Finally, at long last!

Eliminated today:

From Rock Star: Supernova - overwrought, over-intense, over-angst-filled emo-kid Ryan Star.

From Singapore Idol 2 - non-singer, all round nice-guy Joakim Gomez.


Joakim is 18 and Ryan is in his late 20's. Of course, that means that the teenager gave the gracious, classy exit speech, while the chronological grown-up was sullen, sour and about as mature as an 8-year-old. Bah to these wannabes and their inflated sense of self-importance. Of course, if Ryan was less full of himself, he probably would not have ever been cast in Rock Star at all.

Kudos to Joakim for handling his elimination in just the right way. I think he must be rather relieved to finally have the pressure taken off him. I could hardly bear to listen to his singing, but he does strike me as a very nice fellow. I do think he will very soon be on our TV screens, perhaps doing a spot on a Channel 5 sit-com, or flogging some cool consumer product targetted at tweeners. To his credit, I do think he sounded somewhat better last night than he ever had. It is always nice to leave on a high note, after a good performance.

As for Ryan Star, EVS, as his pal Toby Rand would say. I admire his musicianship, but he was a very inconsistent singer. Besides, there is only so much of that emo-intense thing that anyone can take or listen to for any extended amount of time. (Someone needs to tell Rahimah Rahim about it before she turns out like this, all equipped with dark eye make-up and a laughable inability to smile.) With the bottom 3 performance he gave, he definitely did not leave on a high note. Baba O'Riley is a great, great song and one I always find myself humming when it comes on at the start of CSI:NY. Ryan made it well night unlistenable, choosing volume as his way of modulating. Ugh. EVS.