RS Supernova - Week 3 Elimination

Finally, an elimination show that made sense.

Before I get seriously into the shit, let me first talk about Josh's little reaction shot when Toby said "yesterday's" comments were very helpful. If you've got TiVo or DVR - just go back and watch Josh eyes go up and to the left as Toby's speaking, then he blinks, smirks, squints and turns toward Toby with "What the fuck?!" look on his face.

Funny, funny shit - that was.

Second funniest moment, Zayra bitching as she got once again tossed into the Bottom 3 pool. "How many times am I going to this?"

Until you're gone baby - until you're gone.

Some cool stuff, Dilana showing that you don't have to be petulant bitch (like um, J.D.) to be a Rock Star. True confidence in yourself means being above being threatened and pulling petty tricks (like J.D. trying to snake his way out singing "We Are the Champions" after he snaked his way into it in the first place), even if Dilana doesn't win this - she should have just won a mountain of fans.

Magni's encore performance of Plush was awesome, very polished without being overdone. He's a natural Rock Star, like Storm, without needed to crutch on affectations -- like, uh -- Lukas.

I had no problem with those that we're ultimately picked for the bottom 3. Josh is a hell of a R&B singer, but he has not brought the ROCK, period. Neither has Jenny or Dana.

Jenny's performance of Vaseline was her best yet, but it seems that when you have to beat someone with a cattle-prod to get them to really ROCK, is it truly worth the effort? And even though it really was her best, her vocals had no grit. Weiland can be a very pretty singer, but there's an underlying angst that she just doesn't have and isn't going to get in the next ten weeks. (Maybe Weiland's grit had something to do with his heroin habit - I don't know - but he's definately got it)

Josh's performance was better, but still problematic. He's vocally great but unfocused with his stage presence, plus he still didn't really Bring the Rock, damnit. He sang "Heart Shaped Box" and about 70% of that song is mellow. I felt there was no way he was going bring the power and passion to that song that Jordis brought last year - and he didn't.

Dana our little Country Flower finally blossomed, with Sass Jordan's "High Road Easy". I practically jumped out of my seat when she said she was doing song because I've been a Sass Jordan fan for loooong time. (Ok, it wasn't practically - it was literally) She absolutely nailed that vocal - note for note, scream for scream with Sass's original. She didn't just pick that song out of left field, she has been singing that song for a good long while. She even had Sass's timing on that last long note. It was absolutely perfect, the only difference is that Sass's voice is smokier and more gritty. Dana's voice is tougher and not as pretty as Jenny's, but she's no Sass Jordan! Also I got to give props to the House Band guitarist Rafeal for nailing Stevie Salas' (Nickelbag, Colorcode, Mick Jagger Band) entry solo.

In the end someone had to go, and I was not surprised- though greatly relieved considering how things have gone in previous weeks - that Jenny was the one to hit the bricks. I also have to say that she gave one of the coolest, classiest exit speeches anyone has done on this show in it's first two years so far. Kudos.

Vyan