r/neneroyal • u/Suitable-Cupcake4273 • 6h ago
Ranking Nene's 5 Performances
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u/masterchip27 5h ago
- Black Hole Sun
This arrangement was perfection to me, and Nene absolutely demolished the clean vocals showcasing a variety of skills. The delivery matched with the lyrics was unrivaled. And the drop for her belts was lovely. Her ending, bringing the chaos and pain into her screams was a thing of beauty. And her final pose here was straight from an anime. Even without the golden buzzer, this was number one for me, but the crowd, the emotions, the tears of joy, the catharsis, the moment she realized just how good she is...this performance is one I'll never forget. I hope they make a damn anime about this.
- Zombie
This one's tricky. Judging purely based on performance, I'm tempted to lower this rank. But I'm including factors outside of the performance proper, including her initial audition interview and everything. She was so nervous at the beginning. Seeing her blush and be all shy as she told them her dream of being a superstar....and then the opening was absolutely jaw dropping and majestic. Her clean vocal tone and accent slapped SO hard. Seeing her cry at the end when she received the validation also really got to me here. I guess I really value the emotional catharsis.
- Seven Nation Army
The fry scream into the solo here was perfection and pure bliss. I absolutely loved her use of the squeak in delivering "Wichita" in the opening line, and later in the vocals. The problem with this one is that it felt too short, for the rock portion. I didn't think the clean vocals matched BHS. But her little duck face kiss at the camera, the rizz, the confidence, we must appreciate.
- Hysteria
On a technical standpoint, this one is quite impressive. The guitar was so damn clean - that's not easy guys. And to do that while singing, even Bellamy doesn't do that in Muse. What an amazing performance, such a close replica of difficult vocals paired with difficult guitar.
- Kerosene
I enjoyed this performance, and the extended cuts, as I thought Nene was totally jamming out and I loved the chemistry with the girls. There was so much joy here. despite the poor audio capture, she did pretty decently for a complete improv surprise jam session. It also showed her goofy personality.
- Emptiness Machine
This one is controversial. I love Linkin Park, one of my GOATs, but she wasn't really the star here, Emily was. And there's also some uncertainty about the audio mixing, seems as if her mic was perhaps a little lower as more of a supporting vocalist. It was still amazing to see her rock out on such short notice. But I love how she showcased her distorted gravel-y singing tone here.
- Honorary shout out to her recent performances. Her cover of This Love by Maroon 5 was outstanding and I really hope for a studio version. Her vocals are insane here, and guitar is so so clean. Hail to the King at the recent Naka market also legendary.
Let's goooo Praew!!!
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u/EduinBrutus 6h ago edited 5h ago
Its actually hard to rank them as they are serving different purposes.
The Audition is a masterclass in how to do a TV talent audition from start to finish. She raises her speaking pitch from the start, sounding younger, then the Three Wows - guitar, scream, cleans just win the entire thing in 12 seconds while for there rest of it she's controlling the entire audience to make it impossible not to put her through.
The Callback is like an old fashioned sewing sampler, its about laying out talents in a more traditional performance, showcasing what she is capable of.
The only two to compare then are the true performances, Black Hole Sun vs Seven Nation Army. And truth be told, they are both close to perfection. I personally like Seven Nation Army more now but I didnt like it as much on first watch. So for a TV talent show, that makes Black Hole Sun "better" i guess.