American Idol
Jan. 19th, 2004 09:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzNot sure what to make of American Idol. I know it's very popular and most people love to watch it. Tonight I gave it a brief chance. The problem I have is that I empathize too much with the people putting themselves up for criticism after warbling some ditty. Don't get me wrong, some of them deserve the Simon blast of sheer meanness. Others do not, I think.
Case in point, the young lady who was in the Air Force was first up and sang "Dancing in the Streets" beautifully. She was pleasant, bubbly, and appealing and even had Paula and Randy dancing along. However, the consensus of them was that she wasn't good enough. What?? Now I'm no expert, but I thought she had some talent and would love to have heard her try different things.
Listening to the young lady sing was great, watching the terrible trio rip her apart was painful. And it's not like they are perfect at this themselves. The lady sang better than Paula, and these are the people who thought that Guarini guy would be a success....
Case in point, the young lady who was in the Air Force was first up and sang "Dancing in the Streets" beautifully. She was pleasant, bubbly, and appealing and even had Paula and Randy dancing along. However, the consensus of them was that she wasn't good enough. What?? Now I'm no expert, but I thought she had some talent and would love to have heard her try different things.
Listening to the young lady sing was great, watching the terrible trio rip her apart was painful. And it's not like they are perfect at this themselves. The lady sang better than Paula, and these are the people who thought that Guarini guy would be a success....
