Two performers gave me just what I was asking for:

1. Ryan Star – R.E.M. “Losing my Religion” - At the beginning, it seemed like he was too busy competing to pay attention to the level of his own performances. Last night, he focused on performing...and did he ever perform. Mr. B was worried that Supernova wouldn't like this performance as much as we did. Definitely anchor-worthy.

2. Storm Large – David Bowie “Changes” - I thought there was a good voice hiding behind all of those theatrics, and I've been waiting for her to let it show. She did. Since she got the anchor last week, she won't get it this week, but I'm liking her more and more each week.

Drop off to...
3. Dilana – Bad Company “Can’t Get Enough” - Still enjoyed this, but I wasn't saying "Oh, wow" like I did at the end of Storm and Ryan's performances.
4. Josh Logan – Sublime “Santeria” - Liked the performance, but it just reinforced my feeling that he belongs on the coffee-house/unplugged route instead of fronting this band.

Firmly in the "so what" category for me this week (which means I won't waste my time nit-picking between them on which one I like better/worse than the others):

Patrice Pike – Stevie Wonder “Higher Ground”
Toby Rand – Nirvana “Pennyroyal Tea”
Magni – Coldplay “Clocks”
Dana Andrews – The Who “Baba O’ Riley”

And in the What-the-Hell-Was-That category...

9. Zayra Alvarez – Tommy Tutone “867-5309” - The guys are right, she does have entertainment value. At least she makes me laugh.
10. Lukas Rossi – Hole “Celebrity Skin” - I like him less and less each week. That performance was just poor. And after all the ruckus made about song choice, if he chose a song he didn't like, then he has no one but himself to blame for sucking on it.
11. Jill Gioia – Simple Minds “Don’t You Forget About Me” - Obviously, she has made the choice that she just wants to scream and whore around the stage. I have made my choice not to want to see that anymore.