American Idol: Songs Then and Now

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Thursday, May 05, 2005

BWAH-HA-HA-HA! Scott's gone! Scott's gone! Scott's Gone!

Here's what I would have said, had I been a judge sitting between Paula and Simon, to Scott Savol:

"For the past few weeks, it seems like your voice has gone downhill. While tonight your low notes were drowned out by the music, you were better than you've been in awhile, and you even look a little better. All that said, however, I couldn't get into it at all. What you have isn't 'moxie' or 'confidence' (as Paula said), but attitude, and not a good one. Your words to Simon about not leaving, your backtalk, and the faces you make, are obnoxious and completely detracting from what people should be focussing on, your voice. What he's said to you isn't the worst that's in the world-- once you make it, you're going to be subjected to a lot worse, from a wide spectrum of critics and ordinary people, and if you can't get used to that now, you're going to have one hell of a time later on."

Ugh. The guy's a jerk. I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a lot of folks, but I realized recently: not everyone can be smart. Not everyone is nice. Ya know? And when will folks learn that there's no better way to turn off your fan base than to continually bitch at one of the judges? Last night, Scott's 'moxie' finally turned off his fans, and his reign of terror ended.

Granted, I did feel a little sorry for him when I saw him continually chewing his lip, a good sign of nervousness, but it was belated; the guy was full of overblown ego for too long and he truthfully has been going downhill for weeks. I'm prejudiced because I know of his police record, but his flat stare and fake Jesus affectations were also a turnoff, as well as his disrespect. Be respectful of the chances you are given. I always had the feeling this guy wasn't. Just because you're the closest thing to a Regular Joe on this show doesn't mean you deserve it more than the others.

Time for the babbling to end. I'm out.

Posted by: athenawj at 07:35 | link | comments (2)
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Comments:

#1 05 May 2005 - 07:53

I kept waiting for Scott to "step up" and get a little humble, because I really liked that hard-to-describe quality that his voice had...but, it never happened.

Anyway, it doesn't matter because once Anthony is gone, the show will at last be what it should be--a voice competition between the three best vocalists.

I can't predict who will win, but I rather hope it's Bo, just because that would break the AI mold which would be a good thing, in my opinion.

Stacy

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#2 05 May 2005 - 08:54

I hope it's Bo, too, although I think it's an extremely close race between him and Carrie. Vonzell I love-- so sweet and cute-- but I don't think she's got the numbers.