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I decided to check and there are still two auditions left after the one in Memphis today. There's one in Minneapolis at the Target Center on Friday 9/08 and Seattle at the KeyArena on Tuesday 9/19.

Mmmmmmmmmmm...when I'm actually AT work in downtown Minneapolis I'm just around the corner from the Target Center (for all you making your reservations it is on Hennepin Avenue and 5th Street)....I'll have to scope out the action and talk to some of these contestants.

Note to anyone here participating in the Minneapolis audition: for a small fee, I can direct a whole slew of these kids to a certain hot dog cart just down the block that I guarantee will make them so sick they can't sing for a week.....

I'm sorry, but I have just never understood the attraction to the show. It's nothing against the singers, though most of it is like a really, really bad Karaoke show.
My attraction towards Rockstar Supernova, is that at least those singers have to get up in front of a live band and prove their worth. And while it has no where near the audience or consumer appeal that Idol does, at least it's a bit more realistic. But that's just my opinion. If someone here were to audition, I would only have words of encouragement for you. If that by chance, does in fact happen, I do hope that they would let us know, that would be the only case that I would watch the show.
Sincerely though, if any of you do try out, best of luck.

James
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Here in the Uk we have "The X Factor", it's sort of like American Idol, but there's 3 categories, 16-24's, 25's and Overs and groups. It's good because anyone over the age of 16 can audition. I like American Idol but I think the age limit is too limited (ha that sounded weird)

Anyway just my two cents

Just FYI, the American Idol singers sing with a live band as well. I think what you are really trying to say is that you perfer rock music to pop music.

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Oopps, my bad. Though I never would have guessed it because the music always sounds so panned and plastic, but then again, I may be missing the pop appeal all together. I just prefer seeing singers actually in front of a band, with the live energy that rock music has. As for pop, it could be anyone singing it as far as I'm concerned, there's just not much variation in pop vocals, just folks trying to see who can outscale the other. I have to admit though that I like some of the Clarkson and Underwood stuff though. I think both of those gals will have much more longevity than the average Idol winner. I mean think about it, how many seasons has it been on, and how many of them do you still hear about? My recommendation to the winner, have a good manager, have a good lawyer, have a good promoter, get out there as much as you can, make as much money as you can that first year, while the name is still hot. Audition for movies if you can, switch genres, work as hard as you can to get that name out, because next season, it'll be on to the next big Idol and you don't wanna get caught with people going... Clay who?
Promotion, promotion, promotion is the name of the game, talent, well thats subjective, just ask Jessica Simpson or little sis.
Opinionated bast**d aren't I?

James
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Being critical of a person's success in any respect speaks volumes about the lack of your own.

Love as though you've never been hurt, Dance as though no one's watching, Sing as though God Himself were listening.

I like American Idol and Rock Star.  They're both competitions, but Rock Star is for seasoned rock performers, whereas American Idol will take anybody regardless of experience if they make for good TV (which means either they can sing great, or they've got a good story, or they look good, or ideally, all three).  

Idol doesn't mind showcasing poor talent, at least during the audition rounds, as long as it's entertaining (and I admit I love it when they get those people who are so full of themselves that they'd be blowhards even if they were good, but in fact are terrible).

If you like rock music, the music on Rock Star is generally better, but both shows suffer from same-old, same-old.  On Idol it's the same old Motown, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, adult contemporary stuff.  On Rock Star it's the same old Nirvana, Rolling Stones, Who stuff.  Good music, but more variety would be nice.

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Bingo, Tom I think you hit the nail on the head. I couldn't agree more. Like I've said it's not the singers themselves that bother me....it's the music they have to do.
On Rock Star, the music they pick each week isn't even relevant for the band they're trying out for. But unlike Idol, at least on Rock Star the singers will change it up and do a totally different arrangement, and I find that very exciting.  
When I use to be in live bands, it was very seldom that we did any cover tunes, we concentrated mostly on originals. I did however have the drummer up and say once, 'how come we don't do any Gun's and Roses' and my reply 'sure that's cool, what song of ours are they gonna do' he didn't as anymore.

