I can't say I closely followed the entire show. I merely watched scattered episodes and mostly scratched my head. Aren't the over the top "rock star" poses done and over with already? All the Scott Stapp like jesus poses turned me off of 75% of the contestants. It just seems so cheesy. "I'm going to totally rock your face off...now watch me sashay my way across stage while I give the heavy lidded seductive eyes to the cameras". Pfft. I watched tonights finale out of sheer boredom and after hearing the final 3 perform I have to say that I think they made a massive mistake. The winner's voice sounds like a coked up version of the singer from Our Lady Peace - not good! The best performance/performer of the night in my opinion was Toby.
What I don't understand is that they're going to run another competition next summer? What is that all about? Usually when you find the supposed right blend of musicians for a band, don't you normally attempt to make that grouping work? Scheduling a second year fill in solidifies the paper thinness of this band - and further kills any chance this band ever had of becoming big on the account of actual talent and music. American Idol has completely killed the whole premise of good music and bands. Shows like this need to be stopped, how many more pre fab pop stars can our already saturated airwaves take?
What I don't understand is that they're going to run another competition next summer? What is that all about? Usually when you find the supposed right blend of musicians for a band, don't you normally attempt to make that grouping work? Scheduling a second year fill in solidifies the paper thinness of this band - and further kills any chance this band ever had of becoming big on the account of actual talent and music. American Idol has completely killed the whole premise of good music and bands. Shows like this need to be stopped, how many more pre fab pop stars can our already saturated airwaves take?
