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BTW, Bohemian Rhapsody was the only contested song this week. Everyone else got their first pick.

Mig and Suzie both picked BR and and Mig thought it through, thinking about the arty performance side of it. He came to realize that doing another Queen song (he did We Will Rock You) wouldn't look good to the band so he let Suzie have the song. And if her practice is any hint she's going to butcher the song.

Bohemian Rhapsody must be such a hard song to sing. I would have avoided it like the plague. My favorite of all these songs is You Can't Always Get What You Want. I really don't like Live and let Die or Suspicious Minds.

Boy, did JD ever butcher the recording bit, eh? I think he blew his chances with the band.

Marty's recording session confirmed for me what I've always thought. When he screams, he loses all musicality. But when he tones it down and sings, he's got one of the best voices. Apparently INXS thought so last night too. I usally hate screaming in a song - there are very few who can get away with it. For me it takes a really pure voice - the lead singer from Led Zeppelin had the type of voice and his screams were always the highlight of the song.

I'm really looking forward to hearing Jordis sing Imagine, though I think Marty should have grabbed it, it would have given him a perfect opportunity to show a softer side.

I think Marty will do good with Wish You Were Here. It is really melodic (sp?) and I think it can show a softer side for him. Not as much as Imagine would but it will be a totally different track.

JD majorly messed up but he may not have killed his chances entirely. If anything the band saw his lazy side and the fact that his performances so far mayb have been pulled together last minute. Just think if he actually applied himself and used the time to practice like the others.

Well I don't think those are spots that will be changing at this point in his life, it's not like he's in his early 20s and still moldable. Unlike AI, these guys are older and in manyu ways somewhat already established in the industry. (Jordis being the one exception since she's only 23, she reminds me of a harder edged Norah Jones when she slows down the tempo)

But I think the editing of his messing up is probably an indication that he's doing quite well, and the producers are trying to build some sort of drama/storyline... which is why I'm thinking Suzie may be in trouble since she did so well last week and they made such a point of hammering that home... then they focused solely on her during the recent practices.

I'm thinking Mig, Marty and Jordis as the final 3, wilth Mig taking it.

I finally got to see this show! I haven't read all the posts on this thread, so I don't really know what you guys think about things....

Jordis...I couldn't decide what I thought of her version of "Imagine." On one hand, I thought it was lovely and simple and clean, on the other hand, I thought it was bland. She's really cute!

Mig...I thought "Live and Let Die" was way too overdone. I thought that guy was too much of a poser...

Ty..."You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a classic and this guy did a fine version, but he looked just silly to me. He reminds me of a Wayne Brady skit.

Suzie...If you're going to do "Bohemian Rhapsody" give it some new life. Didn't happen. She's like your older sister who think she rocks but really doesn't.

JD...I couldn't stand this guy. First of all, he seems to think he's a lot hotter than he is. The fact that he had to go through some kind of catharsis with Elvis is absolutely dorky to me. I thought he was totally cheesy in his performance. "Suspicious Minds." Bleh.

Marty did "Wish You Were Here." This was a really good performance. His vocals were very good. He looked great. He reminded me of the guy from Radiohead. This, to me, was the best performance of the night.

On elimination night, I thought NO ONE did a great rendition of INXS's songs. Ty tried to bring up the race thing, but that totally wasn't it. It was a Ty thing. Ty is not INXS. He's a star in his own right, separately.

I suppose I think of this as being a competition between Jordis and Marty, but I've only seen these most recent episodes.

I used to be a big fan of INXS. In fact, "Never Tear Us Apart" was the first song at our wedding reception. I was deeply saddened when I heard Michael Hutchins died. Part of me thinks this show is awful, but part of me really loves talent competitions.

It'll be fun now to go and read your posts to see who's opinions match and don't match!

Hey, where'd everybody go? I finally get into the groove and there's no more posting!

Last night's show was really good! I liked most of the original songs, but I've definitely chosen Marty as my favorite. I liked JD better this week than last week. I've heard that Jordis is supposed to be awesome, but I haven't seen it yet. Dave Navarro's comment about her possibly losing some fire might be true... I just don't buy Suzie as lead singer of INXS, but she is talented. I don't like Mig at all. Can't help it. He reminds me of Davy Jones or David Cassidy or someone like that. His ballad was *awful*.

