America's Got Talent Results: Quarterfinal #3
Last week, the second week of quarterfinals proved, on the whole, to be a lot more disappointing than the week before. A lot of acts that I thought were real contenders based on their auditions ran the gamut from terrible (The Rhinestone Ropers) to merely good (Landon Swank). The one exception were the Silhouettes, who closed the show with a spectacular performance. Singer Daniel Joseph Baker and pole dancer Steven Retchless turned in memorable if unremarkable performances, but got enough support to get through on viewer votes, and the judges chose motorcycle daredevils The Smage Brothers to go through as well.Once again, how it works is this: the top three vote-getters that perform each week automatically move on. The judges are then presented with the two acts that finished at #4 and #5 in the votes, and they decide individually which one of the two should also move on to the semis, with the majority deciding.
Here is a brief synopsis for how it went on Tuesday night:
#1. The Summerwind Skippers - This sextet has created an acrobatic act out of doing gymnastic jump-rope tricks. For the AGT stage, theyve added some cool effects as well as a DJ and some peripheral dancing girls, and it was enjoyable enough, but all the bells and whistles dont really distract from the fact that its a really good sidewalk act, not a Vegas show.
#2. SHBoss Boys - Child acts with immense talent have been staples of this show since its inception. However, there is always that one act that is SO young, that they tend to skate by more on cuteness than actual talent (Caitlin Maher and Future Funk immediately come to mind). These three boys between the ages of five and seven are as adorable as the day is long. They attempted to mix rapping with singing (to the music of the Jackson Fives ABC), and, truth be told, what they possess in rapping skills they totally lack in singing skills. I think that if they stick with it, they could have great careers as rappers, but there has to come a point when cuteness takes a back seat to actual talent, right?
#3. Mauricio Herrera - And theres always one or two acts that squeak through Vegas even though, to be blunt, they SUCK. Some find Mauricio, a Costa Rican entertainer with a big misogynistic smile, fun to watch in exactly the same way they like to watch William Hung, but Im not one of them.
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