Anyone watching the painful television crawl to replace Michael Hurchence as lead singer for INXS? Actually it's pretty entertaining and most of the singers are real talents - until last night. For some reason except for four of them , their performances just reeked. Maybe the trickier songs are starting to play up their weaknesses. One standout, however did a wicked version of Nirvana's Lithium. He nailed it and was probably the best of the night. The Australian guy was good, too. Can't remember what he sang. The Canadians just blew it totally.
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Rock Star INXS competition
I'm surprised this thread has not received any action. I think that this Rock Star INXS reality show puts shit like Canadian or American Idol to shame. For one, the talent is of a much higher calibre and then it is not totally a popularity contest.
The band has the final say (and well they should) as to who goes and who stays. That way, there is no chance of losing the best singer as has happened in some of the goofy Idol shows.
The Canadians are doing quite well. There was a total of 4 Canucks out of the 15 original competitors and now there are 3 Canadians out of the remaining 7. Dang near half. (Hang on, I'll do the math on the calc)!
There is a possibility that the band has already made their pick but are just waiting for the process to run its course.
I'm thinking that it will be either Marty or Mig (especially after Mig's performance this week)!
I'd kinda like JD to win but with his ego and not working with his fellow competitors, I can't see him being able to work with a band either. He is a good singer and can crank it up but bands break up because of guys like him, don't they?
Don't know if a lady has much hope of fronting a male band. Jordis is kinda Norah Jones lookalike and is an awesome singer but she has to dump that beehive hairdo. Shit, if she got a haircut like Ty, they could find Jimmy Hoffa in the hair or Mikey Jackson's missing glove!
I really like Suzie and Deanna. Deanna's vocals are awesome with the right song but her range is more limited and Suzie has just improved so much and she is really getting into it.
I think the winner gets to use a power sander on Dave Navarro's tattoos!
See what happens next.
M
I'm surprised this thread has not received any action. I think that this Rock Star INXS reality show puts shit like Canadian or American Idol to shame. For one, the talent is of a much higher calibre and then it is not totally a popularity contest.
The band has the final say (and well they should) as to who goes and who stays. That way, there is no chance of losing the best singer as has happened in some of the goofy Idol shows.
The Canadians are doing quite well. There was a total of 4 Canucks out of the 15 original competitors and now there are 3 Canadians out of the remaining 7. Dang near half. (Hang on, I'll do the math on the calc)!
There is a possibility that the band has already made their pick but are just waiting for the process to run its course.
I'm thinking that it will be either Marty or Mig (especially after Mig's performance this week)!
I'd kinda like JD to win but with his ego and not working with his fellow competitors, I can't see him being able to work with a band either. He is a good singer and can crank it up but bands break up because of guys like him, don't they?
Don't know if a lady has much hope of fronting a male band. Jordis is kinda Norah Jones lookalike and is an awesome singer but she has to dump that beehive hairdo. Shit, if she got a haircut like Ty, they could find Jimmy Hoffa in the hair or Mikey Jackson's missing glove!
I really like Suzie and Deanna. Deanna's vocals are awesome with the right song but her range is more limited and Suzie has just improved so much and she is really getting into it.
I think the winner gets to use a power sander on Dave Navarro's tattoos!
See what happens next.
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Hardatwork
I've been watching this train wreck too... 
. I read that the ratings aren't so good in the States, so I'm doubting I'll get a chance to see Rockstar: Van Halen...
Every week I'm surprised by how much INXS and the viewing audience loves Marty. Is everyone seeing or hearing something I'm not? Sure he sounded good when singing Nirvana, but he has a very limited vocal range. He'd be ok in a grunge band with his screaming singing style. In my opinion, Marty and JD are the weakest singers with the most limited vocal range remaining in the contest. I think JD wants to win this the most and is the most interesting singer remaining, but oh that voice!
At first I really liked Ty and Jordis, but when Ty pulled the black card out a couple of weeks ago, my opinion of him really took a tumble. He's a strong singer, but has he forgotten that he's auditioning to replace a black singer, Terrence Trent D'arby? Jordis is another strong singer with great vocal range, but watching her is like watching paint dry... definitely not rock star material.
My two choices right now are Mig and Suzie. I 'd prefer to see Suzie win it, but it seems the voters don't like her and Mig keeps getting stronger. Maybe it should be an Australian that wins the contest?
Thanks for the rant.
. I read that the ratings aren't so good in the States, so I'm doubting I'll get a chance to see Rockstar: Van Halen... Every week I'm surprised by how much INXS and the viewing audience loves Marty. Is everyone seeing or hearing something I'm not? Sure he sounded good when singing Nirvana, but he has a very limited vocal range. He'd be ok in a grunge band with his screaming singing style. In my opinion, Marty and JD are the weakest singers with the most limited vocal range remaining in the contest. I think JD wants to win this the most and is the most interesting singer remaining, but oh that voice!
