July 25 - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
Rock Star: Supernova, July 25 - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers by Jenn Brasler -- 07/26/2006 Last week’s episode was full of drama, and though this week is a little calmer, there’s still plenty of hell raising going on. Will Dana find some liquid courage? Will Josh actually listen to Supernova? And who else will join the Go Away, Zayra (right) Club? Brooke is wearing… um… I don’t know what that is. I think it’s two dresses. The top is more like a shirt, it’s so short, and the other is gold and shiny. Weird. Hi, 12 remaining singers. Hi, Supernova. Hi, Dave. Last week, Jason (who got a haircut) played bass with Phil, and this week Gil will play guitar with one of the singers. Mansion footage. Supernova stops by for a meal and everyone toasts each other. Gilby interviews that they don’t get to know the singers as people. He talks adorably about his daughter, who also plays guitar. Dilana interviews that Gilby is a nice guy. After the meal, Gilby announces that they’re going to listen to some new tracks. Tommy says they want the singers to know what they’re getting into. Lukas interviews that the tracks are better than he thought. Translation: “Maybe I’m not too punk rock for Supernova after all.” Dana and I notice the same thing, that the track playing sounds more like classic rock than the hard sound Supernova keeps encouraging from the singers. Toby says it sounds like something he could work with. Patrice thinks it sounds like “top-down, cold beer, rebellious good times - the essence of rock and roll.” Gilby says they want to be catchy. Storm says the track put everything in perspective and now she’s excited. Back in the Mayan, Gilby says it was great hanging out with the singers. Now they can give no more excuses. Jason says it’s going to get more serious as they go. Tommy, ever mindful of the time constraints, says enough talk, let’s rock. Lukas is playing guitar and singing the Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony.” This one’s a joke, right? Just like Lukas’ fake British accent while singing this song. I’m not impressed by this. I find nothing genuine in this performance. Lukas kind of sounds like a demon. I’m afraid for my soul. The light guys get all flashy and it’s kind of annoying. Dave likes that Lukas switches up his performances every week. It’s like we see a different personality every night! He loved that one moment where the light guys went crazy. Lukas says he wanted to accentuate that moment. Tommy says that was exactly the way he would have done that song. I highly doubt Tommy would ever do “Bittersweet Symphony.” He also likes Lukas’ jacket. Just when we think everyone loves Lukas to pieces and will never say anything bad about him ever, Jason says Lukas had good energy but he’s waiting for him to open up his throat. He needs to come out and crush them. I thought that was what the demon voice was all about. Zayra, the bane of my existence, has apparently become an Internet celebrity because people keep searching for clips of her fighting with Supernova. Stop encouraging her, everyone. Zayra is wearing a space suit. Seriously, people. She’s doing “Call Me” by Blondie. How fitting that she would pick a song I hate. I think the arrangement fits what Supernova is looking for, but I still don’t see them choosing her in a million years. I think she forgets all the words to the bridge. It’s so, so bad. Zayra calls Dave a girl in Spanish. Dave tells her she might not right for Supernova. Ya think? He encourages her to get started on a solo career right now. Dave, join my Go Away, Zayra Club! I’m the president and Chris is the vice president, but you can be the treasurer. Gilby says Zayra was great last week, but now she’s back to where she was before. He’s lost her again. I think it’s the blue spandex. Zayra, of course, thought she was great. The audience cheers for her because they’re afraid for their souls, too. Tommy says that the last time he saw an outfit like Zayra’s, he woke up with bite and boot marks. But enough about his and Pam Anderson’s sex life. Edge or not, Dana’s survival song last week went over well. This week she’s not going hard, despite what she’s been told. However, I will forgive her because she’s doing Nirvana’s “About a Girl” (and playing guitar). She sounds raspy, which works well with the song. It’s a nice toned-down version and Dana’s making it very dark. She really does have a nice voice. Dang, she’s mad! She’s screaming, “I can see you every night for free.” It’s not an angry song, Dana! Calm down! Dave thinks Dana finally looks damaged enough to be a rock singer: “There’s nothing worse than a grounded, centered, well-adjusted rock singer.” Jason says this was his favorite of her performances. Gilby is shocked and says Dana isn’t the same person she was in week one. Dana reveals that she chugged a beer before she came on stage. Hee. I highly doubt she’ll win this, but she seems like a fun person. Patrice battled Jill for “Helter Skelter” last week, but this week she avoided any drama. She wound up with the Black Crowes’ “Remedy,” a song I’m not familiar with. She also put on her bra and a vest but forgot a shirt. It’s a typical Patrice performance - not horrible but