OMG.........I could die happy

I'm here. What does everyone want to know? I did hear several rundowns of exactly what happened at the tapings. Not sure what everyone wants to know before they see it tonight.

Suzie goes first. I heard she does get mixed up on the lyrics of her first song a bit but covers by yelling "C'mon" to the audience. She also goes down into the audience at one point. She gets a standing "O" from INXS for her second song. And the audience loved it.

The clips are up at MSN now with bits of everyones' songs from the show. So that tells you what everyone sang.

JD goes second and INXS loved him and gave him a standing "O" for each song. INXS was all very happy he nailed "Money" since it had been some test for JD's vocal abilities. And Kirk said he just couldn't get "Pretty Vegas" out of his head since he first heard it.

Marty goes third. He scales back "Trees" and does it more accoustic. I heard "Creep" was a little pitchy.

MiG was last and just didn't bring the edge to "Paint it Black" like they wanted. I heard several people refer to it as "Paint it Beige" when MiG sang it. But he did good on his other song.

But all in all everyone got a tongue bath from INXS and it seemed like they wanted all the Rockers to feel good and look good to the audience. Time to make sure they are all sent away looking good.

I know I have a one-track mind but I think since it certainly seems down to JD & Marty that it woulda only been fair to have Marty go first - as in to a cold crowd - then the Sunshine Couple and THEN let JD follow that and close the show like Marty got to last week.

I'm just sayin.

How DO they decide performance order? I mean, for Suzie last week - to follow JD's high energy performance with a tender ballad? Hard, hard, hard. MiG at least got to follow Suzie.

I have always thought the performance order was set up to go with whatever story they are telling that week.

I think last week they wanted JD to go first because it was part of their "let's make the audience love JD again" storyline. They played the VH1 show first for the audience and it was all about JD's birthday and everyone was laughing about JD and really liking him after watching that. So they immediately got him up on stage.

Then I think Marty's set was the next strongest so they wanted to distance it from JD's and put it last.

My guess this week is they thought JD and Marty got the bookend spots last week. So to be fair they would let Suzie and MiG have them this week.

>"How DO they decide performance order? I mean, for Suzie
>last week - to follow JD's high energy performance with
>a tender ballad? Hard, hard, hard. MiG at
>least got to follow Suzie."

Yeah, and after the show, who were on tape crying boo-hoo, we had to follow J.D.'s performance, with the audience in a "frenzy" & "foaming at the mouth" & "like a lamb lead to slaughter" (quotes by MiG) -- both Jordis & MiG.

Suzie followed right after & performed smoothly, but neither MiG or Jordis could get over J.D.'s performance. (Oh, I guess that means, big, bad J.D. purposefully messed them up in his calculating & manipulating ways by rocking the house )

"JD goes second and INXS loved him and gave him a standing "O" for each song."

I'd love to give him a standing "O"

Standing, laying down, I'm not picky.

Hell, yeah I would love to experience ALL of J.D. I even told my boyfriend that I bet he's wild ( if you know what I mean). If I was single I would get my butt to him and well I'll let the rest be a secret.

Oh yes I heard several reports about Brooke's tiny little suede skirt. Everyone was quite impressed with her toned butt. And she had some white boots with bone-like heels.

Don't know if anyone was interested. But it was mentioned quite a few times.

Hmmm. Brooke Burke, tiny skirt. Definitely interested.

Should there be any question after tonights episode?

JD JD JD JD JD!!!!!!!

There others they were all bad in my opinion. From top to bottom.

2) Suzie - ok, I guess at least she was somewhat interesting. That is more than I can say for the other two.

3) Marty - He trashed his own song. It was so much better as a rocker. WHY MARTY WHY? The Creep song was perfect for Marty....I say that because although I like him. He has a creey side to his personality and his performance of ANOTHER grunge some was boring. Most boring set of the night.

4) MiG - Wow, where was the cotton when I needed it. That performace was painful. MiG is taking a que from Marty from earlier in the season. INXs thinks he might be too theaterical and what does he do???? He goes out and gives his most theaterical performance. Made Ty sound like the anti-theater. OUCH! My ears.....and what the heck was that from INXs about him, "Doesn't look like you'll be in the bottom three again"? Maybe MiG is a plant. INXS complains about theaterical performances and they loved this?!?!?!?

Can everyone please vote for "Money" in the bonus poll?
I really would love to see JD sing it again for the encore.

I'll admit I wasn't his biggest fan the first couple weeks, but this guy, IS INXS!
I really need need to see him encore the Floyd song.

Oh, and I am positive he wins now. I think giving him that song showed what the band was thinking.

JD is money!

ICK... I hope you are wrong about the J.D. thing!

Everyone has different tastes of course, but I think JD is the fit for INXS.
I think INXS wants "Pretty Vegas" as their next single. ( the song is already getting radio air play!)
And as an INXS fan, I can hear JD doing their old songs.

I've said it on here somewhere before, but I HATED what JD did to " California Dreamin".
Hated it!

But JD sounds like INXS to me.
All of the final performers have talent, I could ( and want to) listen to all of them again, but JD should win.
I think even INXS loves all of them at this point, but who is the best fit for their music is what it comes down to.

If JD doesn't win, it'll be Susie. I think that is a long shot.

"I'll admit I wasn't his biggest fan the first couple weeks, but this guy, IS INXS!"

i completely agree--J.D. just fits. he is INXS!

i actually like all of them now. i love marty, (i'm a really dark person) but he isn't INXS. Mig is too musical theater--which i also like, but it isn't INXS. i love suzie, but i can't see her with INXS either.

Glad you came over to the right side Buggaboo. You are in good company.

I like MiG, but that was the happiest version of "Paint it Black" that I ever heard.
Not dark enough!

I know he is very talented, and I am sure his talent will make him a Star. I thought he was going to win a few weeks back, but now I am sure he won't.
I don't think he is a good fit for INXS.
Love him!
Want MiG to go far, want to see him again, but he can't win, and he shouldn't.

Oh, and how cool was it seeing Dave play tonight!?
Awesome!

I agree. Sad that I think Paint it Black was probably his best attempt at sounding hardcore. A little pathetic.

And Dave.. ah, sweet Dave Navarro.

I thought they were all weird song choices. It's liked INXS picked songs that fit the rockers musical style. I mean MiG did an excellent job on the Seal song, but it was so not INXS. Why would they pick those songs for the rockers?

I think it's the whole "vocally challenging" thing.

On a side note, I talked to my 38 year old sister this morning. I got her watching Rock Star, but today she said:
"Gee, it seems really unfair that they gave JD a well known song & the others all did songs I hadn't heard of."

She did say she recognized What's Up & Kiss from a Rose. I almost died that she didn't know Paint it Black. The generation gap was showing when she'd never heard of Creep or Interstate Love Song.

Imagine how odd Creep would've sounded if you'd never heard it before. You'd assume Marty was taking some weird risks in doing "his own" version.

Actually I am an old schooler and I had never heard creep before but I must have come in from the dark side because I LOVED IT! Already downloaded and burned to a disk!
I do know that some of my neighbors would buy me a straight jacket if they even realized that I watch the show!

I lvoed Creep when it first came out and bought the CD, little knowing how HUGE later efforts, like Hello Computer, might be. Makes me feel very cutting edge.

Stop laughing.