tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post4345548979492361768..comments2024-01-24T16:17:57.052-05:00Comments on Eight Days to Amish: American Idol and American musicChris Rodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01353239648668139877noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-68952499561697777102009-05-14T14:17:00.000-04:002009-05-14T14:17:00.000-04:00Thanks one and all! Your friendly comments flatter...Thanks one and all! Your friendly comments flatter me. Yeah, I hate to sound so curmudgeonly, but the music seems to have died in 1989.<br /><br />Nothing to hum from the 1990s or the aughts. I like old country and Americana best these days.<br /><br />Whenever I get frustrated by the problems of being a writer, I remind myself to thank God I never learned to play the guitar. Geez, those poor Chris Rodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353239648668139877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-91535168331764932402009-05-14T09:40:00.000-04:002009-05-14T09:40:00.000-04:00LOLOL! When I was growing up in the 80's I wasn't ...LOLOL! When I was growing up in the 80's I wasn't allowed to listen to it, because the lyrics were too much for kids. So I really grew up on the Beach Boys and The Monkeys! I've just now, started reconnecting with the music from my past. But, I do like the new stuff too. I'm all about the lyrics--tell me a story, with an awesome voice and I'm sold.Jenni Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340454147439103595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-61154461087059755612009-05-14T00:51:00.000-04:002009-05-14T00:51:00.000-04:00Another great post! Couldn't agree more with your ...Another great post! Couldn't agree more with your musical assessments. My teens, thankfully, mostly like "my" old music. But when they play rap/junk/screaming/so-called-music, I just smile and ask them how much they're gonna enjoy those tunes replayed for them in the nursing home. Hard to keep time to on a walker or cane fer shure. :)<br /><br />PS Still have my 'til Tuesday album.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-52985239809307885172009-05-13T11:39:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:39:00.000-04:00While I used to enjoy the show for a few seasons, ...While I used to enjoy the show for a few seasons, I have to say this latest season is useless. Unfortunately we are now seeing these "less-than-amateur" singers on the stage rather than truly inexperienced contestants. It has morphed away from the idea of finding that diamond in the rough to letting the losers who never got a decent gig (for whatever reason) get their shot at fame. 90% of it Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-25592776261154205752009-05-13T11:31:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:31:00.000-04:00Wow! Somebody saying something nice about Simon Co...Wow! Somebody saying something nice about Simon Cowell? Now I've heard it all! UK tends to slag him off... glad you can give him a pat in the back for straight talking, anyhow. Wish I could have heard your own 'kitchen ladle'performance...<br /><br />(This is only my third attempt at writing a comment which did't come out as gibberish - wish I was a typist!)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386553582817575889.post-20387713921070678742009-05-13T11:18:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:18:00.000-04:00Oh man, I am with you about this subject and the q...Oh man, I am with you about this subject and the quality of music and lyrics. I'm raising my girls on Bob Seger right now and they know all the words to "Like a Rock." <br /><br />But I do enjoy the AI audition shows. :)Karen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425141684712829990noreply@blogger.com