So the Grammy's were Feb 10th so I apologize for getting this post out a little late. I must admit overall, the show was ok, nothing spectacular stood out, except for maybe Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang's performance. So, in no particular order here are some of my notes on this year's Grammys (probably not in sequential order of the show since I watched it a week ago).
- Beyonce introduced Tina Turner as the Queen. Queen of what? Hot legs? 'Cause I know she ain't no data queen, nor the queen of soul. Luckily, Aretha (who gave a great performance later in the show, let it roll off her back).
- Tina Tuner still can dance, her voice may be aging, but her moves sure aren't.
- Cirque du Soleil performed a few pieces from their Love show, which showcases Beatles songs. It made me want to listen to my Red and Blue Beatles albums again and made me NEVER want to see Cirque du Soleil.
- Kanye West wore a very weird outfit, something Michael Jackson-ish (maybe it was his tribute to the 25th anniversary of Thriller?) but did a very nice rendition of his song, Mother.
- Cyndi Lauper helped to present an award to Amy Winehouse. She looked terrible, I never heard much about Cyndi doing a lot of drugs, but she looks like it.
- Foo Fighters were relegated to the outside stage with three young musicians (2 violinists, 1 cellist) who were finalists to play The Pretender with the Foos. They were voted on by people watching the Grammys after playing only about 8 notes. The prettiest girl won, but all three got to play the song anyway.
- Carrie Underwood actually gave a great performance singing Before He Cheats. Why did she do country again?
- John Mayer should stick to playing the guitar and not sing.
- Keely Smith and Kid Rock performed a duet - WHAT??
- Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang played Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Grammy orchestra. They were fantastic. It was up until this point I seriously considered not watching the rest of the show.
- Amy Winehouse performed two songs from London. Despite all her drama, she was worthy of all her awards (5).
- Herbie Hancock won album of the year - the first time a jazz album has won in 40 years.
2 comments:
One of our applied faculty members, Emmanuel Feldman, was the artist on an album nominated for production or producer of the year (classical). He's a cellist, but he lost...but the guy he lost to is this guy John Newton who is probably going to be doing a big recording in our hall in June! Pretty cool stuff.
First, Ryan is a geek.
Second, Herbie Hancock rocks. I could not agree more.
Third, Kid Rock soooo does not. He should never, ever sing another note.
Fourth, with a name like Winehouse, how could she not be a total F-up?
Fifth . . . nah, I got nothin'.
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