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Originally Posted by jmn3
If I'm not mistaken (and I could be - it's almost 10 yrs), I recall from interviews with Lindsey and Stevie after the grammys that the Grammy people (committee, producers, whatever they are) insisted that they do the medley. Not to say that the Mac couldn't have stood up and demanded one song...but I'm almost positive the medley approach was pushed on the band.
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You are correct. However, I also felt that FM should have stood their ground and said "our way or no way." They certainly had enough cache with the industry to pull that off.
I remember thinking it was a bit embarassing but not because the performances were sloppy; on the contrary, everything was pretty well performed. I just felt they were milking a 20 year old cow. If they had to do a medley, how about a mix of the four new tunes from Dance--all of which could have done well. Or at least "Temporary One" and "My Little Demon" blended with "Silver Springs."
James Taylor didn't deserve the grammy that year, but neither did the Mac for recycling hits. Say You Will was much more deserving of industry recognition.
By the way, most of the time I can't stomach Dylan: HIS lack of respect for women artists other than Joni Mitchell is more embarassing than any greatest hits medley could ever be.