Born to Rock

Let me just say that I have pretty much given up on MTV besides watching the occasional Hills episode or leaving on an episode or two of America's Next Top Model. Then I heard about this show Rock the Cradle that features the children of famous rock stars from the past. And of course, they want to be rock stars too. So I decided to watch an episode.

First of all, here are who the contestants are:

Lucy Walsh- Daughter of Joe Walsh of the Eagles

Lil B. Sure- son of r&b singer Al B. Sure

Jesse Blaze Snider- son of Dee Snider

Jesse Money- daughter of Eddie Money

Crosby Loggins- son of Kenny Loggins

Chloe Lattanzi- daughter of Olivia Newton-John

Lara Johnston- daughter of Doobey Brother's Tom Johnston

Landon Brown- son of r&b singer Bobby Brown

A'Keiba Burrell- daughter of MC Hammer

So here are the problems I have with the show: 

1.  The judges. They are so biased and all over the place, and they don't even try to hide it. In the premiere episode Lucy Walsh sang "Heart of the Matter"- good song, but her? No thanks! Yet the judges LOVED her. All I thought was Did you hear her voice? Not amazing. Could it be that her dad is the most famous of the group? Then there was Jesse Blaze Snider who is obviously a born entertainer, who can sing, has stage presence, and even did a back flip in the air after his performance. And the judges did NOT give him the credit he deserved.
   
2. Lame version of American Idol. There just isn't enough hype for what one of the judges called "probably the greatest show on MTV ever". On the bright side, it is people's choice so the judges scores don't matter as much.
   
3. Some of these kids really want it, some of them just want the fame. The judges can't tell the difference.

But I'm not going to deny that the show could get addicting, just like American Idol did for audiences. The only difference is a lot of these kids already have everything.

Here's the Lucy Walsh performance, you can decide whether you agree with me about her singing or not. But poor girl, her dad doesn't condone her being on the show and wouldn't come and support her :(