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mintytowel · 18th March 2010

Wow, I never watch this stuff, but stumbled across it and couldn't bring myself to change the channel. It was like driving past a horrible accident on the side of the road, I didn't want to look at what was going on, but I had to. It was as if some uncontrollable primal urge temporarily took over my decision making process.

First painful observation -

How horrible is the American Idol band? As I was watching, I thought about taking a stroll up to the Starlight deck to see if the shuffleboard tournament had started. Maybe I would be invited to have dinner with Capt, Steubing tonight, or follow Gene hackman up the inverted Christmas tree to safety when all others thought we were crazy. If they keep at it, maybe they can get off the cruise ship circuit and get a good steady gig at a holiday inn. I know these guys have to learn a lot of stuff every week, and come up with shorter, different arrangements in new keys, but you might as well have just thrown a couple of those kids under a bus. Just once I would have liked Randy or Simon to have said "Hey kid, sorry you didn't stand a chance, the band just butchered that song, I'm surprised you even muddled your way though."

The other thing I realized was about the Stones, more importantly Mick Jagger. Although not a very good singer, his delivery is unreal. He makes you believe everything he is singing, kinda like the Johnny Cash american recordings. Thats awesome Mick , you can tell those Puerto Rican girls I am dying to meet them too! How are you gonna hit that big Star Search ending high note that wows the crowd with a Stones song?

What's next, Morrisey night? The girl who hates her dad the most would definitely win that one.

18th March 2010	#1
mintytowel Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 213 Thread Starter 2 Reviews written	Stones night on American Idol???? Wow, I never watch this stuff, but stumbled across it and couldn't bring myself to change the channel. It was like driving past a horrible accident on the side of the road, I didn't want to look at what was going on, but I had to. It was as if some uncontrollable primal urge temporarily took over my decision making process. First painful observation - How horrible is the American Idol band? As I was watching, I thought about taking a stroll up to the Starlight deck to see if the shuffleboard tournament had started. Maybe I would be invited to have dinner with Capt, Steubing tonight, or follow Gene hackman up the inverted Christmas tree to safety when all others thought we were crazy. If they keep at it, maybe they can get off the cruise ship circuit and get a good steady gig at a holiday inn. I know these guys have to learn a lot of stuff every week, and come up with shorter, different arrangements in new keys, but you might as well have just thrown a couple of those kids under a bus. Just once I would have liked Randy or Simon to have said "Hey kid, sorry you didn't stand a chance, the band just butchered that song, I'm surprised you even muddled your way though." The other thing I realized was about the Stones, more importantly Mick Jagger. Although not a very good singer, his delivery is unreal. He makes you believe everything he is singing, kinda like the Johnny Cash american recordings. Thats awesome Mick , you can tell those Puerto Rican girls I am dying to meet them too! How are you gonna hit that big Star Search ending high note that wows the crowd with a Stones song? What's next, Morrisey night? The girl who hates her dad the most would definitely win that one.