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Rockstar: INXS
TOTALLY NQR, i.e. Not Quilt Related! Deb Boschert is a friend, a member of the Artful Quilters ring and diligent blogger, and has been posting off and on about this show. I’ll confess–I’m totally hooked! At this point, all the weakest links are gone, though I have to admit the least of this crowd makes the best of American Idol look like the bush leagues…..
JD–always manages to put his foot in it somehow, which is a shame. He’s an amazing performer, and I get the feeling that the music inside his head is fantastic…that he’s probably the strongest of the bunch remaining at writing music and lyrics, arranging, editing. But, he needs to grow up. It seems the show editors have played up his goofs (and there has been enough to play with!), but it also seems like he really cares that the others like him, so I’m sure there’s a saving grace. The question is, will INXS want to deal with his personality? They are all older, and may be old enough that they don’t want to “raise” JD. If you have to deal with teaching someone music and musicianship, or teaching someone to grow up, which would you pick?
Marty–really doesn’t do much for me. I admire him for sticking to his guns, politely, in the face of prodding by INXS. But I just don’t personally care for his style of music (too much screaming, not enough melody). And his intensity almost scares me off….when you think about a band touring, that’s a lot of togetherness. What would he be like to be around 24/7? Not sure I’d want to find out.
Jordis–an amazing talent, and I can’t believe that she is that self-possessed, and knows that much about herself at age 23. Dave Navarro said the other day that he loved watching a star be born, and I agree. She will make it. But not with INXS. Somehow, as phenomenal as she is as a singer and performer, she seems fairly toned down, restrained in her performances. That is “her,” and she is amazing, but I just don’t quite see the fit between her and INXS. May she get a major record deal immediately upon leaving the show, and may it streak to the top of the charts…personally I think she deserves it.
Suzie…now there’s a cypher. The band clearly likes her, and she’s good, and I agree she doesn’t belong in the bottom 3 so often. She seems like she’d be fun to be around a lot, that the band would find her easy to get along with on the road. And (since I’m not musically inclined) the band hears things, good things, in her voice that I don’t pick up on (to dangle a participle or whatever the heck part of speech that is). Not sure how far she’ll go.
Ty: oh those EYES! Talk about bedroom eyes…he’s gorgeous! And if you’ve checked the blogs (yep, I confess, I’ve checked the rockstar.msn.com website blogs) he and MiG, and also to a degree Marty, are the class acts of the crowd. They write well, express themselves well, work hard, and have their eyes on the prize, in addition to being awesome singers and performers. I think Ty has a great heart, and I really would like to see him in the final 3. And I’d buy his records, and considering how few albums / CDs I’ve bought in the past ten years, that’s saying something. I’d buy Jordis too I think…
MiG: If I had to pick one person today that I’d like to get the lead singer spot, it is MiG. Not only is he really good at what he does, he seems to be a genuinely considerate, wonderful human being. From what we’ve seen on the show and what he has written, he works well with others, is willing to take the lead and strike out on his own AND also willing to know when to let the band guide. He may not have the full vocal range (again, I’m outta my league here) of some of the others, or JD’s arranging or music-writing talents –or he may– but he’s got the whole package. And I think he’d be good for the band…..
Who would you like to see in the final 3? I’d go for MiG, Ty and JD…….Cheers, and signing off. Enough of this prattle LOL!