If performing for your professional life before a live audience (and possible future bandmates) isn't enough, on this week's performance show the Rockers have to be concerned about what INXS thinks about the outfits they chose from this week's rock and roll style clinic. Marty, the Rocker who opens tonight's show, does so in explosive fashion. He starts off by leaping from the drum kit, and he then proceeds to deliver a rousing, kinetic performance of "What I Like About You." Wearing a cool-looking snakeskin jacket, Marty turns The Romantics' bouncy power pop hit into swaggering, pulsating rock. What INXS liked about him was his energy -- Jon complimented him on the way he used the whole stage. Dave jokes that Marty will do OK once he gets over his shyness. Kirk pronounces his performance simply "awesome."

Daphna continues her run of sexually charged performances with her take on Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You." The song was a birthday gift from Heather, who also wanted to take a crack at Joan Jett's 1988 hit. The song revived former Runaway Joan Jett's career and Daphna has been on a roll, but this time, her singing is a little flat. Still, her strutting, growling version of the song is a runaway success with both INXS and the studio audience. "Hubba, hubba," is Garry's only response. Tim appreciated that she took INXS's advice and pulled her hair back to show off her face, but he wants to see Daphna "extend herself" a bit more.

Ty follows with "Somebody Told Me" by current hit makers The Killers, and he kills. His experience in the theater comes to the fore, as he gives one of the most dramatic and controlled performances seen on the "Rock Star:INXS" stage yet. Realizing that sometimes stillness can be as effective as movement, Ty masterfully builds the tension until breaking into an ecstatic release. Everyone appreciates his talent, but Garry thinks it was a bit too much of a solo move, reminding him that INXS is looking for someone who works with a band.

Suzie is next with "Roxanne," the song that turned The Police into international superstars. She's a little tentative with the reggae-tinged verses, unsure of which beat the lyrics should land. She's more comfortable when the song moves into the rock rhythms of the chorus, where she can stretch out her considerable pipes. It's enough to get the thumbs up from INXS. Jon says her style has "vastly improved." After a rough week that included surviving last Wednesday night's elimination, Tim tells her she should be proud.

On Monday night's show, MiG was worried about memorizing the lyrics to Aerosmith's "Walk This Way." Tonight he gets through the words without a hitch but struggles during the later verses, more concerned with remembering the lyrics than performing them. Steven Tyler sang them in an infectious Little Richard squeal. Run-D.M.C. chanted them like a surreal nursery rhyme. MiG sounded like a kid reciting a school report.

For someone who wanted to try to sound more "melodic," Neal made a strange choice with Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69." The song has a range of four, maybe five, notes, and Adams more or less speak/sings the verses. Given all that, Neal's performance still spotlights his limitations as a singer. He's unsure of his timing, only hitting his mark on the chorus, where he gets to snap off a Mick Jagger-esque "Ha!" Still, it's an improvement over last week, if only because he keeps his shirt (and studded pants) on.

Neal might have been more comfortable singing Heather's selection, The Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll." Despite being a Top 20 single, The Stones' 1974 response to glam-rock has never been rated that highly by Stones fans, but Heather sings it with a bluesy, brassy swagger. And INXS likes it; yes they do. "You just keep getting better," Tim tells her.

But it's J.D. who is quickly proving himself to be the Rocker who takes the most chances and the most control over his choices. Once again, he radically rearranges his selection, this time Alanis Morissette's "Hand in My Pocket." Above a driving Bo Diddley beat, he pushes the song forward, singing just a little in front of the beat, transforming the original's resignation into something Dave describes as "more masculine." Andrew is impressed with the way J.D. "took command," while Garry says that of all the Rockers, J.D. is the one who is "focused on the prize." Too focused, possibly. Not able to simply take a compliment, J.D. may have gone too far, telling INXS that the reason for his focus is that while his fellow Rockers need to learn how to sing INXS songs, he's known and loved them since he was a kid. It will be interesting to see how the other Rockers react to his comments.

For Tara, the prize this week was getting to sing Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," a song she called one of the "best rock songs ever." She pulls off the change of pace, showing off her vocal prowess on the seminal heavy metal wailer. But there's something a little clinical about her performance -- it's a version you could hear from just about any bar band. Dave wonders why she chose the song, while Tim says that even attempting the tune "took a lot of guts."

Deanna agreed to give up "Paranoid" and instead got R.E.M.'s "The One I Love." Many people would consider trading Ozzy Osbourne for Michael Stipe a good deal, but Deanna struggles to find her way into the song. She never quite settles on a style, starting out in a folky hush and then finishing the tune as though it was the metallic rocker she wanted to sing. She also adds frenetic ad-libs and ornamental flourishes to the melody, a sure sign a singer is unsure of the performance. Tim thinks she "nearly pulled it off," while Andrew wishes she would have concentrated on the quieter aspects of the song, a move that would have exploited a side of her voice she tends to downplay.

The ultimate compliment you can pay a singer is to say that you'd be willing to listen to them sing the phone book. And, once again, Jordis is clearly dialed in, despite the fact that she probably had the hardest job of any of the Rockers tonight. She had to find a way to make you care while singing Hoobastank's bloated, by-the-numbers power ballad, "The Reason." What she manages to do with the song says volumes about her talent. Even Dave tells her he "was not a fan of the song ... until now." Jon cites the "power" of her voice for special praise, calling it "awesome," while Kirk predicts a "big future" for her.

Jessica takes on the tall order of Jimi Hendrix's classic "Purple Haze." At this point, there's probably not much you can do with the song that hasn't be done before, and, unfortunately, Jessica chooses to simply steamroll her way through it. It turns the song's druggy dislocation into a panicky rush. Garry is not especially taken with her performance, telling her it was "not as different as it could have been."

Brandon closes out this audition show, and for the third time in a row, gets to sing a song that's perfect for his voice. This time it's Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern rock barnburner, "Sweet Home Alabama," and Brandon nails it. He also gets to add his own guitar to the mix, something that Kirk thinks might have helped his performance, keeping him on the beat and hitting his cues.

That's it for this week. Remember only you can prevent your favorite Rocker from being sent home. So get out and rock the vote!