Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 9392558)

Ok, well vocals is not an instrument, just fyi....but I was not aware of the guitar and piano. Again, I have heard little of her music I just always see her getting hype and her voice doesn't seem to justify said hype, imo but I didn't know about the other talents

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 9392562)

She writes alot of her songs, plays the guitar and piano, puts on one hell of a concert, wins a ton of ****ing awards, makes a shit ton of money and is hot as hell. American Idol won the jackpot with her.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 9392530)

The market is much more saturated with music...the digital age just changes everything...are there huge marketing machines propping things up? Of course.

But the musical landscape is totally different...genres are broken down it is easier to make music people can go to the far corners of wherever to find exactly what they like.

If you are annoyed because not all the good music is popular...well who gives a ****?

There is good music everywhere why do you need someone else to validate it?

The shifting music landscape does not mean there is not good music. It is actually the opposite.

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9392566)

She and Clarkson were made famous by American Idol which I have never watched.

Clarkson meh.

Carrie has talent and I'm sure she was playing out before the Idol gig.

But the Idol gig is what got her a record deal.

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 9392551)

What instrument does she play?

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 9392555)

Vocals, guitar, piano.

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 9392558)

Ok, well vocals is not an instrument, just fyi....but I was not aware of the guitar and piano. Again, I have heard little of her music I just always see her getting hype and her voice doesn't seem to justify said hype, imo but I didn't know about the other talents

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 9392561)

No, but it does make her a musician. Which is what led to the question.

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 9392581)

I can count on 1 hand how many minutes of American Idol I have watched

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9392547)

Don't know if they did or not but it wouldn't surprise me.

How often do you hear the same tired music on a classic rock radio station?

I love Lynyrd Skynyrd but there is so much out there that never makes it on the air. How bout some Black Oak Arkansas or more CCR.

Back when I was in TV and radio we picked our own music and played what we wanted. If we had to take a shit we played Ina Goda Davida for 17 minutes.

Now the Program Directors pick the music and it's the same for their whole network of stations. You will hear the same classic rock music in Kansas City that you will hear in Houston if it's the same broadcast group with little to no variation.

They push what they want you to buy.

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 9392578)

Who said anything about needing someone to validate anything? My favorite band, The Counting Crows, is probably not on many people's top 5 list. I just hate seeing bad musicians propped up by the industry because they sell.

Some of us have busy lives and can't spend countless hours looking for good/new music. The only reason I'm even watching this is my Wife took our son out if town for a visit with the Granparents.

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 9392578)

Who said anything about needing someone to validate anything? My favorite band, The Counting Crows, is probably not on many people's top 5 list. I just hate seeing bad musicians propped up by the industry because they sell.

Some of us have busy lives and can't spend countless hours looking for good/new music. The only reason I'm even watching this is my Wife took our son out if town for a visit with the Granparents.