February 28, 2007
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Taylor Hicks
I was reading an article on yahoo about Taylor Hicks. They were asking the question of whether Taylor Hicks was the first “Idol” fluke. Apparently his album hasn’t done well. Here is the link: Link
Is Taylor Hicks the first ‘Idol’ fluke?
Comments (137)
UUhg, i can’t stand his gray hair, he’s like 60
although, my friends have found some gray hairs on me…..
what does american idol know?
He’s just too old to really identify with.
Meh, that show sucks anyway.
Nobody but the first winner has made it big.
hey second!? thats my highest score so far on Dan’s Page!
And, American Idol is a waste of time.
Couldn’t stand him then, can’t stand him now. Chris and Katherine were robbed–one of them should totally have had it.
Mistake, yes. “Fluke?” I don’t know that I’d call it a fluke. It’s just exemplary of how the American people don’t know what they want. They want him to win, but they wouldn’t buy his album…
With a name like Hicks, it looks like it.
hey, my name is hicks….and he wasn’t the first fluke, others were flukes as well
i have no idea…i didnt watch that season of american idol
I don’t consider him an American Idol. I skip over him.
I don’t think he’s the FIRST. Anyone after Kelly…
Meh. I never liked that show…..
You never hear about Fantasia or Reuben either.
Chris Daugherty has done much better, so I guess it isn’t as important to be the final winner as I thought.
I don’t waste my time with American Idol
i agree, Katherine and Chris were totally robbed. i hate taylor.
Sure, he had the Soul Patrol. But you can’t *see* his dancing and trademark twitch while your listening to a CD.
I never really liked Taylor, but he’s not the first fluke – anyone heard anything about Ruben lately?
Taylor. Blah.
who cares
Its not as if I really care about American Idol
Yes.
Taylor sucks. I don’t even hear about him.
I hear more about Chris Daughtry and he didn’t even win..
Daughtry is 10000x better anyway.
he was bad.
but he wasn’t the first.
all we ever hear about it is carrie underwood and kelly clarkson.
i thought he was terrible
not really. i don’t think that fantasia or ruben did that well either.
laly Dan,Laly!
The Silver Badger never deserved to win American Idol.
He has no singing talent.
Oh, and he can’t dance, either.
Katherine or Chris should have won, hands down.
so far they have all been flukey except kelly clarkson and carrie underwood who have won grammy’s
Maybe he won because of his resemblance to George Clooney, but I heard him sing once and I didn’t think he was that good.
I hope he put away what money he made.
awww poor taylor hicks.
did you forget ruban studdard?
Who is Taylor Hicks? Was he on television? Did he win something?
Does he have an album?
He sings then!
An unpoiled man…
…Does not watch TV.
No .. when was the last time you heard a Reuben or Fantasia song? Come to think of it, this is what, Season 5? Only two are really famous – Kelly and Carrie. People don’t watch it for the talent anymore, they watch it for the terrible people.
American Idol is horrid.
i never liked him.
He can sing, but he’s too old for the teeny bopper target audience. Ehh, no one after Clarkson has done well at all…
I don’t know why he won. As far as I know, no one wanted him to win. He sort of freaks me out.
He’s not a fluke. Sucky American Idol winners are the norm. Kelly Clarkson, the only successful one, is the fluke.
No. In my opinion, Kelly Clarkson is the only successful Idol yet, including the Canadian ones.
I never hear anything about him anymore. Wheres kelly Clarkson lately?
I thought his CD was pretty good, actually. I like his voice; you can’t deny that he’s a talented singer.
no i think rubeun (sp?) was. no one really cares about him. all the attention is focused on clay. which i think is unfair, because clay didnt even win. taylor hicks was a fluke but he wasnt the first.
lyssa, the yellow one
who cares?
I have never paid any attention to the show. I see the show as an excuse for narcissistic idiots to get their face on TV.
i don’t think so …i mean i really don’t like taylor hicks…but then where has reuben studard gotten??
Ruben Studdard didn’t do well either. So?
I have no idea. Can’t stand the show or the music.
Haven’t several of them flopped, really?
Ruben wasn’t really too successful aside from his one radio hit.. I have no idea what happened to Fantasia.. shit.
my friend met Chris Daugherty.
she said the band he was previously in had signed a contract, and u cant have any other contracts if ur on idol, so they made it seem like he lost… ????
Can’t you think of a single question that isn’t being asked on thousands of shitty blogs already?
that would be a negative. we only hear about two of the american idols. i believe they’ve had more seasons that that.
I find myself not caring. Which probably means I shouldn’t even be commenting.
He won – prizes and fame. No fluke. It is up to him now to pull it off. I still liked Chris, but it is over and done with. I haven’t watched any shows yet this year. I guess Chris getting knocked off kind of did it in for me. I loved Fantasia, but I am not a Kelly fan. Not a Reuben fan or even a Clay Akin fan.
