Won American Idol and didn't get the Idol treatment from the machine's promotion division. He was probably one of the most boring acts to win but he wasn't the worst one for sure. The season he was on was pretty pathetic overall and him winning was better than the shrieking cow who he was up against. The Idol album he released was full of dull uninspired sing-songwriter fluff. There was nothing to like about him or the music he was given to sing. So now he's been dumped completely from the shows label deal and here we have his fourth album overall but second since winning. This album starts off with a decent pop ditty called "Snaps" then a terrible rockier song comes next followed by another pop ditty that wouldn't be out of place on a Jack Johnson or John Mayer album. The trouble is that Lee doesn't have enough charisma to pull it all together and make it work like say Jason Mraz could.
Fast forward further into the record and nothing improves, in all actuality it gets worse. This guy just doesn't have it and proves that American Idol was right to throw him away and ignore him on last season finale. The best thing about this album is that it's only nine tracks long and the worst thing about it is that it's nine tracks long. Lee DeWyze is the most boring American Idol winner of all-time and he's got nothing to turn him around unless he is served up some seriously great material and produced properly. I'm not sure even that can save him enough to have a successful career. Coffee shops will always need boring artists to fill up the silence so he has that to look forward to I guess.
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