Ok here goes.

#1 JD - No doubt about it. He rocked for me. I hate that Nirvana song but he made it interesting. Pretty Vegas was a very good song to bring to the table at a time when he needed to show he has what it takes. The song rocked, it was catchy, sounded like it would fit in with a number of INXS songs. He worked the stage well, the crowd and showed he can perform. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would have liked to watch it again if I could. He has faults but they can be worked on by passing on the experience of the rest of the band. I would say drop the megaphone though…..been done before….most recently by Velvet Revolver and doesn't really add anything.

The rest:

Marty - I guess he'll be next because the others sucked so bad. Still don't see the fascination with him. His voice is too flat and bland for me. Trees was corny. Lifehouse anyone? It was much better than all the others but that wasn't difficult. For me doesn't come close to JD.

Suzie, Mig, Jordis - Oh dear. Jordis….bye bye. Some nice performances along the way but the fact that she felt compelled to write a song about being under too much stress through this whole gig just shows her inexperience. She sings well but brought nothing of interest to the table and apparantly she can't write songs or handle the pressures of being a rock star. Suzie…yawn…..after singing her praises last week I was totally bored last night. The Raitt song proved to be too powerful for someone with no charisma or sex appeal. Her vocals were pitchy throughout. Her original…heck I forgot it already. Was it one that sounded like a bad Sheryl Crow song? Mig….bad bad choice of original song….or was that a Richard Marx cover? I understand his reasons for writing the song but bad mistake to perform to keyboard. Maybe with a better arrangement and bringing the band in for some power and emotion might have helped him more but then again by that time he'd already butchered Hard to Handle and proved again that his vocals are weak. I wonder how he ever got the Queen gig and would love to see him perform in that.