The Battle Rounds ofThe Voicemake up my favorite portion of the shows (overly drawn-out) elimination process.
Going head-to-head on one song is also the closest well come to a fair comparison between different performers.
We didnt see anyone really gunning for their competition tonight.
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The first pairing of the night went to Team Adams powerhouses, Jordan Smith and Regina Love.
In promoting itself,The Voiceoften tips its hand.
Adam tells both his charges their challenge will be to find the emotional center of their song.
During their performance, its Jordan whos able to better follow this advice.
Its a tough call, but Adam chooses to keep Jordan on his team.
Regina has nothing to worry about, though.
She gets stolen by Gwen.
His advisor, Brad Paisley, agrees.
Tyler has years of experience performing, whereas, at 16, Zach is just getting into the business.
At the end of their first rehearsal, Blake admits Tyler has the edge on this one.
During their Battle, they duet on The Neighbourhoods Sweater Weather, and Ellie maintains her advantage.
Shes louder, and her vocals are more compelling.
Gwen goes with her girl, but Pharrell steals Tim, who lives to sing another day.
They truly kick R&B ass on this song.
The first day of rehearsal, their musical synergy has Pharrells advisor, Missy Elliott, in tears.
She says its been a long time since she heard music that made her feel this much.
Dont you start, Missy, youll get me going, too!
Psst, Pharrell: its literally yourjobto have critiques on this show.
During their Battle, Celeste and Mark are perfectly synced.
Their harmonies sound dope, and theyre performing more vocal tricks and giving more variety than any other pair.
They also both dance it out the entire time, which I appreciate.
Its a very tough call, but Pharrell chooses Mark to continue.
Celeste offers up a prayer of acceptance but ends up going home.
Adam wisely tells his guys they cant duplicate John Fogertys iconic version, so they go acoustic instead.
James and Dustins performance is one of the weaker moments of the episode.
Neither singer connects with the other, and their vocals are nothing snazzy.
Theyre given the melancholy, soulful song Walking in Memphis, by Marc Cohn.
During their performance, Barrett and Dustin seem close to evenly matched, if very different.
Blake is so torn, he calls their matchup a tie.
ButThe Voicewill not abide draws, so Blake is forced to pick Barrett.
Adam and Gwen both buzz in to steal Dustin, who finds a new home on Team Adam.
