While I've recovered from the emotional intensity of last night's show (read: 53 minutes of fillers), I haven't arrived at any new insights regarding LaKisha's departure. She lost her initial thunder long ago, and her relatively long run this season was due mainly to the low caliber of the other contestants rather than LaKisha's talent alone. Once she entered the top tier of singers, her comparative lack of experience was evident...her song choices offered little creativity, she rarely listened to the guest mentors and she demonstrated unimpressive vocal range.
That said, during the "when they were kids" filler segment Wednesday, I started thinking it wouldn't be that bad if LaKisha won. I first became an AI fan not because of the level of talent or the commercial appeal. It was because of the principle of the show. It was about kids from random towns throughout the U.S. Kids who had struggled with fast-food careers and failed trips to Hollywood. Kids who without AI wouldn't have a way of making their dreams come true.
I'm not sure that's the case for two of season six's final three.
Melinda Doolittle is a former backup singer who has performed with Aaron Neville and CeCe Winans. Jordin Sparks is the daughter of a former pro football player. She's appeared with Alice Cooper and toured twice with Christian singer Michael W. Smith.
Is the show still about the American Dream?
You tell me.
1 comment:
what is so glamorous about being a backup singeR? I say once a backup singer, hardly ever not a backup singer. I say that with AI, Melinda would forever be chained to that mike in the back corner.
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