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129 of 141 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As others have already written, the song selection is extremely disappointing. If I was to put together a highlight CD, the first 8 songs would be:
Baby One More Time - Marty Casey
Pretty Vegas - JD Fortune
Bohemian Rhapsody - Suzy McNeil
Wish You Were Here - Marty Casey
Baby I Love Your Way - Mig Ayesa
Trees - Marty Casey
Pretty Vegas (Encore) - JD Fortune
Trees (Acoustic Encore) - Marty Casey
Baby One More Time - Marty Casey
Pretty Vegas - JD Fortune
Bohemian Rhapsody - Suzy McNeil
Wish You Were Here - Marty Casey
Baby I Love Your Way - Mig Ayesa
Trees - Marty Casey
Pretty Vegas (Encore) - JD Fortune
Trees (Acoustic Encore) - Marty Casey
101 of 114 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've got to admit it--Paula Abdul, who appears on one of my guilty pleasures, American Idol, has got it right. Song selection is key. Maybe she should have produced this disc.
RockStar:INXS became our TV summer guilty pleasure--and in reality, the music performed on the show is far more the vibe of what we listen to in our house than music performed on Idol. So, with so many outstanding cover performances to choose from I'm wondering what brand of crack was being smoked when the producers picked the songs for this collection. Even in the rush to slap something together and get it in the stores while the fans were still arguing over who should have won, more care could have gone into chosing what we get to buy.
Yeah, to be sure, there are some tasty tracks here like Jordis Unga's "Man Who Sold The World" and Ty Taylor's "Cult of Personality." (Yes Ty, we noticed you were trying to channel Corey Glover throughout the competition.) Deanna Johnston's inspired "Piece of My Heart" (speaking of channeling artists) is worth the price of admission alone, but Marty Casey's fan favorite rendition of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Radiohead's "Creep" are conspicuously absent. And what about the luscious version of "I Can't Make You Love Me" by "Sweet" Suzie McNeil? Where is that? I personally love Casey's dark version of "Baby One More Time." You would NEVER have convinced me I would ever allow a Britney Spears song in the house. Not on this disc either.
Most of the songs were recorded during one night's performance at the Mayan Theater--and not the versions we saw performed throughout the competition. Those later, stronger performances should have been on this disc. Maybe it's a licensing thing--the fees may have been more than the producers wanted to pay to incorporate some tracks into this disc. Maybe it's a marketing thing--see how the public responds to this release and then do a bunch of subsequent releases of other compilations. In all honesty, there weren't enough stellar performances on the show to squeeze more than two discs out of it--and I think they missed the mark with this one. The goal of this seemed to be, "get it in the can and ready to release as soon as the competition is over."
The audio mix on this is good--certainly better and a little cleaner than the live broadcast, so that's a good thing. But you know how there are some CDs you buy for the three or four hot jams? Well, that's what you would be doing here. If you REALLY love the show and most of the contestants (even the ones who deserved to go home before the RS:INXS hit the air), then plunk down your bucks and get it. For my money, I'd rather download individual tracks and get exactly the eight or so I want.
Just an aside: While I wasn't a fan of JD Fortune, I wish him and INXS the best. (I can still enjoy my old vinyl INXS sans Fortune!) If you watched the finale and the selection of JD over Marty Casey seemed oh-so-wrong, check out Marty Casey's band Lovehammers. Their CD, Murder On My Mind kicks butt. Marty's loss is likely Lovehammers' gain--along with everyone else. Sometimes things just work out the way they should...
RockStar:INXS became our TV summer guilty pleasure--and in reality, the music performed on the show is far more the vibe of what we listen to in our house than music performed on Idol. So, with so many outstanding cover performances to choose from I'm wondering what brand of crack was being smoked when the producers picked the songs for this collection. Even in the rush to slap something together and get it in the stores while the fans were still arguing over who should have won, more care could have gone into chosing what we get to buy.
