They finally got it: comedians, blah, blah, blah, montages, yakking intros. Nobody cares. Just get big stars who can perform live and put them on the stage and let them go. Blahdow. That's it. It's what the people want.
A few impressions:
Bono: I love you. I still love you. I will always love you.
Adele: Admitting you love the JoBros? How cute is that?
John Mayer: Did anyone, like me, hold their breath when he won best male vocal, thinking he might have some integrity and get up there and say "Hell, I don't believe it either. Even I didn't vote for me." But no.
Allison Krauss: My next life, I'm going to be her. The hair. The face. The voice. She's just perfect.
Robin Thicke: Can anyone explain why he was in the tribute to NOLA? Not that I'm complaining. He sounded great. But. WTF? Isn't he Canadian?
Katie Perry: I think I could actually here the clock tick to 14:59.
Josh Groban: I am developing this weird thing for Josh Groban. I have no explanation for this.
Radio Head: I can't claim to be a fan. I'm not that cool. But, seriously, could you guys do something that isn't quite so ballsy? You're starting to make everybody else look a little like pussies. On the Grammies of all forums, you do something tough, blatantly uncommercial, weird and not at all dumbed down. And you back it with a marching band. I stand in awe.
The Jonas Brothers with Stevie Wonder: No. Just no.
Billie Joe Armstrong: See Bono. Ditto.
And overall, nobody phoned it in. Everybody came to play, and play hard. Maybe the Grammies isn't dead after all.
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I watched the first half-hour than only flipped over during commercials in King of the Hill, Desperate Housewives, etc.
From the portions I saw - aside from Craig Ferguson being naughty - it was one of the most dull in years.
It didn't help that the sound mix was just plain awful for the full-blown performances -- all the singers lead vocals sounded like they were from the bottom of a pool. When folks talked on the podium mikes though, it was fine - they really need to fix that. I felt bad for many of the performers like Katie Perry for having to deal with that.
Gotta say I missed Beyonce and other show-stoppers at this one. And I love me some Al Green, but let him sing without the young imitators - please.
I do have a Josh Groban thing as well - his voice is mesmerizing. Just wishing he'd spiff up the image a bit.
I'd have to agree on the sound mixing. But strangely, for me that kind of enhanced the live/anything could happen aspect. The imperfect aspect was right at good for me.
I think part of what I dig about Josh Groban is his deliberately un-spiffy thing. He just seems so . . . normal. Like finding out your IT guy can sing Nessun Dorma.
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