Has anyone watched this wretched excuse of a TV show and not been thoroughly disgusted? Do the musical opinions of four randomly selected celebrities matter to anyone? Why isn’t the notion of quantifying art blasphemous to the program directors of VH1? When are they gonna pull this stupid show off the air?
I feel much better since I’ve given up hope.
Since “The Love Boat” is no longer around, they have to come up with some forum for out of work, “B” list entertainers…
A miserable show…the “celebrities” they put on have ZERO insight into music and come up with the most ludicrous choices and omissions. I don’t have any specific examples but that’s because I just don’t bother with that stupid show any more…
I’ve never watched the show from beginning to end.
Whenever I surf past it and tune in for a second, I can never figure out what the topic is they are discussing.
I think I understand the basic concept of the show with the various “celebrities” trying to come up with a performer who was the greatest such-and-such in popular music and the inane debate that follows…
BUT the show doesn’t provide any clue as to what exactly it is they are talking about(except at the beginning of the show and I presume when returning from commercial breaks) and I, personally have never had the desire to stick around to find out.
It strikes me as a particularly lame-o rip off of “Politically Incorrect”.
I’ll confess to actually liking the show, except for one ridiculously lame aspect: the audience is a bunch of ass-kissing pansies.
Rick James is on the show. The topic is “Top 80s Artist.” Who does Rick James nominate? Himself. Rick James in the 80s? WTF?? “Superfreak”? Wasn’t that the 70s? And of course…what happens? The audience kisses his wrinkled, greasy butt and he’s named the 3rd greatest 80s artist. WHATever.
Next, James Brown is on the show. The topic is “Greatest Love Song.” What does James Brown nominate? Some song I’ve (and likely most everyone) never heard of. They have no video clips to play for anyone, no tape for us to listen to, no one knows what the hell song he was talking about. What song did the audience name as the #1 Love Song of all time? This unknown thing. Then they cheered for James to sing it for them live. Yargh!
Meatloaf is on the show. Now, I like Meatloaf (the artist, not the dinner dish). He’s sharp-witted, seems semi-intelligent, and was hilarious. He happens to be hosting this particular episode, so at least he wasn’t beating his own chest. A participant on the show nominates his “By the Dashboard Light” as the best duet of all time. The audience agrees, and it’s #1. (It is a good song, though, so I don’t disagree as vehemently about that. But the audience SO puckers up…)
They need to instigate your basic elementary school, “No voting for yourself” rule. Nerds.
Teaching: The ultimate birth control method.
They called ‘Purple Rain’ the best album of all time. PURPLE RAIN! What were they thinking? And what the hell is Henry Rollins doing hosting this crap-fest? What a sell-out.
Occasionally they have actual musicians on, and their opinions are usually cogent enough that I, a musical novice, get some understanding of where they’re coming from in their choices. Many of the topics aren’t music-related except that a musician must be selected (most fashionable artist, for example). The celebrities are sometimes knowledgable enough to argue a musical point, and those that aren’t are good for a laugh. I mean come on people! This is the equivalent of a high school slam book. How much musical knowledge do you need to pick your top three “guilty pleasure” songs, or your choices for “best songs to have sex to”?
As for why Rollins would host it, plea$e. Money money money. He was in a Charlie Sheen movie, for chrissake! You think he has integrity?!?