I have been battling with myself lately over whether or not to buy Jordin Sparks’ album. I was given a $25 gift certificate to the iTunes store and choosing which albums to buy is like…something else that is also hard to choose.
I love Tattoo. I love all the songs I have heard so far, actually.
Do I want to support someone who skipped a few steps to get where she is, when there are so many people working hard and getting nowhere?
I can't blame her for taking that opportunity. I bought Carrie Underwood’s albums…(though, I didn’t buy her debut until about a year after its release). Daughtry is great. Can we even consider Idol as skipping steps anymore?
What it comes down to is this- good music is good music. If Jessica Simpson (who I am definitely not a fan of) puts out an album that is (by some strange fluke) actually OK, I will buy it. Chances of that happening remain to be seen- she is set to release a country album soon. I am scared.
If an artist means what they are singing, sounds good, has catchy songs with decent instrumentation – some of the makings of a good album – who am I to judge what got them into the studio? I have heard my share of bad singers, and Jordin Sparks is far from one of them (see the Super Bowl. It has been a long time since someone sounded that good singing the anthem, lip-synching or not {which is a whole other issue. Stadiums like that one are not built for sound. The echo in spaces like that makes things sound completely different to the person performing, resulting in bad timing and off notes}).
She means it. She is 17, but I believe her. Sure, I could go into a million other things beyond that, that make an artist good, but if I don’t believe what they’re saying, what’s the point?
Answer: there isn’t one.
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