Mephistopheles? I thought it was Beelzebub.

Look, JD has been doing well the past few weeks and may be the best "fit" for INXS, but after reading this on his "blog," I cannot in good conscience root for him:

I’m sitting here after a long long day. The sunset is perfect. You know when it almost looks like someone painted it? I wish I was a better writer, I would be able to tell you why it almost makes me weep.

Jesus.

Marty it is.

If JD wins, I can relax in the knowledge that I never need to listen to INXS again. Marty is the only one that is interesting.

JD is the best fit. His voice perfectly melds to INXS tunes past, and present. Marty is just way too creepy and hopelessly stuck in the early 1990s; he would have been a great "rock star" back when grunge was cool and ruled the day. If JD wins I will definitely buy the new CD and remain an INXS fan, if Mig wins I might buy the new CD and I might remain an INXS fan, if Marty wins I will vomit on the new CD and hope the band fires him quickly...

Now I know why Bill's blog is sleeping - he's joined the ranks of pathetic loser reality TV junkies.

Just remember, I have seniority.

I have a baaad feeling they might choose Mig. If that happens, INXS will be starring in a one-band Broadway extravaganza within a year.

Now I know why Bill's blog is sleeping - he's joined the ranks of pathetic loser reality TV junkies.

It's liberating.

I thought they already picked the winner and the show was over. Sheesh, it never ends.

So this is definitely the last show then? Right? Please, somebody tell me it is...

Last show.

Until the reunion.

And until next year's Rock Star: Queen.

I'm sorry, but this Mig guy cannot handle Bohemian Rhapsody. He has not the pipes.

And yet, somehow, Mig kept his shirt on...

OMG INXS TAKES THE STAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG I PEED MY PANTS A SUPERGROUP!!!!!!!!!

Yikes.

Is anyone else watching Nip/Tuck?

AAAAHHHH!!!

"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Just cut and paste it if you're too lazy to type it out."The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Just cut and paste it if you're too lazy to type it out.

OK -- is everyone else here saying "Hedging their bets" ??

Well, in the end, he was the right choice. he learned to mimic Michael Hutchins' tone and inflections very closely.

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Well, JD suddenly learned how to sing the past three weeks. He did nail both songs.

But so did Marty. And while JD sounded a bit like MH, so did Marty too.

I don't think it was the right choice, but I guess I understand why they went the way they did. Marty really has his own idea of what rock is and it isn't really INXS.

JD did better than I've ever seen him... but that's sort of a problem. He's extremely inconsistent and sometimes can't sing more than three notes. Whereas Marty's never turned in a bad performance.

Well, I hope JD can manage it without blowing up too badly.

"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Just cut and paste it if you're too lazy to type it out."The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Just cut and paste it if you're too lazy to type it out.

JD somehow always turns into Elvis at the end of his songs. What a wiener. Now everyone can go back to not listening to INXS songs again. I wonder how easy it would be to track Marty and the Zombieheads album sales v. the new INXS stuff. Who's really going to buy it anyway? All the people at the "show" tonight seemed uniformly old and lame. They'll Rock Out! for the cameras, but I'm pretty sure they won't be shelling out to listen to the new INXS at home.

"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Just cut and paste it if you're too lazy to type it out.

I agree with Bill. JD did the best MH out of the bunch. In his times in the bottom three, he WAS MH.

But, it brings into perspective the whole "What will you bring to INXS?" questions that they have been asking the last few episodes. It is almost like they wanted everybody to say "Bring? I bring nothing but my karaeoke ability."

Marty is the big winner. He is opening for INXS, and he will be able to do his own songs. With Navarro as lead guitarist.

JD will forever be the Michael replacement. And their new song sucked.

--Long Time Lurker.

Losing this show isn't a bad deal. With American Idol, they have the right to lock you into a contract even if you don't win, at shabby terms (for the singer).

Here, you've got a couple of people with real talent who've now created (out of nothing) a fan base. And they're free agents. They can bargain with and sign with who they like.

Marty will clearly get a deal, and will be able to put together a good band. Talented people will want to work with him, as he has talent and he brings a lot to the table, fame-wise.

Jordis may get a deal too.

Suzie, maybe.

Mig too, although based on what I've heard I would definitely not want to listen to the album.

And until next year's Rock Star: Queen.

Please, by all that's good and holy, no.

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Actually, Marty has a single ready to be pressed, a single which has already gotten fairly massive airplay.

Who the hell is going to turn down the chance to sell a hit record?

Slu,

They already announced tonight they're accepting applications for the next Rock Star.

I don't know what the prize will be. Maybe just a recording deal. There aren't too many established bands missing a lead singer.

Hm. If it is Queen, I can sing in Freddy Mercury's range. Maybe I'll try out.

But no one can replace Freddy.

How about Sublime, or Blind Melon?

There's always Alice in Chains or Molly Hatchet.

Drugs really aren't a good idea for lead singers of bands.

Marty and Mig both blew it tonight - especially Mig. YIKES!

So, one minute JD was about to be a reality TV reject, the next he's the lead singer of INXS.

In the end, I think they made the right choice, given the contestants they had to choose from.

Just hope JD can keep from imploding.

There's always Alice in Chains or Molly Hatchet.

Alice in Chains - YES!

Molly Hatchet...No.

Three words -- Rock Star: Van Halen

Damn you Tex...you bet me to it! For a couple weeks now I have been saying that the next season should be Rock Star: Van Halen.

Mig totally blew it, his performance looked and felt like a performance, a stage show, something rehearsed and forced.

JD nailed You Can't Always Get What you Want, he showcased his vocals, his crowd control, his ability to arrange/rearrange songs, and energy.

Marty was Marty, pseudo-goth-grunge creepy Dark Crystal reject WHO CONSTANTLY SINGS FLAT. I don't know why people think he can sing, what he really does is just elongate his flat voice or scream...

In the end the band chose the only man that was really RIGHT for them, their band, INXS. I wish all of the contestants the best and I hope that INXS is successful with JD.

I predict that this selection will jump start INXS's careers in the same way that the addition of Gary Cherone did for Van Halen.

The sequel is obvious people! Rock Star: Nirvana
Maybe include an "enduring Courtney Love" competition to make sure the winner can keep his brains in his skull this time around

Paul Rogers has been fronting Queen recently.