Good point, April. They are all "ripping off" other musicians. And yes, that is sort of the point of the show. My problem with Chris stems from the fact that he's getting credit for "originality" when he isn't being original at all. He's only covering someone else's cover. It makes things... muddy, you know? I'm not saying he doesn't do a good job with what he does. He's good at rocking. (I don't see him as a "rock star" - but that's just me. I know lots of people do, so good luck to him with that.) It's just that the point of this show is to display a diverse musical talent - to be able to show that you can sing any genre well. We don't know if he can or not because he insists on turning every song he sings into an alt-rock song.
I don't hate the guy or anything, so my rant may have come across too harsh. I just don't love the guy, either. |