While as a rock singer he's good, but not absolutely outstanding. It was still good to see someone up there that can sing rock, play an instrument and has the potential to be a legitimate rockstar (remember this is based only on seeing him rock ZZ Top, he could be a poptart at heart). So RCA how about it? Why not allow David to prove his credibility and let him write his own songs? None of that bs Avril contribute two lines and call them a songwriter; let him do the entire album on his own and see what happens.

You can keep Clive busy by letting him take that bland nerdy little kid into the studio and make the cheesy music he seems happy with. That's a win-win, Clive can launch his new Wisconsin Records with the little David with a cheddar filled album of music for 12-year-old girls and middle-aged house wives, and David Cook can try to make a legitimate rock album and you might have a winner that can actually go double-platinum. The Clive "let's make em' cheesy" formula doesn't work. Just ask the last "rocker" to grace the Idol stage. Clive couldn't wait to get Bo Bice into the studio and look what happened, we got the ironically titled "The Real Thing," an album of warmed-over Nickleback-lite trite.

So again RCA, we've seen what you've done with past winners of Idol and the dismal record sales that result. Now that Clive is gone, why not take a risk for a change and let an Idol prove they are more than a televised karaoke singer? Who knows, he might come up with an album that I'd actually buy. That would be a first for me and for the millions that may watch the show but can't be compelled to turn that into a CD purchase. It's a crazy concept, but why not try and give them something they might want to buy instead of the same warmed-over generic pop that gave Clive his ego and sank so many shortsighted careers. Just a thought. I know you'll do the wrong thing and then blame the failure on the Internet. Why change now?

Before our regular readers get up in arms that I actually wrote this, I have to tell you that I won't lose sleep on this either way. I was just pleasantly surprised to see the ZZ Top jam and the potential to finally have a credible Idol. I know that's an oxymoron. And with the Spice Girl express behind the show and careers of the contestants, I know it's a pipe dream. But figured it was worth a mention that RCA has the chance to try something different this time. They won't take it, but they do have the chance.