tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post622183740836035569..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: The Grammys: It takes two to make a thing go right/wrongAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56249347938419214192010-02-02T21:26:17.250-05:002010-02-02T21:26:17.250-05:00I have been a devoted Stevie Nicks fan for 35 year...I have been a devoted Stevie Nicks fan for 35 years, and watching Taylor Swift butcher Rhiannon on YouTube the next day reminded me why I don't watch that clusterf*ck known as The Grammys.LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868479477550590056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-77263191494400242152010-02-02T20:30:09.567-05:002010-02-02T20:30:09.567-05:00Completely in agreement with anonymous who said Gr...Completely in agreement with anonymous who said Grammys only award the popular. If you look at all the awards shows, Grammys are taken the least seriously and for good reason (Homer Simpson threw his Grammy off a balcony to which the recipient yelled "Don't throw your garbage down here."). Oscars nominate and award the little seen every year (Melissa Leo comes to mind for Frozen River). Even Cable shows which have a fraction of the audience of Network shows get love from the Emmys (Mad Men, Breaking Bad).<br /><br />Yet when it comes to the Grammy's they only award the high sellers. You look at music critic's top 10 and you will see Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear on almost every list. But since they are indie, Grammys pay no mind. <br /><br />I'm not saying if you sell a lot you are automatically bad, but sales seems to be a big criteria for Grammys when it shouldn't it be. It would be like if Transformers and Spiderman 3 competed for best picture and NCIS won best drama every year.<br /><br />So Alan please don't use only the Grammys to update your playlists. Use metacritic and youtube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26298233471189492482010-02-02T16:10:40.985-05:002010-02-02T16:10:40.985-05:00@allison- Roberta Flack's voice wasn't gre...@allison- Roberta Flack's voice wasn't great but her face was beyond scary! That immobility has to have an effect on her tone. A person cannot place the notes correctly in the mouth if their face doesn't move. No one cared what she looked like in the first place anyway, it was her voice that was amazing- once.schoolbooksuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5951667115991303562010-02-02T13:49:10.162-05:002010-02-02T13:49:10.162-05:00Song of the year, the award for excellence in song...Song of the year, the award for excellence in songwriting, goes to "Uh oh oh, Uh oh oh"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1210056427750090422010-02-02T11:40:26.571-05:002010-02-02T11:40:26.571-05:00Even if you take Kanye out of the picture, any/eve...Even if you take Kanye out of the picture, any/every award that Swift has ever won has been due in part to sympathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1110167937392598612010-02-02T11:06:25.484-05:002010-02-02T11:06:25.484-05:00So does the Taylor Swift camp owe Kany West one of...<i>So does the Taylor Swift camp owe Kany West one of the Grammies for getting her all the symapthy votes.</i><br /><br />She was winning awards <i>before</i> that.<br /><br />Let me refresh your memory: he interrupted her <b>after she had already won an award</b>, and won it over Beyonce -- at freakin' <b>MTV</b>, which is hardly a haven for country performers.<br /><br />I think it's safe to say she didn't need any "sympathy vote."Dave Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14600019746305643772010-02-02T09:55:53.539-05:002010-02-02T09:55:53.539-05:00Pink doesn't lip sync IN CONCERT, but she did ...Pink doesn't lip sync IN CONCERT, but she did for that performance in the water...sorry, that's just the facts.<br /><br />Show was pretty wretched.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79816494314940620352010-02-02T01:26:15.411-05:002010-02-02T01:26:15.411-05:00The Grammys show is entertaining, but they might a...The Grammys show is entertaining, but they might as well not even bother with the awards. They only show a few of them, they all come down to a popularity contest, and no good new artists ever win anything. Obviously, I'm aware of the best new artist award, but come on, i've been listening to silversun pickups for years, and not a single actual new rock artist was in that group. The oscars at least gives a few smaller, possibly indie movies some props, but the grammys doesn't seem interested in anything but awarding the most popular (and rarely ever the most talented) stars. Sure, avatar