Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, and Robin Thicke sing with unknowns, use tablets
Whew!
ABC just had to sneak in there this week with an epic night of music the series premiere ofDuets!
Will you let them entertain you?
Credit: Craig Sjodin/ABC
UnlikeThe Voice, onDuetsthe judges/mentors actually sing WITH the contestants (duh).
Its a bit desolate with a major What exactly are we doing here?
But hey, its only the premiere.
Aside from a few magical moments, it felt a little flat.
Maybe Im just exhausted from the spring TV season.
Momentum could definitely grow as we get to know the contestants and start giving a crap about their fates.
Right now, Im not feeling much of a competitive vibe.
Thats cute, but I dont know if itll be compelling week to week.
The scoring system is quite the janky disaster!
They might want to tweak that.
J Rome, who sang Tonight with SugarlandsJennifer Nettlesas a silver-sequined baseball cap (?)
fluttered against one of his back jean pockets.
(It complemented the woven-rope shoulder patch on his blazer nicely.)
It looked much more natural than Im making it sound.
Robin Thicke noted that J Rome was handsome with an amazing voice, so I dont like you already.
Im not sure the judges/mentors even know what kind of feedback theyre expected to offer.
You really look and sound like a star, Legend continued.
Sure, that works.
NEXT: John Legend mingles with ordinary people
2.
I definitely understand the human voice pretty well,John Legendexplained to us as he auditioned some hopefuls.
So it worked out well that he ended up choosing Johnny Gray, a human.
Legend almost hadnt picked him because Johnny had a tendency to riff too much.
Right now I wanna recognize themelody.
CauseIwrote it, he warned his protege.
Alexis Fosterattempted to make Magic withRobin Thicke.
She could really kill it next week in some sensible shoes.
I must try it.
Theyre both from Douglas, Georgia, they both sing like beasts, and they both love to cry.
Hell have no problem engaging with the music as he considers singing the ultimate spiritual experience.
It seemed like there was nothing else going on in the room at all, marveled Quddus.
Typically thats how tapings work.
Im a big fan of her subtle, sensual voice.
Kelly Clarkson said shed give her left leg to look like slinky sparklemonster Olivia.
Not the left one!
NEXT: Kelly Clarksons partners come in last6.
Sorry to make this not necessarily about the singing, but these two looked amazing together.
Anybody wanna go get it popping?
I mean, obviously, since she was singing with Kelly.
I hope the pink-haired cutie gets over her nerves and general starstruck behavior.
Youve made it, girl!
The whole stage is just bubbling with good times right now.
Heres another one I thought might have scored higher with viewers than with the judges.
I disagreed with Quddus that Jasons nerves didnt show.
When you open up, it lights up the room, Jennifer Nettles told Jason.
What did you think of the premiere?
Did you want to see more back story for the contestants?
Will you tune in again next week?
Are you just bubbling with good times right now?
