One of the winners (there has sadly been several seasons) was this teenage boy whom I doubt even knew who Queen was – but apparently he sang one of their songs. Freddie would have cried I’m sure. Not of joy.

Martin released one album; a combination of covers and a few originals. Aimed at the billboards. Easy money for the record company (and in this case; the producer). One album! And now? Now he has no record deal and people has moved on to the next “X Factor Wonder” (who hasn’t got any musical talent what so ever either).

No, I don’t think that a X Factor winner singing a Journey song will give Journey a whole lot of attention. People doesn’t give a damn. They want entertainment. Now.

If I was a huge Journey fan I would make absolutely sure not to turn on the telly the night it is broadcasted. It is just too sad.

Do Jouney NEED more money – probably not but would you turn down more cash? So why expect Schon &co to do it?

Will it give journey the exposure to get back in the singles charts with new material? Probably not

Will it help them sell more tickets at gigs in the UK? Possibly but they’ve done pretty well – I think their last couple of tours sold out?

Will it get younger people into great music – possibly but nowadays younger people buy tracks they don’t really buy albums so just because they’ve heard Don’t Stop Believin doesn’t mean they will be inclined to explore any further – at least before you’dve had to buy the entire Escape album

X-Factor has its merits as a Tv show, but finding a genuine musical talent is not really what it does.

The song the winners get given are chosen as potential Xmas No.1’s – its got nothing to do with what genre they might operate in

I agree with Psy, I sincerely doubt the majority of people watching that show will give a rats arse about Journey or any great old rock band. These talent shows are never about the music just the marketing, let’s hope it follows Big Brother soon, yet I fear we may have other copycat shows for sometime to come.