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Night brings some surprises and mostly flat performances
By Rashod D. Ollison
Sun Pop Music Critic
Originally published February 9, 2006
The year may have belonged to Mariah Carey and Kanye West, but last night's Grammy Awards show did not.

Surprisingly, U2 owned it, winning all five awards for which the Irish rockers were nominated, including album of the year for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Carey and West garnered eight nominations apiece but each walked away with just three golden gramophones and none in the major categories. Last night's show, which refreshingly didn't feature a host, was a mix of the surreal and the mundane.



On a mammoth screen, Gorillaz, the creepy-looking 3-D hip-hop cartoon band, kicked off the show with a short but fun performance of the vibrant "Feel Good Inc." featuring seminal hip-hop group De La Soul. But the momentum stalled as Madonna - resplendent in her new millennium disco queen look with a purple, studded painted-on leotard and Farrah Fawcett flips - gave a surprisingly tame performance backed by an army of street dancers. That was followed by another boring, contrived effort as the slick British supergroup Coldplay took the stage.

Unfortunately, the early performances didn't get much more interesting. Soul newcomer John Legend, who picked up a golden gramophone for best R&B album for his debut Get Lifted, sounded strained and overwrought on "Ordinary People." But that didn't seem to matter as the Stevie Wonder-influenced song won Legend his second Grammy of the night for best male R&B vocal performance.

U2 was on autopilot during "Vertigo," and things barely perked up when Mary J. Blige joined the Irish band during "One." The hip-hop soul queen's wailing was flat and off-key, and Bono sounded lost toward the end.

Playing at the Grammys for the first time, Paul McCartney performed "Fine Line," the lamest cut from his album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. After telling the house he wanted to "rock," he then launched into a hard-hitting take of "Helter Skelter" from his Beatles days. It worked.

The most surprising moment last night was the appearance of soul-rock recluse Sly Stone, who hadn't been seen in public since his 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sly, looking frail and weird with a blond mohawk, didn't sing much of "I Want to Take You Higher." He came and went. But his shocking appearance was still a thrill.

Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol winner, beat Carey and Grammy darlings Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt in the best female pop vocal performance. The singing sensation whimpered through her first acceptance speech and rambled through the second. (Clarkson's triple-platinum album Breakaway won best pop vocal album.)

Though the cringe factor of her speeches was high, her wins legitimized Clarkson's status as a pop superstar. She also gave a by-the-numbers performance of her affecting Heart-esque hit, "Because of You."

It was no surprise when Kanye West picked up the Grammy for best rap album for his critically acclaimed sophomore effort, Late Registration. The famously arrogant hip-hop star, decked out in aviator shades and black leather gloves, pulled out a big white card boldly marked "Thank You List."

It was also no shock that U2 beat Coldplay and the Rolling Stones in the best rock album slot for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, an essentially well-executed set, if a tad predictable in spots.

Overall, the telecast was woefully anti-climatic, peppered with go-nowhere performances, ending with a bland tribute to New Orleans.
[Edited 2/9/06 5:34am]

meltwithu said:

no it want i rather look at the grammys tonite and see who is going to win don,t u want 2 see who will win sweetie

BTW, will Bowie be there? Must confess, I'm a little behind on him, news-wise...

it's tonight?

ok, I'm too lazy to look up and see who's performing.....anybody know offhand? anybody worth watching?

It will be a sad, disappointing night if Mariah and Kanye win most of the awards.

I will watch most of the show simply because I always have, but I hope I'm not too disappointed.

AnckSuNamun said:

Sly's supposed to be there with The Family Stone.

I can't stomach 3 hours of any award show these days so I'll peep the board occasionally to see who's performing or who won.

calldapplwondery83 said:

cool My dad will probably excited about this one.

kisscamille said:

Speak for yourself. I'll be quite pleased if Kanye and Mariah win some awards. They're the most deserving of all the nominees. However, I have this sinking feeling that neither of them are going to win Album of the Year. (Kanye should win this.) I just have a feeling that Paul McCartney is going to win this.

kisscamille said:

I really hope Kanye doesn't win Album of the Year. I'm so sick of his ego and his attitude already; a Grammy award will only compound it.

728huey said:

I just have a feeling that Paul McCartney is going to win this.

One can only hope. Pauls' cd is excellent!

calldapplwondery83 said:

Tell me about it! I could'nt sleep last night & I don't think I can
tonight either
/peace Manki

Don't sleep on the Jamie Foxx/Kanye West segment. 100 of the FAMU MArching Band are gonna be in effect. Shit's gonna be da bomb!

Go on act like you don't know, but you been told.

calldapplwondery83 said:

he's being presented with some kind of achievement award, though i haven't heard any scoop from bowienet about him showing up, and certainly nothing about him performing. he's been looking kinda bedraggled lately, though he's been showing up for a lot of events...so who knows?

Mariah won 3 already!!! These are the non-televised ones.


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
WINNER:
Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"

Best R&B Song
WINNER:
Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"
J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal

Best Contemporary R&B Album
WINNER:
Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi

Nick715 said:

it comes on at 8? those are some major categories to be annoucing already. Don't they usually announce the smaller ones beforehand?

A little pre-show Grammy news:

Kanye West wins 2 Grammys for Best Rap Solo Performance (Gold Digger) and Best Rap Song (Diamonds [From Sierra Leone])

U2 wins two Grammys for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group (Sometines You Can't Make It On Your Own) and Best Rock Song (City of Blinding Lights)

John Legend wins a Grammy for Best R&B Album (Get Lifted)

Mariah Carey wins two Grammys for Best R&B song and Best Female R&B Performance (We Belong Together)

As of 7:25 EST

PFunkjazz said:

the band's awesome.....but I really don't wanna see fuckin' Kanye/Jamie for it though.

I was hoping Kanye didn't win shit.

Nick715 said:

Damn! I got to learn how to type faster.

Anyway, for those wondering why they are announcing winners before the show begins, it's because there are 108 awards given out but only eleven of them are being presented live during the telecast (not including the lifetime acheivement awards). Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to show any performances.

I'm still surprised they announced these already. Usually they save that for best foreign language or spoken word.

JackieBlue said:

I'm still waiting for the winner of the best Barbershop Quartet Album. Then again, who will ever top the seminal album, "Baby On Board" by the B-Sharps (Homer Simpson, Seymour Skinner, Barney Gumbel and Apu).




[Edited 2/8/06 16:48pm]

728huey said:

Roll on the big awards...

Speaking of Kanye I just caught his new video Touch the Sky with Pamela Anderson and Tracey Ellis Ross. Anyway, John Norris's wig is crazy!

I just saw a blip on Steive Wonder. Did he win anything yet?

More pre-Grammy show winners:

Best Alternative Music Album: The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust

Best Hard Rock Performance: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.

Best Metal Performance: Slipknot - Before I Forget

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Stevie Wonder - From The Bottom Of My Heart

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: Maroon 5 - This Love (Live)

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul - Feel Good Inc.

alrighty, show's about to start in a couple minutes...i'll be around when sly comes out to play.

show's on!

they did this exact same gorillaz thing on the mtv europe awards...



same edit
[Edited 2/8/06 17:03pm]

Madonna's still at it...whatever it is

Madonna was wack, I'd still hit though.