Australian Idol

Is it just me or does everyone believe that the judges on Australian Idol are going crazy?  Now to start off on the wrong foot, I really like Kyle! Oh yeah, you heard me right….I like Kyle.  OK, I’m aware that sometimes he’s a little obnoxious, and probably a bit ruder than is necessary.  However, it is in my opinion that Kyle simply says it how it is….eg.  he may not have the musical talent of Mark Holden & Marcia Hines and he may not have the business knowledge in the music industry like Dicko, but he certainly knows what he likes (albeit the pretence that he believes in the talents of his wife Tamara Jaber…she’s hot and that’s what he really believes in), and what a radio station will play.  Not to say that he likes everything that’s on the radio, but it is my belief that Kyle says what he believes the rest of the public are thinking. 

And in any case, the show tonight was not about Kyle but about all the judges.  It was an hour and a half of contradictions.  At the beginning of the show, the judges told us that they expected the contestants to show us what type of artist they want to be.  The first person who comes to mind from tonight’s show is Marty.  Now it has been clear through the competition that his preferred style is more reggae-easy listening Jack Johnson-style.  He brought this to the forefront with tonight’s version of Cowded House’s Now We’re Getting Somehwere…his arrangement was perfect for his style and he is so comfortable doing what he does.  I think Marty has kept his own style through the whole of the competition…as I recall he reggaed up “You Sexy Thing” on disco night. But the judges clearly indicated that he’s not showing us what type of artist he wants to be……JUDGES, ARE YOU DEAF??????  But seriously if Marty released an album tomorrow I would buy it….so my recommendation is with Dicko – don’t vote for him, he’s too good for this competition and Oz Idol will only package and market him wrong….let him get out in the real world and do his own thing….Marty will make it if someone will sign him.

Next in the firing line was Natalie….now I have to admit that I was chatting through the first half of her performance, so perhaps I missed the ever-so-important part of the performance that the judges were crapping on about….the second half of her rendition of “My Endless Love” was awesome, and yet the judges absolutely hammered her.

Matt Corby…what a great arrangement of “Another Day in Paradise”.  I must say that, although Phil Collins may be a great musician, he bores me a little….but Matt brought something new to this song, and I enjoyed it immensely.  Matt has to be the most mature 16-yr-old I’ve ever seen (I would say met but of course I haven’t actually met him).  Another one who is too good for this comeptition and needs to get out and get someone else to sign him because Oz Idol will ruin him.

Carl is the King of Swing.  Mark’s comments about Carl being a one-trick-wonder is ever so wrong….he said something along the lines of Carl not showing us what type of artist he wants to be, and he should have tried to arrange the song to suit himself…..as I recall Carl has consistently shown (and told) us that he wants to be the next Harry Connick Jr or Michael Buble….and I have no problem with that.  What Mark Holden obviously fails to recall is Carl’s fantastic arrangement of Waltzing Matilda, turning an age-old boring Aussie folk song into a hip swing version that I would actually listen to.  And given that Carl doesn’t have the same musical experience (and by this I mean singing-songwriting) as some of the other contestants, I think he’s done a bang-up job, and Idol is the right competition for Carl.

Tarisai….poor old Tarisai.  She has a fantastic voice but absolutely no personality….the judges continously comment on the Tarisai they know behind the scenes, but we never get to see this person. Is it a case of split personality?  Who knows, but unless she starts bringing some of that character to the stage, she’ll never make it in the music industry.  Perhaps she should save her wonderful voice for church.

Daniel, Daniel, Daniel.  What the hell is he still doing in the competition?!  I remember watching right through the audition process and when he got into the semi-finals I was pleased…I thought he had a bit of character and sang well.  Until the fateful day when he sang Diesel’s “Right on the Tip of my Tongue” and claimed it was one of his favourite songs of all time.  Then when Holden said something about the poor job he did of it, Daniel bites back with “I’ve really only heard the song a few times”…come on Mr People-Pleaser, who in their right mind would believe that bullshit?  If I claim I have a favourite song, I can guarantee I’ve listened to it 100 times or more…especially one as old as that.  It was at this time that I started to see straight through Daniel and his chameleon ways….

Ben….ok this one will be brief as I was in the next room listening but not watching Ben’s performance.  I thought it was average. Ben has had some good nights and some great nights, but this week just didn’t quite cut it….probably not good enough for the show to be honest, but I quite like him and believe that he has a beautiful voice.  I just hope he gets another chance to prove himself.

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