Talent

What is talent exactly? It occurs to me that it's a word that is thrown around way too often these days. We're living in a decade where true talent is often buried under all the aweful stuff out there.

Generations have produced many wonderful talents. I can easily name a few, such as Elton John, though some might argue the validity of the claim. But today, I sit here and wonder what exactly this generation has produced?

Britney Spears: A good agent maybe, but talent? American/Canadian Idol: Is it really talent or is luck really the whole deal? And all those other reality shows: Does anyone really care? Does the outcome really matter?

Are we going to become known as the generation that simply produced "talent" that came out of reality shows?

It seems as though studio men don't search out talent enough these days. It might not be the case, but then, why is it that the good talent is a diamond in the rough so very often, hard to find, when it should be the true talent that shines through the horse's manure? True talent is so rare, and what makes it even rarer is when the aweful stuff is pushed out in front of everyone's eyes.

Talent is in the eyes of the beholder, I guess.

Talent is:

Nickel Creek and their cover of Britney Spear's Toxic


The Duhks - (Here with their cover of Tracy Chapman's Mountains of Things)


The Wailin' Jennys


Andre-Phillipe Gagnon (French-Canadian Impressionist and Imitator)


Does anymore need to be said?