Grammy Thread...Discuss the Grammys as they happen.

[skippythwndrdog]

Is it me or is the opening stuff crap, excepting the kind of groovy hippie dudes? (The guys before Maroon Five)

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Los Lonely Boys

they are awesome!!!!

[skippythwndrdog]

2. They sound pretty damn good.

All the rest have sucked in the opening set.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

3. something was up with the sound

I've seen maroon5 live and they don't suck ass like that normally.

[proud2BlibKansan]

138. I thought they sounded great.

I thought all those opening bands were very good.

[Floogeldy]

6. Major suckage

[skippythwndrdog]

4. Queen Latifah...she isn't being funny.

I hope the writers have better jokes lined up.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

5. Yeah

the play story based on song titles thing is really cliche. LAME

[jdots]

7. Tonight I watch the grammys( first time in years )

John Porter better get one for Los Lonely Boys. All the good grammy stuff isn't shown anymore like blues and jazz,best polka disco album,most vulgar,lamest boy band,band with most parents in the music biz and most cut throat music agent/management goobers.

[Floogeldy]

8. Musician who OD'd and had heart restarted the most times

That would be a good category!

[Julius Civitatus]

9. Which bands played in the opening act?

Sound sucked, but the opening montage was quite impressive. There were the Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Maroon 5 (which I usually detest), and.... a band that actually rocked. Who were they?

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

11. Los Lonely Boys

Gwen Stefani + Eve

[Julius Civitatus]

16. Nope. Sort of punk-disco...

They totally rocked. Anybody knows? They kind of sound like Modest Mouse... but they looked different.

Los Lonely Boys are very mellow.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

18. Franz Ferdinand

nt

[Julius Civitatus]

22. Yes, Franz Ferdinand, Thank you!

They had the best live of all the opening act. They rocked.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

23. They're okay

I have the CD and it isn't really a "repeat" listening CD, but it's fun to whip out every so often.

[RevolutionaryActs]

227. I love Franz Ferdinand!

One of my favorite new bands, the whole CD is great, but it needed to be longer! :(

[Zenlitened]

10. God, I love Alicia Keyes.

She is so real, so talented. Puts all the poseurs to shame every time she seats herself at the piano and unleashes the power and beauty of her voice.

:loveya:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

12. I really am not a fan of Alicia Keys.

I'll agree she has real talent, but her songs do absolutely nothing for me.

[proud2BlibKansan]

141. I don't like her either

I can think of a half dozen female singers who are lots better. Alicia is way over rated and her material is lame.

[Floogeldy]

15. She's great

I'd like to see her nekkid, though.

[ZoCrowes]

24. She is very talented

and writes some very catchy songs but her production is so shitty. Worst drum tracks in R&B and Hip-Hop.

[skippythwndrdog]

13. Alicia Keys is SMOKIN HOT!

And she sings unbelievably too!

[skippythwndrdog]

17. Who's this Jamie Fox guy?

[Floogeldy]

19. He started on In Living Colour

And has worked his way up. Now playing in major motion picures. I think he's up for an Oscar playing that blind, black singer guy . . . uh . . . what's his name?

[sonicx]

14. That opening was WAY too convoluted...

2 acts would have been ok, but they had to do 6? :eyes:

[tonyraytx]

20. Let give it up for Big Dog

A Grammy for Best Spoken word.And Prince over the overhype Usher.

[ZoCrowes]

21. Finally a band that doesn't suck

Now if only Bono would SHUT THE FUCK UP!! It's great bout your dad and all but I don't care!! And what a lame hat.

But Edge's Rick kicks ass so it makes up for all of it.

Can't wait till I see them live!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

25. Haha

What would Grammy night be without commentary by my favourite musical snob? :P

[Catch22Dem]

27. Jaysus Christ, NO SHIT!!!

STFU already! Dude can't catch a break. Spends his entire professional life trying to use his influence to make the world a better place (think AIDS) but here at DU, he's like the fuckkin devil! Whatever :eyes:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

29. oh wait

you mean bono?

i think he's a great guy... and i was just teasing Chris (ZoCrowes). He's the biggest u2 fan i know!

