Posted on 02/14/2011 3:10:31 AM PST by greatdefender
Much like the music world itself, the Grammy Awards is a colorful train wreck of a television show.
Inexplicable results and mesmerizing performances mixed with the mundane added up to a generally unsatisfying evening for CBS Sunday. Unless, of course, you're Lady Antebellum.
The Grammys are barely an awards show anymore. As the music business has splintered and sputtered in recent years, the Grammys have become a performance show, advertising musicians who need the attention. Show producers don't even bother with a host anymore. For the first hour of Sunday's show, only one trophy was given out — for a live version of a Train song done better in the studio.
In theory, it's a great idea. If you're unfamiliar with an artist's work, it's much better to watch him or her in action than to listen to speeches thanking managers, producers and hairstylists. Or, in Train's case, Howard Stern.
In practice, the show's success or failure is tied to whether the artists can bring the goods.
Whether they took trophies home with them or not, the night's winners included Janelle Monae, Eminem, Cee Lo and Rihanna. Among the losers were Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Rihanna.
Yes, you read that last part right. Rihanna was spellbinding for her part in Eminem's ominous "Love the Way You Lie." When she returned later to perform "What's My Name" with Drake, she curiously dropped her hand-held microphone to her waist a few times while the vocals continued on.
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a milli vanilli moment?
Ashlie Simpson is probably more famous for that.
Wow... who knew these were still even on.
Ah, the Grammys fail anyway. Every artist who gets nominated is accused of being old and washed up or not being any good in the first place.
Incidentally, I was surprised that Barbara Streisand was there because I could swear she only performs at Democrat fundraisers.
The song is popular over here in Russia. Didn't know that Rihanna was the female singer. I always hated the beginning - I thought the woman was annoying - with the voice fluctuation...but I guess tha't Rihanna's style.
....reminds me, the Super Bowl goes to NBC next year...so if ya thought this years half time show was a bomb, we can expect a burka clad female singing the Iranian anthem next.
Had problems sleeping last night, turned the tv on to check the Grammys and after a while watching it for a while, it confirms why I do not watch award shows. Never even heard of the band that won best album of the year, “Arcade Fire” until last night.
Next year the Super Bowl is going over to NBC? Never knew.
Wife wanted to watch this so we did. The performances were unbearable. It was interesting to note the minority reactions to the country singers winning. J-Lo looked like see wanted to be anywhere but at a show where the hicks were taking all the gold home. Just an observation same for others in the crowd.
Tell me, I am suprised she can still sing after all those years.
Nobody’s heard of Arcade Fire. They gave them award to mess with people’s heads.
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Well at least “the hicks” were the ones whom I could understand their singing over some of the other songs.
Compared to Bob Dylan, who sounds like a guy who smokes ten packs of cigarettes a day while inhaling gravel.
You said it.
My goodness, the song that they sung before they got the award sounded like they were screaming, not singing. Had a word for it, I will only say it starts with a “c”.
With groups like Arcade Fire, Bob Dylan would sound pretty darn better.
...wait....if you do a search I find one site saying NBC another saying FOX, now I remember hearing someone say during this years broadcast saying NBC.....
If you have not seen them, and get a chance to, I highly recommend Lady Antebellum. We saw them at Lake Tahoe last year with Tim McGraw...awesome!
I’m looking at seeing who won the awards this year, and the Grammys actually picked good acts this year.
Album of the Year. That’s the biggest one. Others might say Song or Record, but I’d say Album.
And that was Arcade Fire, who beat Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Katy Perry. Good pick.
And The Black Keys won. They’re good. I’m not sure who the other choices were, but The Black Keys are a worthy band. They won best Rock Group and best Alternative Album.
And someone I never heard of beat Justin Bieber. I’ve heard of Justin Bieber. Never heard the music before, but I heard that he sucks. But he’s famous. So, this unknown person might actually be good, because she beat a famous person. I might check her out.
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