I didn’t do my normal run-through last night, and I can’t get excited about doing it today. The truth is, I wasn’t impressed with the YouTube show. Actually, I wasn’t impressed last year, either, even if they did get one act out of it. This year’s selection, while all basically good, did nothing to wow me. The one the judges and audience seemed the most impressed with was the guy bicycling with a black light. Clever, but seriously, it’s not iLuminate. I don’t even think it was as good as the act last year that began the trend. I was particularly disappointed in the show choir, because when it’s good, I really like choir music. To be fair to them, the sound guy at AGT should be shot (that’s a figure of speech). The background music was so loud I could scarcely hear the singers. This happens a lot, so they’re not alone.
The best act of the night was the solo 14-year-old dancing around the stage, at least in terms of raw talent and just plain interest level. She was beautiful, and captivating. I hope she goes through.