sanjaya malakar hype engine
i despise american idol and its manipulating trash “judges”. don’t watch it, and have only seen clips here and there. until an hour ago i’d never heard of sanjaya malakar. he’s the subject of a vote competition, with many people supposedly voting for him because they say he sucks ass.
bullshit. just checked out two of his performances at YouTube, and he’s at least as good as some established (even revered) national acts. have heard many people gush over far worse, but when this guy gets done singing Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, all three “judges” pretend he was speechless atrocious. i wouldn’t buy anything he sang, but i’m honest enough to get over his cutesy queer routine and recognize he mostly sings on pitch, with a pleasant, controlled, soft tone (not pushed at all) that shows significant potential. he’s being criticized out of all proportion to his ability. so he can’t dance too well. like, whateva!
flaky drug addict paula abdul has colossal gall to criticize this guy after her debut album of cutie-pie mouse squeaks (which i liked and own, BTW). WTF. he’s a far more technically proficient and universally palatable singer than she ever was. but the worst was the black guy judge, whatever his name is. still can’t believe the american public is so stupid to buy this manipulated crap, so obviously a put-on.
dishonesty all around. meanwhile, “Canned Heat” by jamiroquai, one of the most out of tune, shit vocals in pop music history is considered a classic. in a recording studio, sanjaya malakar would easily eclipse that slop.
worst part about all of this is that it seems this nice kid isn’t in on the scam (that they’re publicly ripping him a new asshole after above-average performances simply to keep the hype machine rolling). i used to go to a summer camp where they routinely lied about times in sports races simply to manufacture a “tie breaker”. same lying spooge here. as prince demonstrated for decades, controversy sells. when prince did it, however, it was in good spirit.
if you think sanjaya malakar isn’t at least an above average singer, you haven’t heard him enough, are easily manipulated, or you got a tin ear. you heard it here: if this dude gets a recording contract, it will be the rival of almost anything to come out of the american idol factory, assuming the neocons haven’t killed us before its release.