Irish Observation of the Day #4

Irish Observation of the Day #4 - The Voice of Ireland is nowhere near as good as USA's The Voice.

Ok. So there are obviously some similarities... it is essentially the same show... except one takes place in Ireland and the other in the USA. Both have 4 "celebrity" judges, with one being the incredibly sexy bad boy but actually really sweet guy (if Adam Levine and their guy, Bressie, would sing something together I would be in heaven cause it's Adam Levine and a schmexy Irish man singer)

so you would think they would be about equal right??

wrong. so. so. so. wrong.

The Voice of Ireland, in all honesty, is just painful. I couldn't tell you who any of the "celebrity" judges are... and from talking to people who actually live in Ireland, they don't seem to know a whole lot about them either, and they all seem to prefer USA's The Voice as well.

Also... I was at least hoping for some decent singing by the people auditioning (because even if the show is not as good, you have to have good singers, right?)

Well, yes. There were some good singers. But the actually good ones MAYBE got one or two of the judges to push their buttons.

On the other hand... there was this one AWFUL girl (her voice itself I guess wasn't the worst...) BUT she would have NEVER gotten through on USA's the Voice. She sang Diamond and... ugh... I can't describe my frustration. Courtney and I literally had our jaws dropping cause we were in SHOCK that they all pushed their buttons. I tried to find a video for you guys, but couldn't. She just STOOD THERE. Nothing about it was entertaining. 

Clearly, I was frustrated.

BUT while looking, I did find my favorite performance that I have seen on the show so far (the one instance that I agreed they should turn around). Here is a link for you guys so you can get an idea of what it's like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK763Sq8MAI

The judges are also SUPER mean to each other! It's actually kind of funny... but sort of terrifying and uncomfortable too. In the US, the judges get competitive with one another and tease each other. But these guys are vicious! Especially Jamalia... she's awful. I have no idea why almost everyone picks her if they have a choice. 

Anyways, I will keep watching I am sure and maybe it will get better... but I sure hope to God that that one chick doesn't go through the next round.... cause she's terrible.