Rock Star is back, along with Brooke Burke and Dave Navarro. Gone are INXS. This time Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Gilby Clarke (Guns and Roses) and Jason Newstead (Metallica) are looking for a sucker to front their new band, the unimaginatively named Supernova. Joining them on the judges panel is some femmey producer prick, but he doesn't talk enough to matter. As you know I'm a Rock Star fan, so here's my rantings, probably only to read in their entirety by E and people who can't get to sleep and are bored.
Storm Large - Started us off. No Jordis Unga, who began the show with Baba O'Reilly, but she did another Who song. I think she'll be around a while.
Ryan Star - It's the girl from American Idol.... ha ha, or not. He does "Iris", which he sings well, but it just creeped me out that we never saw him look done at the adoring women. Dude, don't be gay.
Toby Rand - All right, a hot Aussie. I hope he sticks around.
Patrice - She sang "Somebody to Love", which was done better last season by Heather Luttrell. I hope they don't recycle too many songs from last season. Is it too much to ask for some Deep Purple or some AC/DC. Hell, do "White Rabbit" if you're jonesing for Grace Slick so bad.
These first four were more or less solid, so I don't expect them to go any time soon. These next few people actually began to put me to sleep, and I actually fast forwarded through their performances.
Magni - "I will show you how the Iceland we are rock." Heh, no I kid. His cover of "Satisfaction" didn't give me any satisfaction. I wanted more energy, more crowd interaction and it just wasn't there. He was just there and singing. Just the same, I hope he doesn't leave first. He should get another chance. I can't help but think his remark about being so recognizable in Iceland didn't help him get any votes.
Zayra - She's pretty and Latina and lives in Texas. She really didn't bring anything with her song choice, Evanensence-- bleh!, and unlike Marty Casey and "Hit Me Baby One More Time" she didn't improve this song like someone better would've. It still felt very pop and not very rock. Maybe it'll improve next week, but I honestly don't see her lasting very long.
Jenny - She did a Nickleback song. They all sound the same anyway, so it doesn't matter what song it was. I felt like I was watching an American Idol audition. Worse yet, her face reminds me of horse-faced Phucking Heiress-Whore. Seriously, am I suppose to picture this performing with Tommy Lee and Gilby Clarke? I also don't see her sticking around.
Josh - Did some Black Crowes song. I wasn't digging it, but maybe it was the song itself. I didn't find him particularly memorable.
Matt - "Yellow". I don't know what to think about this guy. My impression is that he's this season's MiG in that people will see and hear him and think "how adorable", carrying him with votes to end whether he's the worthiest to be there or not. I liked this performance, and I see him lasting a while given that he follows Dave's advice and goes for something edgier.
Dilana - "Lithium". When I first saw her I thought she looked kinda cool. Nice, hard look to her and I liked her accent (born in Africa, probably South Africa). I think she makes the third person on the show who now makes their home in Texas. She got on stage with her creepy hood and her man voice and I was just WTF? At this point, I was groggy and this actually made me sit up and pay attention. Her stare was creepy and then she wouldn't freakin' move. But I loved it! She was awesome, her pressence was amazing, her voice was powerful, and she just went manic at the end of the song. It said on her bio that her influence was Tina Turner and it shows. I completely expect her to last to the very end. She could take the win. Thank you Dilana for waking me up.
Dana - This season's Jordis, she's the cute youngster with huge voice. A good pick to come after Dilana, as I think anyone else would've come off really looking like they suck compared to Dilana. She didn't. Sang "I'm the Only One", which Deanna did last season. Really, really good. Her and Dilana will probably be the last females standing. I just wonder with her admission of being sheltered if 1) she'll last the contest or 2) if she wins, she'll last the tour. I don't think she'll win though. I also worry nerves and such will get the best of her and like Jordis, she'll start fading out in the ending weeks.
Phil - Performed "Cult of Personality", which was the same song Ty Taylor opened with last season. He didn't do a bad job, he just wasn't very memorable here. He didn't bring anything to the show. They ragged on him about his song choice. I think he deserves another chance.
Jill - The short one. I don't care for her for whatever reason, but she has a lot of talent. She should make it far if not to the end.
Chris - Performed "Roxanne", which Suzie McNeil did Week 3. After seeing his performance, I dubbed him this season's Daphna Dove. Lots of personality, style, and good on the eyes, but they sing in like one key. It was like karaoke. I felt bad for him because they showed the reactions from the judges, and they almost looked like they were laughing. Though I'd like him to have a chance to improve, he already looks like the first casualty of show. It's bad enough they laughed, but when one of the judges tells you you "sucked", it's never a good sign.
Lukas - I love "Rebel Yell" but I wasn't digging this. Apparently people loved him, so I doubt he'll be going anywhere anytime soon. Maybe by then he'll grow on me.
End show preliminary results: Bottom Three: Chris, Phil, Magni. At this point, I went "who's Phil". Not surprising. I expected Jenny to be there, but these guys were probably worse, so it'll probably remain this way. Unless Chris pulls a rabbit out of his ass, I see him going home. If this elimination is like the others, maybe we'll get an encore from Dilana or Lukas (since the judges practically came on the guy, they liked him so much).
The next show is an hour long, and that worries me if it's just an elimination show. Maybe since all the Rock Star mansion eps are online, it'll give us more insight into their new homelife.
