This week's performance show offers a double helping of the Rockers: They sing the songs the fans chose for them in the rockstar.msn.com Request Week Poll and they each get a chance to show INXS what they bring to the creative table by singing an original song.

The first Rocker to run the gantlet is J.D. A few weeks ago, he and Jessica tussled over who would get to sing Nirvana's "Come As You Are," and J.D. ended up with the short end of the stick. But this week the fans give J.D. a chance to sing the song he gave up, and J.D. takes full advantage of it. Originally, he was simply going to do the song straight, but as regular viewers of "Rock Star:INXS" know, that's not the J.D. way. He decides that he wants to avoid comparisons with the legendary Kurt Cobain while still doing a version of the song that's "so classy, so artistic" that fans will be willing to embrace it. He starts off restrained, but after the "Don't have a gun" refrain, it switches gears and becomes intense, hard-driving rock.

His original, "Pretty Vegas," is just as impressive. This song might sound familiar, because it's the song J.D. wrote after leaving his team during the collaboration clinic. It's a moody road song about searching for something, then finding out it's not all that it's cracked up to be. Singing into a bullhorn gives his voice a ragged, distorted edge: He sounds like a man at the end of his rope, so tired and excited that he either makes record time or drives right into a ditch.

For Dave, J.D.'s overall performance makes him feel like he was in a stadium. He says he heard the Nirvana song in a brand-new way, and he was equally impressed with J.D.'s original. Tim also likes what J.D. did with the Nirvana song, while Kirk says that after a few weeks of sub-par performances, the old J.D. is back.

For the request song, the fans chose "I Can't Make You Love Me" for Suzie. She feels good about it, because the Bonnie Raitt hit gives her a chance to bring the emotional level down after the epic "Bohemian Rhapsody." She's a natural at torch songs: Sitting on a barstool, her hair swept back atop her head, she turns the "Rock Star:INXS" stage into an intimate supper club. As her original number to perform, she chooses "Soul Life," the song she and Ty wrote a few weeks ago but never got a chance to sing. It's a tender ballad with a slight country-rock twang in the chorus but not the type of song one usually associates with INXS. Dave mentions that in his comments, wondering if the song is appropriate in this environment. Tim agrees, but adds that if INXS were to play the song, they'd make it their own. Garry compliments Suzie on getting a song written and ready for performance in such a short time.

The poll results give MiG a second chance to sing a song he missed out on during the song-selection process. "Hard to Handle" was the first contested song among the Rockers and one that MiG lost out to Brandon. MiG calls it "a gift from the fans." His version of the soul classic turned Southern rock by The Black Crowes is a little lightweight.

His original song, "Home in Me," about "the pain of losing someone but finding the need to move on," is a tender but somewhat generic ballad -- it's the kind of song that might end up being heard over the credits in a weepy movie melodrama. Dave was impressed by MiG's range on the two songs and calls him a dynamic performer. Tim, however, can't imagine INXS playing MiG's original song. At this point in the competition, he warns, the Rockers have to start thinking about how their choices impact INXS.

The fans wanted to hear Jordis sing Queen's "We Are the Champions," a song she and J.D. wrangled over. J.D. won the battle but lost the war, because he messed up the song when he had his shot. Jordis fares better with it than J.D. She gives a straightforward rendition of the song; her personality comes to the fore when she gives her voice a rough edge on the line "It's been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise." But the rest of the song sounds tentative, as if she's still haunted by the train wreck of "Dream On."

Her original, "Try Not," written with Marty, might give a clue to her state of mind. It's about trying not to get overwhelmed in this situation. The lyrics are a laundry list of things not to do, like break down or lose her train of thought, and lead up to an Alanis Morissette-styled chorus that frets about her "sense of belonging drifting away." Dave worries that she's losing her fire; he wants to hear her use the high end of her voice again. Jon simply compliments her for doing a great job.

The fan's choice has put Marty in a quandary. They want to hear him do the Foo Fighters' "Everlong," but the song plays into the part of Marty's voice that INXS wants him to play down -- his scream. His solution is to do the song acoustically (but still with a hard edge) while harmonizing with Jim and Rafael on the chorus, thus meeting INXS halfway yet again.

With his original, "Trees," the Rocker who favors modern rock has written a fine modern rock song. The song is written around a chugging riff that blooms into an infectious, sing-along chorus. Dave loves the way Marty has absorbed INXS's advice into his performance and says that "Trees" could be on the radio today. Jon is more succinct, telling Marty he's written "the hit of the tonight's show."

Will writing a good original keep a Rocker out of the bottom three? Or will the results be based on the cover songs? And who will go home this week? To find out, watch the elimination show at 9PM ET/PT Wednesday on CBS.