[Catch22Dem]

30. Me too...hehehehe

Hey, he does get a lot of shit from DUers, but I did happen to know ZoCrowes was a fan. Didn't know his name was Chris though. ;)

[ZoCrowes]

31. I'm a BIG U2 fan

I'm shilling out $100 to see them live this summer and it's all well and good that Bono works for good causes. However I want to hear a song not him talking. That bothers me in songs. If he wants to write a protest song WRITE A FUCKING PROTEST SONG just don't ramble along with it. And that hat is just the lame.

Now get down off your lil' "Bono can do no wrong" soapbox and admit that it's a stupid fucking cowboy hat he is wearing.

[Catch22Dem]

40. I know, man

I've seen you in some of the U2 bashing threads and I know you're a fan. I was just being silly & trying to reply with the same stuff I always see in those threads. Hope I didn't offend ya.

As far as the hat goes, ah, it's whatever, man. I guess I don't really care one way or the other. Hasn't he been doing the cowboy hat thing for quite a while now?

[ZoCrowes]

44. Yeah but at least when he was younger

he could pull the hat off. Now he looks like Huckleberry Hound and he just needs to stop.

[Catch22Dem]

49. LOL

Huckelberry Hound. HAHAHAHAHA

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

42. The cowboy hat is totally lame.

I'm not one to care about fashion typically... but... he should never wear that.

[tonyraytx]

26. He be like that live too

hope you know that.

[ZoCrowes]

37. Yeah I know

I saw em in '01. He rambled during quite a bit during Bullet (which is tolerable since it was..ya know...relevant to the song.) It annoys the hell out of me but at least hopefully he won't be wearing that STUPID FUCKING HAT!!

[Catch22Dem]

28. Bono is right

Sometimes you can't make it on your own. :)

[Catch22Dem]

32. I still love Green Day

Freepers must be frothing at the mouth that American Idiot won Best Rock Album. I was kinda rooting for Velvet Revolver too. Anything to keep Scott off the heroin because DAYUM that boy has a great rock voice!

[tonyraytx]

33. Ladies and Gentlemen

J-Lo and her butt and her 2005 edition husband

[MrScorpio]

34. Are Jen and Mark going to start fucking now?

Now that would be something to talk about over the water cooler tomorrow.

[Reverend_Smitty]

41. lol...

I feel like I'm watching a musical Spanish Soap Opera...the set is pretty lame and those two look like they are about to jump each other's bones

[Cush]

35. um ,what the hell is this crap on now?

[Floogeldy]

36. Would anybody else like to see J. Lo forget the lyrics, trip and fall?

I would.

[Cush]

39. lol

[redstateblues]

38. JLo and Marc Anthony- The worst I have heard in a while

[Julius Civitatus]

55. She was WAY off key

Could she hear herself? She was way, way off key, screeching like a banshee. It was horrendous.

[tonyraytx]

43. Coming Up

A tribute to Rednecks

[Reverend_Smitty]

46. get out your lighters folks...

they're playing Freebird

[skippythwndrdog]

47. My favorite kine of music!

Proud Redneck here!

[MrScorpio]

48. I'm not a big fan of country music

But I admit that Freebird is a classic song.

Too bad these people are fucking it up.

[Reverend_Smitty]

50. I know...

that girl, whoever she was really sucked. She has no range at all and couldn't pull off that song at all!

[ZoCrowes]

45. NO NOT FREEBIRD

PLEASE GOOD LORD NOT FREEBIRD!!!!

RVZ and Allen Collins are rolling in their graves!!! His little brother needs to get a fucking bottle of Jack thrown at that ugly head of his...ah well at least Gary Rossington still kicks ass

[Catch22Dem]

51. Man, I was always WAY more into The Allman Bros.

for fulfilling my southern rock needs. Skynard was never up to par with the Allmans in my opinion.

[ZoCrowes]

56. The Allmans get pegged as southern rock

but they surpassed that role beyond all comprehension. I don't think anyway can call Liz Reed a southern rock song. That's jazz-rock at its finest.

Skynyrd's first 2 albums are EXCELLENT!! RVZ was a great songwriter and they had 2 of the 4 best guitarists to come out of Florida (other two are Dickie and Duane lol.)

