Sunday, April 28, 2013

Voices

We've not been following the current series of American Idol. What little I've seen with the new judges has just looked embarrassing, which when you consider the time and cash flowing into the show behind the scenes is epic on the failure front. In its place, well not exactly since we have no idea of its regular scheduling, I suppose we would count The Voice. It's on now and Noi is engrossed, rightly so I reckon. Simply put, it's very well done and elicits genuinely celebratory performances from talented singers.

Frankly I don't think the competition format really counts for much. What works is giving exposure to people who deserve the chance to showcase their chops, giving them their moment. And oddly quite a few of those on the show seem aware that that in itself is worthwhile.

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