I used to really like this show, but i am giving up on it now.
No way in hell should of that chicken farmer won against the opera chick.
He couldn't even carry a tune when he was singing with the chick in blue at the beginning of the show. He was terrible.
At any rate they shouldn't even allow singers on this show that is what American idol is for. (with the exception of something like opera which american idol wouldn't even touch.)
Don't leave it up to the viewers to vote, i swear they must just pick the worst just cause. the acro dunk guys should of been there till the end and even the judges i think were quite discusted when they were booted.
I think the only person that won that was truly a vegas act was the ventriliquist that one year.
The only reality show I even like is The Ultimate Fighter. I saw a few episodes of the first season of America's got talent, but I didn't really care for it.
Edit: I take that back. I started watching Surviving Disaster. I can't remember the channel it's on...Discovery..maybe Spike TV. It's not really a reality show, but it acts out scenarios to instruct people on what to do if they were involved in a similar disaster(hi-jacking of a plane, nuclear detonation, trapped in a hurricane, etc). It is an interesting show.
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This whole tv, get rich quick without slumming and suffering, usery and record contract scheme ultimately hurts the consumers. I'm sure that Kelly Clarkson has natural talent and that we'd get much better quality songs and longevity out of her if she were forced to work her way up through years of low level performing and recording, gaining experience through the grind than in going on a tv competition and shooting her way to the top. Instant fame, regardless of talent kills the quality and quantity of work of any performer and turns art and culture into entertainment fads meant for consumption rather than preservation.
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One thing about performers like her, they can sing LIVE. Too many artists are "recording studio legends" and have zero vocal range on stage and often rely on computer bullsh!t to fake their way through a performance. Case in point, the BlackEyed Peas last Thursday night on NBC. That was atrotious, and the atrocity extends far beyond them.
__________________ Land of the free, home of the brave...
Do you think we will ever be saved?
In this land of dreams find myself sober...
Wonder when will it'll all be over...
Living in a void when the void grows colder...
Wonder when it'll all be over?
Will you be laughing when it's over?
There also weren't any reality shows when Link Wray was singing on stage, which was the basis of this mini-discussion....Kelly Clarkston vs. "Blue-Collared" Music Industry Whores of modern day.
I saw a clip of the winner singing and just wondered, how? Don't know how 'talented' he is though compared to the runner up.
What is with everyone calling her Subo now? is it too hard to call her by her actual name Susan Boyle... Or have I missed something and that is what she wants to be called?
I watch America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent.
It didn't matter to me which of the 2 took #1 because both Kevin Skinner and Barbara Padilla were very well deserving to win. I don't think you can compare country to opera so it would have been hard to vote for either. I do think that he won because more people (I'm sure) listen to country then opera.
As far as American Idol goes, there is an age limit to who can audition where there isn't with these 2 talent shows. Last I checked singing is a talent.. so it works out.
Actually if you analyze the opera chick's performance, it is very amateur and she is having a hard time keeping her voice gentle when reaching for high notes. She is by no stretch of the imagination a opera singer.
As for Kevin skinner, I loved him, i thought he was a great guy with a very moving voice and acceptable guitar skills who deserved a break for once in his life. He did sing as well as any country singer on the radio today.
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Sep 17th, 2009 04:14 PM
Or have I missed something and that is what she wants to be called?
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