American Idol
I have been closely following American Idol this year. It seems that this year’s contestants are very competitive. Archuleta, Johns, Mercado and the rests are so talented and even the judges thought that all of them could be successful recording artistes after the competition concludes next month. But the real reason why I love watching AI is not so much of the singing but the comments from the judges particularly Simon Cowell. Though the guy is the most hated judge in the competition due to his acerbic comments, I personally thought that he is just being honest. As the saying goes, ’sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind’. His comments are made so that the participants would improve their singing, pitching and even the way they dress themselves. Look at what happened to Carly Smithson who has improved her dressing after the stinging comment from Simon during the Top 9 round.
“I thought it was good but not great, Sorry. I also think that you’ve got to have a word with whoever is dressing you at the moment. You’ve got to start looking like a star at this point.” (Quoted from http://american.idolblog.com/)
Paula, for me, is boring, trying to be nice all the time even when performances suck. To be a good judge, one needs to be critical and honest in analysis and judgment. And I think I have learnt from Simon.
