An old thread ( Why is Kenny G so hated? ) has recently been revived from its slumber, and in its posts it has become obvious that Mr. G is not alone in his disfavor.
He’s been compared with Thomas Kinkade of painting notoriety.
Rather than hijack that thread how’s about we come up with purveyors of other art and entertainment forms where someone demonstrates similar status to Kenny in their particular field of endeavor.
I’ll start with Lawrence Welk is (was) the Kenny G of Big Bands.
Yanni is the Kenny G of, um, whatever it is that Yanni does. Um, Stadium New Age Soft Rock.
Bob Ross is the Kenny G of painting.
Let’s clarify the terms. Kenny G is hated for two reasons:
Thomas Kincaide, IMHO, fits both criteria.
Lawrence Welk, however, does not. He could reasonably be argued to fit 1 (although big band was a pretty dumbed down genre already). He does not fit number 2 though. LW was a damn fine pianist, both technically and (when he let himself be) artistically.
Kenny G is the Kenny G of Jazz.
Piers Anthony is the Kenny G of fantasy novels.
Paris Hilton is the Kenny G of acting.
I would’ve gone with the Twilight writer, whasername, Stephanie Meyer? - but understand your case…
Mitt Romney is the Kenny G of conservative politics.
Jean Auel is the Kenny G of historical fiction.
George Lucas is the Kenny G of film directors.
Michael Crichton is the Kenny G of hard science fiction.
Pauly Shore is the Kenny G of “comedy.”
Nah. Kenny G isn’t that bad.
Rachel Ray is the Kenny G of food personalities. No, Paula Deen. No, waitaminnit, it’s Guy Fieri. No, hold on…
Bon Jovi is the Kenny G of Rock and Roll.
I would also have accepted Bryan Adams.
Microsoft Windows is the Kenny G of operating systems?
Agreed!
Nah, I don’t think you can say that since Vampire fiction is itself a dumbed-down (sub)genre. You’d have to compare her to somebody who’s the Kenny G of Kenny G Jazz. Maybe she’s the John Tesh of Vampire fiction.
Celtic Woman is the Kenny G of Celtic music.
Sarah Brightman is the Kenny G of musical theater.
You’re thinking of Liberace, who was those things. Welk played the accordion and had Myron Floren do his heavy lifting.
Voyager is the Kenny G of Star Trek.
Celtic music is the Kenny G of folk music.