--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > > tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > >> TurquoiseB wrote: > >> > >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > >>> > > > > > >> Americans being to > >> passive and apathetic, sitting in front of their TVs watching American > >> Idol > >> > > > > I joked with someone during the early years -- maybe season two -- when she > > said "I just love American Idol -- because .. um,becasue .." and I finished > > hr sentence "you are shallow?". We both laughed. > > > > I used to think it must be a pure fluff show -- though I had never really > > watched much of it. (why should that stop me from opining on it!) > > > > But I have become a modest, somewhat infrequent fan. > > > > Just curious but have you / do you ever watched American Idol? More than > > once or twice? While way too many commercials, way too much drivel talk, If > > you record it and fast forward through that, and key in on 4-5 top > > contestants, I find it a real eye-opener that -- everyday people -- are so > > vastly talented -- often at a very young age. Some performances exceed > > other music that I have access to. > > > > I may be particularly musically challenged, but I also find the critiques, > > while sometimes trivial and insipid, can be insightful, and help me > > articulate why I liked a piece or not. Often I am nodding or shaking my > > head at the performance -- but unable to fully identify the elements that > > made me like or yawn at the performance. > > It's a talent show!
Just curious, why is that a bad thing? And isn't it obvious its a talent show? unknown amateurs get a chance to perform before an audience. Always has been a talent show. Do you have negative feelings about midnight at comedy clubs? Wednesday wet t-shirt contests? karaoake? its not all high class professional talent. Neither is a lot of high-priced, highly hyped, professional music. Those have been on for years. Remember "Amateur > Hour"? The one with the gong? There have been bad talent shows in the past. And some good ones. This is one on steroids and hyped like crazy. Of course my > view may be somewhat jaded being professional musician. ;-) > i respect your musical knowledge and background. like I said, I may be musically challenged. What is of value to me may not be of value to you. But from your lack of response to the actual question, I am assuming, no, you really haven't watch much of it. Otherwise, I would love to hear your professional opinion of -- across several years: Crystal, Jesse, Adam, Allison, Carrie, Jeniffer, Daughtry? If you are asking your self "WTF, Who???" my point is sort of confirmed.
