Didn't Andy Williams's voice sound higher than remembered?

I give an BIG OK to Prince, Beyonce, Martina and Faith. The reswt - so,so.

Justin, what a cop out. Apologizing just so they'd let you on the show.

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WHAT?!?.. and add MUSIC to the show?!?!?...

As far as the Celine Dion segment, I thought it was great to see the real 'pros' have problems we run into from time to time... I also thought that because of the problems, they couldn't give her any vocal efx such as reverb, delay, etc. which was interesting ... during the tune she even pulled out the earphones they use, probably because she couldn't hear a thing through them ... I'm not a Celine fan, but I thought she did a good job, especially under the circunstances...
That song really touched me last night, as my dad, who passed away 26 years ago would have been celebrating his 91st birthday today....
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Pros are pros, so I expected Celine to do just what she did. Luckily for her she discarded the earpiece, as that whistle would probably have come thru her monitor. What I didn't care for in the production was her attempt to sing 'black.' She's got a great voice and I think Iwould have enjoyed it better if she would just be the white girl she is.

BTW, like Vince Gill too. Seems like country Rocks!

Best thing as far as I was concerned... much less rap/hip-hop than I had expected. I got sucked in for the whole show hoping to see Tony Bennett, Santana perform... big disappointment.

Wow .... I can't believe you actually said that in public. You can't really think like that can you? She has a great style that transends color or definition. Putting a label on music, as a style is just horrible.
Did I misunderstand your comment, or was that a blatent rasist comment? I sure hope not, expecially comming from a musician/artist.

The "white" girl she is.....?? C'mon now. That thinking has to stop.

I actually enjoyed the Grammy's very much. There were a couple of really inspiring moments during the show which almost drove me to tears:

I didn't realize how wonderful a singer Christine Agulera (sp) really is. Just wonderful!

I though Prince's opening number was down right groovin'.

Martina McBride, whom the wife and I saw in concert when she was an unknown, just blew us away.

The tribute to Luther Vandross almost drove me to tears, the piano playing by Richard Marx was very moving.

I was almost dancing on the couch when George Clinton and the Parliment of Funk teamed up with Earh, Wind, Fire, and a host of thousands doing funk.

I was almost moved to tears when George Harrison's wife and Yoko Ono accepted the Presidents awards and the ending to Warren Zevon.

Most Overrated: Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake.

Most Underappreciated: Jazz, Michael McDonald, Eagles

Most Appreciated: The fact that there was much more music and less awards and useless announcer babble!!!

Just my humble take.
Al

Likes...Vince Gill, Sting and Dave Mathiews(sp?). With a little practice, those guys could find regular work!...Gotta like Bootsy
Collins, Earth Wind and Fire and the almost coherent George clinton.

Alicia...good intentions...keep practicing.
Prince...that wierd little guy plays his *ss
off...much better than when he showed his *ss on national TV several years ago!

Russ

Uncle Dave - are you pulling my leg? If you could watch a replay, you'd see and hear Celine tryin' ta prnunce those wurds as if she was a home girl - which she isn't. She has excellent pronunciation and diction and I thought her attempt at whatever it was diminished her rendition of the song. THAT'S ALL!

Racist remark? - I certainly hope not; didn't mean it that way. I was simply commenting on her vocal styling; not up to her usual crystalline self. The song itself is great; I agree that the song or music has no racial barriers.

Lastly, Al - I agree with your observations 100%

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Justin...PLEASE don't EVER assault that suitcase Rhodes again...UGH!

Russ

WOW..... captain, I was going to ask about his performance on that, as all I saw was the promo ... was it that bad? .... unfortunately, I also missed Chick Corea...
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