"Rock Star: Supernova" kicked off last night with the first round of performances. It's always interesting to see how the singers develop from week to week and get over some of those first-week jitters.

Here are some quick thoughts on last night's songs:

Storm Large - Storm kicked off the night with The Who's "Pinball Wizard." She didn't have a lot of range in her voice, and I thought she sounded a bit like Melissa Etheridge. She had a good stage presence though.

Ryan Star - Ryan sang The Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" - an interesting choice for a rock band with Tommy Lee. He played guitar, which was good, but kept looking at his hands for chord changes. It was a little distracting. His voice started out shaky, but sounded better in the chorus. I couldn't tell if it was vibrato or nerves. He just didn't look comfortable on stage.

Toby Rand - The Aussie sang "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." He has some nice power behind his voice. I liked the acoustic take on the song to help showcase his vocals. He had a good stage presence and tweaked the song for his own style.

Patrice Pike - Sang "Somebody to Love" and though it matched her voice well, she didn't have that strong rock vocal or raw quality. She had a good stage presence though.

Magni - The Icelandic singer chose the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction." He had a good stage presence, and tried to get the crowd involved. He's got a good raw edge to his vocal, but was a little cheesy. He needs to lean more toward rock instead of pop.

Zayra Alvarez - She sang Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life." A good song for her, as it fit her voice well. She didn't have a great stage presence and lost her tone at times. She didn't look comfortable as a front person.

Jenny Galt - She sang "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. There wasn't much power in her vocal and she also sounded a bit shaky. It was nice that she played guitar while singing, but the vibrato wasn't working for me. Had a good stage presence though.

Josh Logan - Josh went with "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crowes. My biggest problem - he changed the words. Instead of singing, "She talks to angels," he would sing "she talks to the angels" - a minor difference, but completely bothered me. He had a good soulful voice and looked very comfortable on stage. He kind of mumbled at times, but changing words was horrible.

Matt Hoffer - He sang "Yellow" and I'll be honest and say I wasn't familiar with the song, and didn't particularly like it. I thought his vocals were just ok and the performance was weak overall.

Dilana - Her deep vocal was unexpected for Nirvana's "Lithium." She started out the song just standing in one place, not moving, and it kinda creeped me out. She burst into a high-energy mode half-way through and showed her stage presence. Not bad, but kinda odd.

Dana Andrews - The Southern Belle sang "I'm the Only One" - a good choice for her vocal power, but not for a rock band. She had good power, but it threw me off that she looked rock and sang country.

Phil Ritchie - Phil sang "Cult of Personality." I didn't have the rocker edge to pull the song off. Maybe he just looked to "emo." He also screwed up the words at the end of the song and looked like he didn't have much confidence.

Jill Gioia - Sang Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart." She had good vocal power and tone for a Janis song. She showed a lot of confidence, but it's hard to picture her with the band. She also was oversinging a little.

Chris Pierson - Sang his own version of "Roxanne" and it was nearly painful. Weak vocals and the fact he didn't look comfortable on stage only hurt it more. I give him points for trying to do something different, but it didn't work at all.

Lukas Rossi - Sang Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell." This guy looks like a rock star. His vocals weren't the greatest, but his stage presence and confidence made up for it. He acted like Scott Wieland and leans a little more towards the punk side. I'd say he's the front runner after week one.

Bottom three: I'd say Chris Pierson is gone, but with him at the bottom are Phil Ritchie and Matt Hoffer.

Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at July 6, 2006 11:09 AM

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I love Dilana!!!

Posted by: Savannah at July 7, 2006 1:04 AM