American Idol Ends For Another Season

This season of Idol had some decent singers and a slew of mistakes. The mistakes started from the judges not picking the right ones. There were at least six I can remember who should have been given a chance on the show. The attempt to further the black content and minorities blew up because America seemed to eliminate them one after another.

The inclusion of Naima was some sort of joke I think because that woman was terrible but consistent for sure. Then the length of time that absolutely awful waste of air time Jaccob Lusk was ridiculous. That kid has a voice that makes me feel nauseous when he sings. I never once heard him and thought he was good. Each week he would sing and he'd do that crying thing in the power spots that drove me crazy. He was truly the shows downfall all season but wasn't the only wasted slot on the stage the other was Haley. She is a pretty girl but she sings poorly and to have made the top three really makes me wonder about how much the show might work the votes to whatever they feel.

I have to admit the show had some cheese as well and it was called James Durbin. He more often than not was laughable after his first few performances. The garbage he pulled on Elton John week and then the rails came off quickly as he constantly pulled his one trick out on every song. He didn't have much to offer outside of his wail. I don't know what the future will hold for that kid but I honestly don't see him doing well as a solo artist. He might find success as the member of a band. The eviction of Pia was a highly debated one between myself and a couple of friends who more so enjoyed her physical form than noticing she couldn't sing anything but torch songs ala Celine Dion. Even though her voice was big and she could blow out some big notes she also was a one trick pony and that is why she went home. She was boring and lacked charisma which was proven when she attempted to sing an uptempo number.

The saving of Casey was the right decision because Casey is the most talented contestant on the show this season. He was outside the box from his look to his style to his voice and he in my opinion should have been in the top 3. No other contestant could pick songs better than Casey nor could they be as cool as him. He messed up with the Nirvana cover and it was a huge mistake. Otherwise he was fantastic but couldn't penetrate the mass of fourteen year old girls who sum up most of the voting public for the show. Still I am very convinced he will have a wonderful career as a musician and vocalist doing whatever he chooses.

The one thing about Idol this season is that the two most deserving of being American Idol winners were in the top two. I picked Lauren from audition night to win and Scotty was easily just as good. Those two almost flawless in their song choices and performances ended up where they belonged at the top of the heap. I knew Casey was too cool for mainstream America so I wasn't shocked he was voted off twice. Now Scotty and Lauren are tailor made for mainstream America and with how it all unfolded I'm not surprised. Scotty gets the title but in the end Lauren will outsell him. I know my stuff and Lauren is the far superior talent. She will be bigger than Carrie Underwood and might even rival Kelly Clarkson. Scotty will be a huge success as well and he should be the most successful winner since Underwood.

At this point my prediction of Lauren is right as she is outselling Scotty on I-Tunes so far today upon release. This will be a constant because as I stated previously she's the one. Overall a good season and the judges were pretty good this season. I hope that Tyler and Lopez are not there next season because they just didn't have the overall chops to slice and dice the performances and Randy had to always be the honest one and looked like the bad guy a lot. I think American Idol is in trouble considering that The Voice! and X-Factor are revving up to give them a run. I think that both shows are better concept wise and The Voice! has a really great cast of judges. X-Factor is sitting on Simon Cowell and will introduce the ever charming and beautiful Cheryl Cole to North America. This spells disaster for the show but if slotted right they can all have their space to find success.