It’s not every day you see a speechless rock star. But that’s exactly what happened during last week’s performance episode of Rock Star: Supernova (9 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays on CBS). What on earth could possibly render Lee incapable of speech?I’ve got two words for you: Zayra Alvarez.To be specific, it was her torturous rendition of Tommy Tutone’s "867-5309/Jenny" that caused Lee, co-host Dave Navarro and fellow Supernova members Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke to search in vain for words. The guys needed a commercial break to put their thoughts into some semblance of order.Let’s be honest, though: Alvarez’s atrocious display was really nothing new. She’s an awful singer, and her performances are (unintentionally?) laughable. She’s been that way since the very first episode, when she butchered Evanescence’s "Bring Me to Life," and a couple weeks ago, when she warbled Blondie’s "Call Me."Hey, you gotta hand it to her — the girl’s consistent. Yet she somehow manages to escape elimination week after week (good grief, she wasn’t even in the bottom three this time!). Why is that? Comedic relief?Rather than critiquing her dubious singing talents, Navarro last week chose to praise Alvarez."The reality is that you change it up every week," he said. "And my money’s on that."Clarke added that they want to keep her around because they’re curious to see what she’s going to do next, and they’re still undecided about whether she’s the right person to front their band.Is he kidding? Why keep someone around when the most flattering thing you can say to them is "you look amazing"? And that’s when she’s decked out in a metallic blue jumpsuit or a cape.I nearly choked a couple weeks back when Navarro told Alvarez, "My recommendation for you is to get started on a solo career right now."Was that his polite way of saying it’ll be a cold day in hell before she is Supernova’s singer?It kind of makes you wonder whether Alvarez is creator Mark Burnett’s way of turning the series into a rock-star version of The Apprentice. After all, her presence creates drama (why wasn’t she eliminated instead of so-and-so?) and provides the audience someone to dislike.But if that’s not the case, and Supernova is really serious about considering Alvarez as their singer, then there’s just one question left to ask: What are these guys thinking?
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Major ouch! They are right, but major ouch!
