since i'm a musician i like to keep up with what's going on at the NAMM conference each year, and this website usually does a really good job. so whist reading the various news postings, i found this insane article. apparently, several contestants on the popular show "american idol" (more affectionately known in my household as "american asshole") have never heard a song by the beatles.
i have no words.
look, the beatles defined music how it is now- there is no doubt about that. they did EVERYTHING. i mean, jesus! look at their catalog, and you've got everything from 12 bar blues to early metal (helter skelter, anyone?). how can someone have never heard one of their songs? or even a cover of one of their songs? and with movies like "across the universe" which are based around their music and "nowhere boy," the upcoming movie about john lennon- the beatles are everywhere. it just doesn't make sense to me how somebody could have gone 17 or 18 years without listening to them.
and i haven't even gotten to talking about the show.
the people who have come out of american idol (asshole?) are some of the worst excuses for a music "idol" you can ask for. granted, there are a few exceptions. carrie underwood has garnered quite a bit of success, as has kelly clarkson and chris daughtry (who didn't even win!). but who remembers ruben studdard? fantasia barrino? christ, who even won last year?
this show was designed to help find the next big recording artist, but it's turned into nothing but a popularity contest for who's more attractive.
but isn't that what everything is in life? that's a bit off topic, i suppose.
i love this website for what they're doing. these guys successfully sabotage the machine that is american idol (seriously. they've gotten people into the top three before). remember scott savol? taylor hicks- who actually won his year- was the vote for the worst candidate. isn't that awesome?
-gsm
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