I don't listen to or like either one of them but to call them glorified karaoke singers pretty much undermines any music credibility you were supposed to have...Every path into the music industry is lame, whether its performing at Manhattan Town Center, playing small town Wal-Mart 20 nights a month, or down in Aggieville, musicians have to do whatever it is they have to do to get discovered. American Idol is just another one of those channels they can use to promote themselves.
Then consider my music credibility undermined. I can deal with that.
Basically, I enjoy listening to, talking about (and disagreeing), and playing and performing music. I like what I like and will not act like I like something that I don't like. Unfortunately for my musical credibility, I think just about every thing that has occurred on American Idol is complete sh*te. If that offends you, it's not intentionally meant as personal attack.
I don't claim to have superior musical tastes but I do have a lot of musical experience. Mostly though, I've just listened to a lot of music... but who hasn't?
You haven't offended me, you've just made yourself look kinda dumb. No one here is saying the stuff that goes through Idol is great music but they're certainly more than glorified karaoke singers.
At the end of the day you should realize that you don't have to like a musician/group for them not to be "complete sh*te", for them to be more than glorified karaoke singers. Maybe it's a respect thing. Really you're coming off with a pretty elitest attitude; especially hypocritical coming from someone who supposedly loves music and that considers themself a musician.
Now I'm a dumb, disrespectful, elitest, with undermined credibility in music because I stated my opinion on a music opinion thread... not to mention a music opinion thread on a college sports forum.
That's all fine and good. But if there's one thing I want people on KSUfans to know about my opinion of American Idol... if there is one thing that I want to be crystal clear... it's that I don't think all mediocre music "complite sh*te". I do feel that way about American Idol however. Perhaps it's the format, perhaps it's the judges, but I feel it's recipe for a giant pile a steaming pop stars and I'm just not in to that.
