Actually, I enjoyed more of the show than I thought I would. I haven't watched the grammies in about 6, 7 years because it has SO little to do with music I (or anyone I know) listen to.
But this year, I was home and too sleepy to do much else (after a long, busy, great weekend in NY); I kept hearing about that Clash tribute last year that was supposedly really cool; Foo Fighters were performing; and, I love the Outkast album and figured they'd dominate.
- I loved the opening with Prince and Beyonce. Don't care that she was there in particular (though her dress was cool), but they did three Prince classics, and he was on it. A cool opening I didn't expect.
- Foo Fighters with Chick Corea....'nuff said.
- Outkast was good, Justin Timberlake was interesting to me (he IS trying to be the white, seeing Stevie Wonder which I found funny and a little endearing), Sting did "Roxanne" and any Police song on t.v. is a good Police song. Plus he wore a skirt, which I found a hoot 'cuz it really looked like a skirt, not a kilt.
- The whole R&B, rap, funk explosion thing was cool, and I'm glad they're paying tribute to the whole genre, as it certainly dominates music today.
- Beatles tribute band was really lame (Dave Matthews -- eewww, some country guy, Sting and another guy I can't remember). President's Award to the band on the 40th anniversary of their US invasion, with Harrison and Lennon widows, was pretty good because they didn't do a whole hokey, long video montage or some shit. The widows and Ringo and Paul saying thanks. Classy. Ono a bit odd, but was moved by the plea for peace. Can't fault her for that.
- I like that the show was really dedicated to so many musical performances, many of which interestingly paired artists with one another. At least that makes them performances you'll never see anywhere else.
Hey, no one is more surprised than I that I didn't hate the telecast. Maybe I'm just getting old. :p