[Catch22Dem]

61. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Has to go down as one of the greatest guitar songs ever written. No, I wouldn't call it "southern rock" either, but I think they still fit in that category. You're right when you say they surpassed that role, because they did. I like the jazz-rock label though. That fits well.

I sure loved seeing Dickie up there tonight. Loved it!

[ZoCrowes]

Good lord Dickie

You shoulda at least done Blue Sky...Ramblin Man's crap!

[ZoCrowes]

59. Holy shit

that one pretty boy singer can actually fucking play!! I'm shocked!

[Catch22Dem]

62. Who was it? I missed it (n/t)

[ABaker]

218. I agree!

Some songs should be left alone

[skippythwndrdog]

52. Ramblin' Man!

I love this kind of shit!

[ZoCrowes]

53. Blue Sky would been better

Complete with the 4 minute guitar solo!

[skippythwndrdog]

54. McGraw isn't doing it so hot.

He's better for whiny country.

[Catch22Dem]

57. I'm a hetero male but I know a hot guy when I see one...

Tim McGraw is pretty damn good lookin'. I heard he once said Bill Clinton was one of his heroes.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

60. I don't find Tim McGraw attractive...

I'm a hetero girl...

:shrug:

[redstateblues]

64. Tim's gonna run for the Senate one day- He's a Dem

[Catch22Dem]

67. You think he will?

I know he hinted at a political career before. I wonder if he'll go through with it.

[Catch22Dem]

65. Ah damn, what's that make me?

LOL ;)

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

68. A freak?

:P just kidding, dear

[tonyraytx]

58. Everybody (except for that Redneck woman) sings

Sweet Home Alabama

[ZoCrowes]

63. That one pretty boy

playing the thinline tele can actually play. I enjoyed that whole performance even if it was a little cliche. There are much better Skynyrd and Dickie penned Allman songs they coulda done but...ah well.

[AntiCoup2K4]

234. Keith Urban actually can play guitar

and that's a rarity among country singers. Probably the best guitarist in country since Chet Atkins died.

[MrScorpio]

66. I don't about you

But I'd love to see Led Zep do a performance tonite with Jason Bonham on drums.

But alas, I know that it's not meant to be.

[Catch22Dem]

69. I think Queen Latifah is so pretty

She's really made a name for herself. She's really talented. She absolutely cracked me up in that Steve Martin movie, Bringing Down the House.

[Reverend_Smitty]

73. I had no idea that she was that talented as a jazz singer

I thought she only did hip hop

[blueblitzkrieg]

115. I love Queen Latifah.

I used to watch her talk show during my lunch break back in the day. She's great.

[tonyraytx]

70. Queen Latifah

She came a long way from U.N.I.T.Y to this .

[ZoCrowes]

71. Good performance

:thumbsup:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

72. Indeed.

nt

[tishaLA]

230. That whirring sound you hear

is Billy Strayhorn, the writer of Lush Life, spinning in his grave.

If he objected to Sarah Vaughan's version of the song, imagine how that bit of "singing" would have killed him! OMG.

I guess Latifah isn't a great one for subtlety or recognizing internal rhymes. Or going outside a four note range for that matter.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

231. LOFL.

Looks like we're in the minority.

[Cush]

74. Best new artist....who are these people?

seriously, never heard of them......

[ZoCrowes]

75. Well its 14:59 for Maroon 5

just won best new artist (even though they released another album under a different name.)

Kanye better win album of the fucking year

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

77. They both deserve something.

Maroon5 definitely deserved a Grammy. I've been a fan since Kara's Flowers... so the "new artist" thing is a little "trippy" to me, but I think that they deserved something.

[proud2BlibKansan]

143. Maroon 5's CD

is one of the best new CDs I bought in years.

[Julius Civitatus]

79. I hate f*#$@% Maroon 5

It's one of those irrational things; last year I saw an interview with the lead singer (the one that looks like PeeWee Herman), and he was such an overbearing asshole. Since, even though I don't dislike their music, I have this tremendous dislike for these punks. Ugh!

Kanye should have won this, hands down.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

80. Overbearing asshole?

How so?

[MrScorpio]

76. Kanye West and Joss Stone got robbed

I bet you can tell I'm not that much of a Maroon 5 fan

[mark414]

maroon 5 WON????

