American Idol Musings 05.20.08

I don’t normally watch American Idol, but seeing as there was nothing else on, I turned it on. After two songs it became very clear to me who will win this season of American Idol. And that winner will be David Archuleta. I can say that because the show is conditioning me for that result. I think David Cook is the better singer, but I am telling you right now that Archuleta will win. Some of Simon’s comments made me wonder if he was listening to the same performances I was. It is clear that Idol is positioning Archuleta for the win regardless of talent. Couple this with Paula’s slip-up a few weeks back, and it’s pretty clear that American Idol is predetermined.

David Cook has far better range as a vocalist. David Archuleta sounds like a girl and only sings ballads, he has no range at all. And once he hits puberty, his voice will probably change. Cook isn’t afraid to push himself and that was apparent tonight. While Archuleta chose to do Imagine again, Cook chose a new song, Collective Soul’s The World I Know, to challenge himself to the next level. Again, Simon telegraphed the predetermined winner by praising Archuleta for choosing a song he already did and chastising Cook for doing a new song.

If I’m right and Archuleta wins, then Fox should seriously consider canceling American Idol because the show will lose any shred of credibility it may have had. Cook is clearly the better singer and has just as much if not more of a following as the prepubescent Archuleta. Simon and Paula are clearly showing how predetermined Idol really is. How Cowell could have said that Archuleta performed better in the first round is insane. And later, when telling Cook he should choose better songs, why didn’t he chide Auchuleta for always choosing the same kind of songs? Archuleta is nothing but a one-dimensional singer who shouldn’t have gotten as far as he has.