Rock Star Supernova is the only studio album by American hard rock supergroup Rock Star Supernova, released on November 21, 2006, through Mark Burnett Productions and Epic Records. The band was formed during the second season of the Rock Star TV series, which was called Rock Star: Supernova. The album received mainly negative reviews and only charted at number 101 on the Billboard 200. However the album charted at #4 on the Canadian Albums Chart[3] and was certified Gold (over 50,000 units sold).[4]
| Rock Star Supernova | |
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| Released | November 21, 2006 |
| Recorded | May 17 & June 11, 2006 at Pulse Recording California by Karl Egsieker |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Length | 41:02 |
| Label | Burnett/Epic |
| Producer | Butch Walker |
| Singles from Rock Star Supernova | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
Background
editRock Star Supernova band members: Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Jason Newsted (Voivod and ex-Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses) formed the basis of the second season of the Rock Star television program on CBS in the quest to find a lead singer. The show began online on the Rock Star web site on MSN on Monday, July 3 with an Internet exclusive weekly episode and premiered on CBS on July 5, 2006. Votes were cast via the Rock Star website. On September 13, 2006, Lukas Rossi was crowned the winner.
Release and reception
editUpon release, Rock Star Supernova entered the Billboard 200 charts at number 101 selling 17,000 copies in the first week.[5] The album also debuted at number 87 in Australia and number 4 in Canada.
Professional music critics mostly offered negative reviews of the album. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior critic of AllMusic, wrote, "At no point does this band make sense ... it's gloriously bad, the kind of music that can only result when three talented musicians are contractually obligated to work with a wannabe singer who would be a laughing stock on a local level."[6] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone thought the album had a few bright spots, "but most of the tunes feel tired, if not retrograde: Opener 'It's On' could have come from Collective Soul, the ballads suck, and there are some dark, sub-Alice in Chains bangers."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It's On" | Tommy Lee, Butch Walker, Scott Humphrey | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Leave the Lights On" | Lee, Walker, Humphrey | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Be Yourself (and 5 Other Cliches)" | Gilby Clarke, Walker | 3:10 |
| 4. | "It's All Love" | Lee, Walker, Humphrey | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Can't Bring Myself to Light This Fuse" | Lee, Walker, Humphrey | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Underdog" | Clarke, Walker, Lukas Rossi | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Make No Mistake... This Is the Take" | Lee, Walker, Humphrey | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Headspin" | Rossi, Dominic Cifarelli | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Valentine" | Clarke, Walker, Rossi | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Social Disgrace" | Lee, Walker, Humphrey, Rossi | 3:04 |
| 11. | "The Dead Parade" | Clarke, Walker, Rossi | 5:28 |
Personnel
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Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 87 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[9] | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 6 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 101 |
Certifications
edit| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada | Platinum[11] | 100,000 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Music Might: Rock Star Supernova". 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Awards Archive - Rockstar Supernova". Music Canada.
- ^ a b "KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. November 29, 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rock Star Supernova > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ Hoard, Christian. "Rock Star Supernova Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 237.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of December 9, 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Rock Star Supernova – Rock Star Supernova". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for December 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
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