GRAMMY Gushes and Gripes
Some questions raised and some rhetoricals huffed by me while viewing the 50th Anniversary GRAMMY award broadcast from my toasty front room:
+What was more offensive: Lifetime Achievement Award presenter Tom Hanks' jowls or Alicia Keys' tacky virtual duet, feigned accompaniment, husky adlibs and all?+Stomp and Carrie Underwood, the Time and Rihanna: Why?
+Who selected
the community theater withCirque de Soleilambitionsfor the Beatles tribute?+When will Hollywood stop with the contrived gospel choir melodrama?
+Who doesn't love Jason Bateman?
+Before tonight, how did Fergie secure 3 GRAMMYS?
+After that pitch poor performance with John Legend, how can any self respecting music fan not immediately renounce the egregiously talentless Fergie?
+Was it just me or was Kanye West's performance long and lacking, albeit tear-jerking?
+What was with Beyoncé's Black history recitation and why did she lip sync it?
+Did Bey step on TT's foot, in other words, did she pull an Usher circa the Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary spectacle and try to outdance a legend?
+Ain't 68 year-old TT still got it?
+So I think we can safely assume Beyoncé's rider stipulated that Solange had to be a presenter, no?
+Can you get any more ineloquent than Kanye?
+Who could have predicted the Queen would have rocked such a tasteful ensemble or that Bebe's blazer would more than make up for the Queen's elegance in its garishness?
+Who was more geeked than me by the Clark Sisters rendition of one of the greatest gospel songs ever, "You Brought the Sunshine?" (I listened to that joint 3x earlier in the day to make up for missing church for the 20th or so Sunday in a row.)
+How surprising good was the ReRe-helmed Gospel segment?
+Would it be petty to critique Feist's high water dress before indicting her underwhelming performance?
+Old lady Keely, Kid Rock's duet partner, can sing, but why was she presenting the rock award?
+How funny was it that Keely stayed in the picture as Grohl and 'em accepted their award?
+Did Stevland not murder Alicia on her own intro, resurrecting that bland ass song and injecting it with life?
+I can't be the only one distressed at Alicia's weave, right?
+Are their honestly discerning fans moved by Keys' music in other words, dare I say, the empress has no clothes?
+It's hard to hate on Ri Ri, no?
+With so much rapper ego on stage, anyone else fantasizing about a return the Fresh Prince-retired GRAMMY rap out? (Most artists from other genres express gratefulness, which I much prefer to entitlement.)
+Why Cuba, why?
+Should I read the vigor with which Winehouse background singers are shimming as a desperate plea for a better gig?
+Oh lawd, where's Cholly Atkins when you need him?
+Why did they take the camera off Amy when she was dancing at the end of "You Know I'm No Good?"
+Who doesn't root for Amy, shout out to "my Blake incarcerated" and all?
+Why does Will.i.am perpetually embarrass?
+Who could have predicted Herbie taking Album of the Year (I love Herbie but I didn't much care for the album)?
And Herbie, ¡Sí, Se Puede! right back atcha.
PS-The full rundown of GRAMMY victors here.
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Comments
1.
mb83 says:
they just be giving grammy's away . . .
but did you see when rhianna grabbed jigga's arm and pulled him up on stage? that was so not the business.
what did you think about the uber celebratory moment when Amy won? Looked like something out of a movie!
02/22/2008 at 10:45 AM
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jburrell says:
Yeah, my response to Kanye was all over the place. I thought "Stronger" was impeccable just lifeless. I mean Kanye exhibited great stage presence and the set design was captivating but I don't like the song and I didn't think the music/lyrics were all that compelling live. The "Hey Mama" bit was better though.
And yeah I caught Amy's back up dancers when she played Joe's Pub a year ago and they were dancing entirely too hard them. I hope their tenacious two steps one day take them further than the right hand of a cracked out British soul singer.
02/11/2008 at 11:09 PM
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huny says:
"+So I think we can safely assume Beyoncé's rider stipulated that Solange had to be a presenter, no?"
HA! you ain't right lol.
"+Was it just me or was Kanye West's performance long and lacking, albeit tear-jerking?"
I loved it, actually...I thought the first part was was futuristic and technologically clever. and the "hey mama" performance was so raw and honest. I shed a tear. but I'm a softy for shit like that.
"+Should I read the vigor with which Winehouse background singers are shimming as a desperate plea for a better gig?"
them kats ALWAYS shimmy like that, haha. winehouse has the best background singers I've ever seen. go search her live performances on youtube. those boys are always killin' it.
02/11/2008 at 5:34 PM