Comments on: American Idle ♥√♣ http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/american-idol/ Steve’s goofy, 40 year-old, observations Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hoh http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/american-idol/#comment-10828 hoh Mon, 12 May 2008 03:24:42 +0000 http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/?p=1741#comment-10828 very clever bloke simon cowell he is refreshing in that he speaks his mind he was really outrageously crewel years ago but that i'm sure was a ploy to get people to watch he understands what people enjoy he thinks out of the box he takes risks you have to watch, so you think you can dance [also cowels]- the talent of young people is amazing but it's also really exploitative/abusive what the producers demand of them - rehearsing day in day and out - it's body abuse it shows what you are capable of - if you have a great teacher – as long as your body can do it! each year the budget gets bigger they have finally got some decent dressers and well known artists don't mind being associated with it now when they [the famous singers] were muttering what rubbish the concept was as they had to work their little socks off to get to where they where etc etc it's great publicity for them of course the politicians now have cottoned on and unfortunately the production team are allowing it! Bush too got on the band wagon I think we ordinary people really love to see "real" people who haven’t been corrupted by their production/media companies behave naturallyish mind you some of the contestants have caught on that a tear hear and there can keep you on the show! ps bravo! very readable site Steve says, "<em>Well, hopefully I'll watch the show at some point</em>!" very clever bloke simon cowell
he is refreshing in that he speaks his mind
he was really outrageously crewel years ago but that i’m sure was a ploy to get people to watch
he understands what people enjoy
he thinks out of the box
he takes risks
you have to watch, so you think you can dance [also cowels]- the talent of young people is amazing
but it’s also really exploitative/abusive what the producers demand of them – rehearsing day in day and out – it’s body abuse
it shows what you are capable of – if you have a great teacher – as long as your body can do it!

each year the budget gets bigger
they have finally got some decent dressers and well known artists don’t mind being associated with it now
when they [the famous singers] were muttering what rubbish the concept was as they had to work their little socks off to get to where they where etc etc
it’s great publicity for them of course
the politicians now have cottoned on and unfortunately the production team are allowing it!
Bush too got on the band wagon

I think we ordinary people really love to see “real” people who haven’t been corrupted by their production/media companies behave naturallyish
mind you some of the contestants have caught on that a tear hear and there can keep you on the show!

ps
bravo! very readable site

Steve says, “Well, hopefully I’ll watch the show at some point!”

]]> By: lexxicuss http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/american-idol/#comment-10765 lexxicuss Wed, 07 May 2008 21:12:38 +0000 http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/?p=1741#comment-10765 I'm gonna zip a few of the songs and send them to you so you'll be right up with the rest of us. I download the full length recording each week and then delete the really suck-ass also-rans that haven't been illininated yet. Keep an eye on your email this weekend. Steve says, "<em>Awww, that's nice of ya Lance. Thanks</em>!" I’m gonna zip a few of the songs and send them to you so you’ll be right up with the rest of us. I download the full length recording each week and then delete the really suck-ass also-rans that haven’t been illininated yet. Keep an eye on your email this weekend.

Steve says, “Awww, that’s nice of ya Lance. Thanks!”

]]> By: rod http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/american-idol/#comment-10756 rod Wed, 07 May 2008 13:11:04 +0000 http://anythingbutsad.wordpress.com/?p=1741#comment-10756 they say it is teenage girls ( and teenage poofters too, no doubt) that power the locomotive of AI. frankly, i don't doubt it. what i actually enjoy, is watching these young performers wannabees develop and grow as technicians and artists as they go through the process of live performance and critique. david gray was nowhere near as strong at the beginning of the show as he had become by the one where he performed chris cornell's version of "billie jean". but man, he nailed that puppy and with robust confidence too, which i believe he gained flargely rom this televised process. so- perhaps it's dribble- perhaps it's performance bootcamp- but i enjoy it most times and the music always makes me happy. Steve says, "<em>I did enjoy that "Billie Jean" video, and maybe one of these days, I'll actually get to watch the show</em>!" they say it is teenage girls ( and teenage poofters too, no doubt) that power the locomotive of AI. frankly, i don’t doubt it. what i actually enjoy, is watching these young performers wannabees develop and grow as technicians and artists as they go through the process of live performance and critique. david gray was nowhere near as strong at the beginning of the show as he had become by the one where he performed chris cornell’s version of “billie jean”. but man, he nailed that puppy and with robust confidence too, which i believe he gained flargely rom this televised process.

so- perhaps it’s dribble- perhaps it’s performance bootcamp- but i enjoy it most times and the music always makes me happy.

Steve says, “I did enjoy that “Billie Jean” video, and maybe one of these days, I’ll actually get to watch the show!”

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