tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16745091.post115236972580923398..comments2023-05-11T13:09:49.760-04:00Comments on Differences & Repetitions: For those about to rock...Ted Striphashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09277064012517739981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16745091.post-1152385743506229122006-07-08T15:09:00.000-04:002006-07-08T15:09:00.000-04:00Hi Jonathan,I hear you about American Idol. Thoug...Hi Jonathan,<BR/><BR/>I hear you about <I>American Idol.</I> Though I've been known to watch it from time to time, it's never quite engaged me in the way that <I>Rockstar</I> has. The former's a little bit stodgy, I think, while the latter's a little bit rock 'n roll.<BR/><BR/>Your anecdote about Les Claypool is an amusing one. It kind of reminds me of what happened on <I>Rockstar</I> just this week, after the band eliminated the contestant who covered Duran Duran's "Planet Earth"--this despite his "dropping the guitars down to D."Ted Striphashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277064012517739981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16745091.post-1152380769106413922006-07-08T13:46:00.000-04:002006-07-08T13:46:00.000-04:00That show surprised me too. I'm so tired of Ameri...That show surprised me too. I'm so tired of American Idol, but somehow Rock Star has something a little more. Maybe it's because it starts with people who already sing?<BR/><BR/>You know, there's an apocryphal story about metal auditions. Apparently, when Metallica lost Cliff Burton, they auditioned a bunch of bassists including Les Claypool from Primus. Claypool said it didn't quite click, especially when he asked if they'd like to jam on some Isley Brothers tunes. . . . <BR/><BR/>I just looked and the story's in Claypool's wikipedia entry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com