The Official Grammy Thread

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

one in the future for the work he started with Velvet Revolver in 2006, 'cause VR canned his ass since he left 'em "uninspired"
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That's code for the fact that he doesn't drink or do drugs.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I must admit to having some mad respect for Mary J. She keeps it so interesting by straddling the line- classy vs. trashy, off-key vs. on-key, feminine vs. butch, hip hop vs. R&B, etc. And she pulls some of those notes out of nowhere, just when you least expect it. Never a dull moment with that one.

One is a flat out kick ass vocal by her . I love, love, love it. You know she feels what she's singing in that song.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

He produced a boatload of records this year. From Wikipedia:

2006: Christ Illusion - Slayer
2006: Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2006: Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks
2006: American V: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash
2006: FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake ("(Another Song) All Over Again")
2007: Untitled new album - The (International) Noise Conspiracy
2007: Linkin Park's third studio album - Linkin Park
2007: Untitled Metallica album - Metallica
2007: Untitled - U2
2007: American VI - Johnny Cash
2007: Heroes and Thieves - Vanessa Carlton (with Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius and Stephan Jenkins)
2007: Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy" - Ours

Well, there you go! Vanessa Carlton can introduce Stevie to Rick!

Chris Eye Sack is doing Grammy coverage on Leno tonight!

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

all you triflin' bitches step off JT.

and ole girl did good with him even though her dress looked like something from Target's clearance rack. I'd have been a ball of nerves. I'm sure she'll be signed before the night's over.

Bless her heart. She was going to be on tv in front of millions and some stylist couldn't have wrangled a better outfit for her than that? She seemed a little nervous at first but I guess that's only fair since they didn't know who was singing until their name was called. She started working it towards the end and I thought JT was very gracious with her.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by GiniLeaE

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Blue"] You can have my JT autographs and pics he gave me...and Tee's for that matter. This bitch could give a ****...believe me, if you met him...you'd say that too. I can pack it with the B&S DVD's you wanted...

ENJOY THE ILLUSION!

Okay, you can't just leave us hanging like that. Dish!

Originally Posted by GiniLeaE

[I] Can someone tell me what that Prince commercial and THANK YOU for the Super Bowl halftime was all about?

I'm guessing it was a sincere thank you from Prince/CBS to all the fans. I thought that these days, it was a pretty classy thing for them to do.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

ok.

by the way, I have a good friend that used to be Esmeralda at Disney World that knew Nsync back when they were touring Europe before coming to the States. she said Justin had a girlfriend over there and he'd come back with clawmarks on his back if you get my drift. not the mention the fact that a ER nurse in Memphis told me when he came in for knee surgery she got a peeky poo and let's just say, timber suits him just fine.

for those 2 reasons alone, I highly enjoy.

Poor Cameron. "What you had, ooh what you lost..." They never looked right together anyway.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by GiniLeaE

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"By the way", I've never seen the Red Hot Chili Peppers sing such a boooorrrring tune on an awards show...good, but NOT EXCITING! Well, the confetti was interesting...

Truly. They couldn't sing Dani California? And the confetti was a bit too gimmicky.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

Please Henley is still doing coke?!

So is Jackson Brown if the rumour mill is to be believed and some members of Styx (although I heard that one a while ago). Cripes, Glenn Frey had his liver replaced due to his partying, didn't he?

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

While those are good, they IMO do not jam it as hard as Rush. But, to each his own and if you wanna talk Zeppelin - we can talk all day

But they're a four piece.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by skcin

ZZ Top is insanely good live.

Absolutley.

Originally Posted by skcin

Joan Baez looks incredible.

She is an incredible woman whose voice is the only one that came close to that of Joni Mitchell. I guess that would be the other way around though, as Joan was on the scene first.

Originally Posted by skcin

Don Henley looks awful.

He's definitely getting older. And his joke with ScarJo fell flat. What did Stevie ever see in him? Oh yeah, lear jets and limosines full of presents. I guess I could be persuaded.

Originally Posted by skcin

Rascall Flatts should never - EVER - do any Eagles songs again. Never. My ears were bleeding.

Horrible. No one should ever attempt to skimp on that song especially when it comes to the guitar parts of Felder, Frey and Walsh.

Originally Posted by skcin

WTF were Scarlett Johannson

She's making a record. She asked Henley if he might have any advice for her. He paused for a moment and deadpanned "No." It was a bit uncomfortable. Then he laughed.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by chiliD

While her rendition impressed me quite a bit, I still think it paled to Concrete Blonde's version on their Walking In London album. Johnette Napolitano's version is really tough to top. (Unless you're talkin' James Brown hissownself)

Never heard it. I'll have to check it out. I'm a Concrete/Johnette fan.

Originally Posted by chiliD

Cream is the model that all subsequent trios modeled themselves after.

While I think the guys in Rush are all technically proficient to an incredible standard, I think their music has no soul...they're just being technical for technical's sake. (there are many bands I put on that same list) I can listen to one or two carefully selected tracks of theirs at a time, but they just don't move me to listen longer than that.

Couldn't agree more. I've tried to like this band but nothing of theirs has really moved me since Moving Pictures. After that, I just don't get it.

[estranged4life]

not televised. Funny, used to see metal awards on the Grummies years ago, but now you dont. That's fine, we metalheads prefer the underground instead of the popularity.

For the record, the video for 'Eyes Of The Insane' is one of the most Fubar'd videos ever, good disturbing stuff.

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Slayer Wins Their First Grammy

Earlier tonight at the 49th annual Grammy Awards at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, Slayer was awarded The Grammy for Best Metal Performance for 'Eyes Of The Insane' from their Christ Illusion album. Sadly, the award was not part of the televised broadcast.

The other nominees in the Best Metal Performance category were: Lamb of God for 'Redneck', Mastodon for 'Colony Of Birchmen', Ministry for 'Lies, Lies, Lies' and 'Stone Sour for '30/30-150'.

This was Slayer's second Grammy nomination, the first being in 2002 for the track 'Disciple' from God Hates Us All, also in the Best Metal Performance category. Tool took home The Grammy that year for 'Schism'.

Slayer is currently headlining a North American tour and did not attend the Grammy presentation, but vocalist/bassist Tom Araya had this to say about the win from his hotel room in Columbus, OH: " Jeff (Hanneman, guitarist) and I put a lot into 'Eyes Of The Insane' so we're thrilled that the Grammy voters took the time to listen to it, and then vote for it. We're out here on the road and we're all really, really happy."

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by Nixxxed

Storm in a Teacup!!!!!!!

"If" is actually my fave song on the album - but what a hard choice from 2 CDs of fun, engaging music.

The whole 2 CD package really is just an amazing piece of work. I am really diggin "Slow Cheetah" right now. That guitar piece at the end really does it for me.

"She's Only 18" is another one of my favorites! Honestly I could go on forever, plus "Snow" is another great one.

One more..."Tell me Baby" - Great music video with that too!

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by carrie721

yay dixie chicks!! i thought of you last night, theresa!

I'm still on a Dixie Chick grammy sweep high! The DC message board I belong to is just going crazy! Finally it's a great time to be a DC fan again!

[skcin]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

One is a flat out kick ass vocal by her . I love, love, love it. You know she feels what she's singing in that song.

I couldn't agree more.