I watched the Grammy Awards, and "don't get it".

[Yango]

Meh.

 

[wisconsindead]

 

[nonohmic]

I switched it off after a good attempt to sit through it. It's not music, it's sales.

The host was terrible, also.

 

[mellowinman]

I know I'm getting old and out of touch, but what does this mean?

I was hoping it was posted online somewhere.

 

[moles]

I have zero interest in whatever opinions people have on one artist or another - but Adele over-emoting? I keep hearing this, and she's easily half as dramatic as a Celine Dion or Barbara Streisand was back in the day. Jumping on the hate bandwagon (who knows why she's a target...) can't be all that stimulating, can it?

The Grammy's are a recording association awards show - I've never seen anyone on it that hasn't sold a whole wack of records, and I probably never will. What's the issue?

 

[gln1955]

Criiticizing Adele for her choice of material sounds like some serious sour grapes. She is at a point where she is famous enough and rich enough that she can sing what ever she damn well wants. Isn't that where you'd like to be in your career? What she does is not my thing at all, but I can appreciate her talent and not whine about her success.

 

[Marial]

For starts, I just don't "get" Adele. I try, but all I hear her sing are crap tunes which are over produced and over dramatized. Her voice is admittedly a strong instrument. Why does she insist on this pompous fluff all the time? People actually prefer this stuff? This is the best we can do? Gaga is a musically versatile and talented individual. Watching and listening to her last night was like putting my head in a meat grinder.
In contrast to the Grammy show, the other night I saw the Gershwin award given to Smokey Robinson. Every singer was brilliant. Every tune consisted of real music content. It seemed the goal was high art. Not the Grammy line up. Although the Grammy visuals and sets were outstanding and mildly entertaining, the material was all overly sugar coated, mega over produced fluff. Standing ovation from the audience. I would be (metaphorically) throwing tomatoes. Am I alone with this consistent negative reaction to this popular presentation?

As for Adele, I don't know how old you are, but the 80s were full of overwrought power ballads, and not just by glam bands. Remember Richard Marx? Heart? Fans for that kind of music didn't disappear.

I wish Adele would get better songwriters, her theme for Skyfall was excellent, she should do more like that.

 

[DwaynieAD]

People will watch that stuff on TV but not bother to go out to a club to see someone actually trying to do something real and live.

because 90% of bands are utter garbage.

give me pop music any day over the crap that gets shoved on stage at your local watering hole.

 

[stringtapper]

de gustibus non est disputandum

 

[Pirate Captain]

I'll take Johnette Napolitano over Adele any day of the week. AND she can play the bass! (watch, Adele will cover this one at the next award show)

 

[DwaynieAD]

as much as this board likes to white knight and be social justice warriors its funny to see how bent out of shape ya'll get about successful women in pop music.

keep up the good work. you're all so cool and original

 

[Marial]

I like Adele, she's alright by me. But Beyonce should have won.

 

[Pacman]

Nope. I don't get her either. Great voice, but everything she sings seems so melancholy. Not a fan.

Everything? Or everything you're aware of? Because that's two different things.

 

[Bob_Ross]

I like Adele, she's alright by me. But Beyonce should have won.

Okay, Kanye...

 

[Rickengeezer]

I don't get Grammys, but then again I don't get Nobel Prizes either. I figure I must be a few votes short.

 

[gjohnson441496]

I imagine it would be a total kick to be there, in that crowd, and hang out at the parties. I would think that the actual award ceremony is strictly for public consumption. The winners are probably more surprised by winning than the losers are at losing (although, to be nominated, imo, is a win). My wife called me in the room when Twenty One Pilots was up, because she knows I like them (I was playing/practicing my bass at the time. I'm learning Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas), and I'm glad she did. It was cool to see Rock Stardom again, as they took off their pants... the explanation was cool too.

Anyway, that's all I saw of it. What happened next with the 4 well manicured people representing white, black, hispanic and gay America, attempting to do a tribute made me projectile vomit and return to my bass.

 

[Pirate Captain]

Grammy award winners...Journey!

Grammy award winners...Depeche Mode!

Grammy award winner...Joe Satriani!

Grammy award winners...Guns 'n' Roses!

Grammy award winners...Milli Vanilli!

...only one of those statements is true (...girl, you know it's true)

 

[Marial]

Okay, Kanye...

 

[Grumry]

That part was weird. Even if she (I'm assuming you're referring to Adele) was completely sincere, it still sounded a little...obsessive, especially coming from someone so accomplished in her own right, and not just an anonymous fan.


EDIT: Of course, if you're referring to something completely different, just disregard my post.

I know I'm getting old and out of touch, but what does this mean?

Just her bowing down, and OMGing, saying she didn't deserve it and basically wanted to hand it over to Beyonce because she's so amazing and inspirational, both times she got on the mic.

 

[Papalampraina]

I remember Adele saying in an interview that her target was to be on the cover of Rolling Stone, not Cosmopolitan. It might not have been these specific magazines, but you get the point.
I also think that it took real balls to stop a live show, swear on live tv, say sorry and start again, because this needed to be right for George Michael and not some half-assed song.
Apart from that, she co-writes all her songs. Even Skyfall which was mentioned here. She writes, plays music, sings and she doesn't seem like a snob. Me thinks that's a great combo.

I really liked Ed Sheeran and his ballet routine. It's wonderful when people can do that live, but I'm guessing he doesn't have time to relax when he's doing his thing.