Oh…I do like Carrie Underwood’s song, though I didn’t follow her on the show.
lol… maybe
Who cares?
All idols are flukes, it says so right here:
Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
I thought he was pretty good.
I think Ruben Studdard was the first fluke. The runner up has sold more albums!
Plus, if you hold the same contest over and over the winners are gonna go down in quality.
Sounds like an appropriate discussion for idle Americans. Let me know what y’all conclude while I go do something more timeworthy, like clean the eye-boogers out of my dog’s eyes.
I’m disappointed in your participation in this bullshit, Dan.
dan, you’re lucky right now. i’m in the middle of a tornado storm
“Kelly Clarkson is the only successful Idol yet.”
I can’t believe how many people are saying this Kelly Clarkson is not even the most successful American idol winner
Carrie Marie Underwood is a three-time Grammy-award winning American country music singer Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified quintuple platinum, and is the fastest selling debut country album of all time. It is also the top selling debut album of any Idol winner or contestant. Underwood is the first American Idol winner to sweep all three major music awards, including one American Music Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards (including Best New Artist) in a single season.
Clay Aiken didn’t even win and he did better than Rueben
clearly we all forgot ruben!
oh we didn`t.. lol. well, ruben dearie was the first fluke!
Meh
I swear to God he looks just like George Clooney. D:
He was Jay Leno’s love child wasn’t he?
first? no. but he is a ‘fluke’ as you put it…
I think he was one of the best, maybe the best – i dont know. He sings really well and i liked him a lot but the type of music isnt very popular. thats prob why it isnt selling. Plus, hes nto some hot guy or girl, so that also makes sells less (just being honest, my sells would be low too.. lol).
Yeah, hes boring.
psh, Taylor Hicks is like my husband!! I love him! <33
He’s a friggin dork. Unwatchable. And his singing isn’t great either…
Who knows and who really cares? Was he promised to be a success and make a gazillion fifty bucks? No? Well then I repeat, who cares?
Any sort of singing show or wot not is just so ‘blah’ these days. Never bother to watch them any more.
It must’ve been.
I don’t know anyone who likes him! And I know a lot of people.
Nah. What about Ruben?
American Idol is itself a fluke. What a royal waste of everyone’s musical time.
He’s one of them.
besides the first chick have any of them been anything BUT a fluke?
Not the first, no…
Taylor Hicks looks like he’s 80. that’s why his shit didn’t sell.
kelly clarkson and carrie underwood had the sound at the right time. and that’s why they’re good.
fantasia sounds like macy gray…so therefore she’s kinda boring. Rueben Stoddard was too bluesy and boring.
and hicks…definately not the first fluke, but everyone made such a big deal out of him that he got more attention when he failed.
I like that guy. He seems nice. Hey, even if his album does flop, he has Ford money, haven’t you seen his commerical? He’ll be ok.
I liked Taylor. A lot. But I liked Chris a lot, too. I was never a fan of Katherine. I don’t know that he was a fluke. I think he just needs to find his sound.
he’s wearing my shirt… if it’s by caliban that is..
cheers,
m
He should work in Vegas.
First? Anyone remember Reuben? And Fantasia hasn’t done much lately, either. I still think Taylor is weirdly sexy, although he annoys me greatly.
Could care less whether or not he’s a “fluke.” He’s the first performer to come out of American Idol whose original music I’ve truly enjoyed. I went to his concert last week and it was jam-packed. So regardless of how many CDs he sells, he’s still *my* favorite. Since I don’t allow my tastes to be dictated by CD sales or radio airplay (’cause, y’know, I’ve got a brain), his status as a “fluke” is irrelevant to me.
American Idol is a waste of time. They’re only good singers were Kelly Clarkson (after she finished their contract) and Chris Daughtry (who didn’t even win). Of course Taylor Hicks is a fluck! They all are! Besides… Hicks is a Hick.
I don’t think his an Idol fluke?
Nope. Ruben Studdard was a fluke. Fantasia was a fluke. You don’t even really hear much about Kelly Clarkson anymore either. The only one you hear about is Carrie Underwood.
they all are in my opinion.
Ummm…yeah.
Nah – we’ve had loads of them in the UK!
He’s certainly a fluke, but anyone with half a brain would’ve seen that coming. He didn’t win because people liked his singing so much as he won because he was entertaining on stage. So if you’re a great stage performer, but aren’t a creative, original singer, how are you going to sell albums? I think if he did a tour, that might work out ok, but an album will never sell.
