Rockstar:Supernova, Episode 7
So Brooke does not achieve slutty, but she does find an outfit that only the purple people eater could love. Maybe she is trying to expand her base audience. Then Dave decides to strip off his shirt and Tommy follows for the "stripped-down" show. This week is totally acoustic, in other words.
We recap the reality show. Toby tells Jason that he is smashed. Nobody woke up until almost 5 pm. Dave says the censors got to him and Tommy, so they had to get dressed. Then Dave lays into them about not fighting for the original song. Jason says a few of you were chosen for your songwriting and originalness. Gilby says a lot of you seem to think that you will be around long enough that you will have a chance later, but you need to fight for it everytime. Then he says Toby, I dig that you ran around naked for me. Umm...yeah. He calls Zayra to the stage.
Zayra: Zayra Alvarez, "Lluvia Del Mar"
The song has a good beat and it is a very beautiful song. Yet, it still does not fit Supernova. Not to mention only about 50% of America at most understands it. Her outfit is very mild this week, considering half of her body is covered and the other half is her bra.
Comments:
Dave says congrats for fighting for your original song and performing it. The guys have all stopped criticizing her. I fail to understand why, but whatever. Dave says terrific and great job, very beautiful song. Tommy says good job, Massive Attack (?) is one of his favorite bands and it had hints of that. Zayra nods and says love it. But he is not sure that it is right for Supernova. Pretty cool, he says. Gilby says beautiful song, but what about what you would give us? Jason asks how it felt, then says it was beautiful.
Grade: B
Magni: David Bowie, "Starman"
The white suit is a little much. This whole performance seems Vegas to me. I expect more out of Magni. This seems very blaze, especially after last week's performance. It just doesn't cut it for me.
Comments:
Tommy says he rocked it. Gilby says he is solid, great singer, good performance. Gilby says you missed leading the crowd singing la, la, la. Jason asks if this is the most dressed up he has been.
Grade: B-
Patrice: The Police, "Message in a Bottle"
She fails to get the crowd into it. Gilby and Tommy both look bored. Her vocals are good; I love the sound that she adds to it. Yet she fails to get the emotion of the song across. I feel no urgency in the song when she sings it. I think that she failed overall.
Comments:
Dave says that he liked the liberties she took at the end, but it lacked intensity. The vocals were good though. Gilby says he wanted more originality, but she sang it well. Dave says I know you feel hammered, but I know you are a great performer and I want to see it every time. She looks like she just gave up completely after these comments.
Grade: C-
Lukas: Chad Kroeger, "Hero"
Contest is over. There is no need to continue.
Comments:
Dave says he loved it. Tommy says he loves it, but he hates it when people sit. Gilby says incredible with the falsetto. Jason says you closed off on some of it here.
Grade: A+++
Storm: Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive"
Gilby looks bored. She does some funky dance and Tommy is like, what is that? Jason is like this is not good. This arrangement is not bad and I respect that she tried to rock it out, but I like disco. Strange, I know. And I love the original. Chris loves this arrangement, but he's got no clue. I can't put my finger on why this doesn't do it for me, but it doesn't.
Comments:
Dave says the audience loves you. Last season, Marty made "Hit Me Baby (One More Time)" work (he actually rocked that song out and I hate that song); Dilana got Cyndi Lauper and made it work; that just didn't work; I hated that. Storm tries to play it off as I went to Vegas and in 48 hours woke up to Gloria Gaynor. It is your job to fight for a song that you can do or change it. That was the main point of this week's competition. Tommy says it was sauteed in wrong sauce. I kinda want my money back. Storm is shocked. She can't even say anything. She got put in her place tonight. Gilby says that he did not like it either. Gilby says you all are the final 8, we expect better out of you. We've weeded out the bad singing, etc. She closes with, it's ok, I like spanking.
Grade: C-
Toby: Peter Gabriel, "Solsbury Hill"
I hate this song. I turn it every time. He starts the crowd clapping, that's good. Tommy does not seem impressed. Toby starts playing the bongos. Jason loves it and starts playing air bongos. Tommy looks less than amused. This really did not seem great to me, but I do have a bias against the song.
Comments:
Dave says great going the extra mile to rock. You did a great job on the vocals. Toby says yeah, and I love Panic Channel. Dave says, oh yeah, best performance of the night. Kissing up works wonders. Gilby says awesome. Tommy says no question about your commitment after you ran around naked. He says welcome, oh and nice butt.
Grade: B
Ryan: Phil Collins, "In the Air"
Nice choice on the piano, but I don't like the way his voice sounds. He does a good job. Tommy likes it. Jason likes the power he is packing. I hate this dude. I just want him to go away. Why is he picking up his performances now? Make like a tree and leave. He is killing me. I hate this.
Comments:
Dave says vocally very dramatic and intense, best performance of the night. Dave is just wrong. Lukas was best. Gilby says that he has enjoyed the transformation and extra effort. Jason says that we see you are trying and working hard.
Grade: A
Dilana: Harry Chapin, "Cat's in the Cradle"
I don't like this song. I never have. The song really doesn't work being sung by a woman. Tommy likes it. I don't see that she did anything different with it. It was a good karaoke version, but nothing special.
Comments:
Dave says best perrformance of the night, by far. He says he still has chills after the song. Jason says the modern feel on that quiet classic worked. Gilby says he liked the low register and then she rocked it on the high register. Don't let up though. She says, I won't, because I told you, I am the one.
Grade: B
So the bottom three at the end of the show are:
Patrice
Toby
Zayra
No surprises here. Patrice lacked the intensity needed at this level. Toby gave a fair performance among tonight's performances. Zayra is just so far off on this competition that America will eventually get her eliminated.