Except for The Police and Shakira with Wyclef, the Grammys were kind of s-l-o-w. Very ballad-heavy performances (from what I saw) and except for a couple of funny speeches, it was a ho-hum spectacle. But, really what do you expect from an Awards show. Sure, they tried to inject some American Idol juice into the show by having a competition between three female vocalists who sounded pretty much the same. The prize? To sing with Justin Timberlake and not have a “wardrobe malfunction.†Prince was looking like Shelia E., and Mary J. Blige’s speech had to be a joke because if it wasn’t, it sure is now. Oh and a big “ha-ha†to the country music industry!  Despite all their efforts to get the Dixie Chicks to shut up, they pretty much took home all the awards they were nominated for. So a big, fat redneck “Yee Haw!†for my new girlfriends.  Â
But back to Blige for a moment…
As I was listening to her, she mentioned God and Jesus a number of times, and after the third mention, I just wanted Jesus or God to come down, grab the Grammy and run around the stage chanting: “I’m number one! I’m number one!â€Â But, that didn’t happen, so I was basically bored. Â
I was, however, very stoked to see The Police play together again! It was really interesting (in a music geek sort of way) to see how they handled a 30 year old song with the collective chops they have accumulated in their post-Police career. I was watching Stewart play drums, and he added a lot of spice to the drum parts that gave the song a jazz quality. Overall, they looked like they were having a blast, and if their egos can play nice, we may get a reunion tour. But if you want to hear them rehearse for a club date (and possible tour), you can check out a live webcast at 11am (PST)/2pm (EST) HERE.
Despite the rather sleepy show, watching all those artists play made me more motivated to practice my drums and guitar! So see? Even though I was a bit snarky about the show, it had a personal side-effect that is pretty positive!
Thank you Jesus! And God…and Jesus…God…and my manager, Howie Epstein…and Jesus…and, um, the teleprompter operator…and (Cue blaring “Get off the freaking stage†music here).
–PK…out!
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Py Korry
February 12, 2007 at 8:15 amDid I mention God?
C-Lo
February 12, 2007 at 8:19 amI want to thank God and Jesus and about 25 other people including the people that make the kleenex that I just used and the paperboy for dropping off my morning paper, and the weatherman for todays forecast…. and Py Korry for this post! Funny stuff. Thank you Jesus.
J
February 12, 2007 at 8:28 amThe Grammys started out so strong…the Police, the Dixie Chicks, etc. But then it moved on into boring. That contest thing was SO lame, I couldn’t stand it, and what’s with not even showing about 1/2 of the awards given? I know it’s boring to watch people get awards, but, um, it’s an awards show? Hello? Anyone?
Ml
February 12, 2007 at 8:31 amI thank God and Jesus for making the Grammys so boring that I promptly went to bed and had one of the best night’s sleep 🙂
Beenzzz
February 12, 2007 at 9:41 amHAHAHAH! I would pay money to see Jesus or God run around with her grammy. 🙂
lalunas
February 12, 2007 at 2:56 pmJamie Fox had a bad taste in his mouth for Mary J Blige. The Camera kept panning to him after her performances. I wonder if they had a thing gone bad. What was up with Christine Aguilera on the ground screaming into her Mic. Was that supposed to be soulful. I think not. How about all the younger Soul male perfomers did they think their little private part was going to fall off. How many times did we have to watch them grab it just to see if it was still there. Good grief that is why you wear underwear. The Police were great….
Dot
February 13, 2007 at 9:57 amI missed the grammys. Thank you JESUS! haha I saw clips of Mary J’s speach and the weird screaming that Xtina was doing. Did she miss the note? Strange. CHICKS RULE