On American Idol
Phew, I had written a long long blog on this one and the damn connection timed out!Well anyway, here we go again.....
I ve been watching American Idol religiously for seasons now...and for the sole reason that I firmly believe talent and stars emerge from this show...the umpteen rounds of elimination culls out the creme de la creme.This time round though, it has turned out to be an awful finale...the two finalists are simply put, mediocre!
Lets begin with Taylor Hicks...I love the way he unabashedly dances with two left feet , manages to create a riot on stage and the crowd loves him for his enthusiasm..hey, this is not a talent hunt for clowns buddy!He's got an oh-so passable voice...and sounds an awful lot like Michael Bolton..now how many of you want to see a Michael Bolton reincarnated?!!He's great at showmanship and if he wore a bikini, he would really make a ton of money at the local pub!!Judges seem to like him though....its true that Paula and Randy have the same thing to say to any contestant and frankly I dont think anyone cares a damn about their opinions(why pay for two when you get the same comments from either!)
Katherine McPhee...the other finalist, the girl with the beautiful strong voice...did i forget to mention this was two months back?Now she's just into doe-eyed looks and a helluva lot of acting.This girl lacks the modesty which we all liked when she opened her mouth and belted out those powerful numbers a long time back...she's affected and more into how she portrays herself to the audience than actual voice....her choice of songs for the finale was awful and then again , the finale itself was a massive letdown.Fans wave out placards reading 'Have you got McPheever?'.....unless I was a 16 yr old boy with pimples and getting those occassional hormonal surges, sorry, I really do not want McPheever!
Would I buy a CD by Taylor Hicks?NO!!Would I but a CD by Kat, yeah sure , why not...people seem to buy even trash like Britney's CDs!!The judges havent been fair this time round(though i love Simon), the votes have been tilted and overall , I really do not see either of them as huge stars!
My friend just called in to say, Taylor won...all i can say is,best of luck buddy!At least Simon's comments made the show worth a watch!
posted by Vandana @ 11:23 PM
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3 Comments:
I'm just waiting to see the CD that Taylor cuts as his first in the contract. It's true that Katherine had a great voice, but she tried to manipulate people into voting for her. That's where she lost it. Plus songs that she would come out would hardly be anything different than the current white trash or pseudo "tanned skin" spanish hip hop crap that keeps playing on TV.
Taylor on the other hand would be someone who can deliver power ballads and extremely hard hitting lyrics with his raspy voice. That's what the public needs. The resurrection of blue-collar soft rock/power ballad era that Huey Lewis, Eddie Money etc started in the 80s.
The earlier seasons of idol gave people teenagers and even gay sounding like Clay Aiken. That people are bored of teenie boppers grooving to meaningless lyrics is even more evident from the fact that people have voted Taylor and not Katherine.
Power to the people. Here's to my man Taylor. May he cut some nice rock/power ballad albums for years to come.
u shd really change ur photu..u look nothing like it ;)!
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