[tjdee]

206. Please don't judge them by their singles...

I bought the cd, it's better than you'd expect just hearing that disgustorama "This Love"....

[mark414]

229. i HAVE heard the whole cd

my girlfriend listens to the thing incessantly...UGH

[Reverend_Smitty]

78. Does this show strike anyone as...

an all star concert with awards just kind of stuck sporadically in between the musical acts. It's been on an hour and a half and I've seen 4 awards actually given out!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

81. American Idiot on now!!

[Reverend_Smitty]

82. Ohhh Green Day!

n/t

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

84. i'm going to see them in april

oh my god i cannot wait

[name not needed]

134. Lucky!

I suck at buying concert tickets.

I missed out on the following:

Metallica
Iron Maiden
Bad Religion
Green Day
Warped Tour
Hellfest 04
and more I can't remember

[Cush]

85. fire! fire! fire! fire! fire!

[tonyraytx]

83. Here some Grammy already given out

Bill Clinton - Best spoken word-" My Life"

Steve Earle - Best contemporary folk album-"The Revolution Starts ... Now"

Britney Spears - Best dance recording for "Toxic"

Hey 2 out 3 not bad

[Reverend_Smitty]

88. I could have sworn I saw...

that Jon Stewart won for best comedy album...but my eyes could have been deceiving me when they were flashing the winners/

[sonicx]

98. ack! Britney won a Grammy?

They give these things out like candy, don't they?

[MrScorpio]

86. Green Day - Best performance tonite

And I don't even like these guys

Good job, guys

[Norbert]

94. Green Day Kicked azz!!!

:toast:

[ZoCrowes]

96. That was good

:thumbsup:

[Cush]

87. Green Day should have played "Holiday"

that would have pissed some people (meaing the right) off

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

90. I wish they had played Holiday too.

nt

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

92. Green Day was definitely the best performance so far.

Kicked ass!

[Reverend_Smitty]

93. I just read the lyrics of that song...

and you are right about that!

"Holiday"

Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame
The ones who died without a name

Hear the dogs howling out of key
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (Hey!)
And bleed, the company lost the war today

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday

Hear the drum pounding out of time
Another protestor has crossed the line (Hey!)
To find, the money's on the other side

Can I get another Amen? (Amen!)
There's a flag wrapped around the score of men (Hey!)
A gag, A plastic bag on a monument

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday

"The representative from California has the floor"

Zieg Heil to the president gasman
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang bang goes the broken glass and
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Trials by fire, setting fire
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just cause, just cause, because we're outlaws yeah!

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives

This is our lives on holiday

[tigereye]

183. I would have loved to have seen them play that!

n/t

[ABaker]

209. The people you

want to piss off wouldn't get it. Songs like American Idiot go over their heads.

[MrScorpio]

89. Jill Scott was ROBBED

Yep! It's true. She has the much better album

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

91. I concur

Jill Scott is amazing.

[Boswells_Johnson]

95. I'm a bit late, but it was horrible to have all bands play their songs

together at the beginning. It illustrated how similar the songs are, and how just stunted mainstream music is.

[proud2BlibKansan]

149. Oh I liked that

I was amazed at how well it came off.

[ZoCrowes]

97. The Staples Singers

HELL YEAH!! Now THIS is music!

And anyone who does not know John Legend's album needs to go buy it NOW!

[Boswells_Johnson]

99. Mavis should be a household name n/t

[Catch22Dem]

108. Is she not?

I guess you're right. She's a household name at the Catch22Dem home.

[Boswells_Johnson]

111. The first time I'd ever heard of her was when I was young and saw

the Staples sing with The Band, in the Last Waltz. She blew me away.

[Catch22Dem]

128. Excellent! (n/t)

[ZoCrowes]

100. Man...of all of Kanye's great songs

they chose Jesus Walks...ah well

[wndycty]

104. Well it is a tribute to gospel . . .

. . .so if Kanye is going to perform something he needs to do that one, but I don't think he belongs in this set.

[tonyraytx]

101. Too bad

Kanye West will ruined the moment.

[Catch22Dem]

102. Jesus, that was a little over the top

Don't ya think?

