Supernova

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

i really enjoyed magni's "creep"...so much better than lukas' version. his t-shirt was awesome too...looked like a "wintersleep" cd cover. i was surprised he was in the bottom three, though. don't think he deserved to be there, but it was good to see him do a tune that lukas had done and do it better.

they have audience members selecting songs for next week ... kind of BS since you get to select songs each has performed before, plus one "wild card" which is performing a song someone else did. this is where they messed up ..... fi they were not going to have the house band learn new songs, they should have had the selections include songs others did giving each the chance to upstage the other contestants. next week is the way to get rid of patrice for none of her past performances (if there is one) will keep her in the running. bye bye patty.

as for the others, it will be interesting to see if they change it up at all, or keep the same arrangement we have already heard. they said they like risks, so it would ryan taking LMR and playing guitar instead of piano work...

Well its about time... Z is outta there. I have to say, as terrible as she is, her tripped out performance made me want her to stay one more, Patrice has to go anyway. As bad as her singing/screaming was, her performance was entertaining and passionate (and of course just plain goofy). But whatever, I can live without another Z ballad in bad english.

Patrice is the exact same delivery on every song. She knows she is done also, if not for the need for TV shows, a double elimination would have happened again.

Magni's arrogant/whiny side was showing through a bit, especially in his glare to the rockers during "I dont belong here" lyrics. I dont mind confidence, but in the past whenever he took some heat he was very defensive about it and even Z said Magni tends to try and bring others down if he is criticized. I thought he was going to kill Lukas's version of Creep given his vocal strength, but I didn't think it was anything special... maybe it was partially because I just found his whole reaction to being bottom 3 (after a bland performance) to be just arrogant. I like Magni but I look forward to seeing how he deals with tough situations.

Finally... playing with the band... So SN are bringing a bluesy, semi-catchy rock style? At first I found it a bit catchy, but after a few minutes it didnt really change at all. It got weak really quick. I hope the rest of the songs are more appealing. As for Dilana.... hmmm..... She sang great, performed well and didnt get "swallowed up" by the SN guys whatsoever. And I do love the husky, smoky voice in female rockers..... BUT..... When SN see the video of that, they will have to decide if they see themselves as a "Melissa Ethridge" style band. I think Dilana's Lithium/Zombie/Ring of Fire moody, creepy performances would suit a hard rock band and I would love to watch her mix it up for a concert. But that song w/Dilana gave SN a sound Im not sure they are after. It will be more obvious in the coming weeks as others will get their shot to make viewers and SN "feel" what the band is about.

I love Dilana, her voice, presence, originality... but suddenly, at least on THAT song, I would be suprised if SN view that later and say "that was EXACTLY what we want to sound like!"

harrymanback wrote:

they have audience members selecting songs for next week ... kind of BS since you get to select songs each has performed before, plus one "wild card" which is performing a song someone else did. this is where they messed up ..... fi they were not going to have the house band learn new songs, they should have had the selections include songs others did giving each the chance to upstage the other contestants.

Notice how tonight, Patrice & Magni both did songs that Lucas already sang? The show has to pay (and as we know they pay a lot of $$$) for the rights to the songs they use. Is it possible that they are scrambling to keep their budget in line or something? They are repeating songs, doing all repeats next week... suddenly doing this Supernova originals thing... and having weird cheeseball 70s and 80s songs last night...?

BrainOfJD wrote:

Notice how tonight, Patrice & Magni both did songs that Lucas already sang?

I noticed that, but rather than thinking about the music rights, I thought it may be a concerted effort on both Patrice's and Magni's part... you know, to take these two songs Lukas sang, and do a much better job on them (IMO, both did). It tells Supernova, even if only on a subconscious level, "Look here, fucks! That Billy Idol impersonating hack has been giving you guys the weak shit, and you're lapping it up like crack rocks! We're better than he is in every conceivable way... well, Magni is, anyway... so why the hell is Lukas never in the bottom three? I know... it's because you've brainwashed the voters just like he's brainwashed you! AAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGgggghhh..." (at which point Patrice & Magni throw selves through window)

Seriously though, it amuses me to think that they both set out to upstage Lukas tonight. And, even though Patrice should be crying into her Mountain Dew and wondering what might have been right now, no one can deny the fact that she killed Lukas on that number (not to mention her number last night, no matter how weak it was... Lukas sounded like a dying frog).

yeah was hell crap!

What was with the "original" Supernova track? It was horid. I dont know how Jason Newstead could ever allow those dancers, just doesnt seem like something he would be a part of. The track sound like something from the 80s that Crue would play.

I agree the Supernova song was pathetic. There was nothing interesting about it. I will say that I thought Dilana did fine fronting the band, but I'd rather see her have better material to work with.