It is the most lop-sided American Idol ever. This is a SINGING competition but it has been made a culture
competition. When you compare the vocals, there is NO competition between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis.
Blake is the teen favorite. I predicted his strong showing based on his unique beat-box talent and teenage female appeal. The simple facts are that he has tuning problems. He is very pitchy on all of his songs-- a flaw that is typically weeded out in early rounds of American Idol. Beat-box is not a new or difficult talent. Can you base a music career on it? I think not. Whether Blake wins or not, I don't think he will be on the radar after a year has passed.
Jordin has a tremendous voice. Great range and perfect pitch. She sings
through the song; makes it her own. You believe that she believes what she sings. With Blake, at times, he's just going through the motions. But Jordin can sell the song and you can connect emotionally. No matter the decision tonight, Jordin WILL have a career in music and Blake will not.
Why is it so lop-sided? Automatic dailing software. Teens are clever and have figured out how to make their vote count much much larger than a single vote. It's no secret that youth call in more than once. But now there is free downloadable software that allows anyone to automatically dail a number over and over again in the voting process. In one minute, software phone dialers can cast an average of 10 votes. That is 1200 votes for one person in the time alloted for vote casting. One of many variations is called SpeedyVote and is sub-titled "The original American Idol Voting Software Tool." There is only one way to fix the problem. Allow one vote per phone number.
Melinda Doolittle are a wonderful singer with a powerful voice. She will released her first album at the end of the summer. I just stop by to let you know that a website www.mdstreetteam.com to support her in her career.
Posted by: Louise7 | May 24, 2008 at 02:29 PM