> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Patterson > Sent: 10 July 2006 17:30 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Finale] TAN: American Idol vs. musical training > > > Dean Eastabrook: > > > > This anecdote is more than telling inre American attitude towards > > quality in our lives. It is no surprise to me that what > America most > > idolizes is the lowest common denominator. > > > > Careful, careful. About all you can garner from the anecdote > is that "American Idol" idolizes the lowest common > denominator. Not surprising, since the goal of the show is to > sell the most ads for the least amount of production costs possible. >
While I agree with this... > I have not noticed that the winners of American Idol are > particularly successful for very long after their stints on > the shows. No doubt there have been exceptions. > There's one very definite exception: the winner of the original Pop Idol series (the British version later exported to American) has sustained his career for four years, which I guess is a long time in the field. And he's also successfully shaken off the 'pop idol winner' tag. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
