American Idol

i’ll admit it.   i watch american idol.   wanda and i have tuned in since season four.   it’s cheesy.   it’s staged.   it’s formulaic.   it’s mostly predictable every year.

but i still like it.   i’m mostly predictable and cheesy,  also.

we’re down to the final eight.

here are my three favorites:

#1 – casey abrams #2 – lauren alaina #3 – haley reinhart

who i think will be the final three:

#1 – lauren alaina #2 – james durbin #3 – stefano langone

that’s my take…

here’s what’s so cool about this year’s american idol:  all of the artists have completely different styles…like,  completely dominant styles.   it’s amazing.

james is straight metal… alaina is new country… stefano is big-time R&B… jacob is gospel…really gospel… casey is all about jazz… haley is a classic rocker chick  (who can do it all) paul is pop americana from the 70’s scotty is old school country

i’ve watched american idol for a bunch of years and this season is totally unique from a music point of view.   all of the artists sing “who they are”.   they are all really,  really good at what they do.   any one of them could win…all of them deserve it,  in their own way.

like i said…pretty cool.

so i’m going to ask a survey question…and not who you want to win american idol.   i’m right,  so it really doesn’t matter what you think.

no.   here’s my question:   what are your top three “music genres”  to listen to when you are having a stellar day?   (don’t make this too complicated…just your favorite kinds of music when things are going good)

do you like jazz?   are you into hip-hop?   dirty south or long beach?   any metal-heads still out there?   classic rock?   nashville country?   texas country?   red dirt?   some derivative of punk?   how about folk music?   soft rock?   top 40?   the blues?   house?   latin?   southern rock?   classical?

weigh in.

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