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Will anyone be watching this?

Special one hour premiere
Monday, July 11 at 9PM ET/PT

Celebrated rock guitarist Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke are the hosts of ROCK STAR: INXS, a new reality show executive produced by SURVIVOR's Mark Burnett. The show combines the world of rock music with relationship-style unscripted drama, performance competition and a weekly contestant elimination. The last singer standing will become the lead singer of the internationally renowned band INXS, will embark on a worldwide concert tour with the band and will be part of the group's new album.

The 15 performers will be housed together in a Hollywood Hills home. Each week will feature segments focusing on the performers' relationships and activities, along with a performance competition and weekly results.

In the week following the premiere, ROCK STAR: INXS will be seen regularly on Mondays at 9:30 PM ET/PT, Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT and Wednesdays at 9:30 PM ET/PT.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Monday, 11 July 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

No.

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Monday, 11 July 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

Some chick from this Mpls band called The Fighting Tongs is going to be on the Mpls taping...I want to see this but I've got band practice....

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 11 July 2005 22:26 (twenty years ago)

I'm boycotting it. (ie, not watching). Remaining band members should be lined up and SHOT for even vaguely participating in this piece of trash. I would have thought Terence Trent D'Arby was their all-time career nadir...but with this show, I have been proven wrong. And Dave Navarro needs to spend just ONE goddamn year NOT being on television. Put your shirt on, and go be a guitar player somewhere.

Needless to say everyone I know laughs hysterically at my reactions to this show. Bit of a sore point...

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

And Dave Navarro needs to spend just ONE goddamn year NOT being on television.

One year is still too short of time.

― van nostrum (Buck Van Smack), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

And no, I will not be watching this garbage.

― van nostrum (Buck Van Smack), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

Wait

What happened to Hutchence???

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

would have thought Terence Trent D'Arby was their all-time career nadir

Um, why??????

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

I don't understand - is Dave Navarro in INXS now?

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 11 July 2005 23:19 (twenty years ago)

Dave Navarro is hosting a reality show along with Brooke Burke where INXS auditions fifteen people to take the spot as their lead singer.

I'm still pissed with myself that I chickened out of auditioning.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

(Although now I really wish I had because if I'd made it to the show I'd be participating in something that appears to be generating an amazing amount of misplaced and inappropriate bile and anger, which would make me laugh.)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:26 (twenty years ago)

I bet you missed the auditions because you auditioned for "Date My Mom" insted.

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm watching! But then again, I Hate Music!

BTW, VegGrrl, can you explain why RS:INXS is garbage?

― Leeeeeee (Leee), Monday, 11 July 2005 23:39 (twenty years ago)

Well this is pathetic, as expected. It's like they all read the same "Rock Star Posturing For Dummies" book... it's either sub- Mick Jagger or sub-Janis Joplin. That chick who did the Talking Heads cover was definitely interesting, and the guy who did the Living Colour song had good presence (though he oversings, he seems a bit forced, and he looks like an absolute douche with that mohawk). That guy who did the Bowie cover should be castrated for desecrating what is, quite possibly, the best song ever. And, that braud who did the Blondie cover... can you say "yawn"?

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 00:40 (twenty years ago)

I automatically want Heather to win just because she did "Burning Down the House" (and very well at that). Clear the rest of them, change INXS' name, stop the programme, go gigging around with her at the front and I'll be her official groupie.

I guess Dee's not watching this? I was hoping she would be.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: that obscure object of desire. (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 00:44 (twenty years ago)

I love the idea of becoming your own tribute band.

> would have thought Terence Trent D'Arby was their all-time career nadir

Would have thought Jon Stevens was, no?

― jcartledge (jcartledge), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 00:48 (twenty years ago)

Admittedly, I can barely watch it myself -- I'm just in stunned horror, as is my mother who absolutely worships Michael Hutchence. xpost to myself

― Ian Riese-Moraine: that obscure object of desire. (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 00:49 (twenty years ago)

I watched the last half of it.
What the fuck is wrong with all these people?
That house seems like the scariest place on earth. 15 lead singers! Unmitigated egos! ACK!

I won't be watching this again.

If they had a show where they just auditioned bass players all night, though, that would be watchable.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 01:11 (twenty years ago)

What's wrong with them? They're in pursuit of stardom, that's what! I still want Heather, though.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: that obscure object of desire. (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but they all think it's the fucking Summer of Love!
I mean, I'm not a huge INXS fan, but they weren't exactly the Black Crowes or Lenny Kravitz. They were of their own damn time, y'know?
All these fucking rock singers and their fucking karaoke night classics, and that Canadian kid with his fucking Stone Temple Pants Dance, ugh!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 01:16 (twenty years ago)

If they had a show where they just auditioned bass players all night, though, that would be watchable.

word!

