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MMTV: Mediocre Music TV
Edition #17: A quick retrospective (Factor, Idol
and Myself)
Written by: Wences Acosta
Wall of Text Warning:
So, as a few of you GSG fans may have noticed, I have not been up to
date with everything when it comes to the world of American Idol amongst
other things. As Robert mentioned in his induction of the Golden
Website, we all have issues in our lives and I hit my peak within these
past few weeks. The main thing I could say with my head held high is the
fact that I, Wences Acosta, am now a proud member of a group who have a
GED. I did no studying for the test, and was able to pass with flying
colors. Now that everything in that area is out of the way, besides
actually finding a part time job of my own, I can now officially work on
this site and catch up
For The X Factor, it has been 2 months since the finale and I am still
in shock by how everything went down. The final 4, as most of you
remember, were One Direction Version 2 (Emblem3), The Country Bear (Tate
Stevens), The Girl Group (Fifth Harmony), and The Girl With The Golden
Voice (Carly Rose Sonenclar). The 2nd to last challenge was a double:
Pick Your Own Song, and Perform a Song that will get you to the finals.
There was nothing of note in this week besides an amazing Carly Rose
Performance, an even MORE stunning performance by Fifth Harmony of
"Anything Could Happen" from Ellie Goulding, and most important the
elimination of Emblem3, who Simon was hoping would make the finals. As
anyone who has followed my thoughts on the season, I liked them in the
beginning but towards the end everything just went downhill and they
became intolerable so I was actually glad to see them go. The Finals
between the final 3 acts was a disaster in so many cases. They each had
3 songs that night, and Fifth Harmony chooses 2 songs they did that
season, one that they did the previous week (Anything Can Happen) with
the same set and everything. They were known to recycle their material
towards the end, but this was just laziness. Tate Stevens did decently
enough, but I could not see him winning, until Carly Rose did a decent
first performance and an amazing last performance of the night, the only
problem? Her second performance, with a celebrity, was with Miss Leann
Rhymes who did not appreciate being outshined by a little girl, and if
you watch the performance, you will see what I mean. Tate Stevens won,
but I feel it was just circumstance.....let's just hope it was all for
the best.....*watches Grammy commercial*........Oy Vey. I have a full on
rant on The X Factor this season, but that is for another time.
Now, as for Idol....There really is not much to say. All the auditions
had your joke performance, your sympathy stories, your dose of somebody
being weird and random, it was just not that great. There was a point in
the Hollywood Week during which I believed when they broke up the groups
to a Male Week and a Female Week, that the women of Idol were actually
going to win this year......until Gotye happened. Try to find the group
performances, and you will see what I mean. Most of the guys teamed up
well, but the girls were a train wreck, and having 2 groups slaughter
"Somebody That I Used to Know" was enough for me. The cherry on the cake
had to have been this week, Mid February, Sudden Death Week. The girls
had 2 hours Wednesday, and besides 4 great performances, the rest were
just regular or, in the case of whoever chose to sing "Mr. Know It All"
from Kelly Clarkson, a fucking nightmare. The guys had their disaster
moments as well (I am sorry, but Miss Diva trying to sing Adele was just
not happening, even with glitter power). However, even some of the guys
who got eliminated (Kevin and Chris to be specific) were amazing in
their renditions. The guys who went through, for the most part, I agree
with completely especially Charlie. I mean, guys like Devin and Elijah
have a great voice and did their songs justice, but Charlie's version of
"Rocket Man" is one that I will remember for a long long time (no pun
intended). His stage presence, his weirdness, it is something that Idol
has been waiting for since a few seasons ago, and I welcome it with open
arms. I do not agree with Paul or even Curtis, even though Curtis was a
favorite early on. I wanted him gone since the group round just because
of the person he is, but I do respect his singing. Overall, Idol this
season went from a close compitition to one that's still somewhat close
but more lenient on who's probably going to win. I will still be
watching, as it is my job and my hobby.
Until then, just remember guys....Music is only as good as you make it.
If you have any opinions or comments, please let me know at
Slackercub@yahoo.com
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