Spellbinder said:
blame it on the FCC. This telecast of the Grammys felt more like a history lesson than it did a fun and fresh show. Queen Latifah was appealing as always but some of the stuff they had on there was pointless and boring. J.Lo and Marc Anthony's spanish duet served to show that she cannot sing for shit live. she fell flat many times against Marc, actually CAN sing live. Usher needs to STOP channeling Michael Jackson. He think's he's sexy..and he isnt.
U2 ...when will they get a clue and sit their asses down? Bono thinks he's some wise political sage (have you seen him on CNN telling folks how the United States could end their budge crisis?!) and the band is OLD...and yet EVERY time they get onstage....their performance lasts longer than anyone else's. WHY did Maroon 5 beat out Kanye West for an award? who the hell listens to them? WHY did Bono, Norah Jones and the rest of those select artists get up there and butcher the Beatles' song, "Across the Universe"? most of those "artists" were off key and the song was just.....so inappropo for the cause they were promoting. the year's Grammys just SUCKED.
Wow Farrah...but how do you REALLY feel? :igitt:
My take on the Grammys...
PERFORMANCES
J. LO & MARC ANTHONY - Ok, but a little cheesy. And you said that J. Lo can't sing live? Hell, J. Lo can't sing on CD either! Marc did the damn thing although he was a bit hard on the eyes. He somewhat resembles a small rabbid dog.
ALICIA KEYS/JAMIE FOXX - Alicia nailed her performance of "If I Ain't Got You" and looked absolutely flawless. Jamie and her duet of "Georgia On My Mind" was a nice gesture, but kinda got lost about mid-way. Seemed a little "last minute." And what the hell is up with Jamie and that tattoo in the back of his head???
KANYE WEST - Amazing performance...nothing bad to say about this one. And how many extra cool points did he get for having his own mama in the pulpit as one of the members of the congregation!!!
OPENING ACT - Started out kinda bland, but once you figured out what they were trying to do it made sense and sounded awesome. I loved the medley at the end. Whoever planned that did an awesome job.
QUEEN LATIFAH - Superb performance, even though I missed most of it. :'(
USHER/JAMES BROWN - That little bastard may be cocky but he has every reason to be. He can dance his little flat-nosed ass off. He's shaping up to be a modern-day Michael Jackson/James Brown. I think, however, that Justin Timberlake might try to steal his crown later on when he releases his highly anticipated sophomore album.
As far as everything else...the Tsunami tribute was a musical trainwreck. And nothing against the Beatles...but I didn't particularly care for that song even before they further ruined it.
Joss Stone and Melissa ROCKED it! And I love Melissa with no hair, she looks awsome!
Best acceptance speech of the night goes to Kanye West for starting out with "Y'all better get the music ready cuz I'mma be up here for a while" and ending with "everyone wanted to know what I'd do if I didn't win...well, I guess we'll never know."
Second best acceptance speech...Loretta Lynn. She's so country and non-Hollywood. It was comforting to see someone up there who thinks of herself as a regular person and not some glamorous celebrity.
WORST PERFORMANCE: U2. I agree 100% with what you said above, Farrah. They need to vanish. :sure:
BIGGEST UPSETS: John Mayer winning BEST SONG for "Daughters" over some HUGE talent such as Keys, McGraw, Hooba and West. Another upset...Prince sweeping the R&B categories!!! He won Best Male R&B performance and best Traditional R&B vocal performance.
Usher and Kanye both walked away with three, Alicia got 4 and Ray Charles, as we know, got 8.
All in all it wasn't a bad show. I watched the entire thing.
Prophet said:
I kind of feel bad for Gretchen Wilson.. Loretta Lynn winning the Grammy for best Country Album? That was a surprise! And RIGHT after they like built up with a Tim McGraw performance LOL
Don't feel
TOO bad for Gretchen. She did take home one for Female Country Vocal Performance for "Redneck Woman." She's still new and fresh...plenty of time to walk away with more in the future.
Tim took home two for himself...one for Male Country Vocal Performance and the other for Best Country Song (the songwriter's award).
bored me to masterbation instead
