.... I don't know the ages of any of you kids, but I know I'm old .. no, I take that back. I'm oldER ..... I've said (very recently) on another page of this forum that music knows no age.... but that stuff on the Grammys ?!?!?!!!.....everything has to be over produced and underclothed to keep your mind off the music(?) ... I kept watching because I was hoping to hear Billy and Tony sing NY State .... stayed up to the end, but must have tuned in too late .... how was it?.... as for Mr. Sinatra, he could sit on a chair, cigarette in hand, glass of wine on the table (man I could NEVER drink red wine and sing, how 'bout you uncle dave?), with nothing but Jobim blowing bossa chords on guitar behind him, and sound GREAT!!! .... and the groups of MY teen era (mid-late 50's) could throw out some great harmonies over a 4 chord progression played mostly by piano (acoustic, of course), tenor, bass, and drums ..... PS right on about Alicia also UD .... seemed cute, but HOW did she keep those eyes open???
t.

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It was a tough choice,
"Watch Grammies"..or.."Clean Bathroom"
"Watch Grammies"..or.."Clean Bathroom"

It was a hard decision....
but you should see how my faucets sparkle now!!!

Admittedly, I watched about 10 minutes. That's all I could take of the "PLEASE LAFF AT MY JOKES!!!" host.

Looked in again after about 2 hours to see if there was any improvement.
Some idiot in a pink trench coat with platinum blonde hair...????
....and pleeeeese...what is it with Dylan???
Why do they continue to invite this **shole back again.

Did I mention how great my bathroom looks now??

Best part of the show, for me, musically, was Alan Jackson's song re. Sept.11.
...Just My Thots...

I can't believe that Dylan sang a whole song and I couldn't understand one word he was singing!!! He also had a cowboy hat on with a weird Tennessee Ernie Ford Pencil Mustache too ..YIKES!!!!! As for "OUTCAST" and that guy with the Pink Trench Coat, "Gonna get ya Sucker" Pimp hat and Long Platinum Blonde hair? Shhhhhheeeeessshh!!!! Thats when I shut it off and put on Sinatras greatest Hits :>)!!

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Nice that one of the Grammys was given to a
Norwegian, a excellent cello player named
Truls Mørk got one
GJ

Hi Everybody,
Don`t feel bad I`m still waiting for Alan Parsons Project to release there next album!!!!
jedi

yes,the show was lame---but please notice that some cool music got grammys, most of which wasn't on the show. The "Oh Brother" soundtrack is an awesome record, I thought that it would be a cult favorite and have been amazed by its popularity. A gospel Grammy went to "Spirit of the Century" by The Blind Boys of Alabama--------people, you MUST hear this record! The only gospel record that I have ever purchased. It is not required that you have a single religious bone in your body to love this music! This is American Soul Music of the highest quality and these old men can rock the house!
And Delbert McClinton gets some recognition(Blues ) after soooo many years. There is quality music out there folks, but not much made it onto the Grammys' telecast.
Bill E

Bill E,
I saw the Blind Boys of Alabama on Conan O'Brian a few weeks ago & was quite impressed.

Lucky for me i had dart league the night of the Grammy's so i had no chance to be disappointed. Who votes for these people anyway? It seems that the same bands are there every year. Another thing that kills me is that of all the great bands that are out there, about 20 or so get nominated (the one they show on TV) & then 3 or 4 of them take home most of the awards! What a joke!

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We were born to go as far as we can fly; Turn electric dreams into reality... -Hawkwind-

... my wife and I took a ride (about an hour)to the Mohegan Sun Casino on Friday to see Nancy Wilson in a small (300 cap) lounge setting ..... piano, bass, drums, and Nancy ... she sounds and looks great ... the musicians truly where MUSICIANS ... what a change from the noise and pandemonium of the Grammys ....
t.

Wow - that sounds like a great show. I LOVE Nancy Wilson. (Even the "Heart" one, but especially the "Jazz" one !)

That's kind of the sound I go after - a basic trio with vocals, except I feature more of a harmony setting, like the 4 Freshman or Manhatten Transfer alot. That's what I want to sound like.

My favourite moment was when Patti LaBelle came on and proceeded to blow away those throwaway warblers on Lady Marmalade. She gave 'em the old, "this is MY song and THIS is how ya do it". Good on ya, Patti!