After a self-congratulatory opening about all of the great Grammy "duets" from previous years, Gorillaz took the stage for a much-hyped "duet" with Madonna. Unfortunately, it was the exact same animated sequence from their MTV Europe performance, and the vocals were not quite synced up. All 30 seconds of Madonna and Gorillaz together was great (I dig mash-ups), but then Madonna just sang "Hung Up" for the umpteenth time. Is anyone else tired of the leotard?From there things just got worse:
Chris Martin was looking very "grizzly man" as he made several awkward and (I would imagine) uncomfortable movements across the stage. Poor David Bowie didn't even get to come to the stage or say thanks via satellite for his "Lifetime Achievement Award." And why did Matt Dillon and Ludacris present that?
Bono must have been doing an impression of David Brent when he said "I don't think of U2 as a rock band." He must have. Then - Kanye wins Best Rap Album, I get excited, and then I am embarrassed for him when I see his outfit. Hillary called it "disgusting.
And what a lame bunch of winners. No Best Album for Kanye! No Best Record for Gorillaz! No Producer of the Year for Danger Mouse!
Next year, New and Used Records will have its own awards show!!!
::3 Related Links::
1•"Mariah And Kanye Win, But In The End U2 — And Curveballs — Rule Grammy Night" (MTV News)
2•"The Grammys" (Pink is the New Blog)
3•"Grammys - Shallow observations & Chappelle" (Artifacts)
4 comments:
Great post, you are correct sir.
I must say I was taken in by the Gorillaz and Madonna, unaware it was a repeat performance for them.
I had to write it down- during one of several wardrobe malfs Kanye sported a white low cut tuxedo jacket, undone killer/driving gloves, a red shirt open to the navel with a large medallion, a black satin cumberbund and wraparound shades. He must have a stylist.
Kanye looked like a combination welder/pimp. Nice gloves dude.
I shouldn't only make fun of Kanye's fashion. Bono looked rather dumb in his cowboy hat. At least Kanye had a strong performance.
I was watching "the diary of kanye west at the grammys" and he was like, "yo, this is the flyest outfit in history. I don't even care about the awards because of this outfit!"
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