1. Toby Rand - Love the song. Great voice, great energy. I still think he's the best vocalist of the season, but then again, rock doesn't always equate to good vocals.

2. Dilana - Very hot in the Elvira outfit. A bit too low and too monotonous for my taste, but she pulled off a very charismatic performance.

3. Lukas Rossi - Amazing stage presence combined with a good voice produced a performance that could've been better.

4. Magni - Great way to start the show. Huge improvement from last week's snoozefest.

5. Storm Large - She looked like Ginger Spice in her "It's Raining Men" video. Great energy though, and I love the voice.

6. Chris Pierson - It hasn't been a month and the guy's head alone can already fill the mansion. Looks the part, but the performance leaves me wanting something more.

7. Ryan Star - Good start, but lost steam towards the middle of the song. I was a fan last week, but this performance was just mediocre.

8. Josh Logan - A lot of pitch and breathing problems in this performance. I found him too safe and middle-of-the-pack.

9. Patrice Pike - Her voice is what I'd expect from a female rocker, but I agree with a recapper that describes her as Storm-lite. Drizzle, I guess.

10. Dana Andrews- I like her voice. I really do. The reason why she's this low in my ranking is her dumb "I like clay" moment.

11. Jenny Galt - Very bland performance showing little personality. There were some moments when she looked like Emily Procter from CSI: Miami though.

12. Phil Ritchie - Better song than last week, but he still lacks the stage presence that I'd expect from someone fronting Supernova.

13. Jill Gioia - Oh God. At least now we know where the Austin/Wendy/British b!tch Project Runway dress ended up. Low parts were too low, high parts were too shrieky. It was like a child jumping on the bed pretending to be a rock star.

14. Zayra Alvarez - Her accent is proving to be a major problem for her. The first line was actually pretty good, but everything else ended up to be a train wreck. I laughed hard at the "diapers" comment though.

My Windy Thoughts:

Magni – My Generation/The Who: Miles better than Satisfaction last week, but he’s really a snooze. Haven’t seen anything special yet.

Jenny Gault – Tainted Love/Soft Cell: As I thought last week, chick should sing folk – and I’m not sure she even has the chops for that. Her voice is pleasant, but tiny and really tight – and she is making it tiny. It’s like she actively chooses NOT to breathe. If she learns how to breathe, her power will go way up. Plus, with the so-weird-it’s-funny breathing, her endurance must be crap. LOVE Dave’s sandwich comment – wonder if she knows it wasn’t a compliment.

Jill Gioia – Violet/Hole: What a fraud. Last week she did a full-on rip-off of Janis, now she comes out even dressed like Ms. Love? And when they called her on it, she copped an attitude & claimed she didn’t know what Courtney did? BS. And then, while standing with Brooke, she had zero personality – she looked like a wax dummy. She’s the Rebecca Corry of Rock Star.

Zayra Alvarez – You Really Got Me/The Kinks: Aiyaiyai. Someone get this woman a tissue, she obviously has a stuffy nose. What’s with the weird arm movements? She is ALL kinda suck. Were the other singers laughing at her? And that horrible attitude. This chick is toast. I love that Tommy just shut her down “ok, thank you…”

Chris Pierson – Take Me Out/Franz Ferdinand: Sounded OK, not a whole lot of stage presence. Eh. Doesn’t suck, but eh.

Dilana – Ring of Fire/Johnny Cash: She is just incredible. I love her. Mesmerizing. She looked amazing, love the dress (ok, Hannibal Lector just visited my brain). One worry – it sounded too low for her, did they have to do that so she could hit the top notes? A warning of a small range? Hope not.

Josh Logan – With Arms Wide Open/Creed: I really like Josh, but I agree with the guys that he needs to be careful with the pop-ish runs & embellishments. Bravo for staying away from the Scott Stapp “baritone Kermit” sound. Not sure Josh is hard enough for these guys.

Phil Ritchie – If You Could Only See/Tonic: I like Phil’s voice, but his diction’s a bit mushy, as is his movement. I get it, and I kinda like it, but as Jason said, he needs to show that he can move with conviction too.