Yeah, to be sure, there are some tasty tracks here like Jordis Unga's "Man Who Sold The World" and Ty Taylor's "Cult of Personality." (Yes Ty, we noticed you were trying to channel Corey Glover throughout the competition.) Deanna Johnston's inspired "Piece of My Heart" (speaking of channeling artists) is worth the price of admission alone, but Marty Casey's fan favorite rendition of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Radiohead's "Creep" are conspicuously absent. And what about the luscious version of "I Can't Make You Love Me" by "Sweet" Suzie McNeil? Where is that? I personally love Casey's dark version of "Baby One More Time." You would NEVER have convinced me I would ever allow a Britney Spears song in the house. Not on this disc either.
Most of the songs were recorded during one night's performance at the Mayan Theater--and not the versions we saw performed throughout the competition. Those later, stronger performances should have been on this disc. Maybe it's a licensing thing--the fees may have been more than the producers wanted to pay to incorporate some tracks into this disc. Maybe it's a marketing thing--see how the public responds to this release and then do a bunch of subsequent releases of other compilations. In all honesty, there weren't enough stellar performances on the show to squeeze more than two discs out of it--and I think they missed the mark with this one. The goal of this seemed to be, "get it in the can and ready to release as soon as the competition is over."
The audio mix on this is good--certainly better and a little cleaner than the live broadcast, so that's a good thing. But you know how there are some CDs you buy for the three or four hot jams? Well, that's what you would be doing here. If you REALLY love the show and most of the contestants (even the ones who deserved to go home before the RS:INXS hit the air), then plunk down your bucks and get it. For my money, I'd rather download individual tracks and get exactly the eight or so I want.
Just an aside: While I wasn't a fan of JD Fortune, I wish him and INXS the best. (I can still enjoy my old vinyl INXS sans Fortune!) If you watched the finale and the selection of JD over Marty Casey seemed oh-so-wrong, check out Marty Casey's band Lovehammers. Their CD, Murder On My Mind kicks butt. Marty's loss is likely Lovehammers' gain--along with everyone else. Sometimes things just work out the way they should...
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was a huge fan of the Rock Star INXS TV show so I bought this CD. But unless you're a bigger fan than me I would say save your money. There were a couple of good songs on the CD, but the majority of the songs I enjoyed on the TV show are not featured on the CD. This CD is not worth the price.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
only a few performers
I loved the music but wanted to see the other singers perform not just the 4 or 5 what happened to Brandon, Neil and others but whats there is great
Published on January 14, 2008 by Stephanie Hill
Rockstar INXS: A Night At The Mayan
I loved this item. I liked Heather Luttrell's Burning down the house the best. She was the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you other kids liked her too!!
Published on January 27, 2007
rockstar
I was a bit disappointed with this CD didn't feel the best songs were included would have preferred the songs off the DVD which I feel is a much better buy, but this sufficed OK... Read more
Published on January 5, 2007 by Mrs. A. Ryder
What a disappointment!
I am a true fan of the "rock star" shows that have aired so far. However, i really should have listened to the reviews on this one! This cd is terrible! Read more
Published on September 18, 2006 by J. Saylor
Better than INXS
The whole famiy has been enjoying this CD. Love Mig and Jordas's songs the best. If you watched any of the show, you will enjoy this CD.
Published on August 7, 2006 by K. Brown
Rock Star?
I have to admit, I was hooked on this show and impressed by the talent of the contestants. However, I was not so impressed by this CD. Read more
Published on January 30, 2006 by S. Eldredge
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Published on December 31, 2005 by SoulMistake
RockStar INXS CD with all songs the performers sang
I would love to have a CD with all of the songs the performers sang on Rockstar INXS. All of them!
Published on December 30, 2005 by Lindsay Smith
Most of you are missing the point!
As said before, this is the first night of competition. Besides the minuses echoed throughout the Amazon reviews, let's take a look at the positives. Read more
Published on October 28, 2005 by D. Patric
Double Surprise
My first surprise was the show, Rockstar INXS. I tuned in expecting it to be more reality show pablam but found instead the soundtrack for the summer. Read more
Published on October 26, 2005 by Garold L. Markle
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