An American "reality" show in which generally untalented nobodies compete in a large scale karaoke contest where they are urged to express themselves as individuals, yet are not accepted or praised until they look, act, think, and sing exactly as a generic Top 40 Pop singer, where the grand prize is a record deal with Simon Cowell's record label; ultimately creating a retail failure, as the "artist" is doing little else but singing songs other people wrote for them as they write no words nor play any instruments of their own, all of which is eventually blamed on Mp3 pirating for poor CD sales.
"American Idol is complete garbage."
"All of these people on American Idol are just singing karaoke."
"Who's going to be the next American Idol? Who cares. They're not musicians either way."
"All of these people on American Idol are just singing karaoke."
"Who's going to be the next American Idol? Who cares. They're not musicians either way."
by NYC January 18, 2006
a really overhyped bad show, where pretty boys and PYTs get their famous 15 minutes attempting to sing on TV and in most cases, prove that they have absolutely no talent whatsoever. The whole contest is rigged up, the lousiest contestants are purposely kept in the contest for a period of time just to rile up viewers' passions to motivate them to call up and say that the lousy contestant sucks big time. Those who do have any measure of talent at all, winner or not, sometimes get a recording contract and are set up with hack songwriters and producers who put together the "Idol"s first album, which is a pile of trash - IOW, whatever talent there may be is completely wasted. American Idol sucks.
American Idol is a lot like Star Search, a "talent search" TV program of the Eighties that seemed to have all the chumps performing on it.
by I Saw U2 Live Twice May 5, 2007
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The WORST show in the history of television. At least it's good for laughs because most of the contestants CAN'T sing.
by AYB March 25, 2003
by birdboy2000 July 7, 2004
A stupid show that idiots try out for because their life sucks. The judges are complete dolts who think they know everything and all the "competition winners" always look the same and sound the same. (Their careers last about 2 weeks).
A make-money-fast idea that is dragging on while it can.
A make-money-fast idea that is dragging on while it can.
by Anna July 16, 2004
American Karaoke, Shit, Rubbish, Corporate ear rape, teenage mind melter, destroyer of all things good.
American Idol is coming on in in 5 minutes.
Great, can you plug the toaster in when you see me entering the shower with it?
Great, can you plug the toaster in when you see me entering the shower with it?
by Patrick McClatchey February 16, 2009