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Old 02-21-2007, 01:45 PM   #14
wonceinee

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We had a discussion at work that was related to this....

The huge problem with American Idol is that they only choose people who fit into their concept of what an "American Idol" should be. Sadly, this means that you end up with a bunch of homogenous crap. Imagine if Janis Joplin would have tried out for American Idol...she wouldn't have even made it past the first audition. [rofl]
yeah, that is generally true..much of it is about image, but honestly, in the shows i've seen they do have genuinely good singers who do totally break the mold. They have some huge Aretha Franklin type big ass african american girls, and tonight they had some fat geek dude with an afro... and he didn't look at alll like a popstar, and he faired very well.
In general, your criticism is valid, but honestly, you do have performers break the mold. The dude that won last year, i saw him the last two nights which is all i saw all season, anyways, the dude was an absolute iconoclast, grey haired, dorky, but he had a charisma and a fantastic performer. basically, he just had a sort of unexplainable stage presence. Kinda like kitsch lounge singers, ie: Tom jones, or Neil Diamond or E.P. for example. They don't necessarily look the part, but they know how to knock a crowd dead.

the whole image/idol thing though is basically revolting. You'll see these posers get up there, and every little part of these preening clowns is coordinated. you know, they have the hair style, and an earing, and every last bit of thier outfit is coordinated to give an "image" this kind of phoney behavior just sickens me. like these d(*ckhead posers for example:

http://z.about.com/d/countrymusic/1/...alflattsrc.jpg

or...



you know what i'm saying...every little part of their outfit is out of some magazine or some PR person that dresses them everyday? the thing is, these dudes act like they just happened to throw this on, and are trying to be low profile around town[rolleyes] [thumbup]
they actually work at a recording studio (converted historic house) that is literally my next door neighbors..anyways, these idiots are extremely popular, Rascall Flatts, and they walk around town in these coordinated little outfits that look positively ridiculous. In fact, most every "musician" that goes in there needs a good smack. There is also a christian pop group (basically a boy band/ image tailored phoney creation) called Jars of Clay. A couple of them drive these huge ass ridiculous Humvees...yeah dude, it's not like your not attention starved or anything, driving around the city in a vehicle like that.

anyways, the phoneyness of these "idols" is just dripping.
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