People were all over the place for me last night. I only saw a couple (okay, three) standouts last night. The rest ranged from okay to meh to downright horrendous.1) Storm Large – Dramarama “Anything Anything” - That was just an amazing performance. I'm no big fan of Dramarama, but she amped that song up and gave me chills. And she is totally hot, hot, hot. I could turn gay for her.
2) Lukas Rossi – The Verve “Bittersweet Symphony” - But Lukas' performance makes me glad I'm hetero. Not that I have the squishies for him like Glow does, but that was great. The growl went nicely in that song, but I agree that I'd love to see him really let it go just once.
3) Ryan Star – Live “I Alone” - OMH, he was right to scheme to get that song. He blew me away, as much for how I didn't expect that as for how great that was. And he proved he can give us a show. I gave him the living room standing O.
4) Dilana – Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time” - It was okay. But not great. I think I really am getting bored with her. Unlike others here, I felt that was just an extension of the one trick pony act.
5) Magni – David Bowie “Heroes” - A very nice David Bowie imitation you got there, hon. But that's all that was.
6) Dana Andrews – Nirvana “About a Girl” - Nice job with keeping that edge she found last week. Not nearly as good, though. And I agree with Glow about giving Nirvana a rest. I loved that band and still do, but they are about killing them for me this year.
7) Josh Logan – Blind Melon “No Rain” - Never could stand this band or this song. It might have been better that I thought just because I'm so prejudiced against the song. It was serviceable, I guess.
8) Toby Rand – Billy Idol “White Wedding” - He only goes below Josh because I feel he really is missing something, especially performancewise. He's gorgeous and should be mesmerizing. But he's not. I kept thinking that I would have liked it better if I'd only heard it and not watched it.
9) Phil Ritchie – The Wallflowers "One Headlight” - Oh, Phil. After a great week last week, this was not the way to follow up. There was nothing special about that.
10) Patrice Pike – The Black Crowes “Remedy” - Zzzzzzzzzz. Whuh? Oh, she sang? Oh. Okay.
11) Jill Gioia – The Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar” - Gads, I hate her. She is, I think, a refugee from the pole in the "Girls, Girls, Girls" video. Used up and rough. Icky. But she didn't completely suck the air out of the room quite like the next one did.
12) Zayra Alvarez – Blondie “Call Me” - Sorry, I have to have a mini rant here. I actually saw Debbie Harry and Blondie live at CBGBs in the late 70s. I wanted to be Debbie Harry then. So gorgeous. So tough. Impossible to take your eyes off of her. So, I am absolutely outraged by this performance and by her (I must assume) attempt at humor with that outfit. The least she could have done to cover up the horrible and weak vocal was to conjure up some Debbie Harry magic. You know, look impossibly chic like you just stepped off a Paris runway, but with unexpected rough edges. Be fabulous if you can't be talented. Instead, we get the nutcase that wandered in from the Star Trek convention. Get her out of here. Now.
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