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Apr 18 08 10:19 AM
davidbstewart wrote: In all fairness, droid, David Cook released the album himself. He didn't have a record deal unless you count him being signed to David Cook Records (as in the link). Lots of singers put together demos, etc. without a deal. It's just so much easier for artists to do this now with the technology that is available.
To be honest, his willingness to take credit for someone else's arrangement bothers me more than his self-released album. He's been consistantly getting high praise for his arrangements; now we have to wonder if he's copped them all or only just one. Obviously, all Idol cares about is selling commercial time so they'll do whatever they have to do to keep their ratings high. But it seems a bit underhanded to me to let the audience have the impression that their contestants are just "average" kids with a dream. Clearly it's intentional deception; they had ample opportunity to divulge Carly's huge recording/promotion deal with the people who produce American Idol instead of making her out to be a poor Irish immigrant with visa problems. Ditto Kristy Lee. Poor farm girl Kristy; had to sell her favorite horse to raise the cash to enter the AI competition. Why was that? Did she blow all the money she made from the album she recorded for the same people who produce AI? It's pretty clear that these people were included in the cast in order to help flagging record sales and try to recoup some of the money they lost on their initial investment. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it was the producers idea to have them "try out", knowing all the while that they would be guaranteed at least a spot in the top 24. They've probably already recouped most of the 2.2 million they lost promoting Carly Hennessy *OOPS*, I mean Carly "Smithson!"
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