Storm Large – Surrender/Cheap Trick: She’s Dilana-lite. But since we have Dilana…why do we need her? Nothing special. Something I noticed last week more than this week – her screams/wails, etc. are of the “bad” variety…throat shredding. Following that, she sang rather straight this week. Eh.

Patrice Pike – Heart Shaped Box/Nirvana: Lordy I hate this song. As for Patrice…she’s OK. Really bad start, but mostly she’s just a snooze.

Lukas Rossi – Don’t Panic/Coldplay: Nope, still don’t like him. Hey – just because it’s rock doesn’t mean you can’t enunciate. Couldn’t understand a word of it. And this...this dude is a lizard. And I don’t mean in a cool, Morrison, “Lizard King” way. He’s just icky. I can’t get over his enormous, overly-mobile, funny-shaped eyebrows. And it doesn’t help that he accentuates those eyebrows by shaving that stupid line and wearing too much (red!) eye shadow. Sorry Glowie, he’s just gross – and not a good enough singer to make me not care that he’s gross.

Ryan Star – Jumpin Jack Flash/Rolling Stones: Yay! He didn’t sound or move like Jagger! Good for him! Tommy, if he had moved like Jagger as you suggest, you would have slapped him for trying to imitate Jagger. I like Ryan, but thought he was better last week.

Dana Andrews – Born to Be Wild/Steppenwolf: You’re kidding, right? *sigh* Oh Dana, go home sweetie. Totally unbelievable. Oops – she stopped performing before the end of the song (the song isn’t over just because you’re done singing, honey). Dana Andrews – the secret truth behind why Kat McPhee isn’t doing the AI tour.

Toby Rand – Somebody Told Me/Killers – OK, final 2, Dilana & Toby. Love this guy. Good range, lots of presence – and he feels real. He’s just a guy who goes out on stage & kicks arzt. No drama, no hype, no "costume," no “persona.” Love it.

My categories:

You Are A Rock Goddess: Dilana

I Like You As Much As I Like Dilana: Toby

I Like You Guys Too, Just Not As Much: Josh, Ryan

You Bore Me, So Step It Up: Phil, Patrice, Storm, Magni

You Have Enormous Attitude, Now Is The Time To Back It Up: Lukas, Chris, Jill

You Suck, And Need To Go Home Really, Really Soon: Jenny, Dana

You Suck AND You Have A Bad Attitude AND You’re Clueless: go home Zayra

Dilana was AWESOME! Love her voice - and love her for this band.

Toby - I think I'm in love with him! LOL - He was great!

Storm did much better this wekk I thought.

Everyone else....I turned the volume down.......

Jill Gioia – Hole “Violet” - ridiculous...and stupid to deny the Courtney Love impersonation

Zayra Alvarez – The Kinks “You Really Got Me” - OK, I'm done with her. Performance was OK, and she looked smokin' hot, but that attitude is an ender for me.

Dilana – Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” - still scary hot, but I'm not sure I get the fascination. I do go with Zayra on one thing, I don't get what the band is looking for. They don't seem consistent to me in what they are or aren't looking for.

Storm Large – Cheap Trick “Surrender” - my new crush

Lukas Rossi – Coldplay “Don’t Panic” - I don't get it (see Dilana...'cept for the "hot" part. I don't get that either.)


