music awards

[Ray Zee]

i watched the awards last night. well it was okay. missed alias and the practice for it. too bad. but when the hip hop and rap groups performed i didnt understand one word they said. what kind of music is that. i did try hard to listen but just couldnt get it. so maybe its me. also everyone had to have lots of dancing girls and fireworks displays. i guess that hides the music from scrutiny.
then came asleep at the wheel. no fanfare just great. it isnt bad to be an old timer that looks from the past.

[Ed I]

I didn't watch but I can't understand a word of rap either . I still prefere to watch ameba like blobs of color move across the walls no dancing girls needed.

[ArchAngel71857]

Ray,

As any fan of rap knows, its not about what they say, tis about BLING BLING!

-AA

[IrishHand]

The worst part is watching a lot of the performers lip-synch their own songs because they're incapable of dancing and singing at the same time. I don't know if we've ever seen Britney sing live - I imagine she'd have to at her concerts, but all her TV promos (award shows, halftime shows, etc) are complete jokes. Although...it's probably a good thing since the girl isn't much of a singer.

Evanescence was very disappointing to me - I enjoy their music, but the lead singer was awful yesterday. Warbly voice and everything. I hope she was just sauced up or something.

As for rap...if you ignore the fact 99% of it has no musical value, it's fine. Rap is sort of the pick-up basketball game down the road in the NBA music industry. Anyone can do it - hence the appeal, but they're still not even in the minor leagues...

[David Steele]

don't know if we've ever seen Britney sing live - I imagine she'd have to at her concerts

I have actually seen her live (with my daughter). She had a great band and a huge show. Her singing was kind of burried with lots of good backup singers.

They even had an OK kind of R&B act open that was clearly aimed at the parents.

D.

[John Feeney]

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then came asleep at the wheel. no fanfare just great. it isnt bad to be an old timer that looks from the past.

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You got all that right, Ray.