The quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent Season 19 continued on August 27, and the latest batch of hopefuls returned to the stage to perform live.
Some, like singer Dee Dee Simon, blew the judges away as much as the first time around, while others didn’t really outshine their auditions. The Reklaws were back for another shot at the grand prize, and the brother-sister country duo’s fate is now in the hands of voters.
Watching them perform their latest original song had me flashing back to Drake Milligan, who won the hearts (and votes) of many during AGT Season 17. As I dwell on it, though, I’m wondering if that comparison is a good thing.
At first, I honestly wasn’t sure why The Reklaws reminded me so much of Drake Milligan other than that Stuart Walker and Milligan actually look a lot alike. After all, Stuart Walker and Jenna Walker are a duo who share the spotlight; Milligan sang solo in front of a band. But whatever the reason, as the siblings performed their original song – called “Long Live the Night” – live, I found myself wanting to rewatch one of Milligan’s first performances. First, take a look at the latest from The Reklaws:
I don’t think the audio was great compared to Drake Milligan back in the day, but I’ve found a lot of AGT’s audio in the Season 19 live shows to be somewhat lacking and I don’t hold it against The Reklaws in the slightest. As somebody whose country music expertise basically begins and ends with acts I like on AGT, perhaps there’s no deeper explanation for The Reklaws reminding me of Drake Milligan than that both are country acts who connected with the crowd to amp them up.
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