Tonight, we are pausing life at our house to watch, via slight DVR delay, the Grammy Awards. And so, in the interest of bringing my 8 readers (yes, I know, I exaggerate) the most informed coverage of the music universe, I Steve Norris, shall be your personal reviewer of the festivities.After thorough research, it has been determined that there are only about 14 other people on the planet with less musical knowledge than myself. So, who better qualified to bring you the most pithy and astute observations of the hip and cool Grammy scene. Buckle your musical seat belts, people. Off we go.....
Opening Number - Lady Gaga. Those shoes look dangerous. Nice Orwelian backdrop. Now its Elton and Lady. They both look like they did some serious chimney sweeping. That is one serious earring that Elton is wearing. Nice "hands" on the pianos; they paid some pathetic set designer serious coin for that; I want THAT dudes job. Clearly, Elton definately cannot see out of those glasses. He needs Stevie Wonder's escort off stage.
Beyonce wins song of the year. Seems like a song about men needing to make commitments in relationships. This is good.
Green Day - 21 guns. Eh. Seems big hair (and black) is important here.
Best Country Album. I can feel the Mid west starting to pay attention, and come in from making Rice Krispy Treats in the kitchen. Taylor Swift wins. My daughter is happy. Taylor is shocked she won; Ringo is sitting next to Taylor's Mom. Wow. I like Taylor's apparent humility.
Beyonce appears with black Star Wars dudes. This girl has got it going on. Star Wars guys left early in the number. They have nothing to contribute musically, it seems. There is an arrow guitar dude that has chains connecting his legs together. Bad fashion, very 70's.
Pink! I want to be referred to by a color; I choose Mauve. I would have hurled in the trapeze device. Ok...so she somehow got wet. Thats interesting. Next. Carlos Santana liked it.
Best New Artist. Zac Brown Band. They wear bad hats and beanies; and they all taulk funnahy. Never hear of them. I have heard of the Ting Tings.....I love them and will be filing a personal protest.
Its Da Black Eyed Peas, Peeps! Now this is fun music! What is with the Silver Robot Dudes? I love it. Welcome to da Futcha!Lady Antebellum. Now this is good music. Something to clean your guns by, or perhaps oil your fly fishing reels. They reference being drunk in their music. I like these guys. Big guitar solos.
Record of the Year! Get ready......Kings of Leon. Eh. I always make my daughter change the station when they are on the radio. They said they were drunk, but they wear suits. Bad clothing. Meh. These guys will not uplift the moral complexion of our nation.
Jamie Fox. Boring. T-Pain is my man. He wears his pants way to low. Saw him on the MTV Awards last year and thought he was gonna have a pants malfunction.
Ke$ha. Needs to eat a good meal, and loose the eye makeup. I have to listen to her tunes on the way to school in the morning with my daughter. No thank you very much. From now on, call me $teve.
Taylor Swift. This is good stuff. Very American. Stevie Nicks! I all verkelmpt now. Rihanna was huge in high school for me. Taylor is getting major air time here. I want one of those short banjos.
3D glasses on, people! Its Michael Jackson tribute time. We did not go to Target, we are loosers. Pretty creepy with Michael singing from beyond the grave. Weird having the kids Prince and Paris up there. I am sorry for these kids. Forever. They need to permanently stay OUT of the public eye. Very sad.
Bon Jovi. Eh. Next.
Jay-Z got some rap award. Eh. I am too white to appreciate this.
Andrea Bocelli; singing for the people of Haiti?! What happened? Mary J. Blige. "I will ease your mind...." Wow. Worth sitting through the whole thing for this!
We have caught up to live TV. I am done. Good night peeps.
2 comments:
I haven't watched the Grammys in years (if ever) but I did watch tonight (live via an east coast channel). My taste in music is starting to morph. I'm even starting to like Pink a lot and enjoyed her acrobatics tonight. Might even buy her latest album via iTunes.
Stevie Nicks is a class act. As wonderful a voice as Taylor Swift has, she was outmatched and outclassed by Nicks (IMHO), but I like Nicks' voice, a lot. Taylor Swift does seems like a sweet, humble star, plus she plays Taylor guitars, my fave.
Music is interesting these days, but for the most part, if not in those 14 who know less than you, I'm neck and neck.
Lots of fun, though. I probably watched because of you. Even pulled my wife's laptop out and followed the official grammy twitter feed. Weird, huh?
Steve,Im glad to be one of the 8 people who read your blog (or is not 9 now?). Pink nailed it. Keith Urban had the best comment about her, citing that all those gals who claim they need to lip synce on live shows because its difficult to dance and sing at the same time have no excuse -- Pink sang, danced, undressed, hung upside down, got drenched and became a human sprinkler head, all way staying perfectly on pitch. While Taylor Swift so far has stayed out of trouble, she can't hold a note on stage and I find her increasingly off key. The fact that she went out recently with John Mayer (12 years at least her senior, and a sleeze) means she's probably not staying out of trouble for long. I'm liking Pink better and better all the time -- Talent counts.
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