OK contestants, you're auditioning to front an all-star group of hard-rock legends. You get to audition in front of one of the most talented group of musicians perhaps on the planet today--speaking of the RockStar House Band.

Listen carefully: NOBODY CARES IF YOU CAN PLAY THE GUITAR AND SING
Unless this is simply a product placement opportunity for Gibson guitars, are some of these performers really so naive to think that anybody is giving you brownie points for being able to sing and play guitar? That's not in the job description of a front man/woman. People, this is not open mic night. Do you really think Supernova is going to need your mad rhythm guitar skills to back up Gilby Clark? NO! As a frontman, your job is to own the stage. Period.

Besides that, nobody who has come onstage with a guitar actually improved their performance as a result. Patrice blew the first line of the lyric because she was trying to play the intro riff on Heart Shaped Box. She gave up after that and just sang (smart move) and actually did a decent job with the song. It was a sweet looking Gibson SG she was playing though. I can't believe Dave gave her a pass on blowing the lyric.
Last week Ryan played acoustic guitar to the Goo Goo song and kept looking at the fretboard instead of performing for the audience. It's not open mic night Ryan. Jenny used the goldtop Les Paul last week as a thin disguise for the fact that the Nickelback song was way too big for her voice.

For most of the contestants, they still need to prove that their singing and stagemanship is of the caliber to front this band. My guess is many of the contestants are the singer/songwriters in their own bands and they're used to playing and singing their own material. That's fine in that setting, but that concept doesn't fly here. The band is looking for a frontman. Leave the guitars at home next time.