Idol Ramblings
Mon Feb 07 22:38:45 +0100 2005
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What is it about good singing that just touches your soul? Have you ever heard
singing that made you want to cry? I’ve had that feeling lately watching this
guy on American Idol. His name is Scott Salvo, not your typical
American Idol contestant. Built like Bluto, he’s got puffy cheeks, squinty
eyes, a pudgy nose. He actually looks like he could be part man, part boar.
But what’s amazing is his voice. His rendition of “Superstar” is simply candy
for the ears.
I’ve been watching his Cleveland audition over and over again, and I’m
convinced that his talent is a truly a gift from God. Only God could have
blessed this man with such a voice.
American Brashness
Sun Jan 23 01:39:59 +0100 2005
daBlog » Media » American Idol
Ok, I'm an American Idol junkie. I suppose there are two things I love about it. One, I luuuuuuv good singing. Two, I love watching folks get humbled. Yeah, it's mean, but overconfidence annoys the hell out me, so I can't help but do a tiny backflip of joy when supposed God's-gifts-to-the-music-industry are taken down a peg or two.
What I noticed in watching this season premiere is a common pattern. The overexuberant ones, the ones who believe they can make the world a whole light brighter, are the same ones who can't carry a tune. Meanwhile, it's the modest performers who are making it to the next round.
It's an interesting phenomenum. Why are these !crooners filled with such delusions of grandeur? My theory: the ones who think they're so good don't strive to improve themselves. Instead, they're happy with how they sing--cuz I'm sure their friends and parents have told them how great they are--and they're satisfied with that. They lack the ambition to better their technique, fail to study past masters and believe they can become a star without doing the work. Become a good singer doesn't happen overnight. It takes years of work. These folks that are getting the trip to Hollywood were singing since they were born. But competing alongside them are folks who say "two weeks ago, I found out I can sing." Pretty laughable. And pretty entertaining.
