Grammy Awards
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Really liked the tributes to BB King and Glen Frey. The ladies from Little Big Town are always a treat both visually and vocally. I thought the sound in the Staple Center wasn't great through.
One of the interesting observations about the Frey tribute was a subtle one. Most of the original band reunited for the tribute (with Jackson Browne filing in for Frey, and Schmidt for Meisner). However, Don Felder, who is associated with the most successful (and later) albums (like Hotel California) did not play. Interestingly, Felder did show up to play Take it Easy at the Eagles induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1998. Of course, Felder had the worst relationship with Frey (although Joe Walsh didn't get along much better, Walsh's rehabs seem to have washed away all that history). Bernie Leadon (who did play last night, and would have played lead guitar at the time of Take it Easy) famously quit the band by dumping a beer over Frey's head. Obviously, there still is bad blood between Felder and Henley, although their litigation against each other was settled in 2008.
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I liked the respect shown to BB King, however I don't think the performances did him justice. There are so many blues players out there who could have better captured what King did vocally and on the guitar. Watch a YouTube video of The Thrill is Gone by King and be stunned by the difference in tone, emotion and dynamics from last night's performances.
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Damn I missed that part cuz I drove home from where I was.
Overall, I liked the Grammys this time. I hadn't watched them for a few years.
Gents, I also was as impressed by her beauty and her voice too!
Lionel Ritchie was also impressed by her rendition of 'Hello'.
Enjoyed the performances.
Song of the year performances were all great
(Little Big Town Girl Crush my fav)
Eagles performance was good. But just good.
Gaga's Bowie tribute was a good try by her.
(But it felt like more of an Elvis tribute to me lol)
And Alice Cooper! Great ensemble act there.
Wish Beiber had tripped further over his guitar.
Song of the year performances were all great
(Little Big Town Girl Crush my fav)
Eagles performance was good. But just good.
Gaga's Bowie tribute was a good try by her.
(But it felt like more of an Elvis tribute to me lol)
And Alice Cooper! Great ensemble act there.
Wish Beiber had tripped further over his guitar.
I agree that the performance of the song Girl Crush was just about perfect.
I agree that the Eagles performance was lacklustre. It's a shame to say, but I think Jackson Browne has lost his voice. I was a huge fan in the 70's and 80's.
I think Gaga was really trying, and that she truly reveres David Bowie, but their voices have literally nothing in common. Also, Bowie could convince you that he was the character he was portraying at the time. Gaga comes off as a circus act by comparison.
I didn't get the Hollywood Vampires. Ok, it's Alice Cooper (cool, when he's in his own world, but simply unimaginable as a cover singer). Joe Perry (also cool, but trading licks with Johnny Depp? Really? Or was it a guitar lesson?). Johnny Depp (I couldn't make up my mind whether he was dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow, or something else). I had to ask myself, do Cooper and Perry really need a guy like Depp in their band, or do they just like hanging out with him? Finally, trying to cover Lemmy singing the Ace of Spades is like trying to impersonate Boris Karloff in the Grinch who Stole Christmas, or Vincent Price (in anything). Some voices are just so unique, original and iconic that it doesn't do them justice to try to imitate them.
Now Justin Bieber, that was interesting. I do not like ANY of his songs, but I have to admit that he gave one of the better performances of the night. While you won't catch me at one his concerts, and he appears to be a total idiot in his personal life, I saw (for the first time) why some people might be interested in him. He's certainly shown way more staying power and the ability to re-invent himself than I ever thought he had in him.
I thought I heard it wrong when they announced Johnny Depp. Is he another actor who's a wannabe rock star?
I thought Justin Bieber was great actually. Not that I have any of his recordings in my collection.
He's less of an idiot now Bud. He occasionally makes appearances to improve his image (like being a guest host on the Ellen Show).
And let's be honest, Adele was flat and pitchy. Heck, even Beiber was more on key.
As others have said, Gaga was just a joke. When you pay tribute to someone, it doesn't mean you should copy and be a parody of them. She was just trying too hard to reclaim her 'weirdness'. Frankly, she sounds better doing old music standards with Tony Bennett.
As others have said, Gaga was just a joke. When you pay tribute to someone, it doesn't mean you should copy and be a parody of them. She was just trying too hard to reclaim her 'weirdness'. Frankly, she sounds better doing old music standards with Tony Bennett.
Agreed. She was just average.
And hey, what about a little Sophia Viagra right at the end? lol.
I only caught the tail end of Adele's performance. She wasn't as strong. More tense. I think she overdid it and lost some control.
Gaga was trying to emulate Ziggy Stardust with that orange hair, but I thought her singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl was a better performance. However, I think she was sincere in her attempt.
Gaga completely missed the mark.
She was so self aware and overly conscious of herself that she did a complete disservice to Bowie's music.
Not once did I feel moved (unlike the BB King set) by her musical renditions since it felt like an earnest although misguided performer at a roadside carnival emulating Bowie for an audience of bumpkins that doesn't know its a tribute to a legend.
She should have selected one song - possibly 'Life on Mars' - and just sung her heart out.
It's about Bowie. Not about Gaga. Major Fail.
She was so self aware and overly conscious of herself that she did a complete disservice to Bowie's music.
Not once did I feel moved (unlike the BB King set) by her musical renditions since it felt like an earnest although misguided performer at a roadside carnival emulating Bowie for an audience of bumpkins that doesn't know its a tribute to a legend.
She should have selected one song - possibly 'Life on Mars' - and just sung her heart out.
It's about Bowie. Not about Gaga. Major Fail.
It was a good show. I want to see Kanye's face when Taylor won the Album of the year but he wasn't there 
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Would have loved to have seen Felder there.
Taylor Swift not only looked beautiful, but also delivered one of the most classy and mild, while at the same time devastating put-downs to Kanye West, I've ever heard.
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