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 01:26 (twenty years ago)

I enjoyed it and I'm going to watch it again.
One thing that struck me as odd was that INXS is auditioning lead singers by having them sing with another band. Is it possible that they don't actually care enough to bother to learn to play 'Baba O'Reilly' themselves?
Another thing was Kirk Pengilly's facial hair.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 02:16 (twenty years ago)

Would have thought Jon Stevens was, no?

I certainly believed it was, til TTD showed up. Ya know what would save them a whole mess of trouble? Just sign Weiland to INXS. Auditions over, he's exactly the kind of has-been freakshow they need. He also enjoys singing with his shirt off, as Michael was wont to do. Waxy, corpselike torso notwithstanding...

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:01 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I'm totally going to bite now:

What's wrong with Terence Trent D'Arby?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:05 (twenty years ago)

TS: http://smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/01/08/jonstevens_narrowweb__200x342,1.jpg vs http://home6.inet.tele.dk/abekat/darbyteren.jpeg

― jcartledge (jcartledge), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:13 (twenty years ago)

Besides the fact that he needs to put some clothes on?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:16 (twenty years ago)

I assume it's intentional.

― jcartledge (jcartledge), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:18 (twenty years ago)

vs. http://wwwimage.cbs.com/primetime/rock_star/images/home/main.jpg

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:22 (twenty years ago)

There are only two guys in that picture I don't want to punch and they are both wearing opaque shirts.

I don't have the abs for the finals. :-(

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:28 (twenty years ago)

Dan, you cannot be president, pope AND lead singer of inxs. it is not practical!

― there are twelve people in the world the rest are haitch (haitch), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:36 (twenty years ago)

DON'T YOU DARE RAIN ON MY PARADE

― The Ghost of Pope Delicious I, Pesident of the US and Lead Singer of IXS (Dan Pe, Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:37 (twenty years ago)

You DON'T want to punch the guys in the seethrough tops?

― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:42 (twenty years ago)

Did "seethrough" and "opaque" become synonyms?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

I presumed you meant those guys, I always mix "opaque" and that other word up

― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:44 (twenty years ago)

Is that Richard Ashcroft in the upper left? Sad.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 03:45 (twenty years ago)

Another thing was Kirk Pengilly's facial hair.

WHAT WAS THAT??

There are three Canadians on this show!

One thing that struck me as odd was that INXS is auditioning lead singers by having them sing with another band.

I assume this is how it'll be until the last few weeks, because with so many singers, there's too much rehearsing to do. INXS need to REECORDE TEH NEUW ALBUM so that they can invite this superfantastic new singer into the studio to lay down them dope vocal trax.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:09 (twenty years ago)

The high pitched humming sound you can hear in the background is Michael Hutchence spinning in his grave at 45rpm

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

When he stops spinning, he'll realize that he should be thrilled that people are talking about him and his band again.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

Hahahaha OTM.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)

I will watch this show every week if Mark Burnett promises me that every episode will feature that crazy woman moaning and shrieking "spontaneously" about her dead father. (She is also allowed to sing about: dead pets, withered houseplants, and lost keys.). I almost peed my pants laughing.

Yes, I have a heart of stone.

― brittle-lemon, Tuesday, 12 July 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

Dear young singers of the world. Throw away your Four Non Blondes records.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

It's on again. Heather's to die for. She pulled off Jefferson Airplane fabulously well! First Talking Heads, now this... I want to be her official groupie.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: that obscure object of desire. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

Heather's good, and the guy who sang "Take Me Out" was alright, but everyone else has sucked so far.

I didn't watch last night, so it's all new to me.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:19 (twenty years ago)

I just had dinner with my mom, who told me she watched this on a whim last night and absolutely LOVES it. "All of the singers are so talented!" She also said something about Dave Navarro seeming like a "real professional." She kept telling me to make sure to tune in tonight. I'm watching the All-Star Game instead.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:23 (twenty years ago)

I'm watching the All-Star Game instead.

Because it counts? Or because it's a lesser evil?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:24 (twenty years ago)

My Grandmother is the one who told me to watch yesterday.. lol.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:25 (twenty years ago)

God, I hate when people fucking ruin Kinks songs.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)

JF -- because I like baseball, don't watch it enough, and the game only happens once a year!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

My mother's actually enjoying it, and she was one of those who wanted to boycott it as Michael Hutchence is sacred ground for her. But instead, she watched and her stunned horror's evanesced.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: that obscure object of desire. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:29 (twenty years ago)

God, I hate when people fucking ruin Clash songs.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

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1 poorly selling album. 1 tour with light attendance. That's all.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 03:27 (twenty years ago)

"Meanwhile, show mastermind Burnett said he's already looking forward to a new edition of Rock Star with a different band. "We're in a lot of discussions with people," he told E! Online. "I think that you're very, very likely to see Rock Star: Season Two.""

