My Take on Idol 2012

I watch American Idol every year.
This year the singers are by far the best they have ever been.
But this is the first time where I have actually seen where a person is so damn good vocally but boring as hell to watch.

Back in the late 80's my husband and I were given free tickets to a concert.
We went even though we really love rock music and this was country.
It was the band Texas opening for Trisha Yearwood.
(does the band Texas even exist anymore?)

Trisha is a very talented vocalist. She is as boring as watching paint dry.
Her concert was so bad. There were songs we liked that were bad.
Not because she sung them poorly but because she just stood there and sang.
Her face never changed. She never moved. She just stood there with no real emotion.
Maybe as her career grew she got better. I don't know because I am not into that genre.
But that night she sucked. We still talk about that concert. The opening act was country rock and we enjoyed the show and music. Trisha while so very talented made me want to leave.

I have seen Trisha on her food network show.
She has great antidotes, funny stories and is quite animated.
She needed to do that when she was on stage.

Which brings me back to Idol.
This young woman (I think she's only 17) is vocally in the company of Mariah and Celine Dion. Her name is Jessica.
But she is boring as hell and I don't much care to see what she will do next.
It will just be the same.  Yawn.
Maybe as she matures she will get the rest to catch up with her vocals.
I just don't think it's her time yet to win or to have a full blown career.
Can this intangible be taught?

I really like this kid Phillip Phillips.
(C'mon Mr. and Mrs. Phillips why the hell did you do that to your kid with that name?)
This kid makes me think that if you filled a box with Edwin McCain, Johnny Lang and Joe Cocker, you would get Phillip Phillips.
He's quirky and fun to watch and I so like his style.
I hope he has a long career. I would purchase his music most definitely.

Colton is stuck in the 80's and he's so smarmy.
The smarmy factor is what really bugs me.
The little girls like him so he gets voted through all the time.
He is icky. When I watch him I feel like I need to take a shower.
Smarmy, gimmicky and sleazy character to me.
I want he and his ego as well as his 1980's clothes and hair to go away...NOW.

Joshua Ledet is also great.
But is he marketable today?
I don't know.
He killed a Sam Cooke song last night. I mean he killed it!!
I love the kid but his style is from my generation of Motown and soul.
I just don't know if it would sell today.
I'd buy it but the 'kids' won't be downloading it and that's what they look for right?

The girls....
Skyler is rocking her country songs.
I don't love her genre but she is very good.
She will have a career whether she wins or not.
And boy has she lost weight before our eyes on this show.
She's also so much fun to watch. I see her following in Carrie Underwood's shoes.
She will have a big country career.
Leise I think is very good but never ever picks a good song for herself to show it off.
She will probably not get past this week.  It's a shame because she is so good. The week she sang Led Zepplin was killer. She rocked it man. But she just doesn't pick good songs for her talent.
Jessica - vocally great but boring as shit. So she won't win.
Hollie - first time last night in this season that she was very good. But she can't win.
They called her pitchy last night. We listened to her twice.
We didn't hear pitchy. But we aren't musicians so what the hell do we know.

Now you didn't ask for my judgements but I gave 'em to you anyway.
So if Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez have a sick day I can sure fill in for them.