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   In article ,   
    "The Sentinel"  wrote:   
      
   I'm doing this from memory, so bear with me...   
      
   > 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".   
      
   I didn't know what the guys in the band were talking about, as I thought   
   this was a pretty bad performance. I think I could live with Patrice   
   leaving.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I thought this was his weakest performance to date. He's still one of   
   the best there. But this wasn't his best work.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I was disappointed with her this week. I think she can do much better   
   than this.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I'm with the band - he's one of the best (male) performers there. Yeah,   
   sure, I don't necessarily love his singing style. But he can definitely   
   front a band. He'll make it to the Final 3 or 4, easy.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   She's really growing on me. Another good performance. I'm not sure she's   
   right for Supernova, but she can really belt it out.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   And, yet, this was his best performance to date. I almost forgot his   
   resemblance to that older brother on "Even Stevens" last night.  ;)   
      
   > 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?   
      
   I still, still think this guy's in the wrong competition - he doesn't   
   want to front a hard rock band, he wants to front a punk-y garage-type   
   band.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Very disappointing after last week. I hope she sticks around (and I   
   think the band will make every attempt to save her for a while, if for   
   no other reason that she's young and cute (and Tommy's probably hot for   
   her)), because I want to see how much she's capable of improving.   
      
   But she's going to have to do better than that if she wants to stick   
   around.   
      
   > 9. Toby Rand   
   > "Runway Train" by Soul Asylum   
   > Good ending, but everything before that was boringly average...   
      
   So boring that I stepped out of the room for this one.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I am now comfortable in saying that Magni is my second favorite after   
   Dilana. The guy *consistently* takes every rock classic given to him,   
   and sings it just right - close enough to the original that you don't   
   say "What the heck was that?!" (see: Zayra), but enough of his own that   
   you can see he's not just a mimic.   
      
   I'm pullin' for Magni to make it to the end...  :)   
      
   > 11. Zayra Alvarez   
   > "Everybody Hurts" by REM   
   > Her accent felt really affected when she was singing the verse.   
      
   I hate this song. And I'm really getting sick of her "interpretations".   
      
   If there's any justice, she'll be going this week, despite whatever   
   Dave's positive comments about her were.   
      
   > 12. Jenny Galt   
   > "Drive" by Incubus   
   > At times she reminds me of the singer Poe...   
      
   Despite the fact that she's from Vancouver, and I want to like her, I   
   find Jenny to be bland, bland, bland in a way that even the much   
   criticized Dana isn't. (I guess I find Patrice to be similarly bland.)   
      
   If Zayra can't go this week, I'll be quite satisfied if it's Jenny to   
   leave.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   She is simply the best there. This performance was outstanding. She gave   
   Dolores O'Riordan a run for her money.   
      
   Despite the fact that I think she'd be a better fit with a 'gothier'   
   rock outfit, she'd be my pick to front this band if it were up to me   
   (with Magni being the runner-up, right now).   
      
   > Who should go this week: Lukas (but he's safe).   
      
   Totally disagree. He's one of the best there. He should definitely be   
   here for a while.   
      
   > Who will go this week: Toss up between Jenny and Dana.   
      
   While Dana will probably be in the bottom 3, there's no way the guys   
   will let her go yet.   
      
   Jenny seems quite likely to leave. And, like I said above - I won't   
   really miss her.   
   (Who was the 3rd person in the bottom 3? It was one of the guys, right?   
   Was it Toby or Ryan?...)   
      
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