American Idol Poll
Dennis said:
It seems to me that the producers are confused about the demographics.
They berate the contestants for not being "current" then end the finale with Joe Cocker?
P.S.: If I was Brett Michaels, I would have come out wearing a T-Shirt that said:
“NOT DEAD YET”
I thought the exact same thing, Dennis. These contestants are all very young and are expected to be authentic, current, and the next "great" thing. Yet they bring out all these old acts that could be the grandparents of the contestants. For me though, it was amazing how well a couple of the granddaddy acts did, including Joe Cocker. And Michael McDonald was not too shabby either. But Carrie Underwood's performance and Mamasox's duet with Alanis Morissette were the highlights of the show for me.
Regarding winner, Lee Dewyze, I saw a blog online which said:
"Does America really need another non-threatening, average looking, white, guitar strummin' singer/songwriter as the Idol winner. And I'm not even going to mention what an uphill battle Lee is going to have creating some kind of album that will sell even as many as Kris Allen (315K or so)."
I couldn't agree more. Lee Dewyze brings nothing new to the table and I personally think that both David Cook and Kris Allen, the winners the past two years, blow his doors off. It's pretty bad when the winner himself is so surprised ....this was an upset of the magnitude of Kris Allen beating Adam Lambert. 11-14 year-old girls are doing the majority of the voting here. Because year after year, many of the runners up are doing way better than the winner (Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Pickler Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert off the top of my head). Of couse some years the talent is also much better, which this year was probably the worst one talent wise in the show's history IMHO.
It seems that Idol needs to change the way the winners are chosen. What the judges think should have way more to do with the outcome. After all, the judges were either successful themselves (Randy, Paula, Ellen), or they have produced great songs and stars (Simon, Kara). Perhaps it should be a 60/40 split with the viewer votes .....something.
End of rant.
Oh ....and GO BRETT MICHAELS! That was awesome!!