Reid About It

We're down to six, and this week it's fan voting that chooses which song each singer performs. Fans choose from songs that the other singers have already performed. I think each should have to sing a song that got somebody else thrown off the show. Somebody should have to sing Zayra Spanish song that baffled millions.

We recap last week's show, just in case everybody forgot that Dilana is a bitch. I hate to break it to the general public, but having an out-of-control ego is not a detriment to being a rock singer. The musicians panel is used to dealing with Axl Rose, Vince Neil, Perry Farrell, and the legendarily whiny members of Metallica. A little complaining about coworkers is nothing.

Lukas starts us off, and sets his sights on doing a Nirvana song better than everybody's arch-nemesis Dilana. I said earlier Lukas is a guy who should be singing for a band with "The" in their name, and now I know why. Just like all of those guys, it looks like his stage presence is taken straight from early Mick Jagger. The tight suit, the pout, the chicken dance, the hands on hips, it's all there.

Dave does that thing where he makes you think he's going to scold the singer, and then tells them that they're awesome. Never gets old.

Magni is next, doing Live's "I Alone." No fair here, I thought Magni was actually in Live. He wanders into the crowd and really nails it.


Up next is Ryan, breaking out the piano to do a Coldplay song. Then, he tosses the piano stool and climbs up on top to sing, showing that he can at least contribute some property damage to the band. His voice is good, but his delivery is cliche.

The band tells him he did very well, leading us to realize that everybody left on the show is good, and it's a crapshoot now. Hopefully whoever doesn't win gets some solo tracks on iTunes within a week, so they don't get a case of "Jordis Syndrome."

Storm admits she doesn't know the Evanescence song she's been chosen to sing, thus reaffirming her as my favorite. When I build our CD collection for me and the new Mrs. Storm Large Kerr, we'll skip from Elvis Costello right to Everclear, and leave Evanescense right out.

Gilby tells her that he probably won't remember her performance. Big deal, Gilby toured with Guns N'Roses. He doesn't remember large chunks of the 90's.

Toby gets Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell." Storm gets a song with a huge range, and Toby gets a song that only seems to have four notes in it, and can even be sung by Billy Idol. Doesn't seem fair. Toby brings girls onstage, showing that win or lose, he's got his rock-and-roll priorities straight.

And finally, Dilana does "Mother Mother," and absolutely kills with it again. She may look like Rob Zombie's daughter, but she can belt it out.

Bottom three predictions: Storm, Ryan, and Magni.