[Boswells_Johnson]

103. The whole night's been over the top...

[Catch22Dem]

106. Not the same

Over the top in a jeebus way. I'm offended.

[Boswells_Johnson]

107. Ah, I can see that.

[tonyraytx]

105. It sure it

sadly

[Bluzmann57]

109. The GREAT Mavis Staples and

The Blind Boys are on now! It does not get much better than this. I feel sort of sad that many many young people don't know who these people are and many turn away from the Blind Boys of Alabama because they are afraid of religion. And this guy Kanye West is not bad either. Since I tried opening my mind a bit more, I am understanding rap a little better than I once did.

[MrScorpio]

110. Kanye got his props

Finally, a righteous win

[tonyraytx]

112. Kanye West won one

So he won't lose his religon like he did at the AMA.

[sonicx]

121. he won 2 pre-ceremony Grammies too.

[blueblitzkrieg]

113. I'm usually not a fan of hers...

but tonight I thought Alicia Keyes was awesome! I've never seen her look so stunningly beautiful either. I may have become a fan :D

Oh boy J.Lo and her rat boyfriend. Time to change the channel!!!

[jrthin]

152. He really does look like a rat. nt

[ashling]

114. IF I HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT ONE MORE AWARDS SHOW

IT AIN'T GONNA' BE PRETTY!!!

I am almost as concerned about the Grammys/goldenglobe/CMA/peoples choice/oscar/.... as I am about the marriage habits of inbreeding royals.

:puke:

[Zenlitened]

116. How ironic, since you've been nominated for this year's...

... Prince Chuckie!



:D

[ashling]

123. The Chuckie is an exception, old boy.

:)

[Reverend_Smitty]

117. yay Janis Joplin tribute...

lets hope this doesn't suck...the only reason I'm watching tonight

[ZoCrowes]

120. Yep it sucks

makes Janis sound like fucking Aretha in comparison

I would nail Joss Stone though...wait is she still jailbait?

[Reverend_Smitty]

126. Don't know why they picked Joss Stone to do that tribute...

she doesn't have that gritty power behind her voice like Janis did...but then again who else could sound like her, she was truly one in a million

[RevolutionaryActs]

236. She was one in a million.

I think Joss has a good voice, but I didn't really appreciate her "impersonation" of Janis, the way she danced around, and tried to get that power. She just doesn't have that, I really wish Joss would have just sung the song like herself.

[Catch22Dem]

133. Yeah, I think she has another year to go

Seems when she came out she was 16 and that was about a year ago. I think she's really talented, but perhaps not doing Janis. Melissa Ethridge fucking ROCKED it though!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

148. Actually... she turns 18 in April

I know because she's two months older than I am.

[Catch22Dem]

158. Cool

I think she's really talented. Her voice is well beyond her years.

[AntiCoup2K4]

232. Uh... when did Melissa shave her head?

I didn't recognize her at first. I hope the bald head was a matter of choice and not for health reasons :( She's certainly singing healthy enough.

[Dookus]

233. she's had breast cancer

Probably a result of Chemo.

[AntiCoup2K4]

237. Yeah, I figured as much

She never seemed the type who would shave her head as any sort of "statement", so I figured it must have been for medical reasons, though I hadn't heard anything about it.

Well, she sounds like she's doing well. Let's hope that's the case.

[RevolutionaryActs]

235. She was diagnosed with breast cancer

She looked good, and seemed healthy. I'm really glad, I love her so %&*^@!# much! She's just so cool.

[DS1]

118. What the hell was all that with the casket?

[MrScorpio]

119. Everybody get down on your knees and bow to Joss Stone

She IS the BOMB!

[ZoCrowes]

122. I'll get on my knees

for her but it will be for something else entirely cause ya know I'm uh cunning like that

Countdown to this post getting deleted 5...4...3..

and Mellissa Etheridge is now an alien

[wndycty]

131. She has breast cancer and is going through chemo

. . .and has lost her hair.

[ZoCrowes]

Oh did not know that

now I feel like an ass

[HeeBGBz]

124. Whoa. Awesome Janis tribute

Melissa Etheridge (baldish) and is it Joss Stone? Whoever it is, is good.

