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ToddK
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 RE: Sky arts 'Guitar Star' competition (in reply to jamh2000)
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sorry, didnt mean to start a big thing. I'm really speaking more of the general
idea of this competition.
The judges making intermediate/mediocre players out to be prodigies.
For instance, gbramer mentions the "Alfie" kid having "great metal chops"
and competently recording a song with a world class producer.
This is exactly the skewed message that i think is so wrong.
News flash; He does not have any great metal chops going on at the moment,
but he may at some point if he keeps practicing.
I have many students his age that could do what he did on the show, and many
of them have only been playing a few years. For that matter, Millions of average rock guitarists could play some power chords and a few sloppy pentatonic scales. Being in a big studio with a producer present does not make it more noteworthy in my opinion.
This is what these shows like American Idol, or The voice do. They take average joes, and put them in front of a camera, on a huge stage, huge studio, lights, graphics, band, choir, orchestra behind them and are getting paid to say how they are the reincarnation of Mozart.
They are feeding the public a bunch of bull. People should know what true artistry/genius is. This is where we are in this world now, and its sad. "everybody wins" Everybody is amazing at everything" And if you dont agree then AAHHH YOU"RE JUST JEALOUS.
Sorry, i dont buy into it. I think its bad. Everybody does'nt get to win.
You shouldnt get things handed to you cause you have long hair, and you're really cute and outgoing like Alfie the little metal head or Milos the handsome guy who is signed to a major label yet cant play a decent rasgeo to save his life. You have to put in the work. Thats how i see it at least. You dont have to agree. I'm just saying.
Or hey, i'm probably "JUST JEALOUS!!!" 
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Date Jul. 26 2015 7:42:38
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Sky arts 'Guitar Star' competition (in reply to ToddK)
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quote:
This is what these shows like American Idol, or The voice do. They take average joes, and put them in front of a camera, on a huge stage, huge studio, lights, graphics, band, choir, orchestra behind them and are getting paid to say how they are the reincarnation of Mozart. They are feeding the public a bunch of bull. People should know what true artistry/genius is. This is where we are in this world now, and its sad. "everybody wins" Everybody is amazing at everything" And if you dont agree then AAHHH YOU"RE JUST JEALOUS.
Your observation is spot-on, Todd, and it can be applied to just about every endeavor one chooses today. The idea that there is such a thing as "excellence" is considered to be "elitist," and God forbid that anyone's true excellence is honored over those of a more mediocre cast. This attitude permeates our society today.
In many elementary school athletic teams, in order not to make someone's little darling feel inferior, there is no "most valuable player" trophy. No, now everyone on the team wins a trophy, even the kid who sat on the bench the entire season. There was a recent article in the Washington Post about how many high schools no longer choose the most accomplished scholar as valedictorian. Now, in order to make everyone above a certain grade-point average "feel good about themselves," schools may have 20 or 50 students sharing the title "Valedictorian."
Unfortunately, we live in an age that praises mediocrity and thinks even the unaccomplished should "feel good about themselves." Elitism has become a pejorative codeword for being a snob, even when the term is applied correctly to describe the truly gifted and accomplished elite. It had its genesis about 30 years ago in the "self esteem" movement that started in California, but it has since infected our entire society. And its pernicious effect crosses all lines of endeavor, from school academics and sports to so-called "talent" shows and music.
Bill
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