Rock Star: INXS: Elimination #5
Posted Aug 11th 2005 12:37AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star

We learn that J.D. and Suzie have been added to the pool of people at the bottom (joining Brandon, Jessica and Deanna). This is supposed to heighten the drama but just seems like an attempt to prove that people actually do call in and vote. Ty gets the well-deserved encore. J.D. and Deanna are safe. Brandon, Jessica and Suzie are the bottom three. Jessica sings "Dispappear" and it sounds like her voice is in a bit of trouble. Brandon takes on "Don't Lose Your Head" and while his outfit seems to belong to someone else, he sings pretty well but his energy just isn't there and he keeps looking to the other contestants for help with the words. It's clear that he's not that into INXS songs. Suzie sings "Bitter Tears" and she doesn't quite seem that into it either in the beginning but then she heats up and rocks the house. Brandon gets the boot and he seems completely fine with that.
Tags: dave+navarro, DaveNavarro, inxs, rock+star, RockStar
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-11-2005 @ 6:24AM
Adrian said...
It's quite a logic step for INXS to boot Brandon because if i were them i wouldn't even consider a guy who doesn't know their songs... they are casting for inxs leader , meaning they want to play their old songs, its not that they're looking for a new singer to go on opposite direction.
And that's the main rason why I think the girls are off too and they just keep it for the audience. Jordis is great, but lead singer of INXS? with all those sexed up songs? it doesn't make any sense (not that in our times it wouldn't be considered normal).
Anyways, if that conspirancy theory that mig is in fact the new leader of INXS he should work more his public image because he seems just too nice guy. Are INXS trying to jump from one lead singer style to the opposite , personality-wise?
Anyways, i think its a great reality so they can keep on fooling us.
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8-11-2005 @ 11:52AM
Dave said...
I don't think Brandon should be a winner, but he should have stuck around for a bit longer. Suzie was awful last night, I thought, while Brandon did awesome, aside from the lyrics. Besides, if he was too southern rock for INXS (I agree with this, but...), why make him sing a blues-driven song on elimination night?
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8-11-2005 @ 11:57AM
tr said...
"Anyways, if that conspirancy theory that mig is in fact the new leader of INXS he should work more his public image because he seems just too nice guy. Are INXS trying to jump from one lead singer style to the opposite , personality-wise?"
so michael hutchence was mean asshole...? what are you talking about, 'personality-wise'? from what i've seen and read in interviews, michael hutchence was one of the nicest rock stars out there, not pretentious at all. hell, for a rock band, INXS is pretty clean-cut. i think mig would fit in perfectly.
and really, they should just kick off jessica. i can't believe she's still here.
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8-25-2005 @ 11:07PM
Big D said...
I love this show and wish the ratings were better so it would have a better chance at returning for a second season. Suzie did such a great job with REM that you knew she was safe... Jessica at some point will go as contestants run out. You could look at INXS giving Brandon a blues-driven song as giving him a chance to show his stuff with an INXS song and the fact that he failed singing an INXS song in his style of singing doomed him. As far as the conspirancy theory goes...it would be hard so far to knock MiG as a front runner (I still crank up his Lola performance every time I check the vids each week). I never thought one of the girls had a serious shot, but Jordis was my female front runner..but Suzie is growing on me each week. Deanna kicked a** this week but she has no chance at all overall (her style/look is just not right) and Jessicas time is running out also. The guys are strong right now...MiG is ahead in my eyes but Marty is right behind him. Ty is strong in third for me and J.D is #1 in his own eyes but after starting strong his style just isn't growing on me. I also think the 10pm time slot might hurt in viewer numbers versus an 8 or 9pm start, who knows...
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8-12-2005 @ 4:21PM
Charles Million said...
You have heard of the saying "Opinons are like A-Holes...everybody has one." Clearly the views expressed are just everyones opinions and nothing else. It would be interesting to know how organized each of the candidates are in getting out the vote?
My opinion of last Wednesday. I thought Jessica would have been eliminated before now....but wow...last Wednesday her performance was fantastic. Vocal, stage presence, choreography....you would have thought the song was written for her. The band clearly likes Suzie...they have saved her several times. Last Wednesday she wasn't as good as she has been...but still did well. I'm sort of amazed Brandon lasted this long. He has talent, showmanship, he's good...but he just doesn't fit INXS. He'll pop up somewhere tho....talent will out.
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