Rock Star: Supernova -- Performance Show Week 4

This week's Rock Star: Supernova performance show had a bit of everything. Storm blew everyone away with a song nobody had ever heard of. Dilana became Dilauper. Josh and Patrice treated us to their special brand of soulless white soul. Dana came off as a little unhinged, which worked for her. Live made Ryan come alive. Jill's onstage antics with Gilby drove him to file a sexual harrassment suit against her. And Zayra wore her planet's equivalent of the little black dress: a shiny, blue, rubber jumpsuit.

The show opened with a clip from the reality episode, which showed the contestants hearing a medley of Supernova tracks. Gilby said he was excited that Supernova had gotten to share some of their music with the contestants, who now have a better idea of what kind of music the winner will be performing.

Lukas - "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve
Lukas belted out the song with his signature growl, and this week, he strapped on a guitar -- though it was more prop than instrument. Tommy said the version was heavy, but it sounded like the original to me. Jason still wishes Lukas would "open up" his throat when he sings.

Zayra - "Call Me" by Blondie
It was hard to listen to Zayra and not be distracted by her skin-tight space majorette outfit. Once she warmed up, her vocals were pretty good -- for Zayra. As bad as she is, she has improved each week. Dave, in an attempt to encourage her, I think, told her to get started on her solo career right now.

While Zayra is a pretty girl, every time Brooke stands next to her, all of Zayra's flaws are magnified. If I was her, I'd fight to make sure I was never the last performer before a commercial break.

Dana - "About a Girl" by Nirvana
Dana went acoustic for this song, the second performer of the night to wield a guitar. She finally figured out how to make her voice sound gritty. Dave was complimentary: "You are finally looking damaged enough to be a rock singer. There's nothing worse than a... well-balanced rock singer."

Patrice - "Remedy" by the Black Crowes
Patrice performed with all of the enthusiasm of someone who's been performing the same set of covers in Vegas for 20 years. Dave said, "I'm getting bored," and encouraged her to change up her performance a bit. When Patrice asked Dave if he followed his own advice, he responded that he already has a job; she doesn't.

Toby - "White Wedding" by Billy Idol
This song is great raw material for a talented singer. Toby did the song justice. He's starting to really look like he could front a heavy band, interacting with the crowd and the House Band. Jason said that this was his favorite performance from Toby thus far.

Magni - "Heroes" by David Bowie
Yet another guitar-playing contestant. The band wanted more energy from him, but admitted that his vocals were flawless. Magni defended his choice to stand relatively still behind the mic stand as the best way to pay tribute to an amazing song.

Ryan - "I Alone" by Live
Ryan was criticized last week for looking like he wasn't having any fun on stage. So this week, he came out angrier, yet looser, than ever, and it totally worked. The band was impressed.

Jill - "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones
Jill couldn't stop grinding on Gilby, and he called her out for it. He said that, when women in rock resort to overt sexuality, "it's cheap and it's weak." Newly single Dave said, "If it was my band, we'd be grinding for hours on end."

Phil - "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers
Phil's spastic head movements are still his biggest problem, and even Tommy worried that people might not be able to watch 90 minutes of Phil's bobble-headedness. I get motion sick after watching him for two minutes. If he ever becomes famous, someone needs to make an Immobile-Head Doll in his likeness.

Dilana - "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
Dilana sat on a stool, accompanied only by Jim on guitar, and drew the whole audience into her performance. She sounded wonderful whispering the verses of the song, although she went back to typical Dilana during the chorus, making the offer to "catch you" sound more like a threat. As the band praised her, she graciously brought Jim back out for a bow.

Josh - "No Rain" by Blind Melon
It was a flat, passionless performance that left Jason shaking his head. If Josh winds up in the bottom 3 again, he's dead meat.

Storm -"Anything, Anything" by Dramarama
She was the only contestant who even knew this not-quite-a-hit from the mid-'80s, but there was no way anyone could've performed this better than she did. Near the end of the song, Storm chucked the mic in the air seconds before she dove into the crowd. She'll be getting the encore tomorrow night.

Early Bottom 3:
Josh
Jill
Zayra

Of the other contestants, Phil and Patrice are the most likely candidates to dip into the bottom three at some point during the voting.

My vote went to Storm. She finally showed what she was capable of, and her skimpy, but not slutty, outfit showed how ripped she is.