by Keith Covington

Created on: April 27, 2008

American Idol.

American Idol cannot be the honest standard for American music these days for these reasons:

#1: Everyone on American Idol is looking for fame. I've yet to see someone on American Idol say that they love singing so much that they'd be happy if they didn't win; just singing in front of people is enough. Everyone on the show is looking for their first royalty check before they even get into the first judging. While it's not a problem that people want to get famous; it is a problem when being famous out does you want for the music.

#2: Judging is extremely biased! No one watches the show and votes without having the judges comments in mind. If the show wants to really get America's opinion just do the show with the musical acts and vote; do the vote on the results show. Plus look at the judges: Randy Jackson, (Producer to such talentless acts like the RECENT Mariah Carey. He doesn't produce music, he produces voice from a computer) Paula Abdul (A singer whose Career tanked worse than the Titanic) and Simon Cowell (this is the man who puts together albums for talentless; but, profitable acts like the Power Rangers and Alvin & the Chipmunks)who says they're qualified to judge these marginally talented kids?

#3: The signing is clearly for those people who have NEVER experienced a live act before. The singing at best is "ok". The poor kids have to look left at the camera and then move gracefully to the right and look into camera B longingly as if they've lost someone they really care about. All of those theatrics (combined with the dumbest Auidence; swaying thiner hands back and forward during every slow song and clapping at any horrible performance)must make it hard to concentrate on FEELING the music. Ever seen Tina Turner on stage? She most certainly doesn't have the time to worry about Camera B and looking pretty so that every shot they take of her can make the A.M. news the next day.

#4: It's on T.V.! Just being on the television already takes away from your musical credibility; if you can't make a song SOUND good you can't substitute that for making a song LOOK good.

If you want American Idol to be credible...

Put it on the Radio.

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