As a TV judge, the Aerosmith frontman pocketed millions of
dollars, raised his profile and saw a sizable boost in music sales from
his two-season tenure on the Fox series. But THR's music editor
questions what the show -- or its contestants -- got out of it.
The news was a foregone conclusion to some, a surprise to others and a
welcome delight for the thousands of Aerosmith fans aching for new
material. And that’s the main reason for the two-season judge’s
departure: more time to spend with his band (a tour is planned to
coincide with new album
Music From Another Dimension, due out
Nov. 6) and fewer hours wasted with innocuous comments like, “That was
beautiful” and “The road to success is always under construction.” And I
say “wasted” purposefully -- with sobriety pun not intended -- because
for the past two years, Tyler’s star power hasn’t offered all that much
to the show’s sagging ratings (down 25 percent from 2011) and, outside
of season 10’s
Lauren Alaina and saved finalists
Casey Abrams and
Jessica Sanchez, didn’t seem to impact the contestants much either.
Sure, there were moments when the Aerosmith frontman put his pedigree
on display, offering a quick anecdote about “back in the day,” and the
occasional nonsensical Tyler-ism was good for a laugh, but did he impart
wisdom on these wide-eyed hopefuls desperate for their next break? Not
really. More credit is due to
Jennifer Lopez, and this season even
Randy Jackson, who figured out a way to criticize tactfully without fluffy compliments of no consequence.
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