[Boswells_Johnson]

127. Joss was good, but Melissa Etheridge mopped up!n/t

[kiraboo]

130. Bald because of cancer treatment?

I think I heard she has breast cancer. Is it true? I guess so.... Tough lady.

[Zenlitened]

132. Yep.

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/melissa%20goes%20bald%20for%20the%20grammys

:)

[HeeBGBz]

159. Yeah, she was kickin it tonight

eom

[Zenlitened]

125. Now THAT rocked! Joss and Melissa were awesome!

Seems like Melissa is bouncing back from chemo quite nicely, too. :)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

129. Fucking awesome!!!!

[Sydnie]

135. Janis tribute and Greenday have been the best of the night!

Have never heard Joss Stone before tonight. I enjoyed it very much and Melissa just rocked the house!

[Bat Boy]

136. Holy Fucking Shit!

If anyone has a grip on Joplin's legacy, it's Etheridge.

It's been a long time since I've seen anyone have that damn much fun.

[Penndems]

168. This was the high point of the show thus far

Janis Joplin is in heaven smiling tonight. :)

That was one kick-ass tribute.

[Starkraven]

188. I agree!!

Janis is smilin' and Melissa Etheridge is my new hero.

[Catch22Dem]

137. Between Green Day and Melissa Ethridge

This has been one of the best Grammy's for live performances I can remember in a while. Melissa just brought the whole fucking house to it's knees! I can't imagine anything coming close for quite a while.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

238. Man, I wish I had cable...

I really, really want to see that Janis Joplin tribute. I love her music and I love Melissa Etheridge. Are there any websites that have video of it?

[ZoCrowes]

139. Tim McGraw seems like a cool guy

but damn does he suck musically

[skippythwndrdog]

140. The Skydiving song rocks.

I'm a country boy!

[erinlough]

142. I feel fortunate

to have been a teenager when Janis sang that song. I love new music but that song, and many others, bring back a wonderful musical time.

[proud2BlibKansan]

154. Hey me too!

And yes, what a wonderful music time it was indeed :)

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

155. Remember this?

My favorite Joplin song:

"Mercedes Benz"
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?
I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?

Everybody!
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

That’s it!

[erinlough]

213. What a great song

I thank you for the welcome. You know I think I just took the great music for granted back then. It was a part life every day and it was so great. My son, 25, has a collection of CD's that rival any record collection I ever had and they include all the great albums from the late 60's onward. He kept me up on modern music as he was growing up and still home. Now I buy him stuff I hear and like, Los Lonely Boys, Maroon5, FranzFerdinand.

[proud2BlibKansan]

228. I have a 26 year old son

and another who is 21. They have great taste in music. They credit their dad and I for the good music they grew up listening to us play. :)

[ZoCrowes]

Go Loretta

That win was truly deserved. Sometimes the Grammies actually it get it right

[Reverend_Smitty]

146. she's looking pretty good for being in her 70's!

n/t

[candy]

214. She looked okay but her dress was dreadful !

I couldn't believe the bows.

[Boswells_Johnson]

147. Not often enough, though. This is more like a People Magazine event.

[tonyraytx]

144. What you means

That Toby Keith didn't get a Grammy

[Zenlitened]

145. Oh, how sweet. Loretta and Jack White.

I love the White Stripes -- this is such a terrific collaboration! :)

And isn't she a kick? :loveya:

[Sydnie]

151. Loretta can't be fake ... she doesn't know how

My mother's double cousins were in her band for years. One cousin was killed in a motorcycle accident years ago, but the other one is still the leader of her band.

I can remember being at relatives houses on a weekend visit many times and having them all there playing and visiting with her too. She is just the same on stage as she is sitting in your living room. Not many performers like that these days for sure.

Congrats Loretta!

[Withywindle]

150. Yayyy! Loretta Lynn!

Totally deserved. That album is so great.

Can you believe she's 69? (I think, maybe 70 now)

[Zenlitened]

153. I have to say, this show keeps getting better and better.

:)

[ZoCrowes]

157. For once

the Grammies are not a complete suckfest!!

[ZoCrowes]

156. FUCK YEAH

GO U2!!

