Rock Star: Supernova 8.22.06
First thing they show is the folks at the house, wanting to do an original song this week. There are two that will be showcased. Storm wants one, but finally gives in yet again and does the song that no one wants. Hopefully it will work to her advantage this week. Dilana however, pulled a Toby by running naked around the pool for the track “Every Breath You Take” by the Police. Odd song choice for her but, I’m sure she’ll make it work.
Performing one of the original songs this week, is Patrice with “Beautiful Thing”. I hate to say it, but I didn’t hate it. It wasn’t all that bad for her. I suppose since she wrote it herself, it suited her voice better than some of the songs she’s picked in the past. She might not get the boot this week. Tommy said it was a bit ‘happy’ for them, but that they could tune it down and rock it out,then it might work for Supernova.
Magni does “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. Oy, ick. I hated this song when it first came out, and I hate it still. The incoherent mumblings of Kurt Cobain never did much for me and the incoherent mumblings of an Icelandic bald man aren’t workin’ either. (And all you Nirvana fans, don’t write me hate mail, I make no apologies for my opinion) I just don’t see the fascination with Magni. Dave says he can sing…. are we hearing the same thing? Tommy thinks he should have played guitar on that track, but then smashed it. Navarro pipes in that before the season is over, he’d like to see something get broken. Well, Davieboy, now you’ve pretty much scripted that someone will smash something, and then gaze at the panel searching for paternal approval.
Ryan, the scowler, is up doing an original song, “Back of Your Car”. Again, I hate to say that I don’t hate it. But ….he’s still not Supernova. Wow, his song is all about doing the deed in the back of a car while the world is ending. He’s playing guitar, if you wanna call it that. He’s thrashing that thing wildly, as if he’s got a cramp. Ryan screeches a little at the end of the song, of course, right after he throws his guitar under the advise of one Tommy Lee. They are all amazed at Ryan finally rockin’ out. He says that he got laid, that’s the reason for the change. Tommy said that this is the most comfortable he’s been on stage, and Gilby says it’s his best performance yet.
Storm is up, doing the song she chose but still feared. I am a Storm fan, I can’t help it. She’s a tough rock chick with a nice voice. She totally kicks this Aerosmith songs ass and then some. Tommy sings along, Gilby just bobs his end in time. Dave says it was 1000 times better than last week. Gilby says that he knows she can sing any song thrown at her but he wants memorable. Jason says she made it her own.
Dilana does “Every Breath You Take” …WTF? What is she thinking? It’s a stalker ballad! Of course, my baby girl kicks it, but still,she should have chosen something harder. Her eyelashes are driving me crazy as I watch her though, of course Navarro likes them. But they all tell her how great she is and how great she always is. She sang it for her Mom who she hasn’t talked to in years,it was her favorite song.
Toby does his own arrangement of Layla by Clapton. The arrangement was really good, I have to admit, it worked for sure. It suited Toby’s voice, but he’s still not fave of mine. I find him more annoying than anything else. Toby strips of his hoodie, runs over to the other contestants and they all chant Layla. Nice move, AussieMan. WTF is the “EVS” written on his chest? Turns out it’s a slang phrase from Melbourne…‘evs’ as in Whatever. Damn it, Tommy had to break out the Crocodile Dundee shit again. Gilby didn’t like the arrangement but said the performance made up for it.
They bring up the rear with my hot little freak, Lukas. He does “All These Things That I’ve Done” by the Killers. Damn I love this little freak. He’s just so….. odd. His performance I thought was a bit bland tonight, not his usually high energy stuff, it was still alright. Jason makes the face…. so, I’m sure the constricting voice comment is coming. Dave says it was unbelievable, Tommy says “Check Please”, Gilby questions why he turns his back to the audience, and surprisingly, ….no voice comment from Jason. He just says it was killer with good energy.
The bottom three at the end of the show were Patrice, Storm and Toby. I agree with two of them, that’s for sure. We get to vote for song choices, wow, I have some good ideas. I’d LOVE to hear Lukas sing Nick Cave’s “Mercy Seat”. I think that would be amazing.
Well time to hit the rockstar.msn.com site to vote…. See ya here tomorrow.
