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Rock Star: Supernova show off original songs

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2006-09-05 22:22:12

The rockers on Rock Star: Supernova stepped up their game this week, each of them playing originals. This week should definitely help the guys of Supernova sort out who they want to pick as their lead singer. We, however, will have to wait until next week to find out.

As the show opens, Brooke Burke announces that Ryan Star, while gone, is not forgotten. He holds the top three spots on the MSN downloads! The recap covers in very short order what momROCKS recapped from the webisode. Dilana's poor me routine during the toast, and the songwriting clinic where Toby impresses, Lukas is lazy, and Dilana is unimaginative. They also showed Paul, from House Band, saying that Dilana wanted to change the song.

Dilana was up first, but poor Dilana had another reason to be upset. She tore a calf muscle during rehearsal and had to be carried out to the stage. She first sang "Behind Blue Eyes", the Who classic that she had never heard before. Her version was fairly good actually. I would have expected her to go more in the Limp Bizkit vein for the song. Her original was called Supersoul. For that one she got up and hopped around on stage on one leg. I thought the original was rather good too. Dave Navarro commended Dilana for pulling off the performance with her torn muscle. He liked the interaction with the audience, but wasn't too sure of her original. Tommy Lee liked the original however. Gilby Clarke said that she takes her lyrics very literal and explains in all in detail. Dilana needs to use more imagination. Jason Newsted thanked her for her strong will and effort.

After the break Brooke announced that the New Year's Eve show in Las Vegas is sold out. But there will be a second show on New Year's Day. More importantly, House Band willopen for Supernova on the tour, with some of the other rockers performing with them! Finally a reason to buy tickets!

Magni was up next. He first performed Back in the USSR by the Beatles. That was followed by his original which he translated and wrote English lyrics for. I thought both performances were awesome. The guitar riff on his original was really cool. As usual he performed wonderfully. Dave liked the guitar riff as well and said that's the most aggressive he's heard Magni's voice the whole show. Meanwhile as usual, Supernova didn't like Magni's performance. Tommy said the performances were exactly the same. Magni said that's because they were both performed by him. Gilby said he understand what Tommy means, as it would have been nice for Magni to take the original performance up a notch.

Normally I would save a rant for the end of the recap, but I can't hold it in. Why the heck is Supernova so down on Magni? I just don't get it. He's the Mig for season 2, the guy that keeps giving excellent performances, and putting his heart and soul into it all. But instead of compliments all he gets is "Why did you play guitar on that one?" followed the next week by "Why didn't you play guitar on that one?". Just send Magni on his way so he can go off and make better music than Supernova could ever dream of making. If Magni wasn't such a laid-back nice guy he probably would have called them on it by now.

Okay, now that that is out of my system, Storm was up next. As she got onstage, Dave interrupted and wanted to come perform the David Bowie classic Suffragette City with Storm Large! After the Bowie song, Storm performed "Ladylike," her original. I liked it, but I'm just not sure it's Supernova material. It's a little too funky for them I think. Dave said he has been onstage with some great singers and that felt just like it. He said her original was his favorite so far, from last season too. Tommy could only say that the original was "zoooh" which I think is good. Gilby seconded that, and said it was two great songs.

Lukas Rossi was up with a stripped down version of Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer. As a Bon Jovi fan, I thought it was a really good performance. I didn't know Bon Jovi could sound grunge. His original, "Headspin" is about his mother and how no one is perfect. Jason was singing along with the song. Dave said that Lukas had proven himself to be energetic, but this showed the emotional performer in him. He said this song would bring out the lighters, or cellphones as they use now. Tommy asked the audience if they liked it, they cheered in answer. Gilby says he's inspired when he watches Lukas perform.

Toby Rand had the last spot. His version of Mr Brightside by the Killters wasn't as good as Marty last year, but then again I adored Marty. His original, "Throw it Away" was very catchy and had most everyone singing along. He ran out to the Supernova platform, where Tommy grabbed Toby's ass. I fear those aussies may have been right about Toby all along

Dave told Toby that EVS isn't just Australian anymore. He said that Toby's song was instantly memorable and had everyone singing it. Gilby said that it was a blast, and Toby puts the fun in rock and roll. Jason said that Toby takes people in and embraces them.

At the end of the show, we didn't just see the bottom three. We saw all of the rockers, rated highest to lowest. Oddly enough it exactly mirrored my top to bottom ratings:
Toby
Lukas
Magni ( I would actually have Lukas and Magni in a tie for second)
Storm
Dilana

So what are your rankings? Who is going home? I think Magni or Storm will bite the dust tonight. They don't like Magni so if he lands there they will get rid of him. As I said, he's better off anyhow!

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Who had the worst Performance?
Members				Guests
	(50%)	Dilana	(57%)
	(8%)	Magni	(6%)
	(0%)	Storm Large	(4%)
	(42%)	Lukas Rossi	(28%)
	(0%)	Toby Rand	(4%)

GUEST ( Guest )

2006-09-11 23:06:05


	I'm still favouring this order and I too am old and have money to spend. 1.Lukas 2.Magni 3.Dilana 4.Toby Lukas reminds me of what rock used to be, exciting, different, rebellious, thoughtprovoking. Magni has a wonderful voice but just doesn't give that same edge that I expect rock to have. Dilana has a wonderful voice too, but she's constantly immersed in her own personal and seemingly self-made dramas. Plus her over sized insecurity complex will prevent the band from becoming something unique, it will have to be her way or they will pay. Toby is fun to listen to, for awhile. He's alot like the singers you can find belting out tunes for the late night pubs and weddings, maybe a little more, fun to play with and nice to look at but you probably wouldn't go buy their cds or pay $100's for a concert ticket.