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1.) Toby Rand – The Killers “Somebody Told Me” - Ranked #1 based on his week 2 performance. Great performance and energy.
2.) Dilana – Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” - Still #1 overall. The girl can sing!
3.) Patrice Pike – Nirvana “Heart Shaped Box” - good singing & guitar playing.
4.) Magni – The Who “My Generation” - Most improved.
5.) Dana Andrews – Steppenwolf “Born to be Wild” - not appropriate for this band, but sang well on an otherwise mediocre performing day.
6.) Jenny Galt – Soft Cell “Tainted Love” - liked the rock out part of her rearrangement.
7.) Josh Logan – Creed “With Arms Wide Open” - managed to ruin the song with his Stevie Wonder trills. Compared unfavorably to Marty from Season 1.
8.) Lukas Rossi – Coldplay “Don’t Panic” - more singing and less screaming.
9.) Storm Large – Cheap Trick “Surrender” - The "Broadway" comment from Dave is similar to the style over substance vibe I'm getting from her.
10.) Ryan Star – Rolling Stones “Jumpin Jack Flash” - mediocre.
11.) Phil Ritchie – Tonic “If you could only See” - compared unfavorably to barefoot guy from Season 1 (who went so early I can't remember his name).
12.) Chris Pierson – Franz Ferdinand “Take me Out” - ego without the performance to match.
13.) Jill Gioia – Hole “Violet” - awful & lying.
14.) Zayra Alvarez – The Kinks “You Really Got Me” - awful with an attitude.

** Too many repeated songs from Season 1 that bring up poor comparisons. Get some new songs!

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1) Toby "Somebody Told Me" - Sorry, Glowie, but this is the hot, hot, hot one. He's a babe. He's got pipes to kill. He's got charisma. I think I'm in love.

2) Dilana "Ring Of Fire" - You just can't take your eyes off of her. She's an original in every way. She still creeps me out a little, but I have to hand it to her. She's amazing.

3) Storm "Surrender" - I didn't have as much of a problem with her theatrical performance as the band (and, it seems, everyone else here!). Have you ever seen Cheap Trick? That's a theatrical act. I think she's terrific.

4) Lukas "Don't Panic" - Not nearly as good as last week's, but that might be a function of my hating Coldplay. Why are they providing so much music from a band that sucks so bad? I'll cut him a break, but he's gotta choose a better song next time.

BIG DROP

5) Magni "My Generation" - Whew! I was beginning to think that Icelanders or Greenlanders or wherever he's from had tin ears. Much, much better. Not great, though.

6) Josh "With Arms Wide Open" - Another absolutely horrible, horrible song choice. It's a good thing I really like his voice because there is nothing positive I can say about any and all renditions of anything Creed.

7) Phil "If You Could Only See" - Man, I love this song. He did a serviceable job of it. Not inspiring, but pretty good.

8) Patrice "Heart Shaped Box" - Another song I just love, done okay. I'm such a fiend for Nirvana that this is a huge compliment. Almost no one can make me feel okay with anyone else doing a Nirvana song. She didn't make me want to kill her, so that's good.

9) Ryan "Jumpin Jack Flash" - I don't agree with Tommy's idea that he should have done Mick. Personally, I would have hated that. I think he went the right way with it. It just wasn't as electrifying as that song demands.

10) Chris "Take Me Out" - Again, a song that demands a huge amount of attitude and swagger. Chris just doesn't give me the right vibe. It wasn't as horrible as the next bunch, so he is lucky to not be in my next group.

GET OFF MY TV. RIGHT NOW.

11) Jenny "Tainted Love" - The best of the bad. How's that for a backhanded compliment. Jenny! You didn't stink near as much as the rest! Yay!

12) Dana "Born To Be Wild" - Before I saw the show, I thought for sure this would be my bottom pick. But that was before I experienced the supreme suckiness of the bottom two.

13) Zayra "You Really Got Me" - Oh, my god, that was bad. Just bad. So bad. Ray Davies should kick her azz.

14) Jill "Violet" - WTF? You turn yourself into a truly awful Courtney impersonator(as if that isn't insane enough!). But then? You mimic, badly, her every vocal tick, stage twitch, and sartorial spendor. And to top off the disaster? You lie about what you've done. Go home. You disgust me.

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>>You mimic, badly, her every vocal tick<<

She tried this last week with Janis Joplin too -- every 'ad lib' she used came right off the original recording. I don't know why she didn't get called on it then.

I sure hope MB gets the rights to some new songs. I don't want to keep hearing the same ones from last season.

My Final 2:

Dilana/Lukas - Love them both. Want them to be the F2. They haven't disappointed me yet.

Strongly in 3rd place on my list:

Toby - I really like him. And he has been strong both weeks.

