I’m no music expert, but…

Instead of reading up on some chapters in my Psych book, I watched the American Idol 4 two-hour special instead. Quite honestly? It was hilarious, but incredibly disappointing. While admittedly, those who made it to the next part can sing, none of them really stand out among all the others who participated in the show. The reason why I liked John Stevens (from last season) was because not only was his voice different, it had soul. Not that I have anything against black people, but another thing I noticed in the AI auditions was that everyone who made it (except for the rock star guy) sang r&b or had r&b-ish voices. While it’s nice to listen to at first, it gets kind of tiring afterwards. Are they singing r&b because it’s the in thing now or something? Because if it’s supposed to be their “personal” style, there’s nothing unique about the way they sing. If you close your eyes and just listen, you’ll notice that none of their voices sound any different from the other.

I guess that’s why I wrinkle my nose at pop culture. I don’t believe that bullshit when pop stars say that they’re in the music industry to express themselves because they’re not. Pop stars are there to make money, and the only way they can do that is to appeal to the idiots masses by doing what they want to see. They talk about the ‘hood and scream obsceneties and forget that for a song to be called a song there has to be this thing called a “melody”. I don’t think any of them have the right to be called “artists” because I just don’t see the art in what they do. But that’s just me.

I also find it incredibly ridiculous how all these people are so desperate to get in the show when the American Idols have really lousy terms in their contracts and will probably be dead and forgotten ten years from now. Some girl even sold her wedding ring to pay for the transportation and lodging. While you shouldn’t let anyone get in the way of your dreams, not even your spouse, selling your wedding ring for money just isn’t the way to go about it. I wonder if she can sleep at night with the knowledge that she sold the symbolic representation of her marriage. What a bitch.

So will I be watching American Idol season 4 regularly? Probably not. While the auditions are good for a laugh, the contenders are the very last people on this planet I would idolize, and I’d rather spend my time doing something else.