Ok, probably nobody cares about my opinion on the world’s greatest reality show but I’m sharing my thoughts none the less.

This season kicked off last night with each of the 15 contestants performing the song of their choice.  Once again, we see that selection is important.  Early thoughts: the females are impressive.  I just hope it already hasn’t been decided to give it to the creepy dude.

Here’s my thoughts:

Storm Large–Pinball Wizard: I love the name, and I love her.  She did a great take on an old classic.  Great stage presence and tremendous command of the song.

Ryan Star–Iris: Although it’s hard for me to separate this song from the stupid movie it came from, this was good.  I have a hard time picturing Iris being performed by Supernova, but Ryan did a great job.

Toby Rand–Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Another good performance, although I felt like I was watching MTV Unplugged or attending Saturday night services at my local Emergent church.

Patrice Pike–Somebody to Love: The band loved her and I can see why. The only problem is that I hate this song.  It’s obvious that she is a great performer.  I’m glad I’ll be able to hear her do something else.

Magni–Satisfaction: I liked Magni, but it seems no one else did.  I’ll chalk it up to Icelandaphobia.  Sure, it’s hard to redo this one, but he was okay in that bland American Idol sort of way. On second thought, bump him down the list.

Zayra Alvarez–Bring Me to Life: Randy, Paula back me up here.  That was “pitchy.”  Didn’t like the song or the performance.  Who knew Penelope Cruz could rock?

Jenny Galt–How You Remind Me: We could have gone all night without a Nickleback song, couldn’t we?  How’s this for a rule? If it’s been sung on American Idol it’s off the list.  She’s a great musician though, and will likely do better in coming weeks.

Josh Logan–She Talks to Angels: This was one of my favorite performances of the night.  I’m not sure if he is right for Supernova but he was having a great time and brought on da funk.  He was a little too happy for the lyrics, however.

Matt Hoffer–Yellow: Love the song, but the performance was just a’ight.  I have the feeling this guy will last a few weeks by being bland enough to fly under the radar.

Dilana–Lithium: What was that? I haven’t been this scared watching a performance since I saw Alice Cooper singing “Only Women Bleed” on TV when I was 5 and thinking that he was saying “Only Women Breathe.”  I was sure I was a goner.  Once I got past the emotional trauma of her performance, I was riveted.  She is definitely a captivating performer and will be around for a while.

Dana Andrews–I’m the Only One: Yawn.  She definitely needs to pick a better song next time around, which could be tonight. Strong voice, though.

Phil Ritchie–Cult of Personality: Ty did this on the first show last year.  Why would you repeat that?  Why would you think we want to hear it again? Seriously.  Ty redeemed it from the fact that it was played 63,000 times an hour back in ’88.  But that was last year.  Can we forget this song again, now?

Jill Gioia–Piece of My Heart: We’re going to have to keep our eyes on this little firecracker.  She’s got some pipes, yo.

Chris Pierson–Roxanne:  If I was voting last night, he would be the one to go.  That was just painful to watch.  He’s on the hot seat as the worst performance of the night.

Lukas Rossi–Rebel Yell: I don’t care what you say, that guy was stoned.  20 bucks he takes a swing at somebody before the season is over.  He just freaked me out too much for me to really like him.  But he does have this 1970′s glam rock-star mystique about him.

Right now, I’m liking Storm, Josh and Dilana.  Anybody else watch this?