Vh1's "Rock Honors" last night.

Godsmack doing Prayst was the only Godsmack I've ever liked; as for Rob, his current singing iterations can be very odd. the rest of Prayst was fine.

Joe Elliott sounded like shit on "Rock of Ages": Rick Savage is botoxed and hairstyled so that he looks like someone's aunt…Rejects were passable…

KISS sounded wretched; the supergroup was much much better, and they brought out Ace!good on them.

Godsmack is a joke, right?

-Chad

I'd had enough of Paul & Queen hagiography on PBS last month. Switched off after they went to the "model" inviting Queen's drummer to join her in joy over the Foo-fighters, which he did. Although Grohl can jump and run with great vigor, he couldn't even shout convincingly on "Tie Your Mother Down" and his band certainly couldn't play a boogie shuffle. It sounded like crap until Roger Taylor joined in and put some snap into them.

Supergroup wore me out halfway through the second episode. Ted Nugent in your grandpa's Hawaiian shirt and Scott Ian, ugh. And I like Ted Nugent. And "Not" Ian anytime.

1. Dave Grohl has grown a thick, fat neck.

2. "Tie Your Mother Down" is hands-down my least favorite Queen song.
They should've played "Sheer Heart Attack".

3. Brian May needs to finally cut his hair.

4. Roger Taylor is STILL the coolest guy in Queen.

5. Paul Rodgers is *NO* Freddie Mercury. Never has been. Never will be.

6. Godsmack have absolutely zero charisma. I do not understand their appeal, but
I applaud them for NOT playing "You've Got Another Thing Comin."

7. KK Downing, like Brian May, needs to finally cut his hair.

8. The opening moment of Priest's set (wherein they were all playing each other's
freboards for the opening to "Breaking the Law"), practically made me
cry with love.

9. The rest of their set was pretty wobbly.

10. Who invited the All-American Rejects?

11. Jamie Presley is lovely, yes, but she needs to shut up.

12. Def Leppard should have stopped after PYROMANIA.

13. Agreeing with Rollie, the Ace cameo was FAR AND AWAY the highlight of the evening.
And while his own music doesn't really thrill me any more, you have to love Rob
Zombie.

14. Who invited Gilby Clarke?

15. Message to Kiss: STOP NOW, PLEASE!!! HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH TO RUIN YOUR LEGACY?
JUST STOP IT!!! GENE, STOP GRINDING YOUR CROTCH, IT'S JUST EMBARASSING NOW!! JUST
FUCKING STOP IT!!!!!

Neither he nor anyone else involved has suggested anything to the contrary. However, he does look like a 55 year old chelsea gym rat on the prowl for boys, what with his pulled-back face and tank top.

I think they were there to help make it sound as though JE can still hit his notes. Because shit, I can karaoke "Photograph" with fewer vocal flubs. I'm wondering if the monitors were out, because even the back-up vox sucked.

8. The opening moment of Priest's set (wherein they were all playing each other's freboards for the opening to "Breaking the Law"), practically made me cry with love.

9. The rest of their set was pretty wobbly.

Amen. Now someone go bump the Priest threads.