Aerosmith
There isn't a hard rock band that's more formulaic than Aerosmith. No matter what they say, they are not metal. Not hair metal. Not glam metal. In fact, they're barely hard rock, but we'll let it slide.
Aerosmith
Truthfully, anyone who went on to judge American Idol lost any pull they had in the music industry. They were golden in their early years where they weren't tainted with fame and fortune, but everything changed once Get A Grip came out.