And Bono took of the cowboy hat!! YEEESSSS

[Catch22Dem]

160. HAHAHAHA

Do you think maybe he reads DU? ;) LOL

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

161. I just hope they don't massacre "Across the Universe." I have

a feeling they will. Please, G-d, no.

Edit: Stevie Wonder, Bono and Norah Jones (daughter of Ravi Shankar, Brian Wilson), so far so good...

[tonyraytx]

164. Too late

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

165. :(

[WindRavenX]

162. Larry's appoligy was nice

lots of fans got screwed trying to buy tickets.

[Catch22Dem]

163. I agree with Bono

This has been one of the best grammy's I can remember.

[ZoCrowes]

166. HOLY CRAP THE ACROSS THE UNIVERSE DOES NOT SUCK!!

I AM SHOCKED! (this is in comparison to other mult-celeb singalongs)

Ok I take that back Scott Weiland just opened his mouth...

And Brian Wilson is just as looney as ever

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

167. Billie Joe Armstrong...I love you!!!!!!!!

Alicia Keyes...overdoing it...

OK, STOP CHANGING THE WORDS...!!!

[ZoCrowes]

169. Started out good

Went downhill faaaaaaaast

[Sydnie]

172. I'll admit my ignorance

Who was the guy with the red hair?

[Catch22Dem]

176. Scott Weiland

Of Velvet Revolver formerly of Stone Temple Pilots.

[Sydnie]

178. Thanks I couldn't place him at all. n/t

[Catch22Dem]

182. No prob. I think he has a killer rock-n-roll voice

But he was out of his element on Across the Universe.

[Zenlitened]

190. I think he prefers to be addressed as "Ziggy" now.

LOL :D

[Reverend_Smitty]

192. lol...He was looking a bit "Bowie-esque" tonight

[Reverend_Smitty]

193. delete

n/t

[Sydnie]

211. I was thinking the same thing

Looked like Bowie and tried to sound like him too. I was wondering if he was supposed to be a stand in for Bowie!

[AntiCoup2K4]

239. Trying to sing like Bowie too.

Everybody else was more or less faithful to Lennon's original, while Weiland was clearly trying to cover Bowie's cover version from the "Young Americans" album.

[tonyraytx]

170. If you think that bad

Wait till the remake of "We are the World" come out.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

173. You know what pisses me off? When I'm in a store or somewhere, and

a song comes on that I think is one I grew up with (say, "Every Breath You Take") and it turns out it's some "new" song that someone has 'sampled.' Another one is "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)." I feel like I've been tricked or something. What happened to being creative and writing one's own melodies? Just an opinion. Why "fix" what's not "broke"?

[Zenlitened]

171. John Mayer is such a darlin'

Good for him! That was a tough list of nominees to choose from.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

175. He reminds me of a young James Taylor, especially that song,

Daughters.

[ZoCrowes]

177. John Mayer is a good musician

but his music is so fucking terrible. Writes it for the pussy

[Emops]

181. Ha ha! My thoughts exactly.

Why would anyone write a song like that, besides to get laid?

[tonyraytx]

174. And the grammy goes to

Dave Matthews (I means) Jon Mayer

[Catch22Dem]

179. The thing I hate about John Mayer (and this is not his fault)

Is that he's famous for these bubblegummy pop songs and he's a phenomenal guitar player. If you get a chance to see him live, GO. He seriously shreds the guitar apart. Extremely talented.

Having said that, I have a daughter and that song really gets to me. :)

[Beausoir]

197. I agree 100%!

He's a fantastic talent but seems stuck in the bubblegum.

I saw him in concert a few months ago and he absolutely blew the roof off. He's much harder in person.

He writes a short column in Esquire every month that is always a good read.

A couple more years of having the shit kicked out of his heart and he'll be ready for prime time.

[ZoCrowes]

180. Did they just compare Usher to Sam Cooke, James Brown and Prince

I think I just vomited a little in my throat

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

184. I am sick of that little Michael Jackson-esque to his dance routines .

[Reverend_Smitty]

189. Although I suppose Michael lifted them from the Godfather...

[Reverend_Smitty]

185. lol...

Gee ya think Usher is trying to copy Michael Jackson much? Cripes come up with your own moves, poser!

[sonicx]

186. Usher needs to go away for about 10 years...

Yeah is the most played out song ever.

