Angry American Idol Fan
I don't mean to take away any thunder from Chang's blog about the new Google products (which are pretty neat by the way), but I am just so infuriated about the American Idol results tonight. I cannot believe Chris was voted off. I am in total shock. I admit that he didn't have the best performance last night, but it was consistent and probably should hav fallen somewhere in the middle of the pack.
Kat lost all credibility with me on "Can't Help Falling In Love". It started out well, but she ended up butchering it by screeching out the high notes, and her voice was all over the place. She does have the best voice, but she has nothing new to offer the recording industry which has artists even better than her (ie. Mariah, Christina).
Taylor is fun and unique, but I don't think he has the entire package to make a complete album. He generally sounds the same on all his songs and doesn't do much with his voice in terms of changing the intensity, tone, etc. to really bring any feeling to songs except a good ol' time. But he was really good at his songs last night.
As for Elliott, he has been growing on me, but he's a bit too warbly and weak for my taste.
What really makes a singer good is being able to (this may sound cliche, but it's totally true) get across his or her feelings in a song by changing the intensity and tone of his voice, which is what the guest stars on AI have repeatedly said. Otherwise, the singer sounds robotic and "karaoke", as Simon puts it. In terms of this quality, Chris has been the best. I'm torn as to who should have been voted off based on last night's performance and history, but it definitely should not have been Chris. He has the looks, intensity, and voice to easily fit into the popular music today, and I predict that he'll have the most longevity as an artist out of all the final four.
*I hope I didn't offend any AI fans of Elliott, Taylor, or Kat, but I'm really upset right now. This year's final four probably were the best out of all the seasons so far. Grrr...
Kat lost all credibility with me on "Can't Help Falling In Love". It started out well, but she ended up butchering it by screeching out the high notes, and her voice was all over the place. She does have the best voice, but she has nothing new to offer the recording industry which has artists even better than her (ie. Mariah, Christina).
Taylor is fun and unique, but I don't think he has the entire package to make a complete album. He generally sounds the same on all his songs and doesn't do much with his voice in terms of changing the intensity, tone, etc. to really bring any feeling to songs except a good ol' time. But he was really good at his songs last night.
As for Elliott, he has been growing on me, but he's a bit too warbly and weak for my taste.
What really makes a singer good is being able to (this may sound cliche, but it's totally true) get across his or her feelings in a song by changing the intensity and tone of his voice, which is what the guest stars on AI have repeatedly said. Otherwise, the singer sounds robotic and "karaoke", as Simon puts it. In terms of this quality, Chris has been the best. I'm torn as to who should have been voted off based on last night's performance and history, but it definitely should not have been Chris. He has the looks, intensity, and voice to easily fit into the popular music today, and I predict that he'll have the most longevity as an artist out of all the final four.
*I hope I didn't offend any AI fans of Elliott, Taylor, or Kat, but I'm really upset right now. This year's final four probably were the best out of all the seasons so far. Grrr...
posted by Gina Fujikami at Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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Addendum: I tried calling to vote for Chris last night, and I only got through 2 out of 7 times! for 4 out of 5 times, I didn't get a busy schedule, I got a mysteriously wrong number recorded message. I swear I dialed the right numbers. Hmm... is there a hidden plot going on by the producers of AI to control the phone lines to their liking?
Amazingly, I saw a decent part of American Idol last night. Shame. ;) That Taylor guy bugs the heck out of me and Elliott seems very insignificant. I was surprised Chris got cut.
If Taylor wins (which would just be stupid) it would be because he's got the most spirit and is having the most fun out there. LAME! Get that guy off the show!
I wasn't watching that closely anyway, but the one guy I was rooting for was Chris, so I won't be watching any longer.
Even I, someone who disdains reality TV, am shocked by Chris's ouster. I caught his rendition of "I Walk the Line" during the five minutes preceding 24 or House and thought it was terrific; like Paula said, it seemed like it should have been a Chris Daughtry concert.
The one consolation is that he will probably have an easy time getting a record out now.
That was the performance that put me on the Chris bandwagon. If you liked it, I recommend Live's version of Walk the Line. Good value on iTunes. :)
Why doesn't American Idol sell the performances on iTunes the day after? They'd know which contestants can generate the most revenue too.
That's actually genius.
I would guess they'd have trouble getting the rights to the songs
The band Fuel has reportedly offered Daughtry the newly vacant position of lead singer.
I wish I'd seen his rendition of "Hemhorrage" in order to assess whether this would be a good fit.
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