Vinyl, like Spinal Tap's notorious amplifier, goes up to 11, and as it follows its protagonist's drug-fueled insanity, the series sees little need to turn down the volume.
This was a lot of fun in the first episode, which featured a lot of adrenaline-fueled, somewhat surreal madness, but as the madness continued, episode after episode, it became increasingly wearying.
A bit past the halfway mark the series began to pick up again, with a decent episode 6 and a terrific episode 7 involving Elvis that was everything the series needed to be.
In spite of a wonderful soundtrack and some great performances from Ato Essandoh, Juno Temple, and - unexpectedly - Ray Romano, Vinyl never quite found its voice, and I wasn't surprised nor saddened by its cancellation. But overall I did find it interesting.
This was a lot of fun in the first episode, which featured a lot of adrenaline-fueled, somewhat surreal madness, but as the madness continued, episode after episode, it became increasingly wearying.
A bit past the halfway mark the series began to pick up again, with a decent episode 6 and a terrific episode 7 involving Elvis that was everything the series needed to be.
In spite of a wonderful soundtrack and some great performances from Ato Essandoh, Juno Temple, and - unexpectedly - Ray Romano, Vinyl never quite found its voice, and I wasn't surprised nor saddened by its cancellation. But overall I did find it interesting.