{"id":7914,"date":"2014-11-17T01:04:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T01:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/195.21.21.161\/epop\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2019-03-21T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:09:45","slug":"big-band-week-on-x-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2014\/11\/big-band-week-on-x-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Band Week on X Factor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/louis-and-the-chicken-wings.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/louis-and-the-chicken-wings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/louis-and-the-chicken-wings.png?fit=604%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"604,387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"louis-and-the-chicken-wings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/louis-and-the-chicken-wings.png?fit=604%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7649\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/louis-and-the-chicken-wings.png?resize=604%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"louis-and-the-chicken-wings\" width=\"604\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a>Yes, It was big band week and we were told to expect big performances. &#8216;It&#8217;s going to be big,&#8217; the judges said. Mel B said she liked it big. (And no doubt she was looking forward to some big songs as well!) The word big was being bandied about a lot at the beginning of the show.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And sure enough there was a big orchestra playing their big music at every opportunity and they were very nice to listen to. The problem was, I felt, that they took over most of the performances and I found myself thinking: yeah well the band were very good, whatever about the actual singing. I really felt that Andrea, Lauren, Ben and Jay would have been extremely boring to watch without the lavish accompaniment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It pains me to say it (because I find them annoying) but Stereokicks were one act that made their presence felt on stage with their lively rendition of &#8216;That&#8217;s Life&#8217;. And again, Only the young (also annoying usually) were impressive with a memorable dance and song routine for &#8216;I Wanna Be Like You&#8217;. They have become the fun act in the competition and as a result, their fan base has an average age of 5 &#8211; that how Louis is marketing them, anyway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stevi Ritchie and Fleur East also put on a good show &#8211; though Stevi&#8217;s dancing is starting to remind me of a drunk uncle at a wedding. Fleur always gives it loads but I just don&#8217;t see her as a superstar &#8211; she strikes me as someone who was working the cabaret circuit a bit too long before ending up on X Factor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jay James got sent home and I definitely thought this was the right decision. When I think of his appearances on X Factor&#8230;.Oh sorry, I can&#8217;t remember anything about them!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, It was big band week and we were told to expect big performances. &#8216;It&#8217;s going to be big,&#8217; the judges said. 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