Comments on: The Stellas Are Indie-Cool, Mainstream-Friendly

By: C.M. Wilcox

C.M. Wilcox — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:07:09 +0000

They sounded a little different on the show, but they were among the more mainstream duos – although not as thoroughly contemporary as JB Rocket, who were, as seems to be the consensus around here, quite wretched. Steel Magnolia strikes me as more mainstream rock than anything else… not sure about their countryness.

I liked Ryan & Avalon too. Hope they’ll get a deal or something out of it.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:39:49 +0000

Did Steel Magnolia sound different on the show than on their first single, because I think this first single sounds pretty mainstream, really.

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:05:37 +0000

I disagree, Nicolas. Last year, it came down to 2 male/female duos and Naomi sang the praises of both of them, going so far as to appear in Joey + Rory’s video.

I watched this series from the beginning of last season – never missed an episode thanks to my trusty DVR. I have been impressed with the talent on this show too – it’s always better than Nashville Star. I thought last year was just a step above this year’s crop, but definitely still some promising young singers. I was pulling for Ryan and Avalon myself, but I wound’t have been disappointed with any of the final 3 male/female duos. I never could get into JB Rocket. They almost impressed me when they did ‘Neon Moon’, but something about the way the skinny one conducted himself on-stage made me want to look away. He was just too flamboyant with his moves and all over the place in general – like he had ADD or something. He could have used some coaching on his stage presence, or lack thereof. I just didn’t think much of them.

But Steel Magnolia (I knew they’d win after it got down to the final 4), The Stellas, or Ryan and Avalon either one could have took the title and not disappointed me. I’m not sure any of them have mainstream appeal in country music though.

And while both duos are incredibly talented, Caitlin & Will or Joey + Rory have yet to break through, so I am doubting that CMT can actually make country stars out of any of these pairings.

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:00:38 +0000

Its pretty clear after 2 seasons that Naomi Judd takes special preference to the male duos… and that she leaves the female duos out to dry

By: plain_jo

plain_jo — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:35:40 +0000

I really like the Stellas, and i downloaded their EP several weeks ago. I am glad they were on the show otherwise I might not have heard of them. I thought JB Rocket sucked!……but then I don’t care most top 40 either so…. there ya go.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:10:24 +0000

This year, as with last year, I was really impressed with the talent on this show. Again also, I liked 2 of the final 4 duos very much. The Stella’s were great and i look forward to seeing more of them soon hopefully. I am not sure that a Judd’s reunion itself wouldve out-performed Steel Magnolia on this season, though…

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By: C.M. Wilcox

C.M. Wilcox — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:07:45 +0000

Point taken on the artificiality of the mainstream/indie distinction, but as for this These two are full of so much potential we should keep glossing over the areas they are lacking This is an introduction to the act, not one in a long series of glowing posts about them, so it'd be rather difficult for me to keep doing anything with regards to The Stellas. Further, it's filed as a Recommendation (not a Review), so obviously my take on it will be favorable. Yours doesn't have to be. What specifically do you feel was glossed over?

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:50:11 +0000

I’m sure they have no interest in making money from their music, unlike that obviously completely money-centered and lacking in any artistic ability whatever Taylor Swift. Of course they’ll stay indie no matter what mainstream chances they get, because no one in their right mind would ever want to see their music or artistic endeavors spread to as many people as possible. These two are full of so much potential we should keep glossing over the areas they are lacking until they become so indie no one hears of them anymore.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:16:53 +0000

Downloading as I write.