will win awards at the oscars, but so might crazy heart, a much smaller-scale, albiet equally awe-inspiring movie. This show needed a performance that rocked, and the only "rock" performances were DMB and green day, neither of which rocked. I know the grammys appeals to the masses, but it doesn't hit any notes with people who actually love music, and it needs some better balance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43467856000325131262010-02-02T00:50:22.038-05:002010-02-02T00:50:22.038-05:00There's something so bizarre about the Grammys...There's something so bizarre about the Grammys that I've gotten into the habit of watching. The badness is SO bad - the rare, great parts are so enjoyable.<br /><br />I can't think of anything that looked worse, but sounded better than Elton John and Lady Gaga's duet. They complemented each other's voices incredibly well.<br /><br />Pink - I've always enjoyed but that was one heck of a performance. Loved her Lana Turner with Tats look, at the beginning. <br /><br />The Michael Jackson tribute had good singing, the stupidest concept of using 3D imaginable. It was headache inducing and the audience looked like idiots IMO on the glasses. In another situation, I would have enjoyed mocking it more.<br /><br />There's something endearing about Taylor Swift but that was godawful.<br />It was even worse when I rewatched it. <br />(Another Kanye West moment like "Jesus Walks" from a few years back, please.)<br /><br />Roberta Flack..somebody shoot me. Maybe it's me.<br /><br /><br /><br />And did I hear Ringo Starr say "Kings of Leone"? That was funny - and "Use Somebody" is a great song. Why they didn't perform, I don't know. <br /><br />Also..Andrea Bocelli with Mary K. Blige. I agree with the comparison to Aretha, and that's saying something. Blige killed me with her version of the traditional song"Hard Times" before in the Haiti concert..now this. It underlines why the bad is worth tolerating to get to the good.Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41668888319951068462010-02-01T23:52:01.309-05:002010-02-01T23:52:01.309-05:00They screwed up the Michael Jackson tribute by not...They screwed up the Michael Jackson tribute by not showing the actual 3-D stuff enough, which made the glasses more of a nuisance than anything. Figures.deznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60316033157446819532010-02-01T23:05:14.130-05:002010-02-01T23:05:14.130-05:00Wow the rap guys really did censor themselves perf...Wow the rap guys really did censor themselves perfectly. The censors really took the bite out of a great performance. Blame Janet and Justin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-31942498473549856242010-02-01T22:09:04.939-05:002010-02-01T22:09:04.939-05:00Grammys were okay. TSwift ( I have no shame) was a...Grammys were okay. TSwift ( I have no shame) was awful, Green Day (well, not Green Day, but the Cast of American Idiot) were good, and I watched the rest of it with the mute on. The Michael Jackson tribute is rediculous with the sound off. I mean, a waterfall? Stallions galloping across an open plain? In 3-D? Really?Sidd P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89029116255953609242010-02-01T21:46:40.062-05:002010-02-01T21:46:40.062-05:00Wow. Things really are upside down when people cal...Wow. Things really are upside down when people call Pink "classy".Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11281101792339869602010-02-01T20:14:06.066-05:002010-02-01T20:14:06.066-05:00I think the 2010 Grammys will be remembered for pe...I think the 2010 Grammys will be remembered for performances by Beyonce and Pink, and Taylor Swift winning 4 awards including the biggest of the night.john wallhttp://www.johnwallfan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-34857615669650068952010-02-01T17:28:58.973-05:002010-02-01T17:28:58.973-05:00Okay, I stand corrected about Pink. If that's ...Okay, I stand corrected about Pink. If that's the case, that is quite impressive. I fail to see the "performance art" distinction between what she did last night and Lady Gaga, though, except for the fact that Gaga's outfits were more painful looking.<br /><br />Huge fan of DMB so was happy to see them perform even though I don't think that's a great song for them to do live as Dave always has to strain to get that one note. Really did like the string section and back-up singers however.filmcrickethttp://filmcricket.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23145650585783082492010-02-01T17:28:29.554-05:002010-02-01T17:28:29.554-05:00I really enjoyed the Lady Antebellum performance, ...I really enjoyed the Lady Antebellum performance, which I don't think anyone's mentioned. Several friends have told me that they have the group on their "Artists to Watch 2010 Edition" lists so I've officially been put on notice. They were fun.