Rock Star SUPERNOVA: Results (9/6/06)

On the elimination show this week, Magni was selected to sing the
Supernova original. It's arguably the best SN original we've heard so
far, and I think the reason is because Magni elevated it.

Mike...

It was the best song of the four originals, but that's like being the
tallest midget, you're still short and so is their material (no offense
to the little people-how PC of me)

Toby got the encore (and a new set of wheels) for his original song
"Throw It Away". It still rocks. I liked it better the first time;
maybe the element of surprise is gone.

Mike...

You know why? Because it's a catchy piece of garbage that will grate on
your nerves the next 1,000 times you hear it (God forbid it ever makes
it to the radio). Send this creep home. He stinks.

All five contestants were in the bottom three at some point last night.
Magni and Toby were safe.

Storm was up first, singing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here". Not bad,
and it's good to see her scale it down after last night.

Mike...

Storm is gone, no more eye candy, no more cleavage, no more low rise
pants, no more reason to watch.

callenmolenda...

you and my husband. Pigs. :-)

Dilana was up next. She rearranged Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want
Me" as a fitful punk-rock song. It got off to a shaky start, but once
you realized what she was up to it worked okay. Supernova gave her a
standing O.

Mike...

Um, excuse me, when did Cheap Trick turn punk? Talk about promising
something and not delivering. She's a one-trick pony too with her raspy
voice and multiple personalities. Go away, nobody cares.

John...

I certainly would never call Cheap Trick a punk band. And while they
have done a few songs that probably could be considered punk, "I Want
You To Want Me" most definitely is not one of them.

I find both Dilana's and Lukas' voices to be raspy and irritating. Thats
not to say that they haven't turned in a few performances that better
showcased their vocal potential, but they keep going back to that raspy
sound. I sure wouldn't want to listen to an entire concert of that, and
I'm betting Supernova won't go for either of them for that reason among
others.

Magni and Toby deserved to be the top two last night. They have the best
voices and the least baggage. I can't guess which of them might come out
on top, but I think either would be a good choice for the band.

Lukas was in the bottom three! It's about time! He did his original
song "Headspin" again. He's confident, I'll give him that. But the song
made a lesser impression tonight. Was it a lesser performance, or is
the song already getting old the second time?

Mike...

Every week this guy loses me even more. He's a one-trick pony too with
his whiny wrailing and spasms and winks. Buh-bye.

When it came time for the axe to fall, Lukas was safe, so one of the
ladies had to go. Tommy Lee didn't have the heart, so Jason Newsted had
to deliver the news this time.

Storm Large is the one who didn't make it to the final round.

Tim Hall...

"Throw It Away" pretty much describes how I feel about that song.
Sure, it's a catchy tune, but there's no depth to it, unlike some of
the other originals, which I thought were more worthy of the encore.
"Headspin", for example, needs some work to make it a great song, but
it's definitely got potential.

Kudos to Storm for going out on a high note and being a class act
throughout the competition. Dave confused me tonight by praising last
night's cover and not her original. Or maybe Dave was confused.

Speaking of confused, I guess I am. Why is there a vote next week?
Since SN is choosing a winner, what does it matter how the voting
goes?

Obveeus...

Voters choose one for elimination...gets kicked off early in the show...then
the other three sing a song before the ultimate winner is chosen?

In any case, Supernova has now shown us 4? songs...and none of them are good

Locutus...

I thought the cliche song was very catchy, and I find myself humming it
occasionally...

enough for radio. This group doesn't have the safety of a catalog to suport

Mike...

Rock isn't played on radio these days anyway. I haven't heard anything
by Panic Channel on my local "everything alternative" radio station,
99X in Atlanta.

a tour (as INXS did) so how do they expect to make money? I guess they will
do it with gimmicks like having Dave's band on the tour and being the backup
band for Storm's Digital Download version of 'her' original...they are
pulling out all the stops when it comes to trying to wring every penny out
of this...even though it looks like they have next to nothing of value.

Mike...

BTW, did I mention: Magni wins.

callenmolenda...

Do you really think so? I just get the impression that the guys are
not that wild about him. Dave Navarro definitely is not (not that he
has any say in the voting, as he keeps reminding us). And Jason stood
up, pointed at Toby and said "you're the (or "my", hubby and I disagree
on this) man".

Like I've said before, I'm not so sure I want to consign Magni to even
a year of touring with SuperNova, but I definitely want him to make it
in the American music scene.

Callen in VA