That was a pathetic 'speech.' I don't know where this sudden racial self-awareness of race came from all of a sudden; first he was "the only one who [could] sing soul," then his 'people' are oppressed by the rock genre.

It's not sudden; he was hinting at the race card after his first trip to the bottom three. I don't know if you watch the show on VH1 where they show the clinics and time at the mansion, but that's where his previous race-card-playing has been seen.

Nope, CBS. I'll have to watch the VH1 shows.

Or maybe I could get a life.

Nah, I'll go with the VH1 thing.

And of course blacks can be rock singers, and have been.

Just not Ty. I really couldn't believe he did the Tina Turner version of Proud Mary.

That was wrong on so many levels I can't tick them all off.
I have a feeling that if he had his own choice of songs he'd do Cher's Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves.

Think everyone's figured out yet that JD's "amazing re-arrangements' of songs are just done to disguise the fact that he can only sing a total of three notes (two solidly, and two more half-assedly with a lot of vibrato wobbling)?

I think he's been fooling a lot of people, but the more he shows his real personality (total douchebag), the worse his voice sounds.

He only really pulled that 'rearrangement' thing off a couple of times, after that he was just doing what any other lounge singer would do; change a note here and there and calling it his own 'interpretation.'

I haven't ever seen the show, so I'm not qualified to comment on Ty -- but don't be so quick to slag Tina Turner for her versions of rock songs until you've heard her and Ike doing "Whole Lotta Love."

(The best part was in the middle - instead of lots of "Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!", you hear "Bitch, get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich 'fore I put my hand on you again!!")

I bet the boys in INXS are breathing a sigh of relief. Did you notice they dismissed previous contestants with "you're just not roit for our bend," but dismissed Ty on the pretext that he'd simply been in the bottom three too often? Evidently they felt is was better to blame the voters than risk a racial discrimination lawsuit.

In other news, Ty just released a new CD titled: If You Don't Buy This CD You're a Racist.

I actually rewound Ty's speech on my DVR just to make sure that I had correctly heard what he said. I was stunned. He must subscribe to the Jesse Jackson school of thought that says if you don't get what you want, then clearly, it's racism.

Sorry Ty, it wasn't racism. You just sucked.

Due to the fact that I was STUPID, it never even occured to me at the time that Freddie Mercury was gay. I figured it out the hard way. When he died of AIDS my moment of enlightenment came when I understood the rest of the world had put together the Queen/gay joke at least 3 years before it even crossed my mind. Now i have super-sensitive gaydar and figured out that Ty was gay and a real pain on the third show!

Steve L,

That's exactly what I did.

Whaaaaa? [rewind] WTF?

Thank God. I was so sick of that asshole. Now if we can just get rid of JD....

Thank God also that there are people (read "guys") who are willing to admit that they watch the show. I don't feel quite so gay, now.

I'm amazed by how much Susie has come along. She not only has a great voice, but her personality and stage presence have been blowing me away the last two or three weeks.

And yes, Marty cried the other night, but I still like him. He and Mig are the only two contestants who would fit into the band.

As much as I like Susie, I have to say I was disappointed in the extreme by her reaction to JD getting in her face. She should have told him to fuck off. I guess it's the whole Oprahization thing. "Oh, I want to be caring and compassionate, I'm so sorry, blah, blah, blah."

Also, she's a chick, so there's that.

I love this site-BOC and INXS (and guest visits from wuzzadem)! There will never be a replacement for MH in INXS....so I'll watch their old concerts and videos...I miss his voice , his moves.....his hair.

okay-gotta go pull it together..sniff...

That's part of the problem with Ty (and others). You don't want to (and couldn't even if you did) install a Michael Hutchence clone as the frontman, but Hutchence had a certain way of singing. The songs won't sound right if they're sung by someone who can't at least come close to that sound.

AC/DC's Bon Scott was replaced by Brian Johnson, who, while no Bon Scott, sort of had the same type of voice.

Marty can do the Hutchence whispery voice, and he seems to be the same tone as Hutchence. Mig is a bit of a teen hearthrob type singer -- sometimes I wonder if he's trying out to replace David Cassidy in the Patridge Family -- but he's a professional and has a good range and can probably come sorta close to Hutchence when he wants to.

People like Ty just don't sound anything at all like MH, not the same tone or style, and people like JD just can't really sing at all.

So it's either Mig or Marty. Mig can probably take it, being a fellow Australian and a real professional, but only if he stops singing in his sometimes too-pretty voice and tries to sound a little more like MH. If he can't do that or doesn't do that, it's Marty.

Ace:

After reading your rant and your posts, how can you in good conscious describe yourself as a *recovering* reality tv whore? Where's the recovery? Where's the working the steps?

God grant me the insight to know which reality tv shows I should watch;

the forebearance to avoid those I should not;

and the wisdom to know the difference.

One day at a time, brother. One day at a time.

Good boy. : )

AC/DC's Bon Scott was replaced by Brian Johnson, who, while no Bon Scott, sort of had the same type of voice.

That's a mighty big 'sort of.' You're right - Johnson is no Bon Scott. He's just a screamer. Raspy screamer, but a screamer. Scott was unique, and the band was never the same without him.

As far as who's going to win INXS, it's Mig. I thought so early on, and I think they're just sending all these signals to Marty to throw people off.

I'm pretty sure Brian May wrote "Fat Bottomed Girls".

In any case, I've never seen this show(and never will), but there's little doubt that if this guy could sing anything like Freddy Mercury, they would have have ended the show after the first episode. Yes, he was really, really gay(or bisexual, depending on how you define it), and he really wasn't a heartthrob, but it didn't matter.

INXS appeals to a lot of chicks???? you're kidding right? Michael appealed to a lot of chicks, but the rest of those geezers? No way!!

INXS were great 20 years ago and their music is still great and I will continue to listen to it but I won't ever go to see the band again. IMHO no one can replace Michael, and it's not like the band hasn't tried a few times before!!! They should accept the fact that once they were great but now they are a bunch of has-beens! Enjoy the memories of your past but don't live it!

Honestly, Ty is gay???? 'struth! knock me over (not up!) !! I thought he was hot right up until he opened his mouth - my god, those teeth!

And you are so wrong about Freddie - sex on a stick - Mercury!!! It was different times back then in the 80s I grant you but I and just about all my teenage girlfriends drooled over him. I had the great fortune to meet him in Sydney and I can tell you I would not have kicked him out of my bed (unless of course he wanted to do it on the floor!). ah, the 80s..........

Queen also, despite their name, unveiled the flaming homogay thing gradually, subtly, over their first few albums. (As subtly as possible in the glam ethos of the day.)