rockstar : supernova : week ten

when i got home tonight i played back my pvr recording of rockstar and was greeted with "tonight's show will separate the great from the truly amazing" ack. did i tune in to rockstar? yes, yes i did. let's not get ahead of ourselves brooke - this is merely a slightly more cool version of american idol!

dilana - behind blue eyes (the who) & supersoul (original)
nice for her to be carried out... i'm sure she's really injured, but leading into the song she performed, it just seemed like a sympathy ploy. and if you're stuck on a stool - don't jerk your lower body around like frog legs on a sizzling griddle. i'd have to say this performance was pretty underwhelming. we have gotten her vibe and it's worn thin. her original was another sad attempt by her to curry favour (please forgive me, i was bad, i have learned and i have grown). that's fine and a good message - but it's literally all we've heard from her for two weeks now. the one note is yesterday's news.

magni - back in the u.s.s.r. (the beatles) & when the time comes (original)
elvis meets the beatles.... interesting....his stage performance is getting a little stale for me too... he doesn't really have any dynamic moves on stage. don't get me wrong, i don't need to see magni dancing - but a little more than the pacing/wandering would be nice from time to time. and his original was good - sound a bit like what i imagine gavin rossdale's band bush would be doing now if they were still recording. driving, urgent but not incredible.

storm large - suffragette city (david bowie) & what the what ladylike (original)
love, love, love the outfit, the touch of sexy androgynous is never wrong, especially when you're covering bowie. she really thinks about the songs she's doing and makes certain her look matches the song. smart woman. and she just killed this song - so great to watch. is she one of the 'truly amazing' brooke was referring to?? teehee. and dave navarro getting up with her was inspired. and her original was sultry and threatening at the same time, what a groove. the best original in the show so far.

lukas rossi - livin' on a prayer (bon jovi) & headspin (original)
when the song began, i was concerned - i couldn't understand the words in the first verse, but as the song went on, he seemed like he grew more confident with the lyric. a very different rendition of the song, it had some spine-chilling moments. oh - and his hair is really cool this week. but i'm not diggin' the fact it looked like he and brooke both raided the same 80's-pirate inspired closet this week. the original was effortless and heartfelt. a boy who sings about his mum always scores high!

toby rand - mr. brightside (the killers) & throw it away (original)
a very straight-ahead jock-inspired cover everyone's favourite killers track. i love toby, i really do - but this cover really needed the darkly odd quirk that brandon flowers brings to the song to really have it make sense. as my friend said, 'toby doesn't look like he's had a loner-awkward moment in his life'. you need that awkwardness for this song. then again - i could just be a killers purist! how sad is that? and he intro's his original by talking about being wasted - he should lose points for obviously pandering to the crowd! despite a frenzied performance (complete with groping) this is just not my type of song. but, i seem to be in the minority!