I watched the Grammys for the first time in years. I know now who Lil Wayne is. Not like I'll ever buy one of his albums. But I'm up to speed on the current music ay scene.
Loved: Al Green joined by Justin Timberlake on Al's 1970s hit "Let's Stay Together."
Sucked: Those jumpy Jonas Brothers sharing a stage with the legendary Stevie Wonder. Why? The strange juxtaposition was spun as two acts that achieved success at a young age. I couldn't tolerate the juveniles' jumping and verbal cues to Stevie. Stevie's lucky he's blind. It was a revolting embarrassment.
Loved: Paul McCartney and Foo Fighters Dave Grohl (from Falls Church, VA - my 'hood). Paul's voice is getting as thin as his obvious dyed hideous hair.
Sucked: Teen queens Miley Cyrus and Taylor something together at last for the first time with a tinny tune about 15-year-old chicks lusting boys. I'm long out of that demo...
Loved: The only surviving Four Tops member Duke Fakir reprising the group's hits with Jamie Foxx and some other guys I didn't know.
Sucked: "The Rap Pack" as Dean Martin and "The Rat Pack" in black & white. Why? The only two guys I recognized: Kanye West and Jay-Z. Not like I give a rat's ass...
Loved: The babe booth announcer's voice.
Sucked: Whitney Houston appeared zonked out on Xanax or something.
Loved: The pregnant chick due yesterday bouncing around in a barely there black & white romper with strategically located black striped fabric over her monster stomach , black tights, and white tennis shoes in "The Rap Pack" number. Shirley MacLaine she ain't...
Sucked: Jennifer Hudson's black & white short dress. The ghastly unflattering white top was a monstrosity of misused fabric that was ill-fitting and weirdly shaped.
The Odd Couple - 37-year-old Alison Krauss and Led Zeppelin's crusty sexagenarian (60) Robert Plant scored five Emmys including record of the year.
Sucked: Katy Perry whoever the fuck that is) dressed in a short fruit costume with apple green flats warbling "I Kissed A Girl" while prancing on the phallic fruit-laden stage set.
Billboard mag - "What you didn't see on TV": With Alison Krauss' five Grammys on the night, she now has an astonishing 26 total Grammy wins. It makes her the most-winning woman of all time (a title she even held before last night's haul) -- and is one behind Quincy Jones' living record of 27.
Mr. Plante is looking a bit long the tooth - for 60. He was really dweeby in the late 60s but got really hot in the early 70s. Alison is aging in reverse.
Winners NYDN review Alison Krauss website Alison Robert Plant website
I've decided I like Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, and Radiohead. Time to break down and acquire an iPod...
What the hell are you doing buying albums? Hardly anyone even buys CDs anymore! Catch up with the MP3 - You can do it!
ReplyDeleteYou've lost me as a reader.
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a blog on deeper things than who wore what at a friggin' awards show.
I'd actually prefer that you keep bashing MSNBC than to even have to scroll thru drivel like your Grammy rant.
Hey Marty
ReplyDeleteDan Abrams is dating Renee Zellweger? Doesn't she know that honkeys nuts.
I can never bear to sit through the whole thing, too many gold & diamond studded teeth and poorly rhymed words most of the time, but I caught a few of the highlights in between channel surfing and I concur with some of your choices. It's always great to see & hear Al Green, he's the greatest.
ReplyDeleteNice job Marty, See ya Ron.
Hey--we had our Chickaboomer main course of politics and media. This was Grammy dessert! Lighten up, Ron! A broomstick up your ass isn't a great fashion statement either.
ReplyDeleteSay what you will about the Jonas brothers, they are a pretty wholesome group of young men who send a positive message to their fan base. Take note of their formal wear - they are evangelical Christians who provide a positive role model vice some of the crap you see out there.
ReplyDeleteAnon, I'm still living in the past! Who sang that? Oh, I didn't mean to give you the impression I still buy record albums - I guess I'm one of the few still buying CDs. I have to get an iPod.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Ron. I was so excited that I finally got in the 21st century music groove that I wanted to write about it.
Submaster, I have no issue with the popularity of the clean and wholesome Jonas Brothers. It's refreshing to see a young musical group without studs in their ears, drugs in their bodies. I just thought the Grammy producers were being ridiculously patronizing to attempt to kill two birds with one stone by wooing old and young viewers in one fell swoop. They did the same thing several times during the show. Really transparent and pathetic.