So I did it........

I've finally started to watch American Idol. This probably sounds the death bells for this show, but anyways.........

What first struck me as amusing was that most of the people on American Idol can sing better than most pop stars. While listening to these doods sing Tony Bennett tunes, I thought how it would sound if Fergie or 99% of the rest of the "musicians" on the pop charts had to compete based on vocal talent & performance sans their billion dollar "teams". Even the worst American Idol singer has more vocal talent than most of todays pop acts. And you wonder why people steal music. Then again, is taking something with no value really stealing?

Anyways. The black guy that is a judge is pretty bland & reminds me of some record label dood from 15 years ago still hung up on 15 years ago. Paula Abdul seems like some pointless prop on the show who really belongs on the surreal life. I like that Simon Cowell guy, he says whatever the fuck he wants & he's honest, even if he's an asshole. And he has a real ear for music to cut thru the bullshit & see what's actually interesting. One can be a great singer, but uninteresting.

And that's why that Sanjaya guy should win. He can't really sing, but he's better than Fergie AND he can actually engage an audience. He's alot like Simon Cowell, he doesn't really give a fuck what anyone thinks, he just does what he feels like. When Simon rips apart the rest of them, they look down like they might cry. Sanjaya just sends a smart ass barb back to Cowell. It's almost a punk rock attitude.

And yeah, Sanjaya sucks...but so what. He's at least got something about him that makes him stick in your mind. Strong opinions about someone are better than no opinion at all.