You might not remember the series that ran on CBS last summer, maybe because it was so forgettable and appallingly bad. It was based on the success of "Rock Star: INXS in 2005," the premise where a band was looking for a singer.

The members of INXS had been dealt tragedy nearly two decades before when Michael Hutchence committed suicide. And after all that time, you can't really begrudge them for trying to get back into the public eye in any way they saw fit. The reality series medium was a last resort. In the end, the band chose a formidable enough guy for an album and tour in J.D. Fortune, but the future remains to be seen whether or not the partnership will be a lasting one. The show was a ratings bonanza.

Drummer Tommy Lee was slated to be the most recognizable of the series, as even the most sheltered soccer mom knows who he is, either from his marriage to Heather Locklear or amateur porn career with second wife Pamela Anderson.

Because other than beating the skins for Motley Crue, they sure as heck weren't going to know him from his laughable DJing gigs, nor his joke of a solo career, which has so far produced zero new fans. There's no sense in kicking a man while he's down, so let's not even mention the "Tommy Lee Goes to College" reality show (OK - it stunk).

Jason Newsted was the replacement bassist in Metallica for 15 years, and while certainly no small gig, it's a safe bet to say his career might've already peaked.

Gilby Clarke, on guitar, was nothing more than a hired hand for Guns N' Roses during the "Use Your Illusion" tour in the early 90s, and had the distinction of being the first member fired from the band by Axl Rose. Before that, he was a mediocre player on the L.A. scene, and these days, is a mediocre player on a band put together through reality television.

That's the key here, and on the ensuing record, is that Rock Star Supernova was a prefabricated band, and carried nothing authentic to the table. The tracks are a cookie-cutter mix of loud rock and uninspired musicianship. It plays like a bunch of worn out, washed up rockers trying to get back in the spotlight.

Oh yeah; they finally picked a singer out of a seemingly talentless pool, and certainly no one who would fit in with a crew that really didn't belong together in the first place. Canadian Lukas Rossi was chosen out of 15 contestants that made it to air, though he appeared more suited to front a My Chemical Romance tribute act than take on the sleaze rock his new bandmates were used to playing.

And right before the tour launched, Newsted, probably the most solid member in the "group," dropped an amp head on himself, whether it was intentional or not is up for debate, but either way, he's off of the tour, replaced by Johnny Colt.

Who?

Nothing more than a blip on the Black Crowes revolving door line-up, Colt was the best that producers of the show and band management could come up with. What, they couldn't get Michael Anthony? Not surprisingly, lower level seats for the Philadelphia debut have just been released.

Yawn.