Sly Stone's return and (what I managed to stomach of) the Grammys - Bilge

S stuff-o-rama Tiki Socialite Central Coast of California Joined: Nov 20, 2003 Posts: 757	S stuff-o-rama Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 3:58 PM DonHoNYC, I felt the same way. I wasn't going to watch it at all, but while channel surfing I saw Steven Tyler being interviewed on the red (green, sponsored by Heineken!)carpet. I got suckered in by him saying that he and Joe Perry were going to fly to Oakland after the performance and had to delay their concert just to be a part of this historical return of Sly Stone, that during rehearsals he tore the place apart. So, like yourself, I decided to suffer through the Grammys even though every time I do, I get mad at myself for doing so. I didn't mind most of it, (I have a high pain tolerance). My first reaction was, why is Ciara (and countless others) singing a part of a song medley which she obviously had no idea how it went before the grammy people asked her to take part in it? She seemed so lost... There were many sound problems throughout the evening (which is bound to happen on a live show) at one point a country group was performing early in the evening (I forget their names) and you could hear the producer and the sound crew clearly coming through their frequency, asking "What's wrong with her mic?" Then Sly appeared in his usual manic style and couldn't keep up, had problems singing into the mic and seemed embarrased to be there and just plain gave up. I felt like it was more him giving up and walking away than not being able to perform, his heart clearly was not in to it. I wonder if he was having trouble hearing what was going on, it seemed like people were missing their cues throughout the whole debacle. I just wish they would have just put together a super house band to back him up instead of making a TRL orgy out of it. The way Tyler & Perry where going on about how on fire he was and how great he was to the point the rescheduled a concert to be a part of it made me wish I had seen the rehearsal instead. I hope he really does continue with music, he was so important in my friend's and my life's soundtracks... They announced Bowie as getting a lifetime award, but the camera panned the crowd clapping and I didn't see him so i just assumed he didn't show to accept it, and I too bailed as soon as I saw the marching band and heard the announcer say, "From KW University..." I had had enough. But I must say I found it strange that the awards were mostly given away before the airing of the show so they could air more music. Maybe they should do two shows, hand out awards on one, let the winners play on the other! :)

DonHoNYC, I felt the same way. I wasn't going to watch it at all, but while channel surfing I saw Steven Tyler being interviewed on the red (green, sponsored by Heineken!)carpet. I got suckered in by him saying that he and Joe Perry were going to fly to Oakland after the performance and had to delay their concert just to be a part of this historical return of Sly Stone, that during rehearsals he tore the place apart. So, like yourself, I decided to suffer through the Grammys even though every time I do, I get mad at myself for doing so. I didn't mind most of it, (I have a high pain tolerance). My first reaction was, why is Ciara (and countless others) singing a part of a song medley which she obviously had no idea how it went before the grammy people asked her to take part in it? She seemed so lost... There were many sound problems throughout the evening (which is bound to happen on a live show) at one point a country group was performing early in the evening (I forget their names) and you could hear the producer and the sound crew clearly coming through their frequency, asking "What's wrong with her mic?" Then Sly appeared in his usual manic style and couldn't keep up, had problems singing into the mic and seemed embarrased to be there and just plain gave up. I felt like it was more him giving up and walking away than not being able to perform, his heart clearly was not in to it. I wonder if he was having trouble hearing what was going on, it seemed like people were missing their cues throughout the whole debacle. I just wish they would have just put together a super house band to back him up instead of making a TRL orgy out of it. The way Tyler & Perry where going on about how on fire he was and how great he was to the point the rescheduled a concert to be a part of it made me wish I had seen the rehearsal instead. I hope he really does continue with music, he was so important in my friend's and my life's soundtracks... They announced Bowie as getting a lifetime award, but the camera panned the crowd clapping and I didn't see him so i just assumed he didn't show to accept it, and I too bailed as soon as I saw the marching band and heard the announcer say, "From KW University..." I had had enough. But I must say I found it strange that the awards were mostly given away before the airing of the show so they could air more music. Maybe they should do two shows, hand out awards on one, let the winners play on the other! :)

Post #213683 by stuff-o-rama on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 3:58 PM