Monday, August 15, 2005

Rock Star: INXS - Round 6

Suzie - sang "Losing My Religion" by REM. Awesome peformance.  Good arrangement. Stayed on pitch on the strong vocal parts. Really has improved.
Mig - sang "All Right Now" by Free.  One of my all time fave rock songs.  Good stage presence.  Made the song his own.
J.D. - sang "Crazy" by Seal.  Still using big Broadway voice. Struggled to stay on pitch on the screaming parts, and had trouble singing the soft parts.
Jessica - sang "Come As You Are" by Nirvana. Good stage presence and looked like a rock star, but had no passion.  Sounded like Cher singing Nirvana. Lost pitch on the screaming parts.
Jordis - sang "Layla" by Eric Clapton. Strong voice. Good arrangement.  Didn't lose pitch on high notes.  Took a risk with the song and won.
Brandon - sang "It's All Over Now" by the Rolling Stones.  Good arrangement with a gospel feel. Still screamed too much instead of singing. Sounds the same each week regardless of the song.
Marty - sang "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers.  Screamed, even though it was an acoustic performance.  INXS is looking for a lead singer, not a solo performer.
Deanna - sang "Long Train Running" by the Doobie Brothers.  Good stage presence.  Strong voice.  Liked the band interaction.
Ty - sang "No Woman No Cry" by Bob Marley.  Didn't use big Broadway voice.  Good arrangement. Excellent performance - put emotion into it.

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

Jessica - sang "Disappear."  Good version.  Didn't sound like Cher singing INXS. Awesome job.
Brandon - sang "Don't Lose Your Head." Totally off key.  Screamed.  Had trouble with the lyrics. 
Suzie - sang "Bitter Tears."  Good stage presence.  Sang with control. 

The band reminded Jessica this was the third week in a row she'd been in the bottom three, but that she has sang all of the INXS songs as if her life depended on it.  In the end, INXS told Brandon he just wasn't right for the band.

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