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My new favorite AI performance Before last night, Carrie Underwood’s performance of “Alone” by Heart was my favorite. Last night, a Missourian (yay!) stole the crown for me. This kid’s got it.

Ok, I’m sorry but that was B.S. Yes, I was the world’s biggest Taylor fan last year… but I still didn’t think he was the best singer. (Elliott was, bar none.) So now, for the second year in a row, the competition’s best singer hasn’t made the finals. I really don’t understand those who called [...]

Ok so I kind of slacked last week in writing about AI. Basically, this season is weak. The women are waaaaaaaay better than the guys, with few exceptions. I am ready to claim my favorite, Ms. Melinda Doolittle. Honestly, she’s been my favorite since her Memphis audition. The only reason I’ve been hesitant to declare [...]

I’ve put this off for too long. It’s time for my American Idol rants for the year. Of course, I need to remind my readers that my opinions are the correct ones, and if you don’t agree — well, then you’re just wrong. I’m right. Period. Hmph.

With that said, in seasons 4 and 5, I successfully picked the winners early (Taylor at his audition and Carrie in the top 12), but I’m not quite ready to prognosticate this year’s winner just yet. I want to give it another week or two before I stick my neck out.

It’s even more difficult this year because I’m realizing that the American people really aren’t concerned about real talent. Based on my rigorous scientific research (reading the American Idol messageboards), I’ve found that Americans really don’t know what good music is. People are talking about how great certain people are, and they’re really not. Simon keeps declaring that this is a “singing” competition. It isn’t. It’s a competition to be a marketable pop artist, one small facet of which is being able to sing reasonably well. Unfortunately, you’ve got to be able to market yourself to people who wouldn’t know good music if it smacked them upside the head.

At any rate, let me comment on last week.

What’s Bugging Chris Daughtry? – CNN/EW I was unimpressed with “Daughtry” all last season. To me, he’s one dimensional, does nothing but scream and yell, and is at best a marginal singer. But whatever. Soccer moms scream when he walks onstage. *puke* When he got voted off, that sealed the deal for me. His reaction [...]