JD’s Suspicious Minds – yikes. That’s a song I actually like quite a bit. I didn’t care for his version.
Yanno what Marty’s problem is? His upper lip doesn’t move. It’s really creepy.
Great freakin’ version of Wish You Were Here, though – dammit.
Voted for my gal Suzie – and then voted for Marty since he’s in the bottom three. He doesn’t deserve to be in the bottom three.
Ugh. I can’t believe I voted for him.
That choir was either really horrible or the tech people did a horrible job setting up their mic. Ugh.
I am lobbying HARD for INXS to pick a Marty/Suzie lead singer combo; I honestly think it would work really well. You’d have Marty’s ‘edge’ and sex appeal for the ladies, and Suzie’s awesome voice for a solid base and great recording sound, and they could trade off lines in some songs pretty well, I think. Kind of like if Lacuna Coil was doing funk/rock/pop, maybe.
I wasn’t terribly impressed with Suzie’s version of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” She didn’t bring the sense of theatrics that the song deserves. MiG, obviously, would have known what to do with the song, given his background … Ty, too, I think.
Bye bye JD.
If not JD, then Ty.
Whoever else is in the bottom 3 is safe unless they blow royally. I can’t decide which one it will be though. The others all did very well.
Not Suzie.
Marty did a good job at showing he can do more than scream, but he’s showing a bit of inconsistency.
Jordis did a great job, but ‘Imagine’ was very safe for her, like ‘Man Who Sold the World.’
MiG had a high energy performance that was done well.
I think the voters will pick Marty for bottom three. His performance was very good but probably had the least “impact” on the voting public.
I think overall the winner will be MiG by a hair. Seems to be the best fit for INXS and is solid every week even though he lacks some “edge.”
Then Marty in a close second, who is a great performer, perhaps just a bit too ‘screamy’ for this band. However, if they think they can teach him to explore his non-screamy-face, he might beat MiG and may generate more record sales than MiG would.
Then Suzie, who could win if she wasn’t female (let’s get real).
Then Jordis, who is great at soulful ballads, but I don’t think she can really rock.
Then Ty, but he’s too smarmy and getting too cocky.
Then JD, who is just an ass whose talent can’t measure up to the rest.
Ok dammit —
I’ve had a few vodka-tonics, so. . .
I’ll admit that I watch the show. And TiVo it. And rewatch it.
So here are my thoughts, feel free to dissemble or disregard:
Mig - Mig rocks. That’s all there is to it. Absolutely.
Marty- pretty good “Wish You Were Here” - only song where the choir really did their job. Plus, I am pretty sure that Marty is a lock for the win in this reality show.
Suzie - great job tonight and recently. I thought her Bohemian Rhapsody was passable. And that’s ok, given that Freddie Mercury sang the absolute shit out of every song he was involved in. She ought to stay around.
Jordis - ok. Merely ok. I am a huge Lennon fan so it’s hard for me to hear anyone else sing that song, but at the end it was passable. So I say, and I do like you, . . . meh.
Ty - Sorry Ty (I’ve actually seen him in person) - Ty has to go. He’s really talented, he is. But he must go. He’s too theatrical and monochromatic to stay around.
J.D. - Actually not too bad this time. But he sucks and his voice sucks. He must go.
And before any dopers give me any shit - I am an accomplished drunken kareoke singer, so I know what I am talking about. So no lip.
With all due respect, and please respond and tell me to shut up! I’m drunk, I should be watching Family Guy or something. . . Those are my thoughts on tonight’s Rock Star: INXS.
- Peter Wiggen
Here’s what I think about Ty’s performance:
Okay, maybe on the surface You Can’t Always Get What You Want does repeat the same melody over and over and over and over again. But this is the first time I’ve noticed it and I’m such a huge Stones fan that, if I had a second son his name would be Keith Richards “Caricci” . No imagination in that performance. (The son we have has the middle name Wilson, after Brian- yes, the Caricci household is FILLED with rock nerds. Oh, and our two remaining gold fish are Ace and Gene - Peter and Paul died)
I hate to say I liked JD, but I did.
MiG is always pleasant.
Suzie made too many faces.
Marty was great - the best performance this week.
Jordis was too safe. I enjoyed watching her get in trouble over the original INXS song.
Jordis had a major comeback. After last week’s performance, she had nowhere to go but up (or out). I was moved by her version actually. What was that that her dad was wearing?
Ty and the chorus. It was there, I was there, he performed, I watched. Yawn.
JD’s Suspicious Minds and his “Clockwork Orange” look. I was hoping someone was going to pull the monitor out from under his boot and make him go away.
Marty and his “intensity”. I’m over intensity, can we find a new way to be brooding?
MiG was alright. Nothing bad, nothing great. It was lame that Kirk and his sideshow carnie mustache were ragging on him for singing over the instrumental parts.
Suzie. Oh Suzie. We knew you wouldn’t hit that high note on the third “for meeeeeeeeeeee” part in rehearsal, and you didn’t do it on stage either (even with the song in lower key too). Cop out.
Well, it’s either that or you have a Jordis-like meltdown a la Dream on…I think Suzie made the right choice here, both in song selection and how she chose to perform it. She allowed the band to shine through (take note, MiG), and she took on one of the most challenging songs ever written and for the most part pulled it off very well. I might argue that her “let me go” section was off, but she finished strong. I wouldn’t say it’s the best ever, as the INXS guys said, but it was still pretty impressive.
in other news…
Marty and Suzie. Suzie and Marty. Please, INXS, choose the Marty/Suzie combo!
(Little hijack)What is with Brooke Burke’s outfits? Where did she learn to dress and did she color her hair?! She always looks like she wears the cheapest teeny bopper crap! The good ol’ Dave Navaro makes comments and we see his (lack) of fashion sense :rolleyes:
I had a fortune cookie today that read:
“YOU WILL HAVE FORTUNE AS YOU DESIRE.”
Therefore JD will be cut next.
Thank you for using your power for good and not for evil.
Awesome!
I do wish someone would tell Brooke Burke to go away. Yes, you’ve got boobs. No, nobody cares.
Well, I would care, but only if I got fondling privileges. Otherwise, you’re right; I don’t care that much.
Exactly. If she’d get 'em out and share with everyone else, then it would be interesting. If she’s just going to flash and wear stupid, teen-whore fashion, then she needs to bugger off.
Anyone got tonight’s results?
Ty, Marty and Jordis in the bottom three. Ty’s out
I’m kind of glad Ty is out. He seemed like a pretty big whiner.
And I think he was too gosphel for INXS.
MtM
Well, I’m not eating there anymore!