At first I really liked Ty and Jordis, but when Ty pulled the black card out a couple of weeks ago, my opinion of him really took a tumble. He's a strong singer, but has he forgotten that he's auditioning to replace a black singer, Terrence Trent D'arby? Jordis is another strong singer with great vocal range, but watching her is like watching paint dry... definitely not rock star material.
My two choices right now are Mig and Suzie. I 'd prefer to see Suzie win it, but it seems the voters don't like her and Mig keeps getting stronger. Maybe it should be an Australian that wins the contest?
Thanks for the rant.
JD is a disruptive shit that has a great writing and arranging talent, but would screw over anybody in his way. Definitely bad news. Marty and Mig are obviously the two best, but I agree "Mahty" has a great gravelly voice better suited for harder rock. He has really improved his range, though and is much better as he goes along. Ty sings Broadway style and is not for a band. Remaining blondes are interchangeable and will never be selected. The "hair girl" gives me the creeps for some reason and has a stilted style. Mig is definitely the standout and will win if the audience doesn't de-select him. He's Aussie, too which helps with the commute.
Some of the performances on the show have been record worthy.
Sorry I typoed Hutchence.
Some of the performances on the show have been record worthy.
Sorry I typoed Hutchence.
Great show this week once again. Too bad Deanna got the boot but her vocal capabilities were not one of a rock band singer.
Suzie is certainly coming around and JD, well he is talented but don't know how he'd do hanging with the guys all the time without pissing someone off.
Go Canadian singers!
Revising my picks to Mig and Suzie. Marty may be too hard edged for the band and I don't know if he could tour screaming like that day after day!
Won't be long before Jordis goes because she does not have the vocals needed either. Great singer in her comfort zone though but she was never told that.
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Suzie is certainly coming around and JD, well he is talented but don't know how he'd do hanging with the guys all the time without pissing someone off.
Go Canadian singers!
Revising my picks to Mig and Suzie. Marty may be too hard edged for the band and I don't know if he could tour screaming like that day after day!
Won't be long before Jordis goes because she does not have the vocals needed either. Great singer in her comfort zone though but she was never told that.
M
JD is going to be great, but the proverbial asshole rock star. The game is essentially over, now unless the audience does something really really stupid and bumps the wrong people, which could happen. What if the band ends up with two or three final selections none of them want? Mig hasn't really had a misstep, has the look, nationality, stage presence, sex appeal, is multi-talented and seems to be a really nice guy.
Actually it couldn't happen with the way the show is set up. Even if the bands top 2 picks were in the bottom 3 each and every week, since they have the final say they could keep bringing their top two choices along to the final 2. By giving themselves a choice of 3 singers to eliminate each week they have guaranteed themselves their top 2 choices and taken any real control away from the audience. If they only had a choice between 2 singers to eliminate each week then they would have been more at the mercy of the voting audience and risked having to eliminate one of their top choices.Cock Throppled said:
Say Monica, I thought you didn't work on Sundays?Monica said:I think it'll be between Mig and J.D in the end.
Ive had J.D pegged since the get go.Not just because he's Canadian or the fact that id fuck him 7 different ways on a sunday....
Hmmmm, last time babe I think we worked on 5 different ways so the other two must involve a guitar and a drum kit, right? We've already done the "wind" instrument have we not? Even though I like Suzie, I doubt like heck that the band would take a female for their lead singer what with travelling and dressing room logistics and the fact she is replacing a great male singer.
I would bet on Mig because even though J.D. is a great singer, songwriter and entertainer, I dont' believe the band will appreciate him telling them that he knows more about INXS than they do!!
Sure they want someone with courage and spunk and assertiveness but not much beyond those qualities are cockiness and arrogance which I suppose some bands have lived with and functioned with all their years but may not work in this situation.
Yup under the idiot "Idol" formats Cock T, there would be a chance that the best singer would be eliminated due to lack of popularity but this way (and I don't blame them) the band have the final say.
Who knows, they may have had their minds made up several weeks ago and are going thru formalities.....
M
I am going with Mig all the way, he has the best voice and range IMHO. JD being a Canadain carry some weight but I just dislike the personality that comes through the show.Monica said:I think it'll be between Mig and J.D in the end.
Ive had J.D pegged since the get go.Not just because he's Canadian or the fact that id fuck him 7 different ways on a sunday....
Mig has come a long way vocally since he started the show as well.He also pretty much won the audience over with his 'nice guy' image.Honestly,I dont think that his song writing skills are shit hot, but thats my opinion.