[Emops]

187. Usher can sing,

but his songs are so gawdawful they hurt my ears.

[Catch22Dem]

198. That's how I feel

I'm smart enough to recognize his genuine talent, but I'm not even a LITTLE BIT into that style.

[MrScorpio]

191. The Godfather himself has just passed the torch

That's enough for me

[Bat Boy]

201. Yeah. Pity Usher wasn't wearing something more flamable.

n/t

[ZoCrowes]

203. No

he appeared on a mainstraim awards show with a flavor of the month (I know he has been around for a decade but that is what he is) in order to get publicity for himself. I hardly call that passing the torch

[MrScorpio]

194. Lance looks like he just finished a 3-day bender

This is the tops, Dope!

Dress mo BETTA!

[bettyellen]

205. usher looks better in a suit than anybody. damn.

[Reverend_Smitty]

195. glad Ray got one more tonight

n/t

[tonyraytx]

196. One thing about the Grammys

If you died, you win one.

[ZoCrowes]

200. The bandwagon jumpers always bother me

I was just getting into Ray Charles before he died (I almost got to go to one of his last gigs but I was sick that night) and then he croaked and it seemed like everyone was buying every bargain packaged Ray Charles comp they see at Best Buy.

[bettyellen]

199. i kissed ray charles once. that's all i'm gonna say.

and that it mighta been my best. birthday. ever.
:loveya:

[Sydnie]

202. That doesn't surprise me one bit about you BE! LOL n/t

[bettyellen]

215. he murmered "aawwh" in my ear when i kissed his cheek.

i'm never going to forget that. he was absolutely the shit.

[tonyraytx]

204. And now the Grammys will tell you to

Support Tsumani relief, Support the Arts in school, And don't downloaded for free or we will sue the shit out of you.

[ABaker]

207. It's about

time Ray Charles won.

James Brown made Usher look like a bush(pun intended) leader

Across the Universe was not that bad

[tonyraytx]

212. Yeah but

Will the Grammy give him one if he haven't die? I heard so-so reviews on his " Misery love company" CD. And like Zo said,It bandwagon jumping.

[ZoCrowes]

208. Bonnie Raitt

Damn she is so good. That was the perfect tribute.

[Sydnie]

216. I had drinks with her once at the Paradise in Boston

I went to see James Taylor and she saw me, liked the dress I was wearing and came over to tell me. We sat together during the concert and had drinks. She is soooo down to earth it's incredible.

For those of you that have never been to the Paradise, it's a really small venue, seats around 250-300 only. Very intimate room and built in a half circle. The best place in Boston to see any gig in the 80's!

[Zenlitened]

210. OK, make your prediction for Album of the Year

:)

[tonyraytx]

217. It outta

Alicia or Ray

The Grammys will never give it to Usher or Kayne.

[Zenlitened]

219. I think it'll be Usher.

Or um... Ray Charles. Yeah, that's it. Ray Charles.

(Heh heh heh... no one will ever know I edited this after the winner was announced!)

:eyes:

[Floogeldy]

220. GOOD, CBS. SHAMELESSLY PROMOTE CSI BEFORE THE AWARD

Stinkin' fucking whores.

[AntiCoup2K4]

240. Worse than that was the fucking RIAA shilling corporate whore

trying to tie in tsunami relief with "intellectual property". What a shameless corporatist bastard. :grr:

[ABaker]

221. YES!

Ray Charles wins again!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

223. Welcome to DU, ABaker.

I would have liked Green Day to win, but sentimental wins everytime.

[MrScorpio]

222. Fonce Mizell?

I love that guy.

The Grammy was well deserved

http://www.stormpages.com/skyhigh/mizellbros.htm

[mondo joe]

224. Queen Latifah, not the best dress honey

I love Queen Latifah and she always looks good.

But I think she needs a dress that gives her a waist. This one cuts right under her breasts instead!

[tonyraytx]

225. That was a good Grammys tonight

And it nice to spend it with the DU

[Zenlitened]

226. That was fun. Being on DU definitely...

... makes the show more interesting.

:)

[MrScorpio]

241. It started out sucky

But a lot of the later performances made it worth it.

Joss Stone.

A future superstar. Now more people will know.