy box to The Jackson 5’s classic “I’ll Be There”. And wow, that just blew me away! Their movements--exactly like those in a music box--brilliant. And the version of “I’ll Be There” as if it was played by one was a very cool touch, playing along with the original. These guys are probably my second favorite dance troupe on the season, after FeeLuminate no doubt.
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Skipping some acts, we reach ventriloquist Paul Zerdin. Last time, he straight up blew the judges' minds with his dummy skills.
And this time, he brought a special guest along with him.
My God, this guy is hilarious. His content and humor are hilarious, his ventriloquism is shockingly brilliant, and the guy knows his stuff like he done this when he was in the womb. He is a million-dollar act, and he really deserved getting the Golden Buzzer by Wayans. I know he’s gonna do huge things in the Live Shows.
Make him another British act getting the Golden Buzzer and going straight to the Live Shows. And to make it another running gag, here’s his appearance on Access Hollywood Live. Just because.
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Straight after him, is another act blowing the minds of everyone, Oz Perelman.
In his re-audition, he wants the How’s to let him check into his heads.
That was great, but I wasn’t very interested in his act. It pretty much the same thing as his last act. But I did love when he cutted up Oprah Winfrey for Howard. That was impressive.
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Reaching past more acts, Mountain Faith Band are back to play us a good song again (or bluegrassy cover of a pop song).
During their last appearance, they covered OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars” with great fun....
and now, they’re playing to “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness. (heh, a straight-up contrast between both bands).
They did an amazing job with the cover. I’ve never heard the song before, but I’ve enjoyed this cut of it. I can bet the original was really dark, considering it’s a HEAVY METAL song, but these guys make it like it’s their own, without ruining it for their fans.
I really like this band; they’re my absolute favorite music group on this show, and I think they’ll bring a bit more to the table when the Live Shows come around.
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Next, Vita Radionova, contortionist extraordinaire.
Hot. damn.
That was sexy beyond belief, so much so I had to research the show’s rating. That was hot to watch, but I got a definite feeling that she’ll do some of the same if she goes to the Lives. Unless she mixes it up, it’ll be corny as crap.
The look on Marlon’s face (along with, well, every male face shown) was just hilarious.
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Benton Blout is the final act of Part Three, and out of the gate, he just reaches near-Chris Daughtry levels of rock.
He adds a really nice rough bluesy, soul-ish sound to this cover, and I just really enjoyed listening. I like this guy; his voice is like a breath of fresh air, despite it sounding rough, harsh and sandy like the music in Kanye West’s “Yeezus”.
I like him.
And now, the choices whom will go on to the Live Shows.
(And yes, if you have noticed, there are less from the last two Parts, because all that's reviewed here are the ones going. I just got tired of watching on Hulu because it cuts off after pausing for a few minutes. It's frustrating; even when the other option is going on Wikipedia and seeing who goes and who doesn't.)
Triple Threat
Animation Crew
Paul Zerdin
Oz Pearlman
Mountain Faith Band
Vita Radionova
Benton Blout
--All of these acts are, in my opinion really good choices. And that's, more often than not, because other acts were really terrible. They did not deserve going through because of the Sophomore Slump. They either got less exciting or got even worse. So i'm glad for the judges to choose these choices. Some aren't spectacular, but they're better than fine here.
Anyway, this Judge Cuts segment is fluctuating. It started out great (although it was wildly expected), then it went downhill from there, and picked up a bit here. Suffice to say, it's gonna be a hard time getting excited for the last Week (or Part by me) of the Judge Cuts. Hopefully, I'll be happy enough. Join me soon for Part 4, the final Part, of the Judge Cuts.
See you then.
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