So, who's up next season? It's gotta be Joy Division or Nirvana.

― gspm (gspm), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 11:24 (twenty years ago)

Hahahahahahahahaha

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

Co-hosts Arik Marshall and Mary-Kate Olson are helping Jeff Lynne find the NEW lead singer of George Harrison!

Are YOU the new lead singer of George Harrison?

Fall 2006
ROCK STAR: GEORGE HARRISON
(CBS, Tues, Wed, 7:45pm; Mon, Fri,10:30; Sunday 11:00am; sometimes Thursday)

― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

So, who's up next season? It's gotta be Joy Division

Hahaha my girlfriend made this exact same joke last night.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Who's Van Halen going with these days?

Marty really got the good end of this deal--it's waaaaay better to be opening up for INXS with your own band than being the lead singer for them.

That said, I didn't realize he did an acoustic cover of the Killers. Rad.

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

The only thing that I'm hoping for is that this means that fuck JD will hang himself someday.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

JD will be on tv in a couple years complaining it was the worst thing that could've happened to him because nobody takes him seriously.

― Z Observer, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

I say Marty's the real winner here. He got a lot of exposure, which could well lead to his band getting signed and selling more albums than INXS with JD.
xpost: And at least he's not squandering his valuable career-time being the singer of fucking INXS for the next three to five years.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Who's Van Halen going with these days?
No one. Sammy Hagar quit again, and Michael Anthony says he's probably not going back either. Both due to Eddie's alcohol induced insanity.

Seriously, is there any band with a large enough catalog of hits AND no lead singer to do another series like this? Or will they have to put together some bogus supergroup to make an aggregate of their hits and fame?

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star Jackson 5.

― Funnyman, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

So could someone explain the ending, please?

Season Two will probably be the Doors or something.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

I GUESS BLIND MELON

― huell howser (chaki), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:45 (twenty years ago)

"rock star: blind melon" is an awesome phrase

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: DeBarge

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Milli Vanilli

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Sublime

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Michael Jackson

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: The Doors

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Jeff Buckley

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: The Shamen

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: The Murder Junkies

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: EMF

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

Dude, I totally said the Doors.

Rock Star: Tortoise

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Spinal Tap

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: The Orb

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: The Partridge Family

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: John Coltrane

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

The more of these we do, the greater chance that one of Mark Burnett's underlings will find this thread via google at which point we can WRITE OUR OWN TICKET, BABEE.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Chanticleer

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: The Who

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Brainiac

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Nasa

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

Sublime was the first one I thought last night when Brooke signed off with the "send your tapes" plea suggesting that they were considering doing another. Wonder why, I don't think it cracked the top 25 shows in the USA over its run.

You can pull in their 5 or 6 million viewers with celebrities dancing, apparently. That sounds like a cheaper show to produce (ie not 3 episodes a week, no mansion, smaller crew).

And if they do it next year, they probably won't have a band with as broad an international appeal as INXS (which would offset middling US tv ratings). But what do I now, I am no producer.

― gspm (gspm), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Alice in Chains

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Nasa

You beautiful sick fuck.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

I had 150 bucks on MIG winning.

Motherfucking J.D.

― Ellis, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star; Badfinger

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: the Meatls

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: the Gin Blossoms

― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: NWA

― Asthmatic Cajun (Asthmatic Cajun), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Run DMC

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

Really the best would be for a still-functioning band to fire their singer and do the show, but keep the old singer on the judge's panel.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: godspeed you! black emperor

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 22 September 2005 07:43 (twenty years ago)

My guess is Rockstar Queen

― Holly Horlick, Friday, 23 September 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: Hooverphonic

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Friday, 23 September 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Rock Star: TLC

― Aussiechck, Monday, 26 September 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

RockStar:NKOTB

― aussiechick, Monday, 26 September 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

JD CAN FUCK RIGHT OFF!

I WILL NEVER BUY INXS MUSIC AGAIN.

JD SHOULD HAVE BEEN WIPED ON THE CURTAINS OR SWALLOWED

IF I GET A FREE TICKET TO SEE INXS, I'LL BE TAKING SIZE D BATTERIES TO THROW AT THE CUNT.

FUCK HIM AND HIS HORSE HE RODE IN ON

HE SUCKS BAD!

― Chief, Wednesday, 5 October 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)

Oof! Via goldenfiddle.com. I'm too lazy to register for the gory details:

"OURH8NIT: According to POPBITCH, Van Halen will engage in some sort of pathetic Rock Star INXS reality show type competition to find a new still-not-David-Lee-Roth singer."

― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Friday, 7 October 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

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