Sell your soul to the company Who are waiting there to sell plastic ware

Okay, maybe I'm getting a little tired of dissecting Rock Star: Supernova. But then I feel like I can't stop, since I started.
I must carry on.

I think Patrice Pike started out rather gross. Like she was singing through a tunneled mouth. But then she sounded all right. Not for "Helter Skelter" though! I don't know what she was thinking, picking that song, but whatever it was, she didn't give enough. Especially grinning like a TV mom.

Josh Logan was wretched. It sounded like the aim of his singing was to force a noodle out his nose. He sang "Come As You Are," and it was painful. That's all I have to say about him. Ugh.

"Six letters. Google." Well, Storm Large certainly knows how to publicize herself. It's a good thing for her, of course. Her performance was okay, and it's true that she seems professional. And yes, yes, her voice is good. But in my opinion, the whole thing is too studied, too rehearsed. The "yeah, yeah, yeah" as if they were planned and not digging the song. The way she ended with the mike right between her eyes, all of that. It's like she must wander around rehearsing every move all day, every day. It's artificial. It doesn't say down 'n dirty rock star to me. It still says Vegas performer or something. And she's still doing the Portland bar jukebox songs like "Just What I Needed." I like the song, but it doesn't take crazy passion or talent to sing it. Any drunken hipster can and will oblige.

Lukas Rossi blew everyone away. He was spot-on. And see, it's just like I said: a rock star has to be arrogant, has to believe s/he's a rock star in order to be one. He's clearly there. And he deserves to be that way, because he delivers. His dancing, even his outfit was perfect for "Let's Spend the Night Together."

Jill Gioia showed off her abilities better than she has before. She sang well, moved well. "All Right Now" kind of personified her. All right. Just all right. I'm glad we didn't have to hear her version of Helter Skelter. Although maybe that would have been maliciously entertaining. But she just doesn't have that unique fire at all. She's boring. Even when she's better, like this week, it's rote.

Another fairly forgettable person is Ryan Star. His voice was fine, but there's nothing in his eyes. There's nothing coursing through him that shows as he performs. It doesn't make for a rock star.

I was really embarrassed for Phil Ritchie when he bumped awkwardly into Jason Newstead during his song. It made him nervous, made him mess up the lyrics. "White Rabbit" does have some freaky, stepped-on or swallowed lyrics, I'll admit it. But he already was nervous. He doesn't have that cockiness he needs if he's going to go anywhere in this competition. And it's a shame, because he does have a cool voice. He sounds a little gothy and drawn-out dirty glammy. But he did try to power through, and did an okay job. And he only wobbled his head once. I didn't hide my eyes. The judges didn't seem to see as much weakness in him as I saw, so maybe he'll last. Which is good, as long as he improves.

Dana Andrews gets stuck "cutting loose" with a second-generation Bon Jovi song? Well, no, it didn't work. She sounded much worse than she has before. She sounded all wrong for the genre, which is bad, because even "It's My Life" doesn't sound quite like the genre, and she made it sound less so instead of more so. She sounds a little bit like a progressive country singer. But she looked really good. She looked more grown-up this week, and she was cute with Gilby Clarke.

Speaking of cute with Gilby Clarke, he's still so cute! I used to dig him back in the Use Your Illusion days, and he looks like he hasn't aged a bit. Or maybe we've aged together and I can't see the age on him.

I wasn't expecting "Runaway Train!" But Toby Rand was. . . uh. . . singing it. Bunked the note at the end of the first line. And then. . . okay, the song is pretty singsongy, kind of boring melodically. But that's why you have to sing it with some soul and passion. Winks just won't do. He also just stood still the whole darn time! Dave Pirner used to dance all around the stage while he was singing that, and he was playing the guitar, too! The weird microphone vocalizations at the end were an attempt, but I don't think they showed much. Eh.

Oh my, "Plush"! The producers are obviously aiming for my demographic. Unfortunately, Magni is no Scott Weiland. Although, weirdly, uncomfortably, it looked like he was trying to imitate him. His voice was decent---he started out weak, but built to some power. His arrangement was karaoke. His moves were too similar to even be called derivative. I was not impressed.

Zayra Alvarez was a surprise. The song choice was a nightmare---I wouldn't have wanted to end up with "Everybody Hurts"! For this competition, that is. [The other night I was just thinking to myself how even unlike REM it is; how if they'd tried to release that song earlier in their career, their fans would have wondered what the hell they were doing.] But she's really cool. I think she handled it well. I like her voice. She does crazy Sinéad O'Connor stuff. When it's in control, she's really amazing. But I don't feel like it's what this band is looking for. I'm hoping that whether or not this band uses her, though, that someone will hear her and think "we could use her voice!" Because I'd like to hear more of it.

Jenny Galt is still rather boring. I don't care if she can play the guitar. She doesn't sound unusual. And she doesn't even sound that great. You should be able to really showcase your voice singing a plain and easy song like Incubus's "Drive." I guess she did, but it was tame and pat and blah. She's something in between Jewel and Sheryl Crow, which isn't that exciting.

Dilana has finally stopped just growling songs and started singing this week with "Zombie." She did exactly what was necessary in rearranging the song to make it hers and make it rock. She's not my favorite, but she was really great this week. She seemed as relaxed as a true professional: comfortable, strong, fluid.

Jenny, Dana, and Ryan showed as the breaking bottom three, but if you ask me, Josh should have been in there as well. It's a tough call. Dana is clearly not going to win, so she has to be eliminated sometime. Should they keep her around a bit longer, because she's pretty, because maybe she'll grow a little and that might be fun? Jenny is decent but boring, Ryan gives less but is also boring. I'd say Jenny's the bigger chance to go, since she's a girl. But I wish Josh Logan would go.