I grew up infactuated with Michael hutchence so hes a irreplacable to me but Im sure INXS will pick whose best for thier band
Sorry for going off topic, but one of my favourite punk/rock star from the 80's to early 90's - Billy Idol, also reunited with longtime guitarist - Steve Stevens. I bought the latest album - Devil's Playground and I loved it (call me a shill). Sure beats listening to the manufactured pop BS these days.Sonny Burnett™ said:
Well last night's little show was another classic reason as to why JD will not win.
I was hoping for him as a fellow Canadian and apparently he is hot looking , he is no doubt very talented and a great entertainer but he is a big prick imho!
With those qualities, all you're going to get is a good looking prick with talent. He will no doubt make it as a solo act but never as a band member. He seems to have no concept as to being part of a team or working together and INXS have been around the block too long to put up with that pouty do it myself horsehit!
I could be wrong but JD will be very lucky to make the final three and if he is in the bottom three tonight or next week, I suspect he will be gone!
I really like Suzie and she has come a long way and I wish her tons of luck with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight. I don't think INXS will have a chick singer but stranger things have happened.
I know Mig would have done a great job with that song and with his talent, his Aussiness, his musical skills, I think he will eventually lead the band.
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I was hoping for him as a fellow Canadian and apparently he is hot looking
, he is no doubt very talented and a great entertainer but he is a big prick imho!With those qualities, all you're going to get is a good looking prick with talent. He will no doubt make it as a solo act but never as a band member. He seems to have no concept as to being part of a team or working together and INXS have been around the block too long to put up with that pouty do it myself horsehit!
I could be wrong but JD will be very lucky to make the final three and if he is in the bottom three tonight or next week, I suspect he will be gone!
I really like Suzie and she has come a long way and I wish her tons of luck with Bohemian Rhapsody tonight. I don't think INXS will have a chick singer but stranger things have happened.
I know Mig would have done a great job with that song and with his talent, his Aussiness, his musical skills, I think he will eventually lead the band.
M
Duh, what was I thinking! That explains why I've been so stupid and dumb lately and for the past year or so!Monica said:Ah....Id still fuck his brains out!!!!!
Last night's show was awesome. Talk about talent. Doesn't hurt to have a great live band, choir, strings and horns to support them!
You know after last night, I'm thinking that JD may make the top 3. He does have a pile of pure raw talent, I guess he is hot (see quote above
) and when cornered about why he did not do things the same way the other 5 have done (has happened 3 or 4 times), he comes up with some convoluted answers that the band seems to buy but I'm not sure the fans that vote do! Besides, I think that the INXS guy with the thin mustache is gay and wants JD too! That's the wonderful thing about this format is that the band can always keep one of the people that are in the bottom three even if that person has fewer votes than the other two. If JD or anyone else is their pick, then they will get that person.That's why those Idol shows suck. I forced myself to watch part of Canadian Idol last night and those final four all suck. Last night's show was one of the poorest talent wise I've ever seen. Even the judges are so patronizing that it makes me sick. Theresa Sokyrka (last year's runner up) has more talent that all four put together. Time they alter their format!
Ok, I still think that Suzie and Mig will make the top 3 and perhaps JD!!! Suzie put on a great show and you know the band likes her. Perhaps with a female lead singer, there would be fewer comparisons with Hutchence?
Ultimately, I think the one I'd pick would be Brooke Burke! Holy shit, did she look hot. If those boots would have been a bit higher, I think we'd have puss in boots!
I remember her from her Wild On days but she is just smoking now. I would lick her 24\7 from asshole to breakfast! Excuse me, I think I have a bad case of hot brunetteitis and I can feel some great swelling in my crotch. Methinks I need an SP pretty soon! 
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Wow this brings back memories. Back in 1986 during their "listen like thieves" tour, I was but a wee teenager. A friend and I went to go see them at an outdoor venue in the States. We were quite excited and both bought tour shirts with our hard-earned money from delivering newspapers and whatever other crappy jobs we had at the time.
As showtime approached, dark clouds moved in and it began to rain. The show was cancelled, but INXS played a show at a local club. Unfortunately, we were too young to get in, and thus were unable to see them. Our friends gave us shit for at least six months for having spent $20 on the t-shirts and not having seen them perform.
Wow this brings back memories. Back in 1986 during their "listen like thieves" tour, I was but a wee teenager. A friend and I went to go see them at an outdoor venue in the States. We were quite excited and both bought tour shirts with our hard-earned money from delivering newspapers and whatever other crappy jobs we had at the time.