#4. Storm - I think next to Dilana she is the strongest female.

Middle of the Pack in no particular order:

Magni - greatly improved over last week, look forward to what he does next week.

Jenny - not great, but not horrible either. She is just somewhere in the middle of this group.

Josh - I like him but I just don't think he is right for this band.

Phil - I enjoyed him when I closed my eyes. Would listen to him on the radio. But I wouldn't pay to watch him on stage.

Patrice - another one that isn't great but isn't horrible.

And the rockers who can go home anytime now...

Jill - didn't like her much last week. And this week she just annoyed me. Too much theatrics.

Zayra - didn't think she could get worse. But she did. And insulting the band isn't going to help.

Chris - I think he is the only one that thinks he deserves to be there. Too cocky for the limited talent he has.

Ryan - I didn't mind him last week. But he was really weak this time.

Dana - she is just not right for this band. I don't know how she even got on this show.

I really want someone to surprise and get a lot better so it doesn't look like the Lucas vs. Dilana showdown it probably will be. Toby was okay, but I'd rank Storm and Phil over him. I guess I don't like his voice all that much.

And he's too blond to be hot to me.

Totally Sick!!!

1. Toby – (4) -- LOVED it, LOVE him. He's roit for my band, mate! **Swoon**

2. Storm – (6) -- Loved it, Love her. She's got it all going on.

3. Lukas – (5) -- He rocks. Although he's an odd looking fella in my eyes, I can't take my eyes off him. His stage presence tops my list and this week he proved he can sing. He's a contender for the gig, without a doubt. Unless he is caught with a Blackberry chatting to his girl . . .

Not Bad, I'm Still Listening

4. Josh -- (3) -- Great voice, but not for this band. Just for his talent, I hope he's around awhile (INXS would have kept him around awhile for his "talent" over his "sound/song choices").

5. Dana – (9) -- I think she has a GREAT voice. She can sing with power, rather than scream. She is not at all right for this band, but due to her sheer talent I hope she stays. SHE would have been great on American Idol.

6. Dilana -- (1) -- I can't take my eyes off her, which ranks her high on my list, but her rendition of Fire left me a little cold. If I heard it on the radio, I'd turn it off. Watching her, you can tune it out. She's still great, just better song selection for next week.

7. Magni – (13) -- Major improvement over last week. I actually enjoyed it.

8. Zayra -- (2) -- I actually liked her arrangement. It wasn't great, but decent. Not sure why she switched songs (I'll be watching the Web ep as soon as I'm done here). I'm glad she spoke up to the band about them NOT telling her (or others) what their sound is going to be (I honestly don't think they know yet) and that she was in diapers when they were big. That was awesome!!! And so true.

9. Chris -- (15) -- As good as Marty? Not really, but still a great effort. I liked it and SO much better than his putrid performance last week.

Meh . . . Did I miss something???

10. Phil -- (14) -- His vocals were decent, but I agree with not Tommy Lee #1 that you have to close your eyes. There's something not right about him. Not a fan of his stage movements or he looks like he's a bit psycho or something. Not sure, but something I don't like. I also believe he should have been booted last week over Matt (if only Matt didn't sing Duran Duran and the band chose talent in the beginning weeks).

11. Patrice -- (7) -- Maybe if she didn't attempt to show she can play some chords on a guitar her vocals would have been better. She better step it up again next week.

Why??? What did I ever do to you????

12. Ryan – (10) -- You know, I want to like him but he keeps disappointing me. He needs to pull out a personality and start going for it. His performance was decent, but forgettable!

13. Jenny – (11) -- I wanted to like it and a couple of times I thought she was finally going to start sounding good, but never happened. Bad arrangement. I was confused.

14. Jill – (12) -- I'm no fan of Hole, can't think anything coming from Courtney Love could be a good thing. HATED it, from her dress up to her screaming performance (like last week). Can she even sing????

Booted -- Matt –- (8) -- I am a little miffed the guys dumped him so soon. At least he had talent, compared to Phil who hasn't showed me that yet.

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