The AMAs were on last night. I didn’t watch them or even care to but all of the twitter bashing this AM of Justin Bieber’s winning a lot made me want to see his performance. So while I ate lunch at my desk, I looked for it on YouTube. He sang a nice song. He has a nice voice. How will it be once he breaks puberty? Who knows. But for now – sounds fine to me.
This is pop music. Acts come, get hugely popular and most of them go. I haven’t heard anyone compare him to Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin so lighten up people. I’d much rather have my 9 or 12-year old daughter listening to Justin Bieber than the Insane Clown Posse. Or even Eminem for that matter. They can listen to him when they are older (and never to ICP thankyouverymuch.)
I say let him enjoy his popularity – seems like a decent enough kid and he’s not run over anyone in his car, choked any porn stars, been indicted in a federal dog-fighting ring or been thrown into rehab (like some other awesome celebs lately.)
I find it amusing that so many (well…on twitter anyway which is obviously not how the world of tweens feels considering his crazy popularity) “adults” garner amusement or feel so strongly to very cruelly bash a 16-year old kid singing mainly to other 10 to 16-year old kids. It’s also rather interesting that some of these same twitter folks are likely the same people (I know a couple of them are for sure as I follow them on twitter or tumblr) who were outraged and cried and whined about bullying being so awful and prevalent today. Then they bash a 16-year old all over the internet. Today’s lesson – Adults are so awesome (=hypocritical a$$holes) kids!
He’s also a 16-year old kid who can sing *much* better than the auto-tuned crap and just plain really awful warbling pumped out nowadays in pop music. I tried watching a few of the other AMA performances that I could find on YouTube – couldn’t make it through any of them except Kid Rock’s – who also sang with no backup crap or auto-tuning and very simply. They were generally all ear-bleedingly awful (how is Kesha popular in any way for any reason?) I couldn’t find a good copy of the heavily promoted/hyped New Kids on the Block (not calling them NKOTB)/Backstreet Boys performance but I think I’d really prefer Donnie Wahlberg stick to acting – he is doing a great job in “Blue Bloods” on CBS. But hey – cash in if you can I guess = early retirement.
And most of these girls should leave the dancing to the “old ladies” Janet Jackson and Madonna. These younger girls move as smoothly as C3P0 would if he was short-circuiting.
I’m now going to put on some Paul McCartney to erase the ear ringing caused by watching 2 minutes of Lady Gaga and Kesha. You know him – he used to be one of those crazy long-haired Beatles that all the adults bashed in the early 60s…
2:33 pm on November 23rd, 2010
Music, art, movies whatever – it’s all subjective. Nothing personal against the kid – I just never liked the bubble-gum manufactured music. Giving awards for art always makes me scratch my head and isn’t this the one that Dick Clark invented anyway as a sort of ‘not the grammies’?
I’m sure that boy band tour will bring in some interesting crowds. I’ll be sure to miss that action too.
3:06 pm on November 23rd, 2010
I agree – art is subjective. And when I don’t like it, I usually just ignore it. I think what annoyed me so much was reading all these vicious, mean tweets about a 16 year old kid singing bubble gum pop. And some of them were by the same sanctimonious jackasses who wouldn’t shut up (and still don’t – just read another tumble post that’s been reblogged a trillion times today) about the “huge world problem of bullying.” Umm…pot – meet kettle.
I didn’t know they were touring together until I read that last night – hysterical! Now see, THEY need to tour WITH Justin Bieber so the tweens AND their Moms could go pop (not rock) out ;)
12:38 pm on November 24th, 2010
I don’t get all of the vitriol against this kid – there is a plethora of female teen singers that suck the big one that don’t seem to get a scintilla of what is thrown at him. Maybe he is just an easy target.
Hey – in your next life or challenge, you could become a concert promoter for all of those has been bands! Leif Garrett reunion anyone????
1:08 pm on November 24th, 2010
LOL! Leif Garrett and the Cassidy Brothers – would be a sold out tour! :)