100TH!!!!!
yes
If you guys and gals don’t hear about the others, you should study up a bit more in music. Ruben, Fantasia, Chris, and Katherine all have had #1 albums. They also have either gone gold or platinum on their record sales. Fantasia is currently starting a Broadway stint in The Color Purple. She was on American Idol the other night and was ABSOLUTELY fantastic. I didn’t care for Taylor, but I think his album is failing because he waited way too long to release it. He also released it on the tails on Katherine and Daughtry. (Incidentally the Daughtry album is the first pop/rock album I have purchased in over 10 years and I listen to it constantly. It’s fantastic!)
Oh yeah, and don’t forget the Grammys that both Fantasia and Rueben won. The reason you don’t hear about them so much anymore is you probably aren’t listening to R & B. That is the genre of music they released.
I’m not qualified to answer.
My wife didn’t want him to win; she was pulling for Daughtry pretty much the whole time.
Taylor looks like he should be an American Idol’s dad, maybe.
Hey, we have only ourselves to blame. America decides.
Only ones that have actually gotten anywhere is Kelly and Carrie.. the runner’s up have done better than the actual winners… sad.
The only American Idol’s that stick out in my mind are Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, and Carrie Underwood. And to be honest with you I only remember Fantasia simply because her name is Fantasia…does she even have an album??
American Idol is basically a tallent show, just because someone wins out of the bunch doesn’t mean they win against other competitors.
he wasn’t a fluke.
he just wasn’t good.
kelly clarkson and carrie underwood are the only two that are ever going to actually capitalize on their american idol success.
is it difficult for asians to see with such slanty eyes?
I don’t like him very much.
no way, fantasia. i’ve at least heard taylor on the radio
he was the favorite, and people still love his personality, they just didnt vote for him b/c he was an amazing singer, which is what sells the albums, and i agree about daughtry, his new CD is great!
HE SUCKS. That song, its always played at my work. He’s so tone-y and just bad. It’S ONLY JUST BEGINNNIG, THIS IS WHAT WE DREAMED ABOUT, BUT THE ONLY QUESTION IS, DO I MAKE YOU PROUD?????
no. not even slightly
I don’t know….I think he’s a super awesome person but not necessarily as a solo artist? I don’t know if his music is pop-radio worthy.
I don’t completely agree with putting it that way. Idol voters – the American audience – made the fluke. Obviously, Clarkson and Underwood were the only two that are successful, Grammy Award winners in their respective genres, but you can’t overlook Aiken and Daughtry. Furthermore, as the 79th Academy Awards definitely proved with Hudson. I think, the show itself is just like draft for recording studios, film industry, and other entertainment media. It’s all an equal playing field afterwards for those who make a name for themselves by themselves, solely based on talent.
I don’t think he was the first fluke…
That show is so dumb.
Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are pretty much the only 2 in what, 6 seasons? to do anything with the boost into the spotlight. Everone else just kind of fizzled. Fantasia’s done a little bit, Rueben has done a little bit, but nothing to make them major stars like Kelly and Carrie Underwood.
I don’t like him…but I’m not sure I’d call it a fluke.
I still don’t understand how he won. Ugh.
-Kristin
I wouldn’t really call it a fluke, because Kelly Clarkson’s FIRST album, in my opinion wasn’t so great either. Ruben was a fluke for sure, and Fantasia, I really can’t stand. Carrie Underwood did well in her first try. It just depends on who writes the songs on the albums.
Taylor has potential though. You have to understand that they are under A. I’s contract and they don’t get a say on the songs that they have to sing. Even though they are crap. Maybe on his second try, he’ll do ALOT better like Kelly did.
YES !
I don’t like him. He’s annoying.
Nope. Not the first fluke. And certainly not the last I am sure. Last year Chris or Katherine should have had that thing in the bag. But what can you do? Chris already went Platinum with his album. Taylor was a little too late. And I never really liked his performances.
thank you trunthepaige!
Haha. Who the fuck cares?!
He had good stage presence, with the dancing and interaction and such. You don’t get that on a cd.
Didn’t Reuben do really bad?
Besides, American Idol doesn’t garuntee anything. Hicks just had a huge backup of old ladies.
I don’t think Taylor was the first fluke. The runners up always seem to surpass the winner in popularity, other than Kelly Clarkson.
no… ruben studdard was…
None of the winners make it big. Chris Daughtry new song rocks-he’s going all the way!
no not at all
I too liked Chris and Katharine better. Sorry Taylor….did enjoy your performance on Dr. Phil the other day though….
I’m not sure, because I don’t watch much TV, but I do rather dislike Taylor. I was all for Elliott, actually.
Chris is awesome, too.
Isn’t Taylor supposed to be 29 or something? He definitely doesn’t look it.
I agree with PartofaBalancedBreakfast. Apart from Kelly Clarkson, the runners-up tend to do better in popularity and CD sales and whatnot.
what about reuben studdard???
i think he dropped off the face of the earth.
i don’t even seen anyone mentioning him in any comments.
by the way, about daughtry… no. just no.
Irrelevant. American Idol is a travesty anyway.