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   1. Patrice Pike   
   "Helter Skelter" by the Beatles   
   It was very striking to me that neither I nor anybody in the room I was with   
   could recall anything about her previous performances.  She does a very   
   competent job, but she doesn't stand out, in a good or bad way.  I can tell   
   she was trying stand out to here, but still no "wow".   
      
   2. Josh Logan   
   "Come As You Are" by Nirvana   
   I still remember his performance was great the first week.  This week he was   
   more consistent than last week, and like Patrice all I can say is it was   
   competent.  The difference is I get the impression he's deliberately laying   
   low to wait out the competition, since it's highly likely he's safe (for   
   now) and he knows it.   
      
   3. Storm Large   
   "Just What I Needed" by The Cars   
   Not her best peformance, but she was told to tone it down (most likely by   
   the producers).  Still rocked, and I'll be buying whatever album she's on   
   after this show's over.  (Oh, and I already googled her, the first week.)   
      
   4. Lukas Rossi   
   "Let's Spend the Night Together" by the Rolling Stones   
   That was pretty bad, even for him.  Even though I could hear his voice   
   through the whole song this time, I didn't understand a word of it.  Raising   
   the bar my ass.  He is so one-note.   
      
   5. Jill Gioia   
   "All Right Now" by Free (not Creed)   
   Competent, again.  Still have a bad taste in my mouth from her last week's   
   performance, though.   
      
   6. Ryan Star   
   "Fortunate Son" by Creedance Clearwater Revival   
   He was really straining his voice on this one, and it was painfully obvious   
   he's not used to singing like that.  I think I might like it a lot better if   
   I listened to it again with out watching him.  I still think he's trying to   
   impersonate J.D. Fortune, and not doing a convincing job of it at all.   
      
   7. Phil Ritchie   
   "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane   
   That rocked.  He's obvious gotten some good coaching, and I wonder if   
   they're setting him up to be this year's Marty Casey?   
      
   For the first time, the rest of Supernova is actually starting to feel like   
   a real band, with the excited banter between them after Jason performed with   
   auditioner.  Still not convinced it's real, though... certainly not as   
   genuine as INXS.   
      
   8. Dana Andrews   
   "It's My Life" by Bongiovi   
   Was she trying to sound like Bon Jovi or Shania Twain?  Either way, her   
   vocals didn't cut it.  She just couldn't sustain the big notes and stay on   
   pitch.  Bottom three this week.   
      
   9. Toby Rand   
   "Runway Train" by Soul Asylum   
   Good ending, but everything before that was boringly average and ho-hum and   
   didn't really express the emotion he said he was aiming to show us.   
      
   10. Magni   
   "Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots   
   Another solid performance.  Say what you want, he is definitely on par with   
   the final three from last season.   
      
   11. Zayra Alvarez   
   "Everybody Hurts" by REM   
   Her accent felt really affected when she was singing the verse.  The ending   
   validated the Bjork comparisons, although she still has a long, long way to   
   go before she's anything more than potential Bjork (or very early Bjork, at   
   best).   
   Call me crazy, but I actually think it'd be cool if they taught her how to   
   sing and she ended up with the gig.  Now *that* would make for interesting   
   reality tv.  Which of course means it'd never happen.   
      
   12. Jenny Galt   
   "Drive" by Incubus   
   At times she reminds me of the singer Poe, but then that shaky vibrato sets   
   in, and I'm like ummmm....  I actually digged that Lilith Fair music, but   
   she's definitely landed herself in the bottom three this week.   
      
   13. Dilana   
   "Zombie" by the Cranberries   
   If my sister is anything to go by, Cranberries' fans will hate this version   
   of their song as much as Johnny Cash's hated last week's.  It definitely   
   fits with type of music the members of Supernova do, though.   
   Unless I was right about her being this year's Jordis, I think they may have   
   tipped their hand already.   
      
   So far this season feels a lot more like American Idol than last year did.   
   The producer control feels a lot more overt, and a number of singers seem   
   like pale imitations of last year's (and a few others, oddly, like SNL cast   
   members).   
      
   Who should go this week: Lukas (but he's safe).   
   Who will go this week: Toss up between Jenny and Dana.   
      
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