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No one is interested in this band because: #1) their "music" sucks, #2) Lucas Rossi is very unsexy as a frontman (looks like a smurf 3) see #1 again.

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How about: no one is interested in this band because no one cares about any of the musicians in the band as musicians. They were entertaining 'stars' to have on a reality tv show but, really, who cares about their music catalog? With INXS you had a back catalog that people loved and knew and people were genuinely huge fans of INXS. Here you're just assuming that people will fall for a band that plays music that isn't relevant full of people who were good 2nd or 3rd men in their original famous bands. Jason Newsted? Real Metallica fans hate him because he was essentially a scab after they made their best albums. Gilby Clark? Does that name scream GNR to anyone? Tommy Lee? I guess, but really only if you're a drummer or a fan of amateur porn. I knew from the very beginning that this one was going to be a loser. I would venture a bet that many of the singers that were cut in the late rounds could release an album that would do better than 'Supernova' (See: Storm Large).

Just my opinion,
Chris

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I was a huge fan of the show, but The actual band sucked. The house band was way better. They had a lot of nerve to play all those great rock tunes and then act like it was a big deal they were going to play and "Original Supernova Track" which were, with out fail, lame. Tommy Lee was a poor choice for a hook. They need to get someone with enough cache to sell out shows regardless of who wins.

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I'm with Will - I really liked the show, and hated the ending. Both seasons of the show introduced some new talent (Marty Casey, Dilana, Storm..) that I enjoyed enough to go and hunt down their music. I could care less about INXS or Supernova. Even with their spectacular failure, I hope the show comes back for a third season, maybe this time returning to the idea of finding a lead singer for a real band.

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Rumours are, they are coming back for a 3rd season to find a lead singer for Van Halen.

That would be awesome!

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While I agree that Supernova sucks, on what frigging planet is Tommy Lee or Jason Newsted unknown? Hell, even Gilby is ridiculously famous.

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Tommy Lee, Gilby Clark, and Jason Newstead are unknowns in a world obsessed with pop culuture. Metallica, Motley Crue, and GnR aren't big name bands anymore. Remember, those bands are at least 20 years old. Metallica and Crue are closing in on 30 years. They aren't relevant to 2007 Poop culture.

I didn't watch the show. I'm a huge Metallica fan and I like Jason. Love GnR. Disapointed it's not working for them.

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I'll with Chris. INXS was successful because they have a back catalog that fans can identify with. Supernova's had nothing nostalgic attached to them, and the original songs they played were average. Suprisingly, they were better than the new INXS songs that were played on the show, but it was still INXS.

And Lucas. Don't get me wrong. He was the best choice of the bunch but there is nothing sexy about him. Glam Rock Emo Smurf would be the best descripter.

If Van Halen is the next band, I think it will be a complete commercial failure. You think Van Halen, you think of specific people - Eddie Van Halen first, for obvious reasons, and then David Lee Roth, who is still alive. To replace any individual member of a band that has such name attachment to it will be the equivaliant of replacing Jim Morrison for the Doors or Freddy Mercury for Queen - it's just not going to work. INXS worked because there wasn't strong individual name recognition to the band. People knew the lead singer and that he killed himself, but his name wasn't iconic. To replace him was doable because it was the band as a whole, not the lead singer.

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>>Jason Newsted? Real Metallica fans hate him because he was essentially a scab after they made their best albums.

Uh, no. Real Metallica fans know that he was treat like shit in Metallica & the reason he left was cos he wasn't allowed to have a few side projects.

Rock Star Supernova the programme was painful to watch because none of those rockstars had any right to talk the way they did to the people because they're all has-beens.

I think the one that pissed me off the most was Dave Navarro though, sat in his throne like he meant something. The smugness of those arseholes wound me up & the fact they chose that little idiot who butchered every song he sang instead of the woman who could actually sing was proof for me that it was a load of bollocks

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I'm actually going on Saturday to the Chicago show which sold out fairly quickly. We're going out of the whole oddity of it. Interesting to see the other finalists sing I think. I'll report back.

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The reason why nobody cares is that they picked the worst singer available. They let a lot of good talent go by the wayside to choose the bastard child of Sgt. Pepper and a skunk. What's worse is that the skunk was a better singer!

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Apparently everyone was looking for a bunch of Metallica, Crue and Bums and Bozos covers. Tommy Lee may be a total reality star but the man is one of the finest musicians to come out in the last 3 decades. Hell he can play a half dozen instruments and there are very few that can do what he can with a set of skins.

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The original Supernova songs we saw on the show were cheesy and redundant hair metal. I got hooked on the show mostly because of Storm Large - her fabulous alto and her utterly fearless stage presence. Dilana had her moments, too, but by the end the cracks were starting to show. Lucas, Toby, Magni - I didn't dislike any of them, although Lucas was my least favorite of the top five (Jason Newstead's advice to him about opening up his vowels was dead on, and it helped), but none of them stood out to me. I might have bought tickets to this show when Storm and the Houseband (they were a damn tight band) were still on the bill, but once they were dumped from the bill - and dumped in such a crass way, or so it appeared - I just said no to these losers.

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I think that some people are not interested in the Supernova band because they came from a reality show. That doesn't translate well to a live setting. They like real, not fake when it comes to the rock end. Tommy Lee is still well received with Motley Crue, but the other two have lost their luster after being dropped out of two big name bands. I heard the new lead singer sing on Live With Regis and Kelly, but he only brought Tommy Lee. I expected the whole band there, but Regis is all into softer, lounge music (a la Dean Martin) and not the full blown sound of a live rock band. He's okay, but he just doesn't grab me infectiously as a lead singer.

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