I think the show is addictive; a nice rounding out of the musical portfolio after American Idol. What can I say - I like a lot of different kinds of music.
For me, the keys to Rockstar are interesting versions (mostly) of good to very good rock songs (almost always) played by a GREAT rock band. Unlike A.I., I find that the quality of the singing is usually of secondary concern to the enjoyiment of these performances. I'd say USUALLY because I thought tht the freak girl - who is generaly very entertaining - trying to rework Roger Daltry last night was a pretty embarrassing vocal.
I have never really listened to Tommy Lee before the show, so I didn't know anything about him or his playing. (I understand that there's a DVD which documents his true talent.) On this show, however, he comes off as both an idiot (whenever he opens his mouth) and a third rate drummer (whenever he replaces the very fine drummer in the house band). IMHO
For me, the keys to Rockstar are interesting versions (mostly) of good to very good rock songs (almost always) played by a GREAT rock band. Unlike A.I., I find that the quality of the singing is usually of secondary concern to the enjoyiment of these performances. I'd say USUALLY because I thought tht the freak girl - who is generaly very entertaining - trying to rework Roger Daltry last night was a pretty embarrassing vocal.
I have never really listened to Tommy Lee before the show, so I didn't know anything about him or his playing. (I understand that there's a DVD which documents his true talent.) On this show, however, he comes off as both an idiot (whenever he opens his mouth) and a third rate drummer (whenever he replaces the very fine drummer in the house band). IMHO