Clay, Kelly The Real Deal, Declares Hartford Courant

The Hartford Courant compliment's Clay's and Kelly's success saying season 4 winner and runner-up Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice are 'so, so forgettable'.

Just so, so forgettable from 2 Idols
December 15, 2005

THE REAL THING
Bo Bice
RCA

SOME HEARTS
Carrie Underwood
Arista

It's a simple equation: If just a fraction of the 20 million people who watch "American Idol" every week buy albums by the winner or runner-up, the management and record companies make mind-boggling amounts of money.

As for quality, well, that's been an incidental concern for the masterminds behind the would-be karaoke pop stars. There hasn't been much of it so far: Only Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson have anything resembling a real career in music, a distinction unlikely to be eclipsed by Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice, this season's top two finishers.