X Factor: A Music Industry Perspective 音乐界对《英国偶像》的看法
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_7994320/tae_295_x_factor_101215_tae_295_x_factor_audio_au_bb.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px][p=21, 2, left]Britain's newest singing star is a 27-year-old former [b]painter-decorator[/b] called Matt Cardle.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The winner of this year's X Factor has already released his first[b]single[/b], which is widely expected to become this year's [b]Christmas number one[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]But not everyone is celebrating with him. Many musicians object to what they see as the X Factor's [b]excessive [/b][b]influence[/b] on the British music industry.[/p][p=21, 2, left]They are particularly critical of the show's [b]creator[/b], Simon Cowell, who both produces the TV show and signs the winners to his own [b]record label[/b], making millions in the process.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"The thing I find incredible is that Simon Cowell gets paid an enormous amount of money to promote his own [b]acts[/b]," says Mat Osman of Britpop band Suede.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Osman believes that Cowell should be "[b]paying a fortune[/b]" to put his acts on [b]primetime TV[/b].[/p][float=right][img=226,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc2/2010-12-16/4af34179a79b74715b7cabf7edeb7a1a.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]And the winner is... Matt Cardle[/p][/float]
[p=21, 2, left]"It just seems to be the greatest[b]con[/b] of all time. But well done to him," he continues. "It's a [b]genius scam[/b]."[/p][p=21, 2, left]Bernard Sumner of New Order sees the problem slightly differently: "What they're singing on X Factor is just other people's music. It's not creative."[/p][p=21, 2, left]Yet [b]rock legend[/b] Alice Cooper defended the show, saying: "The advantage the X Factor has is that it's not [b]exclusive[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]"The X Factor's more [b]refreshing[/b]. They're wide open: if you're really unique at something, bring it in and, if it's really professional, [they] will go with it."[/p][p=21, 2, left]Love it or hate it, the X Factor's success is [b]undeniable[/b]. [b]Underground rap artist[/b] Dan Le Sac's view on the show is one of a [b]resigned realist[/b]: "It simply doesn't matter. It's fun, it's entertainment."[/p][p=21, 2, left]"It may be a [b]horrific[/b] thing but if people enjoy it, they should be allowed to. You should be allowed to love the [b]trash[/b] as well as the [b]meaningful stuff[/b]."[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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