Chris Jamison sings 'Don't' (VIDEO)

Chris Jamison sang 'Don't' on The Voice 2014 Season 7 Live Playoffs #1 on November 10, 2014.

The stage presence on this performance from Chris is much better than the vocal. He just doesn't have the lung capacity to get through this, and it shows. This could have been a great song choice for him, but ultimately, I don't think it worked. Like, at all. This was far too daunting a choice for the first live show, and it felt more like Chris was fighting to get through it rather than just enjoying the moment. It was about as far from effortless (or the appearance of effortlessness) as you could probably get. I like Chris, but this just didn't do it for me.

Blake doesn't know what else to say but "great job," and Pharrell agrees. However, he notes that there were some breath issues. But he gives Chris a break, attributing the difficulty to Ed Sheeran's amazing penmanship. Gwen hopes America knows just how hard of a job Chris had in tackling such a vocally complex song. She applauds him for his effort. Adam, meanwhile, congratulates Chris on how he was able to maintain control, and how the performance had an "arc" to it. He says Chris has an intangible quality about him, and honestly, this is another case where I don't disagree. But I'll be surprised if that vocal was enough to get him through, considering the depth of the field on Team Adam.

But what do you think of Chris Jamison?

Watch the performance video below:

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