Tuesday
Apr152008
Kenny Loggins Trusts the Sh*t Out of His Son
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 8:20PM
At first glance, MTV's celebrity-offspring singing competition Rock the Cradle doesn't seem like much more than a third-rate American Idol knock off. The dueling karaoke numbers of these celebrities-by-default isn't helped much by the ludicrous over-hosting, the asinine judging panel, and the contestants' syrupy vows that they have what it takes to "make it" on their own (except, you know, for being the child of someone famous and getting on the show in the first place).
This glorious train wreck of a television show does have one saving grace--the parents. Some of them have a bizarre synergistic relationship with their kids, as if it's another way to extend mom or dad's fame just a bit longer. Witness: the Dee and Jesse "Blaze" Snider tag team...
Many of the parents appear at the live show taping to appraise their progeny's talents after they have been harshly judged by a blue-ribbon panel that includes Avril Lavigne's choreographer and the lead singer of the Go-Gos. And nearly all of them star incompletely natural and fluid staged video packages, dispensing essential rock-star parental advice with varying degrees of verisimilitude.
But at least everyone seems to genuinely care about each other amidst the wackiest jet set talent show ever conceived. It's nice to see Bobby Brown on TV again outside the context of an E! True Hollywood Story. Particularly sympathetic is Crosby "Son of Kenny" Loggins, who possesses a disarming humility (on silver spoons: "I used to get a lot of crap for what my dad did. I didn't care. 'Danger Zone' put food on my table.") that is incredibly out of place in RtC's world of whiz-bang presentation and contrived verbal sparring. Surely MTV knows this too and has prescribed some of the least convincing cockiness and the most unexpected bleep in TV history to give the family Loggins more "edge":
Soft rockers don't swear! But at least they're setting a better example than Lil B. Sure! (son of obscure R&B veteran Al B. Sure!):
This glorious train wreck of a television show does have one saving grace--the parents. Some of them have a bizarre synergistic relationship with their kids, as if it's another way to extend mom or dad's fame just a bit longer. Witness: the Dee and Jesse "Blaze" Snider tag team...
Many of the parents appear at the live show taping to appraise their progeny's talents after they have been harshly judged by a blue-ribbon panel that includes Avril Lavigne's choreographer and the lead singer of the Go-Gos. And nearly all of them star in
But at least everyone seems to genuinely care about each other amidst the wackiest jet set talent show ever conceived. It's nice to see Bobby Brown on TV again outside the context of an E! True Hollywood Story. Particularly sympathetic is Crosby "Son of Kenny" Loggins, who possesses a disarming humility (on silver spoons: "I used to get a lot of crap for what my dad did. I didn't care. 'Danger Zone' put food on my table.") that is incredibly out of place in RtC's world of whiz-bang presentation and contrived verbal sparring. Surely MTV knows this too and has prescribed some of the least convincing cockiness and the most unexpected bleep in TV history to give the family Loggins more "edge":
Soft rockers don't swear! But at least they're setting a better example than Lil B. Sure! (son of obscure R&B veteran Al B. Sure!):
tagged Crosby Loggins, MTV, Rock the Cradle in News, Show Reviews, Video
Crosby Loggins, MTV, Rock the Cradle in News, Show Reviews, Video
Reader Comments (3)
HOLY CRAP. That was a good blog:-).
In all honesty, please don't tell "US Weekly", but that shit cracked me up. (Don't flatter yourself Cros, they don't care - you're not NEARLY anorexic enough).
I know I shouldn't be reading the blogs, let alone replying (and with rare exception I've managed to stay true to this assertion) but I'm glad I slipped up here. Good job. Its pieces like this that do the format justice...
Best to you and keep the good shit comin'. If we can't laugh at ourselves... right....
Thanks for the chuckle,
Crosby Loggins
I think Crosby Loggins have the most talent in terms of vocal ability, what do you think?
I am kicking myself for not re-visiting this post until 5 months after the fact. The cultural moment has passed; fortunately, the Loggins family is forever. Crosby, if that really was you, thanks for responding to a post on a rinky-dink college radio blog with good humor and unexpected (perhaps even unearned) praise.
Also, belated congratulations on winning (though I had $200 on Chloe).