Kristy Lee Cook's '15 Minutes of Shame'

Subject: Kristy Lee Cook's '15 Minutes of Shame' Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:10 pm

This just in from The Department of I'm Totally Failing to Pay Attention to the Country Music Scene: After 12 weeks on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook's debut single, "Fifteen Minutes of Shame," has crept its way up to No. 28. What's more, in September, Cook released a CD, Why Wait, which debuted at No. 8 on the Top Country Albums chart, then quickly fell out of the top 50.

I know I was tough on Kristy Lee throughout Idol's seventh season, but for the love of Paula's wayward weaves, how is it that 19 Entertainment signed her to a deal, while leaving superior talents like Jason Castro, Carly Smithson, Michael Johns, and Brooke White with a big collective plate of nothing?

One listen to "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" (embedded after the jump) and you'll feel fresh outrage over this indignity. Kristy Lee's vocal gives the track the personality of a soggy bowl of store-brand corn flakes, and the spoken-word interlude in which KL reveals the name of her do-wrong boyfriend (jump ahead to the 2:10 mark to hear it) is the musical equivalent of adding a dollop of hot processed cheese to said cereal bowl. It's gross. And it inspired the following (admittedly bitchy) poll question:
To view the poll visit the link below
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/kristy-lee-cook.html?xid=email-alert-americanidol-20081111-item2

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DreamHrt wrote:: This just in from The Department of I'm Totally Failing to Pay Attention to the Country Music Scene: After 12 weeks on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook's debut single, "Fifteen Minutes of Shame," has crept its way up to No. 28. What's more, in September, Cook released a CD, Why Wait, which debuted at No. 8 on the Top Country Albums chart, then quickly fell out of the top 50.

I know I was tough on Kristy Lee throughout Idol's seventh season, but for the love of Paula's wayward weaves, how is it that 19 Entertainment signed her to a deal, while leaving superior talents like Jason Castro, Carly Smithson, Michael Johns, and Brooke White with a big collective plate of nothing?

One listen to "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" (embedded after the jump) and you'll feel fresh outrage over this indignity. Kristy Lee's vocal gives the track the personality of a soggy bowl of store-brand corn flakes, and the spoken-word interlude in which KL reveals the name of her do-wrong boyfriend (jump ahead to the 2:10 mark to hear it) is the musical equivalent of adding a dollop of hot processed cheese to said cereal bowl. It's gross. And it inspired the following (admittedly bitchy) poll question:
To view the poll visit the link below
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/kristy-lee-cook.html?xid=email-alert-americanidol-20081111-item2

Carly Smithson, Michael Johns, is not even as good as Kristy Lee Cook and Brooke White and Jason Castro is NO better singer then she is. They may be no worse of a singer but the aren't any better. And if someone is looking into the camera begging his fans not to vote; because if he get voted though he would have to learn three songs; is he really ready to enter the field of music and entertainment?!?!?!?!? NO NO NO and NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And how is that song any more hideous then Kellie Pickler-Red High Heels, anything by Daughtry, David Archuleta's Crush, David Cooks' Lights On or even some of the Carrie Underwood songs!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Actually in all fairness to Kristy Lee Cook i can't picture anyone from the top 24 of season 7, with maybe the exception of Syesha Mercado coming out with a cd worth spending money on. However you never know. One may come out with a super great cd. I doubt it however truth is stranger then fiction and stranger things has happen!!!!!!!!