POISON SCOOTER

StupidNova Recap

Okay, it's time to get into more meat on this tiny, almost meatless bone. Finally, the contestants are beginning to turn on the weak and call out what I have been ranting about for the last couple weeks. What are some of these chicks doing on this show? Namely, my fellow Augustan sweetheart Dana who looks like a cast off from Nashville Star. Dilana, the favorite in my humble opinion, stepped up to give her some "guidance" telling her to get more dirty. Now Dilana was praised for helping along a fellow competitor and when speaking about it tonight on the vote off show came off like she's just a nuturter and that's her way. But I would argue that this very advice will send this cowpoke further down the spiral. Dana is just not cut out for this show and turning it up a notch in the dirty department will make her look even more ill equipped to succeed in becoming a Rock Star.

Dana's corny Bon Jovi cover put her firmly in the running to be voted off. And for her "save me" song she does a Sass Jordan cover. Who? The girl can sing, that's clear. But come on, how far removed is she from Tommy Lee and his band of tards? I would be willing to bet she has no clue who Motley Crue or Metallica are. It's like she got caught up in the "it's a singing show, just like American Idol" and managed to get pushed along in the process for looking so sweet and innocent and having a killer set of pipes. How the hell did she survive?

Jenny, another girl just not cut out for this, thankfully was sent to the bottom three this week and in the process essentially saved Dana from execution. I would point out that she is kind of hot, but is hot enough to win a singing contest? No. Watching her sing Stone Temple Pilots tonight was just painful. The performance seemed to be a mimic of Dilana or Storm and not at all believable. And so she moves on with her life, most likely signing Jewel covers at county fairs. (Sidenote: my ongoing favorite moment each week is when Tommy Lee says "there are no losers here" and I immediatey scream at the TV "look to your right Tommy!! It's Gilby Clarke and Dave Navarro!!")

Josh, the Jason Mraz wannabe, rounded out the bottom this week and followed up ruining one Nirvana song with choosing to sing another one. Lucky for him he sang Heart Shaped Box very straight forwardly and managed to impress the judges and save himself for another week.

Where this show differs for me from last year is that all I can focus on is who is the saddest of the bunch each week. And I'm honestly having a tough time sorting out from like 8 terrible performances who are the worst 3. Last year I was so torn with who was the stongest among 3 or 4 powerful performances each week that I never even cared who was voted into the bottom three unless I disagreed with the call. Maybe, just maybe, once they thin the herd and get rid of the excess waste this show will get interesting. Tonight was a step in that direction...

posted by Scooter @ 6:22 PM