not especially spectacular. She sounds very good, though, and she has the stage presence down. Dave is getting bored because he’s not seeing anything different from Patrice. She needs to change things up; otherwise, she’s wasting a great opportunity. Patrice asks if he does different things on the stage. Be nice, Patrice. Dave points out that he has a job and he’s not auditioning. Burn! Magni is amused. Gilby says Supernova needs a crazy leader who will be unpredictable. Patrice needs to do something about that. “This is your warning.” Dun dun dun! Toby was criticized last week for being… kind of boring. This week he’s reverting to form with Billy Idol’s “White Wedding.” Yay! I was hoping someone would do this, and I’m glad it’s Toby. I could’ve done without the spiked hair, though. He hasn’t changed the arrangement too much from the original, maybe sped it up, but it sounds like something new. It doesn’t hurt that the audience loves him. Tommy calls Toby “mate.” Gilby thinks the performance was a little pitchy. However, when he went into his high voice, he kicked it into gear. Jason says this was the best of Toby’s performances yet. Magni got the encore last week and now he’s stuck in the middle of the pack? That’s dumb. He’s singing David Bowie’s “Heroes” and playing guitar, because it’s guitar night on Rock Star. This is pretty low-key but Magni sounds good. I’m not a huge fan of the arrangement; there’s some instrument in the background that makes it sound very ‘80s. Not the performance of the night, but definitely a good one. Tommy wonders why Magni would strap himself to a guitar during a song about being a hero. Magni says it’s one of the best songs ever written, but he’s not going to wear blue spandex and run around. Ha! Magni, you can be the secretary of the Go Away, Zayra Club. Jason says something about singing to people on the other side of the globe. Magni says he’ll sing to them later. Gilby says it wasn’t great but a good vocal performance. Ryan actually gave a pretty good performance last week but was told that he looks like he never has fun. So he’s going to do Live’s “I Alone.” At least it’s not “Lightning Crashes,” because that song is both depressing and scientifically impossible (I mean about the lightning, not the baby stuff). Ryan has some energy this week and has remembered to stay away from the mic stand. In fact, he gets as far away from it as he can by jumping off the drum platform. Vocally it’s okay, but I love the energy and the performance. He also hits the high note at the end, which is nice. Dave thinks Ryan is night and day from where he was the first week. His performance suited the stage. Tommy says that this was the perfect song for Ryan’s voice and Gilby agrees. For the first time he saw something he didn’t see before. Ryan also communicated with everyone. Ryan says he’s having fun now. Jason replies that that’s just it. If Ryan shows them more of what he did tonight, he’ll be fine. Jill gets the special Supernova member performance - Gilby will accompany her on the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar.” He totally makes it worth it. Jill sounds like a man. I’m too distracted by Gilby’s leather pants to pay too much attention to her. Also, one of the backup singers is loud enough to almost overpower Jill. Thank you, backup singer! Nothing special here; move it along. Supernova praises Gilby, then remembers that Jill is the one who’s supposed to be judged. Dave says that whenever one of the members of Supernova is on stage, the singer kicks it up a notch. Gilby says Jill’s grinding was annoying and predictable. Women in music only use sex nowadays, but Jill has more. Dilana nods in understanding. Dave says that the good news is that’s only Gilby’s perception - if this were his band, there would be grinding for hours on end. Phil did better than usual last week, probably partially thanks to Jason. This week he’s singing “One Headlight” by the Wallflowers. It’s probably a bad sign that Jason looks like he has a toothache, right? Phil sounds… not great. I’m so underwhelmed I really don’t know what to say. I think there’s a reason I keep forgetting Phil is around. Dave says Phil brought some intensity last week, and he wanted to make sure that wasn’t just because of Jason. Bad news, Dave. Tommy likes the way Phil moves, but he’s not sure he can deal with it for a whole hour-and-a-half show. Phil says he has a loose neck. Tommy notes that smoke is coming out of Jason’s ears. Jason says if Phil’s wobbly head is instilled, he’s worried because it’s not working for him. If it’s a part of Phil, fine, and it’s great for Supernova and Phil, but not Jason. Dilana is singing… wait for it… Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” Cyndi Lauper? Oh, song-selection guy. Hugs, not drugs. Same goes for the wardrobe people because Dilana is wearing a pink corset over a black dress. It’s disturbing. Dilana has decided that she’s so safe that she doesn’t have to worry about going hard at all. She does an acoustic performance with just one guitar player/backup singer (Jimmy). And it’s awesome. My ear usually goes to how singers’ voices blend (I’m sure it comes from years of singing in choirs and ensembles), and Dilana and her backup singer’s voices blend together