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Indestructible Idol
Feb. 11th, 2004 05:02 pmI'm sorry I haven't written in a while (as if anyone cares). I guess I've gotten lazy as far as blogging is concerned.
Beth taped last Wednesday's and yesterday's episodes of American Idol, so we watched them today. I'm glad Scooter Girl and the square-faced flirtatious guy didn't make it to the Top 32, because they both kind of bothered me for some reason. Probably the fact that they got so much exposure didn't help much. They were always on camera, as if the cameramen/editors/whatever were saying, "Hey, look! It's Scooter Girl! She's being wacky and energetic! And here's that square-faced guy, hitting on another chick!" Anyway, this week, I liked Fantasia, the girl with the afro, and that blonde girl who sang the jazz song. (In case you couldn't tell, I don't remember most of their names.)
I get somewhat annoyed at the judges (mostly Simon, but the others to a lesser extent) telling people they look and sound too old. This is partially because I sometimes can't see it at all, but also because I don't really see how it's a problem. I guess there's a stereotype in our society (and maybe most societies) that pop stars should be (or at least appear to be) young, but I don't really know that it's necessary.
I also think it's worth mentioning that They Might Be Giants (who I guess are pretty old by pop-star standards, although I certainly wouldn't call them old in general) are releasing a new EP in April. You can read about it here. I think it's cool that we'll be getting official versions of "Am I Awake?" and "Au Contraire." I'm less thrilled about "Caroline, No," and I kind of wonder why they're re-releasing "Ant." I do think the version they've been playing at the Other Thing shows is better than the one from the "Istanbul" EP, though, so hopefully that's the one they'll be including. I like the bit of "Hail To The Chief" that shows up after the line about the ant growing up to be President.
Beth taped last Wednesday's and yesterday's episodes of American Idol, so we watched them today. I'm glad Scooter Girl and the square-faced flirtatious guy didn't make it to the Top 32, because they both kind of bothered me for some reason. Probably the fact that they got so much exposure didn't help much. They were always on camera, as if the cameramen/editors/whatever were saying, "Hey, look! It's Scooter Girl! She's being wacky and energetic! And here's that square-faced guy, hitting on another chick!" Anyway, this week, I liked Fantasia, the girl with the afro, and that blonde girl who sang the jazz song. (In case you couldn't tell, I don't remember most of their names.)
I get somewhat annoyed at the judges (mostly Simon, but the others to a lesser extent) telling people they look and sound too old. This is partially because I sometimes can't see it at all, but also because I don't really see how it's a problem. I guess there's a stereotype in our society (and maybe most societies) that pop stars should be (or at least appear to be) young, but I don't really know that it's necessary.
I also think it's worth mentioning that They Might Be Giants (who I guess are pretty old by pop-star standards, although I certainly wouldn't call them old in general) are releasing a new EP in April. You can read about it here. I think it's cool that we'll be getting official versions of "Am I Awake?" and "Au Contraire." I'm less thrilled about "Caroline, No," and I kind of wonder why they're re-releasing "Ant." I do think the version they've been playing at the Other Thing shows is better than the one from the "Istanbul" EP, though, so hopefully that's the one they'll be including. I like the bit of "Hail To The Chief" that shows up after the line about the ant growing up to be President.
