Supernova

SeveredMatt wrote:

OK, is it just me, or was this the first week where Supernova did not universally rip on any one perfomance?

It seemed like everyone was getting loved on tonight with very few exceptions.

I found last week's show to be very plain.... I enjoyed this week's show much more, some tunes were mixed up a bit differently and I found for the most part the rockers seemed to put on more of a crowd interacting show. Having the crowd sing a main verse to the Mic always works (like in Storm's performance), they should do it more often. EV knows this

I am a Dilana fan, but the last two weeks have been pretty plain, "bar-like" performances. I was a huge fan of her different presentations on the first 4 songs, the last two brought her back to earth for me. But unlike many, I still really enjoy the sound of her voice (compared to other generic female singing). But she doesnt look one bit intimidated up there.

Magni is growing on me, can't deny his strong, clean voice and talent. But his "entertainment" value stinks, I don't think he has smiled on stage YET, same routine each time out. But I think his professionalism and talent and intensity may push him into the front runner.

Lucas is sort of in Dilana's boat for me, good turnaround with Creep, but I enjoyed his first few performances more than recent ones and I'm questioning if he can really change his style up at all. It might be all SN need though. Still a favorite. And I will still look forward to seeing how he performs each week, unlike many other "fast forward" contestants.

Speaking of that, JOSH... just go home now. Sang Interstate in the kermit voice....ugh. He has talent, soul, whatever.... but that last performance, with TL on drums, showed he is way out of his element.

Jill did her best, non-oversinging performance, looked comfortable on stage. But expect bottom 3 as the fans know she has overstayed her welcome.

Zayra... dressed like an Oscar, delivers a boring performance. I actually missed her 'JENNY!!!! DONT LOSE MY NUMBER!" flailing stuff. Sang it like celine performance, absolutely no chance in this competition. But other singers blandness keeps her around.

Ryan... I like him alot more than I did early on when he seemed completely out of his element. he seems to be really making the most of his moment now. I'm not a big fan at all of his "angry" performances, but he'll be around for a while and may actually have a shot now.

Storm... Unlike people who say they want to strangle her because of her porn star presence, I was thinking Id like to do other things I actually enjoy her performances and voice and confident personality. And looks. She is unique. Probably no chance in this competition, but I find her entertaining.

Patrice... thought she did a good job with Instant Karma after it started iffy for me. It came around. She is still a very plain performer though. Talented girl in the Alanis Morisette/old Sheryl Crow mold IMO.

Toby... Good "rocker dude" from Australia, I enjoyed his performance last night more than others he's done. Still pretty routine act/stage presence though. He seems destined to be an opening act for when big bands come to Australia.

Overall I'd still say Dilana is the clear (only) frontrunner if they chose a girl..she can be creepy and dirty, and also rock with alot of energy and sing the soft ballads in a hypnotizing way. I look forward to her getting back to another performance like in her first 4 weeks though.

For the guys, Lukas still fits the mold the best, It will be interesting to see if his performances continue to use more of his voice, or if he just sticks to the growling, Mick Jagger like quirky stage antics. I think Magni and then Ryan are the runners up. The next few weeks will make the order much clearer.

they got rid of two on one show last season.

bluemonkey wrote:

can they do that??i didn't really watch the 1st season...if so,what the fuck have they waited for??

Poncier wrote:

Not bad on "paint it Black" either.


I didn't think Dilana's singing was anything special, and the clip of her downloading "Won't Get Fooled Again" and her reaction was like she'd never heard it before...I expect that from Zarex, not her.

in the reality episode, she admitted she had no idea what the song sounded like ... pathetic.

i just find it sad that some someone is competing in a contest to front a rock band does not know this song. if she didn't know the seeker, she may get a pass, but this a top 5 who tune.

Meet the new boss ... same as the old boss.

i will make a poll to see who knows it.

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

i just wouldn't say it's pathetic that someone doesn't know a song is all.

I'm on board with it most definitely being ... well, maybe not "pathetic" ... but pretty damned scary that she didn't know what amounts to being a rock n' roll classic.

If we allow these guys to all get free passes and not know a lot of the genealogy of rock, then what kind of lead singer are they going to make? If that's the case, this is nothing more than "American Idol" with a famous backing band.

I think showing you know some rock history and rock theory is all part and parcel to the task at hand -- being the lead singer of a major-label rock band. I'm not saying you should have every Who song memorized, but they're some of the godfathers of the genre, so you better have heard of one of their Top 10 most famous songs. Otherwise, you have a lot of catching up to do and probably have no business winning the thing.

Maybe they ALL didn't know The Who tune and she just stepped up to the plate. Nobody jumped at the tune to sing it now did they?


Good to see Mucas has put a skunk on his heed to cover that forehead up.

even flow? wrote:

Maybe they ALL didn't know The Who tune and she just stepped up to the plate. Nobody jumped at the tune to sing it now did they?

I find it very hard to believe that all 10 of them had never heard of "Won't Get Fooled Again".
Christ its the theme song for CSI Miami or Topeka or Anchorage.

The only one I would give a pass to on not knowing that song is Zarex cause she's in her own world.
Any classic rock station has it as a staple.
And before rock radio became "classic" and "alternative" and whatever, when rock stations just played rock as its own genre, it was a staple.

When I was younger and radio stations all did their "top 500 songs all time" countdown every Memorial Day weekend (and most all of them did, some still do), WGFA would routinely place 4th.
Almost every station's top 4 was:
1. Stairway to Heaven
2. Freebird
3. Jumpin' Jack Flash
4. Won't get Fooled Again
granted that was the routine in the 1980's but this is by no means an obscure song.

I think in Europe she'd have heard the Who...since they come from there.
Africa maybe not.

harrymanback wrote:

Please do not compare knowing a misfits song to knowing a who tune.

just forget it man...pages and a thread over knowing a song!!! fuck's sakes...i don't like the who and i don't listen to them.

for me, i like the misfits, and i know newkid likes the misfits more than the who. that's the point i was trying to make, that the misfits are more influential for him than the who...and that he wouldn't choose to not select someone as a lead singer because they didn't know ONE misfits song!

it's not worth arguing over...it's just a tv show and a band for fuck's sakes...

civ_eng_girl wrote:

why not?

it's just like 'us' PJ fans thinking "how can she not know Present Tense?? It's like, a top 5 PJ song!"

but the fact is, if you don't listen to PJ, you wouldn't know it.

thanks ceg. sorry if i offended any who fans. i didn't think it was a big deal...