perfectly. It’s so low-key and un-flashy and un-Dilana, but it’s just perfect. Dave tells Dilana that it kind of doesn’t matter what she does - he gets chills whether she tears it up or strips back. Dilana says she always feels lots of love from the audience. Tommy calls her enchanting. Jimmy gives giant props to Jimmy and calls their duet “killer.” He adds, “Thanks for sharing.” Josh landed in the bottom three last week, so now he’s going to try to redeem himself with “No Rain” by Blind Melon. Yes, the Bee Girl song. He sings the line, “All I can do is just speak my point of view” straight to Supernova, which is nice. He sounds kind of like Billie Joe Armstrong. Sadly, I’m not that impressed. Of course he sounds good, but he’s not listening to what Supernova has told him over and over - he needs to go harder. He’s focusing too much on sounding good and not enough on rocking. Dave warns that Josh only barely survived last week, and now he’s back to where he started. Tommy says this song was challenging for the “soul man.” Josh admits that he misses it and that’s where his heart really is. He would appreciate it more if Supernova would be more open-minded. They need a blues influence, and their track sounded a little bluesy. Gilby accepts this and says there are some elements of that in the track. Now they’re waiting to see how Josh will bridge that. I have to say to Josh, BE CAREFUL. You’re starting to sound like you don’t want to be here, and if people catch on to that, they’ll give you your wish. Storm is back from her new job as spokesperson for Google and is singing another song I don’t know, “Anything, Anything” by Dramarama. That’s the dumbest band name I’ve ever heard. Storm is at the top of her game, and she’s only helped by the fact that Dilana didn’t rock out tonight; no one will be comparing the two of them. This song is kind of fun and perfect for Storm’s voice and style. She ends it with some crowd-surfing, which I was waiting for from someone. Dave says there’s nothing sexier than a hot chick diving into an audience. Storm definitely brought it and demanded attention. Tommy encourages the audience to give him a “hell, yeah.” He imitates Storm’s stage-diving form. “Thanks, coach,” Storm replies. Hee. Jason says she’s always turbo-charged and he has nothing bad to say. Voting is open. If you can’t get through, it’s because I’m flooding the website with votes for Josh. I want him around as long as possible. After a commercial, we learn that the early bottom three are Josh (not cool, people), Jill, and Zayra. I’m thinking that will mostly remain the same, and that Dilana will get the encore.http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article9787.art&page=1
Rock Star: Supernova, July 25 - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers by Jenn Brasler -- 07/26/2006 Last week’s episode was full of drama, and though this week is a little calmer, there’s still plenty of hell raising going on. Will Dana find some liquid courage? Will Josh actually listen to Supernova? And who else will join the Go Away, Zayra (right) Club? Brooke is wearing… um… I don’t know what that is. I think it’s two dresses. The top is more like a shirt, it’s so short, and the other is gold and shiny. Weird. Hi, 12 remaining singers. Hi, Supernova. Hi, Dave. Last week, Jason (who got a haircut) played bass with Phil, and this week Gil will play guitar with one of the singers. Mansion footage. Supernova stops by for a meal and everyone toasts each other. Gilby interviews that they don’t get to know the singers as people. He talks adorably about his daughter, who also plays guitar. Dilana interviews that Gilby is a nice guy. After the meal, Gilby announces that they’re going to listen to some new tracks. Tommy says they want the singers to know what they’re getting into. Lukas interviews that the tracks are better than he thought. Translation: “Maybe I’m not too punk rock for Supernova after all.” Dana and I notice the same thing, that the track playing sounds more like classic rock than the hard sound Supernova keeps encouraging from the singers. Toby says it sounds like something he could work with. Patrice thinks it sounds like “top-down, cold beer, rebellious good times - the essence of rock and roll.” Gilby says they want to be catchy. Storm says the track put everything in perspective and now she’s excited. Back in the Mayan, Gilby says it was great hanging out with the singers. Now they can give no more excuses. Jason says it’s going to get more serious as they go. Tommy, ever mindful of the time constraints, says enough talk, let’s rock. Lukas is playing guitar and singing the Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony.” This one’s a joke, right? Just like Lukas’ fake British accent while singing this song. I’m not impressed by this. I find nothing genuine in this performance. Lukas kind of sounds like a demon. I’m afraid for my soul. The light guys get all flashy and it’s kind of annoying. Dave likes that Lukas switches up his performances every week. It’s like we see a different personality every night! He loved that one moment where the light guys went crazy. Lukas says he wanted to accentuate that moment. Tommy says that was exactly the way he would have done that song. I highly doubt Tommy