Live Grammy Discussion Thread

[JohnMill]

Guys. Ringo was at the soundcheck.

  Again I fail to see the point.

This is very much a prickly issue for me and while in the end it's only rock and roll for me being a fan of The Beatles I would wish these onstage reunions between Macca and Ringo would end.  They are not The Beatles nor do their reunions in any way represent a reunion of The Beatles.  I'll give them credit for not even attempting to market it that way but I wish they would put an end to it all together.  It was different when George was still alive and Ringo and George would play together (as they did at Royal Albert Hall in 1992) or whatnot because of the fact three surviving Beatles at the time never reunited onstage without John Lennon.  To me having Paul and Ringo out there singing Beatles songs without John and George really plays the whole Beatles legacy kind of cheap.  

[hypehat]

Outside of country music those names are pretty much unknown.

P much my gist. I am not down with the modern country.


When Brian gets more comfortable, this Beach Boys reunion is going to be off the chain. I know it.   Night all.

[ArchStanton]

From the yahoo article:

After a standing ovation, the Beach Boys themselves, all now in their 60s, then took to the stage to play "Good Vibrations," with famously glum-looking Brian Wilson almost smiling as he hit the high notes with his old bandmates.

http://news.yahoo.com/beach-boys-good-vibrations-grammys-034043025.html

[Shady]

Tonight proved the Beach Boys have an awesome online presence 

[Summertime Blooz]

What did everyone think of Macca's new Valentine song? Nearly put me to sleep!

I think it's a pretty little song; guess I'm just a sloppy romantic.

[Les P]

Didn't think the Maroon 5 vocalist was right for Surfer Girl.  Foster sang a respectful WIBN but he looked really nervous.  BBs... I couldn't be sure WHERE the vocals were coming from, because I sure didn't hear Brian when he singing on camera.  Have to admit it is hard for me to watch Mike Love, but I did think it was a respectable performance.  But my wife said "this isn't good PR for the tour" and described their appearance as "grim."  And she is a semi-fan.  Ouch.

[Bicyclerider]

Did I see the same show everyone else did?  Levine couldn't' hit any of the falsetto notes - other than that Surfer Girl was ok at best.  Foster's WIBN was weird, attempting to replicate the original arrangement rather than do their own version.  It wasn't't bad but it wasn't the beach boys.  Then GV was mediocre, to ne nice about it.  Al the unseen backing vocalists carried the song.  I hope they can get it more together for the jazzfest performance.

[Alex]

I was disappointed that the Decemberists lost to the Foos.

[LetHimRun]

Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters and Deadmau5? Wow, talk about different walks of life.

[Summertime Blooz]

I'm going to sleep after Glen. Gentle On My Mind done by some nobodies, which is nice. If by nobodies. I

 wonder if Glen Campbell nerds think that was terrible like some of us are thinking Maroon 5 or FTP were terrible. Perfectly servicable.


Glen Campbell is broing out here. He's LOVING IT.

They're not nobodys in the country music scene, they're the equivalent of the successful newcomers (Foster The People - The Band Perry) and established commercially successful acts (Maroon 5 - Blake Shelton). Outside of country music those names are pretty much unknown.

Glen's segment was cool.

Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen? Really? That's how you want to go out? Not with By the Time I Get To Phoenix or Wichita Lineman? Sure, Rhinestone Cowboy was a big hit, but I totally did not get that.

[runnersdialzero]

I doubt it was his choice.

[Wirestone]

Okay, I lied.

I watched it again, and it's a solid effort. Yes, Brian was mixed totally out of the first line of the verse. But he's audible, and sounds fine, in the rest of it. He looks as comfortable as he ever does at these sorts of things, which is not very. But he smiled several times and was keeping up with the rest of the group.

Ultimately, this is a performance by BW's backing band. And they did a nice job. Mike was, as ever, the ringmaster.

The real test -- and opportunity -- will come with the full-length live shows and the new album.

[Shady]

Okay, I lied.

I watched it again, and it's a solid effort. Yes, Brian was mixed totally out of the first line of the verse. But he's audible, and sounds fine, in the rest of it. He looks as comfortable as he ever does at these sorts of things, which is not very. But he smiled several times and was keeping up with the rest of the group.

Ultimately, this is a performance by BW's backing band. And they did a nice job. Mike was, as ever, the ringmaster.

The real test -- and opportunity -- will come with the full-length live shows and the new album.

My thoughts exactly..

After watching it again a few times I think it was really solid

[SamMcK]

It's time for Lady Gag- I mean Nicki Minaj.

[Chris Brown]

It's time for Lady Gag- I mean Nicki Minaj.

At least Gaga is talented - I don't mind utterly bizarre if there's talent behind it, but that isn't the case right now.

[SamMcK]

It's time for Lady Gag- I mean Nicki Minaj.

At least Gaga is talented - I don't mind utterly bizarre if there's talent behind it, but that isn't the case right now.

Fair enough, I mean what the hell is this?! This is terrible!

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

So The Beach Boys get to do a two minute Good Vibrations yet Paul Mccartney get's to do a cheesy love song and come back later with a totally random Beatles set..

I don't get it

I don't either. I never will understand why people seem to favor the Beatles over everything damn else.

OMG...Nikki Minaj is TERRIBLE, even by the standards of her style.

[LetHimRun]

That was absolutely atrocious. I can not believe that was shown on live television.

Nicki should have stayed on the bottom bunk of the bus.

[hypehat]

dıpןo @diplo
Hope they playing some good commercials cause I board as fuc watching them set up for Paul McCartney

[Shady]

I'm kinda excited for Paul's set, this has been a total sh*t fest since TBB's took a bow

[drbeachboy]

I've been following in here all evening. Some of you people really killed the mood tonight. I enjoyed the performance. GV was performed the same way Brian has been performing it for years. Brian acted no different than at any solo shows over the past decade. To expect anything different, you were just fooling yourselves. I thought Glen did a great job tonight. I really enjoyed Joe Walsh's guitar work with Macca. It was the best part of the total performance.

[Wirestone]

Okay, I lied.

I watched it again, and it's a solid effort. Yes, Brian was mixed totally out of the first line of the verse. But he's audible, and sounds fine, in the rest of it. He looks as comfortable as he ever does at these sorts of things, which is not very. But he smiled several times and was keeping up with the rest of the group.

Ultimately, this is a performance by BW's backing band. And they did a nice job. Mike was, as ever, the ringmaster.

The real test -- and opportunity -- will come with the full-length live shows and the new album.

My thoughts exactly..

After watching it again a few times I think it was really solid

I mean, if you had watched the Brian group over the last couple of years, and the Mike and Bruce group, and you imagined them onstage at the Grammys, this is what you would get. It's not some crazy new arrangement, it's not some amazing new height -- it's these guys performing a song they all do live for the billionth time. I did HATE that they started with the chorus, though.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

One thing I noticed after re-watching...Brian's PIANO is audible, as unless there was some creative mixing  going on, the main piano sound (not the keyboards) were coming from where Brian was at. Interesting...

[18thofMay]

That was absolutely atrocious. I can not believe that was shown on live television.

Nicki should have stayed on the bottom bunk of the bus.

Yes it was real bad.. real bad..

[guitarfool2002]

Too many commercials...