Rock The Cradle
Okay… promise not to laugh?
I am a thirtysomething year old woman that is actually fighting the temptation to watch a new reality show on *gulp*… MTV. Don’t get me wrong - I wanted my MTV more than I wanted a boyfriend back in my rebellious teenage years. But let’s face it, the M in MTV no longer signifies music (videos)… actually, I am of of the belief that it now stands for “Morally Bankrupt”, but that would be two words, wouldn’t it?
So, just what is the new show luring me to back my former favorite cable hangout? The show is called Rock The Cradle, and the premise of the show is a musical competition between children of famous rock stars (I use that term lightly, you’ll see why when you read the list below). As contrived as it sounds, the American Idol fanatic in me is finding it difficult to resist. I guess part of me also worries that I might tune into The Hills by accident. 
The cast of competitors includes quite a sampling of has-been rock star spawn:
A’Keiba Burrell, the daughter of MC Hammer - so you know you can’t touch this.
Landon Brown, son of Bobby Brown - yes, that Bobby Brown. I guess Whitney wasn’t his first babymama.
Lara Johnston, daughter of Tom Johnston - who? Oooh, he is apparently a Doobie Brother.
Chloe Lattanzi, daughter of Olivia Newton-John - I only wish that John Travolta’s son was involved. Danny and Sandy, Part 2!
Crosby Loggins, son of Kenny Loggins - I wonder if this kid knows how underrated his papa is. Play the theme from Caddyshack II (Nobody’s Fool), and try not to dance. I dare ya.
Jesse Money, daughter of Eddie Money - can’t beat a last name like Money!
Jesse Blaze Snider, son of Dee Snider - actually, maybe this guy has the better stage name in “Blaze”.
Albert J. Brown IV, son of Al B. Sure! - he definitely didn’t inherit his pop’s star quality moniker; sounds more like the same of a lawyer or accountant.
Lucy Walsh, daughter of Joe Walsh - who might have inherited some songwriting talent, giving her an edge.
So, if any of you have caught the show and found it entertaining - or not - please leave a comment, and let me know what you thought of the show. I may just TiVo it this weekend in spite of the verbal flogging I am sure to incur from Mr. Jovi. If any of you wanna ‘take the dive’ with me, first run episodes air on Thursdays at 10PM ET/PT - though, it is certain to be on auto-repeat throughout the weekend. I think that is the way they do at MTV these days, innit?
This entry was posted on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 4:59 pm and is filed under Music, Television.