would ever do “Bittersweet Symphony.” He also likes Lukas’ jacket. Just when we think everyone loves Lukas to pieces and will never say anything bad about him ever, Jason says Lukas had good energy but he’s waiting for him to open up his throat. He needs to come out and crush them. I thought that was what the demon voice was all about. Zayra, the bane of my existence, has apparently become an Internet celebrity because people keep searching for clips of her fighting with Supernova. Stop encouraging her, everyone. Zayra is wearing a space suit. Seriously, people. She’s doing “Call Me” by Blondie. How fitting that she would pick a song I hate. I think the arrangement fits what Supernova is looking for, but I still don’t see them choosing her in a million years. I think she forgets all the words to the bridge. It’s so, so bad. Zayra calls Dave a girl in Spanish. Dave tells her she might not right for Supernova. Ya think? He encourages her to get started on a solo career right now. Dave, join my Go Away, Zayra Club! I’m the president and Chris is the vice president, but you can be the treasurer. Gilby says Zayra was great last week, but now she’s back to where she was before. He’s lost her again. I think it’s the blue spandex. Zayra, of course, thought she was great. The audience cheers for her because they’re afraid for their souls, too. Tommy says that the last time he saw an outfit like Zayra’s, he woke up with bite and boot marks. But enough about his and Pam Anderson’s sex life. Edge or not, Dana’s survival song last week went over well. This week she’s not going hard, despite what she’s been told. However, I will forgive her because she’s doing Nirvana’s “About a Girl” (and playing guitar). She sounds raspy, which works well with the song. It’s a nice toned-down version and Dana’s making it very dark. She really does have a nice voice. Dang, she’s mad! She’s screaming, “I can see you every night for free.” It’s not an angry song, Dana! Calm down! Dave thinks Dana finally looks damaged enough to be a rock singer: “There’s nothing worse than a grounded, centered, well-adjusted rock singer.” Jason says this was his favorite of her performances. Gilby is shocked and says Dana isn’t the same person she was in week one. Dana reveals that she chugged a beer before she came on stage. Hee. I highly doubt she’ll win this, but she seems like a fun person. Patrice battled Jill for “Helter Skelter” last week, but this week she avoided any drama. She wound up with the Black Crowes’ “Remedy,” a song I’m not familiar with. She also put on her bra and a vest but forgot a shirt. It’s a typical Patrice performance - not horrible but not especially spectacular. She sounds very good, though, and she has the stage presence down. Dave is getting bored because he’s not seeing anything different from Patrice. She needs to change things up; otherwise, she’s wasting a great opportunity. Patrice asks if he does different things on the stage. Be nice, Patrice. Dave points out that he has a job and he’s not auditioning. Burn! Magni is amused. Gilby says Supernova needs a crazy leader who will be unpredictable. Patrice needs to do something about that. “This is your warning.” Dun dun dun! Toby was criticized last week for being… kind of boring. This week he’s reverting to form with Billy Idol’s “White Wedding.” Yay! I was hoping someone would do this, and I’m glad it’s Toby. I could’ve done without the spiked hair, though. He hasn’t changed the arrangement too much from the original, maybe sped it up, but it sounds like something new. It doesn’t hurt that the audience loves him. Tommy calls Toby “mate.” Gilby thinks the performance was a little pitchy. However, when he went into his high voice, he kicked it into gear. Jason says this was the best of Toby’s performances yet. Magni got the encore last week and now he’s stuck in the middle of the pack? That’s dumb. He’s singing David Bowie’s “Heroes” and playing guitar, because it’s guitar night on Rock Star. This is pretty low-key but Magni sounds good. I’m not a huge fan of the arrangement; there’s some instrument in the background that makes it sound very ‘80s. Not the performance of the night, but definitely a good one. Tommy wonders why Magni would strap himself to a guitar during a song about being a hero. Magni says it’s one of the best songs ever written, but he’s not going to wear blue spandex and run around. Ha! Magni, you can be the secretary of the Go Away, Zayra Club. Jason says something about singing to people on the other side of the globe. Magni says he’ll sing to them later. Gilby says it wasn’t great but a good vocal performance. Ryan actually gave a pretty good performance last week but was told that he looks like he never has fun. So he’s going to do Live’s “I Alone.” At least it’s not “Lightning Crashes,” because that song is both depressing and scientifically impossible (I mean about the lightning, not the baby stuff). Ryan has some energy this week and has remembered to stay away from the mic stand. In fact, he gets as far away from it as he can by jumping off the drum platform. Vocally it’s okay, but I love the energy and the performance. He also hits the high note at the end, which is nice. Dave thinks Ryan is night and day from where he was the first week. His