September 5, 2006

Rockstar Recap: Week 10

Tonight, the rockers each performed two songs including one original tune. It was certainly an interesting night. The originals really divided up the contestants into two distinct groups.

Dilana kicked the night off with a classic song by The Who, "Behind Blue Eyes" and then an original called "Super Soul". Every song choice seems to be stemming from her "troubled" times and it’s getting a little old. If she wants everyone to forget about it and get over it, then why does she keep bringing it up? I thought her performance was more like an evening with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Her soft side was revealed again in the first song, but it seemed fake. Her original lacked all creativity, and from the brief vignettes that the show revealed, Gilby Clark is less than impressed with her creativity as well. The house band was also less than thrilled with her complete lack of knowledge of "Behind Blue Eyes." I’m so over her and I think Supernova is too.

Magni was up next and offered a stark contrast to Dilana’s performance. He belted U.S.S.R. and followed up with an original that showed a new side of him completely. He offered an intense performance that was stellar in contrast to Dilana’s. What I also like about Magni is that he doesn’t kiss butt. When Tommy Lee told him his performances sounded "the same," Magni offered a sarcastic, "Well, both of those songs were performed by me" and left Tommy Lee without a comeback. If chosen, he would definitely be a leader, and wouldn’t feel as if he owed the band anything. That would be refreshing.

Storm came out and got a little surprise. Dave Navarro jumped on stage to perform "Suffragette City" with her and she proved that she can perform with the best. Navarro offered her an incredible compliment, by telling her afterward that performing with her was like performing with the other stars he’s performed alongside. She rocked a classic, and followed it with an original "What the What is Ladylike" that is still in my head. It was one of the top two originals of the night. She managed to entertain throughout the entire performance without making the "something smells bad" face. That alone is worthy of praise.

Lukas performed a stripped down version of Bon Jovi’s "Living on a Prayer", but to me it sounded more like "Mumbling in a Microphone". He seems to be moving away from the Robert Smith lookalike thing and more towards going for resembling a tarantula or something equally leggy and hideous. His hair style tonight was practically giving me an anxiety attack. I was afraid he was going to poke his own eye out or something worse. I despised his original. I just can’t take the screeching and odd facial expressions anymore. Why do people like him? I don’t get it. He was the only one of the five whose lyrics I could not understand at all.

Toby brought down the house with his original that offered a memorable sing-a-long lyric that the crowd grabbed onto immediately. He worked the room and jumped from stage to stage, even getting goosed by Tommy Lee at one point. His song was right up Supernova’s alley and it was one of the better ones tonight. It’s a good thing too. I love The Killer’s song "Mr. Brightside", but I can’t help but think that although Toby did a good job with it, Marty Casey of last year, did it better.

At the end of the show, early voting revealed that the rockers were lining up like this: