This is just something I feel needs to be said..... You wanna know what really pisses me off about American Idol? Its not that if these people had any real talent they wouldn't need a TV show to get famous. But what pisses me off is that so many rock bands work their asses off for years to get where they are today, and this chick who was nothing a few months ago gets everything handed to her on a gold platter with no work involved. That would be like you working your ass off and studying every night to get that 89.5% in your higher level calculus class to get that A, while someone who never shows up for class and fails every test gets that A because he's the teacher's pet. Then of course, we all know its premanufactured pop. She won't write her own songs. I read an article that she's releasing her first single to airwaves on June 14th. Thats less than 3 weeks away. If you subtract a week for CD duplication and distributing it to radio stations across the country, thats less than 2 weeks, and frankly, I bet it takes more than a week to do all that, but I'm being generous. That gives less than 2 weeks to write both music and lyrics, record both and mix a song. I'm no recording artist, but it sure doesn't seem possible in 2 weeks, especially for someone who's probably never seen the inside of a recording studio. Oh wait, its pop music though. Chances are, the lyrics were written before the show even started, chances are the music was recorded a long time ago. All she probably has to do is walk into a studio, sing the lyrics handed to her, and then sit back as the money rolls in. And the guy who actually wrote the lyrics and music gets no credit except for his name in tiny, fine print in the CD booklet. As for Bo, the guy who supposidley did rock music (keep in mind I never saw him perform, I'm just going by what I've heard from others and read), I bet they planned to take him to the finale all along. The producers knew American Idol takes so much criticism from people like us who claim American Idol contestants are nothing but premanufactured pop. So they had some guy who wasn't the standard on the show to prove that contestands aren't all pop. But they knew that they couldn't have someone who is not pop, who is not American Idol material, and someone who may just actually release a record that doesn't appeal to a single American Idol viewer (read: stupid 14 year old preppy teenage girl who idolizes Britney Spears) actually win. I bet they had it planned all along, they knew who the winner was before final voting. All of the polls on various websites and whatnot showed that Bo was kicking that whore's ass and then she goes on to win. Sounds like the 2004 presidental election. Discuss.
All I have to say is that Constantine Morales got robbed, and he's the true winner in this whole thing. That chick might have won and gotten the contract, but who was the most popular member of this seasons cast? Constantine. Who's name were the fans chanting during the commerical breaks? Constantine. It's rigged. We all know it. The American Idol people really missed the boat this time. They went the easy route with a marketable short term pop star, when they could have had Constantine win and have his career blow up even further than it already has. I believe his bands debut was reissued recently due to his success on American Idol, and it sold more copies than the new Limpbizkit. My mom even bought it. <_<
Constatine might have the same situation as Clay Aiken remeber Ruben Studdard won American Idol but who had the bigger success Clay Aiken
Constantine Maroulis got robbed because a certain site called 'votefortheworst.com' had Scott Savol staying week after week, until it ended up eliminating Constantine. Personally he was my favorite because he did SO many things that made the judges cringe (i.e. doing growls, the gene simmons tongue flick and so on) and I would've loved to see him in the finals. Where can I buy his bands debut? I want it.
Best Buy has it for a reasonable price. It's a pretty good CD. Straight Rock N' Roll. He should have definately lasted until the final three. I'm sorry but Carrie is just too country for my tastes and American Idol needed that Rock side to it, but at least Bo still gets a contract...I'll probably buy his CD when it comes out. The runner-ups are usually better than the winners anyway, except for Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini. I dont even remember season 3 though All I know is that I really dont like Fantasia at all.
Yeah, Target usually has the best CD prices. I got Breaking Benjamin's We are Not Alone there for 7$.
I totally agree with Todd. It's bullshit. And it's most definately rigged. They took that Bo guy to the end to get more viewers, but they knew damn well who was going to win. They don't go by votes, that's for sure. This wasn't Country Idol, this was fucking, American idol, and with 'rock' playing a fairly huge part of the mainstream radio, I can't see why they chose the country bitch.
Constantine's bands cd, Pray For the Soul of Betty, is really really good. I also was a fan of his on the show. He has a beautiful voice, which allows him to sing both rock and roll and slower songs, as he was in musicals and such.
His vocals doesn't match the type of music the band plays. I rather see Constantine go solo. He'd be alot better solo I think, where producers could get some stuff that matches his voice better than Pray For The Soul Of Betty.
Actually Ruben did, he had more success in the R&B side of things AND his albums sold more. But back to the point, Constantine got robbed. I agree. But seriously... who these days wants to really win American Idol? Are you proud of that? The only winners who actually deserved it were in the first two seasons. Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard.
I agree. I knew when Fantasia won, she wasn't going to be that popular. She doesn't sound good, and she's not good looking at all.
Notice I said ''She doesn't sound good at all,'' before I said she doesn't look good either. And looking good is just a plus to their song writing talents .