performance suited the stage. Tommy says that this was the perfect song for Ryan’s voice and Gilby agrees. For the first time he saw something he didn’t see before. Ryan also communicated with everyone. Ryan says he’s having fun now. Jason replies that that’s just it. If Ryan shows them more of what he did tonight, he’ll be fine. Jill gets the special Supernova member performance - Gilby will accompany her on the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar.” He totally makes it worth it. Jill sounds like a man. I’m too distracted by Gilby’s leather pants to pay too much attention to her. Also, one of the backup singers is loud enough to almost overpower Jill. Thank you, backup singer! Nothing special here; move it along. Supernova praises Gilby, then remembers that Jill is the one who’s supposed to be judged. Dave says that whenever one of the members of Supernova is on stage, the singer kicks it up a notch. Gilby says Jill’s grinding was annoying and predictable. Women in music only use sex nowadays, but Jill has more. Dilana nods in understanding. Dave says that the good news is that’s only Gilby’s perception - if this were his band, there would be grinding for hours on end. Phil did better than usual last week, probably partially thanks to Jason. This week he’s singing “One Headlight” by the Wallflowers. It’s probably a bad sign that Jason looks like he has a toothache, right? Phil sounds… not great. I’m so underwhelmed I really don’t know what to say. I think there’s a reason I keep forgetting Phil is around. Dave says Phil brought some intensity last week, and he wanted to make sure that wasn’t just because of Jason. Bad news, Dave. Tommy likes the way Phil moves, but he’s not sure he can deal with it for a whole hour-and-a-half show. Phil says he has a loose neck. Tommy notes that smoke is coming out of Jason’s ears. Jason says if Phil’s wobbly head is instilled, he’s worried because it’s not working for him. If it’s a part of Phil, fine, and it’s great for Supernova and Phil, but not Jason. Dilana is singing… wait for it… Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” Cyndi Lauper? Oh, song-selection guy. Hugs, not drugs. Same goes for the wardrobe people because Dilana is wearing a pink corset over a black dress. It’s disturbing. Dilana has decided that she’s so safe that she doesn’t have to worry about going hard at all. She does an acoustic performance with just one guitar player/backup singer (Jimmy). And it’s awesome. My ear usually goes to how singers’ voices blend (I’m sure it comes from years of singing in choirs and ensembles), and Dilana and her backup singer’s voices blend together perfectly. It’s so low-key and un-flashy and un-Dilana, but it’s just perfect. Dave tells Dilana that it kind of doesn’t matter what she does - he gets chills whether she tears it up or strips back. Dilana says she always feels lots of love from the audience. Tommy calls her enchanting. Jimmy gives giant props to Jimmy and calls their duet “killer.” He adds, “Thanks for sharing.” Josh landed in the bottom three last week, so now he’s going to try to redeem himself with “No Rain” by Blind Melon. Yes, the Bee Girl song. He sings the line, “All I can do is just speak my point of view” straight to Supernova, which is nice. He sounds kind of like Billie Joe Armstrong. Sadly, I’m not that impressed. Of course he sounds good, but he’s not listening to what Supernova has told him over and over - he needs to go harder. He’s focusing too much on sounding good and not enough on rocking. Dave warns that Josh only barely survived last week, and now he’s back to where he started. Tommy says this song was challenging for the “soul man.” Josh admits that he misses it and that’s where his heart really is. He would appreciate it more if Supernova would be more open-minded. They need a blues influence, and their track sounded a little bluesy. Gilby accepts this and says there are some elements of that in the track. Now they’re waiting to see how Josh will bridge that. I have to say to Josh, BE CAREFUL. You’re starting to sound like you don’t want to be here, and if people catch on to that, they’ll give you your wish. Storm is back from her new job as spokesperson for Google and is singing another song I don’t know, “Anything, Anything” by Dramarama. That’s the dumbest band name I’ve ever heard. Storm is at the top of her game, and she’s only helped by the fact that Dilana didn’t rock out tonight; no one will be comparing the two of them. This song is kind of fun and perfect for Storm’s voice and style. She ends it with some crowd-surfing, which I was waiting for from someone. Dave says there’s nothing sexier than a hot chick diving into an audience. Storm definitely brought it and demanded attention. Tommy encourages the audience to give him a “hell, yeah.” He imitates Storm’s stage-diving form. “Thanks, coach,” Storm replies. Hee. Jason says she’s always turbo-charged and he has nothing bad to say. Voting is open. If you can’t get through, it’s because I’m flooding the website with votes for Josh. I want him around as long as possible. After a commercial, we learn that the early bottom three are Josh (not cool, people), Jill, and Zayra. I’m thinking that will mostly remain the same, and that Dilana will get the encore.