The Grammys 2011

Well both Russ and Greg have shared their opinion. I share some of the same. Here are my thoughts:

The Grammys are now a performance show. I think only 10 out of the dozens of awards are actually awarded on the show. It's too bad because some of the awards I would like to see are handed out "off-air".

I enjoyed most of the performances; however I think Gaga was upstaged a little. I enjoyed her performance but I think she's starting to lose me a little in the spectacle of her performace. Cee Lo was very entertaining, and Mick... Ah Mick. The guy can still move with the swagger of his youth, and I only hope I'm half that at his age. Bob Dylan isn't holding up nearly as well. Neither in John Mayer for that matter (he looked pretty lost throughout the performace).

Eminem... He is the most intense performer to come along in a long time. He was one of my highlights and also a reason to attend Lollapalooza this summer! I thought he stood a chance at Album of the Year, and The Suburbs album Arcade Fire surprised me when they were awarded it. The tribute to Aretha was pretty weak, and it proved to me that Christina really CANNOT sing when she's surrounded by more talented female vocalists, plus I heard she tripped. Tack that on to the Superbowl fiasco and I'm no longer interested (not that I was before).

As Greg pointed out Need You Now should not have been nominated - but I do like the song. I have a fond memory of that song, hearing it in a Vegas casino at 3am, a little buzzed, and watching the hookers in the lobby... I thought they (Lady Antebellum) were going to win Album of the Year as well because sometimes the Grammys likes to give all the awards to the same person or group (Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, and Santana to name a few).

Overall, I would give the show a B. I too would like to see a little more awards too, but the performances were solid, and I even got exposed to some artists that I wasn't that familiar with. You have Aretha, Mick, and Babs on the show as Bieber, Arcade Fire, and Katy Perry. That covers a little something for everybody.

I wish the nomination period would make more sense...

Mike