Monday, July 25, 2005

Rock Star: INXS - Round 3

Marty - sang "What I Like About You" by the Romantics.  Worked the stage instead of standing in one place, but screamed the song instead of singing it.
Daphna - sang "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett.  Wore too many accessories. Was screaming instead of singing.  Pitch was flat.  Should try to sing a ballad.
Ty - sang "Somebody Told Me" by the Killers.  Still using the big Broadway voice. Needs to work with the band more instead of being a solo perfomer.
Suzie - sang "Roxanne" by the Police. Nailed it.  Remembered the words and didn't seem scared.  Really used the stage. 
Mig - sang "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith.  Major props for nailing all of the words. 
Neal - sang "Summer of 69" by Bryan Adams. Pitch was flat.  Couldn't play the guitar and stay on pitch at the same time.  Didn't pick a "melodic" song like he was told.
Heather - sang "It's Only Rock And Roll" by the Rolling Stones. An awesome arrangement with the piano.  Excellent version.
J.D. - sang "Hand In My Pocket" by Alannis Morisette.  A good arrangement.  Still screaming instead of singing. *Made a catty remark to the affect that he was the only one that knew the INXS songs.
Tara - sang "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath.  Screamed.  A bit too angry-young-woman.  She's auditioning for INXS, not Led Zepplin. 
Deanna - sang "The One I Love" by REM.  Good arrangement for a female voice.  Should have kept it soft instead of heavy.  Nearly pulled it off.
Jordis - sang "The Reason" by Hoobastank. Bad song choice.  Started out shakey but took over the song and finished strong.  Had awesome pitch through entire song.
Jessica - sang "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix.  Sounded like Cher singing Hendrix.  Interacted with the band.  Should have made the song a bit different instead of an exact cover.
Brandon - sang "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynard Skynard.  Screamed.  Good thing I knew the song because you couldn't understand the words.  Lose the guitar - that's what the band is for.

 

The voting results were revealed and these three with the least amount of votes performed an INXS song.

Neal - sang "Suicide Blonde".  My fave INXS song.  Ran around the stage a la Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger instead of concentrating on the lyrics and pitch.
Tara - sang "Mystify." Really worked the song. 
Jessica - sang "Don't Change." Lost pitch but regained control over the song.

As they did last week, the band reminded Tara this was her second time on the chopping block.  But the band evidently realized that the rock and roll world already has a Steven Tyler and a Mick Jagger, so they told Neal that he just wasn't right for the band.

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