With Karaoke, I find myself often singing tunes I've never even heard before. For the most part it's pretty basic structure, and by time you get to the chorus, I know exactly where they're going.
For a couple of years when I lived in Atlanta, I did nothing but work as a hired gun. Bands would be looking for a vocalist and needed someone to work on their demo. I would go in, lay down the tracks, collect my money and was out the door.  
It was easy work and very easy money. All I did was listen to the tracks a couple of times and I was ready. With most amateur groups you find that their songwriting abliltiy really hasn't advanced that much. So it was the basic intro, verse, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, lead break, chorus, last verse, chorus, chorus and you're outta there. On occasion you'd get a bridge, but not very often. With some songs, by the time they were finished playing it the first time, I was ready. Just depends.
For me it came naturally, especially harmonies. Some folks just have a natural ear for the music.
Idol for me, doesn't allow them much variation, or improv. I'm a firm believer in taking a song and making it your own. It may throw folks off at first, like the first time I did Alanis at one of my shows, but the next time, they're right there with you and they forget that the song was originally done by a woman, they're just enjoying the song for the songs sake.
Anyway, dayum, I'm rambling again. Sorry just got finished with a gig and had way too many cokes tonight. I wasn't near this talkative when I drank... usually cos I couldn't type when I was drunk.

James
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Love as though you've never been hurt, Dance as though no one's watching, Sing as though God Himself were listening.

Has anybody heard how our little Christy did in the auditions???????

Did I ever tell you how much I love you, and that you have never been more sexy to me than you are right at this moment?  Thanks girl!  Yeah.. I think the age limit is a terrible thing, but I guess that's just not meant to be for me.



Hey thanks so much Laura!  Yeah.. that's me singing Yesterday  I appreciate your kindness!!



Hey Johnny.. she actually posted about her experience in the AI forums. She didn't make it through , but it seems like she had a good time despite that dissapointment.  Here's the link to her post in the forum if you're interested to hear how it went for her..

Christy's post on her AI audition

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i would go but i would rather do nashvile star...

I can see why they would limit the age for this competition. It's for purely business reasons.

It's similar to why armed forces recruit 18 year olds. Below 28 tend to be young enough to be "manipulated". What I mean by that is the the premise of these show is that the winner(s) are to sign a contract to perform on behalf of them, whether record albums or tour with their show. If they are young, they tend not to have set in their career, they tend not be married and have kids so their priority is on music, they tend not to be not be have waddled through the business aspect and not be sick of it and mostly, they tend not to be more hip to modern music.

It's just pure business. I mean if their winner was a married man of 45 with 3 kids, on track to be a VP for a company and sings mostly only classics, like Sinatra, do you think they would make a commercial success to current audience? I don't think so. What they need is a energetic, single, good looking, charismatic young singer who is totally devoted to their music makes a perfect marketing machine, a la Kelly Clarkson.

Not that I am anywhere qualify for this, maybe as second William Hung, but I can understand whey they would want a younger person for business reasons.

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I totally agree with you on understanding where they are coming from and that it is about buisiness and what is good for them, but my only qualm is that they set it at some arbitrary age rather than just letting everyone try, and then cutting the people who don't fit what they are looking for.  Whether or not they have an age limit, the power is still in their hands, so rather than them assuming that anyone over a certain age doesn't fit their mold, see and hear the people first to determine whether they may fit in.  There are people who are within the age limit who don't fit what they need just as there are some who are over it who may still fit with they need, but they would never know because they aren't allowed to try.

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Hey Johnny.. she actually posted about her experience in the AI forums. She didn't make it through , but it seems like she had a good time despite that dissapointment.  Here's the link to her post in the forum if you're interested to hear how it went for her..

Christy's post on her AI audition[/quote]

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I'm really surprised after reading her post about AI. What kind of chance did she think she would have by going to karaoke and singing constantly, and drinking and singing some more and then apparently staying up all night before the audition? I think if I was going to the trouble I would have a plan to get as much rest as possible, have a definite song or two picked out, and have a vocal warm up plan in the morn before the audition. IMO she really hosed her chances. Makes me wonder how serious she really could have been.

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Does anyone know when "our" girl will be trying out???

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Ok, who are we talking about here Sharon?

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Thanks for the link.  I'll read it later--gotta go back to work now.  

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