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Posted Nov 10th 2007 8:34AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, The Next Great American Band
(S01E04) This series is clumped in with the reality show genre. But in the olden days of television -- you know, back when you were knee-high to a grasshopper --
The Next Great American Band would have been listed as a talent show. Or, perhaps even more appropriate would be a Battle of the Bands.
But a typical old-style Battle of the Bands has an edge over this show. The bands play their own kind of music. While I love the variety of the music genres on the show, it's that very variety in genres which I think throws things off a bit.
Continue reading The Next Great American Band: Episode 4
Posted Oct 27th 2007 10:01AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, The Next Great American Band
(S01E02) So there I was last night ... stuck in the crowds heading to see Bon Jovi in Newark and I said to myself, "No! I cannot succumb! I promised
JJ Hawkins I'd sit in this week to review
The Next Great American Band while he's on vacation!" No Bon Jovi live for me -- give me the Light of Doom! Unfortunately, a lot of the Bon Jovi fans heading to the concert looked like the Light of Doom boys albeit with shirts on. Odd.
This is going to be an interesting show to watch throughout the season. With such diversity and so many bands who excel in their own genre, I'll have to stick around to who wins in the end.
Continue reading The Next Great American Band: Episode 2
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