American Idol Judge Not Lest You Be Judged

I had planned on writing each week about what happened on American Idol, but there hasn't been much to say. Yes, the "Pants on the Ground" guy was funny, but we have seen his type before. We have had the usual sob stories about sickness, dead parents, foster care, etc., but no one has stood out to me yet as great. The guest judges have been nothing to talk about really. (Yes, Posh Spice needs to calm down on the makeup. High definition TV is not kind!)

That all changed last night. There still weren't any stand out singers, but I won't forget the guest judges for a long time!


First, we had Avril Lavigne. Why the heck was she wearing a hoodie with devil horns on it? We get it Avril you're a tough riot grrrl, but this just looked silly. I noticed it was from her clothing line at Kohls so I guess she was trying to promote it? Then, she told a pastor with young children how hard it was to be on the road and away from family. They also talked about how he would have to away from his job. Um, what?!? Single parents and people with full time jobs get put through to Hollywood all the time with nary a word. Avril never said a word about how he sounded! I guess it doesn't matter since he went through with 4 yeses anyway.


Then, there was Katy Perry. What was up with her? She was just plain rude and not just to the contestants. I thought that Kara was going to punch her at one point. It was obvious she was just there to promote herself. She had nothing constructive to say to anyone. I wasn't a big fan of hers to begin with and this appearance didn't help. I guess she has been taking lessons on how to be obnoxious from her fiance Russell Brand. He's a piece of work!

My feeling is both Avril and Katy were still too young to be good judges. They were both too concerned with promoting themselves to worry about other people's feelings. Maybe Katy's worried about being a one hit wonder and so she sees every singer as possible competition. Maybe Avril is worried that she is becoming irrelevant. I don't know. All I know is both girls have a young fan base and we know how fickle the young can be. They both need to remember that same fan base watches American Idol and was watching them last night.

Hopefully, as the auditions come to an end and Hollywood week starts I will find some standouts and have something to write about. So far this season has been boring. In the words of Simon, "This has all been rubbish!"