<br /><br />Um and yay Bon Jovi.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432007267363208929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27036862648629628852010-02-01T16:10:39.516-05:002010-02-01T16:10:39.516-05:00There's an uncensored version of Drake's p...There's an uncensored version of Drake's performance floating around and it confirms what I thought: they were censoring themselves. So blame CBS for thinking that the three of them wouldn't remember they were on national network tv and ruining an otherwise good performanceChipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69265083173771659142010-02-01T15:57:36.310-05:002010-02-01T15:57:36.310-05:00Bell and Mr. Fergie starred in a movie you didn...Bell and Mr. Fergie starred in a movie you didn't see this weekend.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76240268904137598242010-02-01T15:25:15.807-05:002010-02-01T15:25:15.807-05:00One other note about Pink -- as I mentioned, I don...One other note about Pink -- as I mentioned, I don't really know much about her music, but as a result of that performance, I want to check out her album. So on that front alone, it was a success.<br /><br />And are Kristin Bell and that Duhamel guy on a CBS series I don't know about?Memo2Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697112440087568681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-71190657589905637542010-02-01T15:19:03.167-05:002010-02-01T15:19:03.167-05:00It's safer inside your iPod. The show (at leas...It's safer inside your iPod. The show (at least the telecast) rarely represents anything new and interesting.<br />Best new artist Silversun Pickups, for example, has been playing for at least five years.ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533682196879666742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-53993717074665105612010-02-01T14:37:34.502-05:002010-02-01T14:37:34.502-05:00I haven't watched the Grammys in years, but i ...I haven't watched the Grammys in years, but i figured I would watch. Still wasn't that impressed, but then I"m not a huge live music fan. But I thought Pink was absolutely wonderful, and was actually ticked off that EW gave it a C+. Yes, she did some gymnastics on the VMAs, but it was a different routine to a different song, and it was on MTV. I thought her performance last night was classy and beautiful and riveting.<br /><br />I thought Taylor was one of the worst, and cringed through most of her segment with Stevie. She seems like a sweet girl and I know she's a talented songwriter, but she still strikes me as overrated. I liked Beyonce, but i'm starting to think her pieces, with her Sasha Fierce persona, are starting to resemble each other. which is why Pink was a breath of fresh air. <br /><br />Not into performance art, so Gaga doesn't do much for me. But i did like the MJ song with the powerhouses. I thought all the singers did a good job with it. All in all, I wasn't bored most of the time.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186483042206438665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22494432138699254562010-02-01T14:10:33.236-05:002010-02-01T14:10:33.236-05:00Why ask them to perform a rap song that has to be ...Why ask them to perform a rap song that has to be bleeped so much? <br /><br />(And technically, if it aired after 11PT ET and one tape delay out west isn't that out of the "safe zone?")rentonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-18188481347713855822010-02-01T14:06:36.324-05:002010-02-01T14:06:36.324-05:00So does the Taylor Swift camp owe Kany West one of...So does the Taylor Swift camp owe Kany West one of the Grammies for getting her all the symapthy votes...Harsh and not to dismiss the talent but GaGa and Beyonce were far better.Jerronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234831247464436201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65612773518173245682010-02-01T13:30:29.139-05:002010-02-01T13:30:29.139-05:00OK, I am old enough to be God's little sister,...OK, I am old enough to be God's little sister, but I liked Andrea Boceli with Mary K. Blige. She sounded (and kinda had the dress and hair to match) Aretha about 30 years ago singing that same song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-20630666467922859472010-02-01T13:18:54.060-05:002010-02-01T13:18:54.060-05:00Gozer! Reference of the day.Gozer! Reference of the day.Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184680741873873714noreply@blogger.com