As showtime approached, dark clouds moved in and it began to rain. The show was cancelled, but INXS played a show at a local club. Unfortunately, we were too young to get in, and thus were unable to see them. Our friends gave us shit for at least six months for having spent $20 on the t-shirts and not having seen them perform.
Wow, this is really becoming difficult. This is an amzingly talented group. Last night's show had very few missteps. The addition of the choir and strings made it a real concert. Everyone performed really well. Even the weird Jordis did a good job. JD has the best stage presence and is a natural performer. Susie was almost flawless on an almost impossible song (Bohemian Rhapsody). My pick for the bottom three - Mahty,Ty and JD. I think Ty is the one who's ..."not right for our band, INXS."
last night's show was more interesting and entertaining than 'great' ...
whoever picked the song selection really knew how to pick them, the songs really 'stand' a lot on the singer's voice and the only contestant that really nailed it was Marty who (ironically) was in the bottom three when they signed off.
1. never considered Mick a good singer (or even a singer) but the guy who sang 'you can't always get what you want' sounded good, but zip on the raw edge mick brings to the song.
2. suspicious minds ... for a former Elvis impersonator, what a dog job on the song ... too much emphasis on trying to be sexy while not sounding like Elvis ... dude, Elvis invented sex-soul-singing!
3. imagine ... great voice, but not for that song ... that chick sounds good belting them out, but sounded like a 12 year old girl this time out ...
4. live and let die ... just reminded me what a great voice Paul had ...
5. pink floyd ... marty did a great job ... but needs a personality ...
6. bohemian rhapsody ... she missed the notes a few times, and just showed that freddie was a bigger talent than he got credit for ... not only wrote the song, but sang ALL the parts ... the rest of Queen lip-synced for the video. and while Dave was shitting himself over production, he seemed to miss that it was all production.
I enjoyed this episode so much i watched it twice ... and second time was even better but still just pointed out that despite the talent on stage, they are all having problems demonstrating it ...
INXS was good because of their lead singer, and so far none of the contestants has stepped up to show they have the same personality ... maybe they should just hire Andre Gagnon ... same age, just as gay and goofy and at least can hit the notes!
whoever picked the song selection really knew how to pick them, the songs really 'stand' a lot on the singer's voice and the only contestant that really nailed it was Marty who (ironically) was in the bottom three when they signed off.
1. never considered Mick a good singer (or even a singer) but the guy who sang 'you can't always get what you want' sounded good, but zip on the raw edge mick brings to the song.
2. suspicious minds ... for a former Elvis impersonator, what a dog job on the song ... too much emphasis on trying to be sexy while not sounding like Elvis ... dude, Elvis invented sex-soul-singing!
3. imagine ... great voice, but not for that song ... that chick sounds good belting them out, but sounded like a 12 year old girl this time out ...
4. live and let die ... just reminded me what a great voice Paul had ...
5. pink floyd ... marty did a great job ... but needs a personality ...
6. bohemian rhapsody ... she missed the notes a few times, and just showed that freddie was a bigger talent than he got credit for ... not only wrote the song, but sang ALL the parts ... the rest of Queen lip-synced for the video. and while Dave was shitting himself over production, he seemed to miss that it was all production.
I enjoyed this episode so much i watched it twice ... and second time was even better but still just pointed out that despite the talent on stage, they are all having problems demonstrating it ...
INXS was good because of their lead singer, and so far none of the contestants has stepped up to show they have the same personality ... maybe they should just hire Andre Gagnon ... same age, just as gay and goofy and at least can hit the notes!
Glad the band told the bottom three their performances were underwhelming - I thought the same. Hopefully Hydra Hair goes next.
I think the ultimate "reward" might not be the best for some of these competitors. If JD thoght it was bad doing Elvis impersonations every night, wait 'til he has to perform some of the lamer INXS material night after night. No, for most of them the exposure and their own career advancement will be much better than winning the competition.
Come to think of it, you're right. I used to support MiG, but he's more of a pop-ballad singer and I think he will be more successful going solo or going back to theater. Then I thought Marty is right for INXS but then again, he would be better performing the way he wants to perform in his soon-to-be famous band. Suzie is also better off as a solo artist.
That leaves JD. I don't think he'd want to go back to being an Elvis impersonator and I like him the least, so I think he should win the competition. Besides, he fits the mold the best even though he is the weakest singer among the remaining four. Good song writer though.
That leaves JD. I don't think he'd want to go back to being an Elvis impersonator and I like him the least, so I think he should win the competition. Besides, he fits the mold the best even though he is the weakest singer among the remaining four. Good song writer though.
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Hardatwork
So any guesses what happens tonight? It looks like Marty will get the pass to the final three based on voting as they were signing off last night...
Any chance that INXS might pick two singers?
Any chance that INXS might pick two singers?
