The coaches have to pit their own against one another in the first Battle Round.
On the first night of the Battle Rounds the coaches had a kill-them-with-kindness attitude.
But alas Gwen had to chooseshe gave it to Taylorand so did the rest of the coaches.
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Griffin especially was especially impressive here to me, hitting crazy high notes with ease and subtlety.
(When I say, damn thats high, thats high, Adam said.)
I, however, understand Pharrells choice of Luke, who seems more like a fully developed artist.
And Griffin wasnt ignoredBlake scooped him up.
(But more on that later.)
How in sync were they?
They even embraced during the performance.
Blake kept James, while Gwen stole Craig.
Biggest outrage
The evening started out with a personal outrage for me.
The biggest argument against Maiya seemed on some level to be that it came too easily for her.
That seems like a pretty dumb argument against someone.
Blake said that Pharrell should pick Elyjuh because of the growth that is going to happen.
Why not pick the pro, though?
Most unfair song choice
Gwen has Jean Kelley and Sugar Joan sing Survivor by Destinys Child.
This was just grossly unfair.
No one deserves to be compared to Beyonce.
(InsertMichelle Williams joke here.
Gwen picked Sugar as the winner, and Jean joined team Pharrell after he and Adam fought over her.
But still they both seemed to be straining in their performance.
Probably because they arent Beyonce.
All three of those coaches right there could be played on the same radio station, he said.
After Griffin made his choice, Blake pointed and laughed, and Gwen said, You cant hurt me.
Best sweater
Pharrell wins for his sartorial choice.
Where can I purchase that sweater?
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