Rockstar: Supernova ~ Week Nine

REALITY EPISODE
Shattered egos. Broken glasses. Bleeding foreheads. I don’t think Tommy Lee had this in mind when he asked the contestants last week to “start breaking things”. But that’s what we get to see in the reality episode of this week’s Rockstar: Supernova.

Last week, after getting booed by the Rockstar: Supernova nanny cum bitch Dave Navarro for dissing on other contestants to the media, Dilana totally loses it. In the mansion, she flips when she catches a camera capturing her woe-be-me moments with Lukas. In a matter of only a few seconds, she gets off the chair, gives a double middle finger salute to the camera, smashes a drinking glass by the pool-side, a shard from which flies and embeds itself on Magni’s shiny forehead, and storms off from the scene. On the basis of her appetite for destruction [literally or otherwise] and self-sabotage, she should land the gig. After all, aren’t rock stars supposed to act like that? All we now need is a clichéd drug bust to make her a card carrying member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Shame.

PERFORMANCE SHOW
Okay, since when did this turn into a Dilana show? Was it really necessary to replay the Dilana drama at the beginning of the show? Can’t we just move on and get on with the show?

So, this week, the six rockers are doing songs that were featured earlier. Some brains at the studio thought it’d be a great idea to let fans pick up songs, already performed on the show, for their favourites. Jeez! I’m beginning to hate this show now. But the show will go on. And so shall my weekly recaps. Now let’s get on with this week’s performances, shall we?

Lukas Rossi – Lithium: Nirvana
I guess it must be his fans’ idea of getting Lukas a chance to get one up with Dilana by picking a song for him for which Dilana had earlier got an encore. The only problem was Lukas was not too keen on the song. And despite him being my favourite, I wasn’t very keen on hearing him do this song. But ol’ Chucky totally nailed it with his unusual arrangement of a Nirvana classic. Interesting piano-based arrangement! You have to give it to this guy for his flair for rearrangements and making the songs fit him. One thing I didn’t get was Lukas repeating the same verse twice. But the judges obviously didn’t notice that and gave him a standing ovation. By the way, it was interesting to see Jason Newstead jumping in his seat in approval during Lukas’ performance. Interesting because Jason is not the jumping type.

Magni Asgiersson – I Alone: Live
The Iceman’s got some smart fans. They picked a song which totally suits his vocals. He did a straight up cover and his vocals were on spot. Going into the audience, that’s a good move. Going to the judge’s stage, that’s lame. Good intensity. Overall, a great performance. I totally loved it. I hope he stays in the competition longer than most of the other guys.

Ryan Star – Clocks: Coldplay
Great on theatrics, not so great on vocals this week. Between throwing his piano bench away, jumping and sliding on the piano, there were a couple of pitch problems. The “Dark Horse” went a little flat and crackly in the falsetto. But, entertain he did – at the cost of his vocals suffering for it. It was one of the weaker performances of the night.

Storm Large – Bring Me To Life: Evanescence
Another fan song selection disaster, this! I like Storm but the last few weeks have certainly not gone in her favour and tonight’s performance [with backing vocals by Toby] did nothing to win her case. Let’s face it, though she’s got some good pipes, Storm isn’t Amy Lee. She did a pretty decent job but it just wasn’t the right song for her.

Toby Rand – Rebell Yell: Billy Idol
This is one of the few performances from Toby I’m gonna remember. After Lukas totally nailed the song on the first week [that performance still gives me the chills], I was wondering how Toby would fare. But the guy really pulled it off with a much truer cover of this Billy Idol tune. He hit the lower projections reasonably well but his transition into the refrain was great. And that pulling those girls up on the stage act undoubtedly earned him some major brownie points with the Supernova guys.

Dilana Robichaux – Mother, Mother: Tracy Bonham
After the tantrums and the meltdowns and all the bitchings in between, I’d thought watching her again would be a vomit-inducing experience for me but I was wrong. After weeks of going mellow, and hence boring, Dilana kicked ass tonight, furiously playing the guitar, her colourful dreadlocks flying all over the place. Interestingly, her trademark rasp was replaced with clear vocals this week. Range transition was awesome. Loved the scream too. Plus she got the best lighting of all. Only thing that pulled a dampener was her move of putting the guitar down gently. A great performance. But Dave calling it the best performance of both seasons? Retire that bitch already!