Last night's show was good. Marty is still my favorite by far and his original song was perfect. Can't wait for the results show tonight.

I agree that last night's show was great. However, I liked JD the best of all - especially his song Pretty Vegas. I thought MiG was boring and really didn't like his original song. I think that the one who left tonight was the right choice to go, but I love that person's voice and would buy their cd. (I'm trying not to spoil it, even though I know who left).

Top of my list for being a solo star. Breaks my heart but I knew that this performer wasn't right for the group.

I still liked Marty's best but JD's was good (wasn't it supposed to be the group song from a few weeks ago?). And it sounded like an INXS song more than any of the other original songs did.

In spite of my dislike for him, I have to give props to JD, he put on a good show Tuesday night. Loved Suzie's debut song, reminded me of early Everything but the Girl. Dave was right in comparing Jordis' song to Fiona Apple, it'sben sad watching her unravel over the past few weeks. And as much as I like Mig, thought his song was awful, very Richard Marx... fey.

I just finished watching and the thing I don't understand, is how JD could get the popular vote for the encore (the viewers chose the encore) yet still end up in the bottom 3. Anyway, I thought JD did a great job on Mystify. I've not really liked JD until now but at the same time, I haven't had a consistent favorite. Sometimes it's been MiG, sometimes Marty and sometimes Jordis. But I really do like JD's voice the best. I'm going to buy Pretty Vegas, regardless of who his band ends up being.

Since I came late to this show, I'm not very attached to anyone, so the one who got eliminated this time didn't break my heart.

JD and Suzie both did a great job with their INXS songs.

You guys all excited? Tomorrow is the finale with MiG, Marty and JD battling it out. This is the way reality shows should end - with the best of the bunch (imho). For the record, I'm rooting for JD.

We still haven't had a chance to watch last week's performances but I already knew Suzie was out.

And from my side, we'll be routing for Marty.

Scott, you must watch last week's show. It was one of the best so far.

I like Marty as well and think he has loads of talent. But he prefers a style of music that I personally don't care for very much. I'm just too old for really loud music and have never enjoyed grunge. To tell the truth, it was about the time that punk came in that I stopped really keeping current with popular music. That said, I really like Marty when he slows down and actually sings. On the whole though, I find JD much more melodic and could listen to him for a long time.

MiG is ok, but I tend to think of him as Rockstar lite.

I'm not watching this thing regularly but I did see the "songwriting" sequences. It was kind of interesting to see Andrew Farriss size up his potential writing partners.

I just see JD as clashing with the band too much. His ego is bigger than theirs and they've been in the business for nearly 30 years.

Not to say I don't like his performances. His original is great and I'd be first in line to buy it. And as I've said before it was the only original that sounded like an INXS song.

But I'm just now getting ready to hear his rendition of Pink Floyd's 'Money'. He better do good. You butcher Floyd and, in my book, you clean toilets the rest of your life.

JD didn't butcher Money. I thought he was pretty good. Whaddidya think?

Pretty good. Not as good as Marty's "Wish You Were Here" but pretty good.

And the more I hear "Pretty Vegas" the more I want a studio single. If he wins INXS needs to make that their first release.

JD won, hooray, 3 albums later he goes solo.

I predict JD throws a hissy-fit and they don't even make it through the world tour.......

This whole thing is weird to me. I love INXS, but I feel like their band is done. When they lost Michael, INXS was over. I dunno. I guess the rest of the band really wanted to stick together. I can't even imagine what it must be like to be in their position. I suppose having a new singer could work out. I wish them the best. JD is very entertaining, but I fear he'll never recover from "new kid" status.

I only got to see a few episodes of this show, but it was great fun! I liked Marty but did not like Mig. Weird that such different types could make it so far.

Brooke said that there'd be another season of this show. What band will the winner be in? A new band? Weird.

I wondered the same thing Dean. Does JD only get "A Year at the Top" (hats off to those who remember that one) or is there a new band in the wings? The site just says that Mark Burnett Productions is considering another season of Rock Star. Maybe they are just getting ready in case their CD sales are good enough to greenlight another season.