Let's face it, there are some flaws in the American Idol format. Most people will argue that there are plenty of contestants who have been eliminated from the show too early. Names that come to mind are
Tamyra Gray,
LaToya London,
Jennifer Hudson,
Mandisa, and
Chris Daughtry.
Jasmine Trias, however, was definitely not one of those contestants. In fact, during her run on the third season of the show, she was considered quite the opposite. Many harshly criticized the then-17-year-old for making it all the way to the final three, claiming she relied on her looks and her home state support (Hawaii). Maybe it's for those reasons that
Trias opted to record an album like
Jasmine Trias. It's not a ballad-heavy album which tries to compete with the greats by any means. Rather, it's almost as if
Trias knows that her third place finish was undeserving when compared to the contestants that she beat, like
Jennifer Hudson and
LaToya London. Therefore, instead of trying to compete with the
Whitneys and the
Mariahs of the Idol franchise,
Trias opted to go with what she knew best as a teenager: pure pop. Pop in its truest form, with just a dabble of R&B. Therefore, she skipped the heavy ballads and opted for club friendly dance tracks and slick mid-tempo cuts. The results, instead of being a total disaster as most expected, are actually shockingly appealing and entertaining. And
Trias doesn't try to play up to any image at all.