1. Dilana – Nirvana “Lithium” - I liked her as soon as she did the shadow boxing thing right before going on stage. This is going to sound weird, but it reminded me of when Ali was in Africa to fight Foreman and people chanted, "Ali, boo ma yay" (no clue how that should be spelled). In her hoodie, she looked like a boxer. Add in the South African heritage and it made me think back. Weird, no? Which, of course, says nothing about her performance, but everyone's covered that really well. She rawked.
2. Lukas Rossi – Billy Idol “Rebel Yell” - What is it about homeless Canadian guys and this show? He carried himself more like a rock star than anyone else on the show, even more than Dilana. He's already a rock star. We just hadn't heard of him yet.
3. Toby Rand – Bob Dylan “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” - Pretty ballsy to do this in front of a GNR vet, and he nailed it. And you could see Gilby was impressed. So was I.
4. Storm Large – The Who “Pinball Wizard” - Kicked off the show proper.
5. Josh Logan – Black Crowes “She Talks to Angels” - He could be a very, very interesting choice to front this band. I doubt it'll happen, but he'd give them a totally unique sound.
6. Jill Gioia – Janis Joplin “Piece of my Heart” - Expected to hate her, but didn't. And she didn't slaughter Janis, which says something. I doubt she'll stay very high for me, though.
7. Patrice Pike – Jefferson Airplane “Somebody to Love” - Good. Not great, but good.
8. Chris Pierson – Police “Roxanne” - Putting him here mostly out of sympathy, probably. One of several that were okay, but not great. Yeah, it was a different version, and yeah, he should have chosen a different song. But he was on key for what it was. Just wasn't anything special.
9. Dana Andrews – Melissa Etheridge “I’m the Only One” - On performance alone, she should probably be a tad higher, but... she should be on American Idol, not on RockStar.
10. Ryan Star – Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” - Eh. I really don't like Goo Goo Dolls. Yeah, I know it's sacrilege to a lot of people, but I've just never gotten the appeal. I hate this guy's name, too. Just pure mediocrity all around.
11. Phil Ritchie – Living Colour “Cult of Personality” - Another exercise in mediocrity. Good song, not very good delivery.
12. Zayra Alvarez – Evanescence “Bring me to Life” - I just don't get the appeal others are getting. Sorry. And I didn't even like the tail of the dress.
13. Matt Hoffer – Coldplay “Yellow” - Completely the wrong fit for this band. Didn't think it was a very good performance of the song, either. The falsetto parts hurt.
14. Jenny Galt – Nickelback “How you Remind Me” - Could barely hear her. Which may not be such a bad thing.
15. Magni – Rolling Stones “Satisfaction” - Vegas? No. Disdainful of the band and the audience? Yes. He kept making these faces like, "What's your problem?" Hated, hated, hated him.

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