Rock Star: Supernova -- Performance Show Week 7

It was all or nothing on tonight's performance episode of Rock Star: Supernova. Ryan gave it his all, and Dave and Tommy wore next to nothing.

Brooke Burke, dressed like a '60s flight attendant, introduced footage from the rockers' trip to Vegas and their contentious song selection. Yet again, Dave Navarro was disappointed that only a handful of the contestants fought to play with Gilby Clarke or to play an original song.

Brooke announced that the contestants would be giving "stripped down" performances, accompanied by a string quartet and the House Band on acoustic instruments. Dave and Tommy Lee stopped listening once they heard Brooke say "stripped," and used the occasion to take off their shirts. During a commercial break, producers forced them to cover up.

Zayra - "Lluvia de Mar" by Zayra Alvarez
Wearing a black sequined bra and an enormous red hoop skirt -- sans the actual hoop -- Zayra's original song seemed especially well-suited for the string quartet. However, it didn't seem at all suited for Supernova. It's too bad, since it was a really pretty song. Tommy Lee liked that the song had elements of Massive Attack, but admitted that it probably wouldn't work for the band. Gilby loved the song but wanted to Zayra rock out next time.

Magni - "Starman" by David Bowie
Magni is evidentally a Bowie fan. This is the second Bowie tune he's performed, and he dressed in a white suit, paying homage to the Thin White Duke. If he doesn't win this competition, he's going to film an Icelandic remake of Labyrinth. Magni's performance was solid, as always, and Gilby said the only thing Magni missed was an opportunity to get the crowd to sing along. Magni may not have gotten them to accompany him on this tune, but I know he could get a crowd to help him sing, "The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe."

Patrice - "Message in a Bottle" by The Police
Patrice is still on the show? To change up her performance, she added some extensions to her hair. She gave a competent but uninspired performance -- her specialty. Gilby looked like he was struggling to stay awake. Dave said that he knows she's better than this performance.

Lukas - "Hero" by Chad Kroeger
Monsignor Lukas sported a priest's collar and rosary to go along with his mohawk. He spent the entire song seated, playing guitar. He did a fine job, but from the crowd's reaction, I'm guessing it went over better live than on TV.

Storm - "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
This is how I imagine Liza Minelli would perform this song. Storm certainly didn't half-ass it, including some drunken stumbling and growling. But there was nothing she could do to save this song. The audience loved it, but Supernova hated it. Tommy said it was "sautéed in wrong sauce, and I want my money back." Gilby gave the sound advice that everyone should just pretend they're already singing for Supernova when they perform. That might be easier if Supernova didn't assign the contestants Gloria Gaynor songs.

Toby - "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel
Gilby perched on top of a piano to play guitar. Toby's voice doesn't have much gravity so it sounded disconnected from the rest of the song at times. And then, he actually played the bongos. Dave said that it was the best performance of the night, but it just seemed competent to me.

Ryan - "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
Ryan was wise to drop his fur hoodie in favor of a long black jacket. Embracing the creepiness of the song, Ryan stood at the edge of the stage and stared straight into the camera for the whole song. I walked back and forth in front of the TV, and I swear his eyes followed me -- just like this century-old portrait of my husband's great-great-grandmother that his parents used to have. The song and Ryan were basically a perfect match, and it was one of the best performances of the season.

Dilana - "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
This was fine, but Dilana's no Ugly Kid Joe. Dilana's already shown that she can make slow songs intense, so it would be nice if she did something really rockin' next week. But with the way she's picked songs, expect to hear her belting out "Seasons in the Sun" or "The Lady in Red." Supernova loved it, because they're planning on having their concerts consist of about ten straight covers of "Home Sweet Home" in a row.

The Early Bottom Three:
Patrice
Toby
Zayra

It'll be a shock if Storm doesn't slip into the Bottom Three at some point, and Magni and Lukas may join her there if people forget about their performances.

I don't know if there's anything that Patrice can do to save herself tomorrow night. My vote for the encore goes to Ryan. I don't know that there's anything he could do to improve on his performance, but I'd sure like to see him try.