The Grammys...

[j_absinthe]

Did anyone else watch?

I only caught glimpses, but what I saw mostly entertained me.

Loved...

The Gospelized "Let it Be" tribute
Kanye and Daft Punk-and I generally hate Kanye
Tina Turner in her American Apparel get-up
Amy's acceptance speech for her "Best New Artist" win ("Blake...Blake incarceraaaated!")

 

[liv]

Loved:
*Cirque du Soleil to the Beatles. LOVED.
*Amy's acceptance speech. Her mouthing "I'm so nervous" and her reaction afterwards was so genuine. I LOL'ed at "My Blake incarcerated."
*Amy's performance. She isn't half bad when she's sober, but watching her weird air hump gyrations made me cringe. At least she fixed her teeth.
*Rhapsody in Blue - PIANO WARS. I thought it was just awesome.
*Vince Gill pwning Kanye.
*Tina mother f-ing Turner. She killed it. Beyonce was an afterthought, she was pretty superfluous.
*All the Beatles love.
*Foo Fighters.
*Kanye's Mama song was pretty touching, even though I really dislike him and his attitude
*Bonnie Raitt! Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis were very entertaining, Little Richard still looks exactly the same from when I was little and saw him on Full House!
*Aretha was great, I wish she would embrace dresses that weren't spaghetti strap though. You can still look fabulous while dressing your body type. At least wear thicker straps; Queen Latifah is a bigger woman with big breasts and I've liked a lot of the dresses she wears.
*Stevie. I always love Stevie.

Hated:
*Kanye being a jerk in his acceptance speech. Yeah, I hate the music too, but you aren't the only one with a dead mother, and you would do well to learn some social grace. I was kind of surprised he didn't mention her at the very beginning of his speech. After that, the rest of it went downhill, "Amy deserves it, but I deserve it too; Greatest performer in the world..blah blah blah" Get over your ego. Please.
*Fergie trying to sing. WTF. Why didn't JOHN LEGEND just sing, his voice is beautiful
*Will.I.Am. - Ummm, okay? He butchered all those songs.
*Not enough John Mayer! I was hoping they would duet "Lesson Learned."
*Miley Cyrus. Why is she there? She isn't talented, she's on a tweeny-bopper Disney show. And why does she look like a baby prostitute? FIRE HER STYLISTS BILLY RAY. She looked just awful.
**PLAYING THAT STUPID MUSIC OVER HERBIE HANCOCK. Let the man have his moment, I don't think he's ever won Album of the Year, and he's a legend. Let him say his peace. Sheesh. That bugged me.

That's all I can think of right now. Overall, I was just "meh" about a lot of it.

 

[aeni]

Wasn't a fan of the Cirque performance. I'd rather see it live tbh. Loved what I saw for the aftershow.

Screamed when I saw Tina, Amy, Stevie, Jerry Lee. The rest I was just looking at clothes...

And Fergie sounded WAY off tonight. Maybe it's just cuz I'm ill though.

 

[liv]

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Originally Posted by aeni Wasn't a fan of the Cirque performance. I'd rather see it live tbh. Loved what I saw for the aftershow. Screamed when I saw Tina, Amy, Stevie, Jerry Lee. The rest I was just looking at clothes... And Fergie sounded WAY off tonight. Maybe it's just cuz I'm ill though.

I'd love love love to see it live, but I thought they still looked great.

I was pretty disappointed with most of the clothes. Either boring or just plain fug. The Oscars is where the clothes shine, I feel like people try to be too trendy for the Grammy's and end up looking cheap.

 

[Evey]

Kanye was a bastard. He just gave me another reason to dislike him. I don't think he deserved to win an award period. I loved Aretha's performance, Little richard, and I could have done without Beyonce in the Tina Turner performance (Tina looks GREAT for being her age and she can STILL bust a move). Did Stevie Wonder perform? I saw him presenting an award but I was wondering if he performed or not. I would have liked to see it. And I agree with LIV, they should have let Herbie say his speech without interruption. It was the end of the show anyway.

 

[alb40]

hmmm, I actually felt bad for Kanye although I dont like him or his music...
the Tina Turner/Beyonce performance was very interesting... I dont think Bey is used to having it not be about her. She looked and sounded kind of out of her element.

 

[sabn786]

was it just me..or did beyonce face look really really slim..it was probably makeup but i duno..and i really liked kanyes performance mostly bc i was excited that daft punk was there..they looked like lil aliens or something haha and ita that john mayer an alicia keys shoulda performed ''lesson learned'' and fergie should have just let john legend do the singing..i think im done now haha

 

[PMBG83]

Yes beyonce, well they couldve just left her off. I think mostly she was scared to perform with Tina seeing as how when she performed FOR Tina at the Kennedy center she was onstage by herself and not performing with the legend. Overall the show wasnt bad. I really rocked out to the performance with the three great rock and roll legends near the end.

 

[Professor Fate]

The Grammy's are completely meaningless to the world of GOOD music these days.

Lamest fucking award show with the lamest so called "musicians" ever!

 

[AppleDiva]

Grammy's wasnt too bad this year:

• Loved Kanye's performance. I like his music.
• Alicia is sounding better these days. Didn't like the green dress she wore.
• Rihanna did well. I liked her choice of clothing..very 80s chic. I love her hair. I am no Beyonce fan, but should not have pulled Jay-Z up on the stage like that....
• Carrie Underwood can really sing and I see longevity in the industry.
• Beyonce needs to take a break. I am too bored.
• Been rocking Amy Winehouse since 2005. Her sound is marvelous. I love both of her albums. I like Rehab song. Saying all that, I think she needs to stop singing that song for the time being. Favorite line in the acceptance speech, "Camden town aint burning down!" If you are from the UK, please let me know what that means.

 

[MiCHiE]

*DEAD* at blogs noticing Jay-Z showing more affection with Rihanna than he's ever shown with Beyoncé.
I loved Kanye's tribute to his mama, but did he have to steal Jamie Foxx's Oscar speech to do it?
"Last night I saw you in my dreams....I can't wait to go to sleep tonight"??? I kept saying I heard those words before and couldn't place it....

 

[purrtykitty]

One word: boooorinnnnng!

 

[AppleDiva]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥ *DEAD* at blogs noticing Jay-Z showing more affection with Rihanna than he's ever shown with Beyoncé. I loved Kanye's tribute to his mama, but did he have to steal Jamie Foxx's Oscar speech to do it? "Last night I saw you in my dreams....I can't wait to go to sleep tonight"??? I kept saying I heard those words before and couldn't place it....

Which blogs? The blogs I have seen, he was giving her the evil eye.

 

[MiCHiE]

I don't know where this one came from, but it was on another messageboard.

 

[AppleDiva]

I loved Rihanna's dress!!

 

[Evey]

Beyonce is played out...

 

[j_absinthe]

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Originally Posted by Professor Fate The Grammy's are completely meaningless to the world of GOOD music these days. Lamest fucking award show with the lamest so called "musicians" ever!

Though I agree that The Grammys pretty much blow in most forms, it's unfair to say that it's a celebration of people who aren't talented. Just because it's not Swedish metal doesn't mean it doesn't possess talent.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

ugh i cannot stand Rihanna. I didn't watch the grammy's but seriously....I don't care for her at all. How about she leaves jayz alone and finds herself her own man.

Ugh!

 

[j_absinthe]

Girl, what are you talking about. I swear people are reading waaay too much into her and Jay's relationship.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

She's just too much. After all of the gossip and drama last year why would you continue to flirt so much and do things like that. It seems silly--i just can't stand her. I like Beyonce a lot. Maybe thats why? Whatever she just gets on my nerves.