Randy Jackson drops it like it's hot

This is gonna be a rad post because it allows me to indulge three of my current obsessions:
1.) US Magazine
2.) American Idol
3.) The internerd

US has this American Idol quiz in the latest ish (Jennifer Aniston may be sweatin' Vince Vaughn, btdubs), and one of the questions was something like, "Which of the following bands did Randy Jackson work with?" And I don't remember all of the options, but there was Earth, Wind & Fire, a couple of others and Journey. The answer, I was astonished to discover was...JOURNEY!!!!

Hell yeah. So I busted out their Greatest Hits and looked to see if he was credited at all in the liner notes. Well, I didn't see any, so today I hopped on the 'nerd and, thanks to the magic of Google, discovered the information that American Idol DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW:
(biting only selective bits here)

NAME: Randy "The Emperor" Jackson

The Emporor!?!?! HELLZ YEAH.

CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNEY: Bass

YEARS WITH JOURNEY: 1983 and 1986

ALBUMS WITH JOURNEY: Frontiers, Raised on Radio

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Of the four musicians hired to fill the shoes of Ross Valory and Steve Smith during the recording of Raised on Radio and the subsequent tour (1986), only Randy Jackson appeared both on the album itself and live with the band, thus making him the only one who came close to being considered a full-fledged member of the band. He had also previously appeared as an additional bassist on Frontiers (1983). His membership was, of course, temporary; the band cut the tour short due to Steve Perry's exhaustion and went on a hiatus which lasted ten years. During the hiatus, Randy maintained his friendship with Steve Perry, and helped him put together his band for the For the Love of Strange Medecine solo album (1994) and tour (1995). Following the hiatus, Smith and Valory returned to the band for Trial by Fire (1996), thus eliminating the possibility of a return to Journey for Randy Jackson.

I'm sure he's totally busted up about that, too.

Randy's bio from the American Idol Website reads as follows: "Randy Jackson is a twenty-year music industry veteran. For eight years, he was the V.P. of A&R at Columbia Records followed by four years as Senior V.P. of A&R at MCA Records."

"Randy has recorded, toured and performed with the likes of: *NSYNC, Madonna, Elton John, Destiny's Child and many more. "

"Randy has worked on over one thousand gold and multi-platinum albums. With his amazing talent, immense studio knowledge, performing, touring and record company experience, Randy has become one of today's most highly sought-after music industry experts."

So, what? Journey isn't hottt enough to mention here? I beg to differ, DUDES.
Anyway. Here:


We are quite safe here from your pitiful little band, dogg.


UPDATE: Beer and Rap provides an...uh, an alternate perspective.