KnightLite Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 What's so loathesome is that these peoples' "talent" wasn't really acquired through years of hard work - they were born with it, plain and simple. And yet somehow a corporate television show gets more recognition of "talent" by the general public than any number of virtuoso musicians. Ask somebody off of the street who Steve Vai or somebody similar is, and they'll have no idea. Ask somebody who an American Idol contestant is and they know instantly. That's why I've always said that they should either get contestants to play instruments or write their own songs. At least that way they have to -do- something besides frolic about on a stage and do what they were born to do. Even if you don't agree with the sentiment about vocal versus musical talent, you can surely understand my frustration with the fact that all they do is cover butchered versions of songs, sometimes making them terribly bad, like the one guy that got a turntablist to do "You Give Love a Bad Name." You can not honestly believe that people can be born with amazing singing voices without ever working at it... - Only character in Runescape History maxed out in RSC and RS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwisatz Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 What's so loathesome is that these peoples' "talent" wasn't really acquired through years of hard work - they were born with it, plain and simple. And yet somehow a corporate television show gets more recognition of "talent" by the general public than any number of virtuoso musicians. Ask somebody off of the street who Steve Vai or somebody similar is, and they'll have no idea. Ask somebody who an American Idol contestant is and they know instantly. That's why I've always said that they should either get contestants to play instruments or write their own songs. At least that way they have to -do- something besides frolic about on a stage and do what they were born to do. Even if you don't agree with the sentiment about vocal versus musical talent, you can surely understand my frustration with the fact that all they do is cover butchered versions of songs, sometimes making them terribly bad, like the one guy that got a turntablist to do "You Give Love a Bad Name." You can not honestly believe that people can be born with amazing singing voices without ever working at it... I can. You either have a good voice or you don't. You can develop your voice, certainly, but if you have a "regular" voice it's pretty near impossible to get the range and/or emotional response that good singers have. These people have, by their own admission, little to no training at all, musically-speaking. It takes YEARS AND YEARS of diligent practice and training to learn to play an instrument on a level considered "amazing," and yet these people on American Idol are praised for their "incredible" voices and performances and potential, and they all have day jobs and showed up at auditions on a whim. handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightLite Posted May 12, 2007 Author Share Posted May 12, 2007 What's so loathesome is that these peoples' "talent" wasn't really acquired through years of hard work - they were born with it, plain and simple. And yet somehow a corporate television show gets more recognition of "talent" by the general public than any number of virtuoso musicians. Ask somebody off of the street who Steve Vai or somebody similar is, and they'll have no idea. Ask somebody who an American Idol contestant is and they know instantly. That's why I've always said that they should either get contestants to play instruments or write their own songs. At least that way they have to -do- something besides frolic about on a stage and do what they were born to do. Even if you don't agree with the sentiment about vocal versus musical talent, you can surely understand my frustration with the fact that all they do is cover butchered versions of songs, sometimes making them terribly bad, like the one guy that got a turntablist to do "You Give Love a Bad Name." You can not honestly believe that people can be born with amazing singing voices without ever working at it... I can. You either have a good voice or you don't. You can develop your voice, certainly, but if you have a "regular" voice it's pretty near impossible to get the range and/or emotional response that good singers have. These people have, by their own admission, little to no training at all, musically-speaking. It takes YEARS AND YEARS of diligent practice and training to learn to play an instrument on a level considered "amazing," and yet these people on American Idol are praised for their "incredible" voices and performances and potential, and they all have day jobs and showed up at auditions on a whim. Almost every Idol to have been on the show has had some form of vocal training. Elliot Yamin is one of the few exceptions. I agree, some people are born with a good sound to their voice, and a great vocal range; They must perfect their talent tho - Only character in Runescape History maxed out in RSC and RS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm sad Melinda Doolittle went home. :( But who do you think is going to win, Blake or Jordin? Part of me says Jordin's going to win, but I think Blake has the larger appeal to the mass younger crowd, so it's hard to really say... Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm sad Melinda Doolittle went home. :( But who do you think is going to win, Blake or Jordin? Part of me says Jordin's going to win, but I think Blake has the larger appeal to the mass younger crowd, so it's hard to really say... Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runescapeloser22 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Jordin deserves to win, but either way, win or lose for her she's going to make it far :) Like Chris Daughtry kind off, he wasn't even in the top 3 and he made it farther then everybody in the top 3 put together :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pkmastachaos Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Quite the competition but the finale was too bloody long. A great competition, and America actually did a much better job voting this year rather then last year. :shock: [hide] \ :thumbsup: \ Jordan Sparks is the American Idol! \ :thumbsup: \ [/hide] Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusionxx Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Poo...I was hoping Blake would win, He had unique qualitys that made him stand out from the average singer.. Orignally i was hoping melinda would win, she was the very best if you asked me, she was way better then Jordan (no offense to Jordan) Anyways was hoping Blake would win anyways congrads to Jordan and her fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errdoth Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Be careful, Jordin might be browsing this very forum :uhh: :) You know, I really hat it when they say a show is running live, but somehow all of the other time zones get to see it before me, and I live near LA where they shoot it :notalk: Last.fm Signature Overlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homegirl911911999 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 i watched the finale why the hack did they put it on at the same time as LOST I had to switch back and forth between channels. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightLite Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Ya.. I think Melinda was definately the dominate singer this year.. shame she didn't win. My fav has never won before... favs: season 2- clay aiken, season 3- George Huff, season 4- Nikko Smith, Season-5- Elliot Yamin, Season 6- Melinda Doolittle. I'm auditioning next year.. "Cory Hall" remember the name :) - Only character in Runescape History maxed out in RSC and RS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homegirl911911999 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I'll look for you. Ya better be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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