They had better get down to this neck of the woods cause as many times as I've seen them, I've never seen all the original guys together in person before

bboy87 said:

That's what I'm saying. That along with Terry and Jimmy are the only reasons I think this is cool. Who stated that "Oak Tree" was confirmed as the song they will do? That doesn't make a lick of sense because that is not a Time cut. That's a solo Morris cut. And I hope they don't play The Bird/Jungle Love medley either. If they really want to turn it out, they'll play 777-9311 or Get It Up or even Wild & Loose. I'm just glad that I've seen the "real" Time two times in my life. Twice opening up for P. Once on the Controversy tour and once on the 1999 tour. They were bangin'. Waaaay better than these imposters that's been masquerading on stage with Morris as The Time. What a disgrace.

Actually I was only kidding. They're going to play "Black Donald Trump" (or whatever the name of that song is.)

VenusBlingBling said:

Yes indeed! "Where did she get those thighs, where did she get the nerve to wear that mini-skirt so high!"

PrettynPurple said:

Where did you see/read anything about Prince being confirmed to be there? (Either as a guest or a performer?)

Prince should introduce them!

krayzie said:

Are you serious? The time has never been a big act. They were already a
big act among r&b fans during the early 80's. The success of the purple
rain movie and ice cream castle albums cemented the group's pop success.
Jungle Love and the bird are still favorites on pop radio.

Are you kidding? Playoffs? You wanna talk about playoffs?

bboy87 said:

See that's what i'm talkin bout. An NWO member representing. That's
right jesse muthafuckin johnson gon be in the muthafuckin house on
the grammy's with the time.
Welcome back Jesse!!

suomynona said:

Awesome.
Love "The Oak Tree"

I'm gonna be so happy to see Jerome and Jesse, not to mention Jimmy and Terry!

I vote for 777-9311.

If Rihanna breaks out and do those dances with them.....i'm turning the channel!

Otherwise the lineup is tight, and did somebody say Prince?!

babynoz said:

Me too..the baseline in that song is awesome.
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What I'm most excited about, as several others have already posted is Jesse Fucking Johnson. He's basically been MIA since the brilliant Bare my Naked Soul album so it would be fantastic to see him on stage again.

777-9311 would be the perfect song to show case them, especially if the did the full version. Terry on the monster bass, Jellybean on the drum solo. Monte and Jimmy Jam holding down the keys. Morris and Jerome with the moves and Jesse lighting it up for that solo.

unfortunately it will probably be the The Bird/Jungle Love bit

Skillet(full version) would be a Nice Surprise

I don't care what they do . Just to see all of the original members together is a treat for me.

bboy87 said:

CO-SIGNS.

JESSE, we've missed you man!!!

WOW....I had'nt planned on watching the Grammys but NOW I am there for The Time!

Wow!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Whoooo!!

I'm not a Rihanna fan by any means, but I'm definitely gonna watch.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

The creator of The Time??

The last time I watched the Gammys was when Prince was on for Purple Rain (no kidding). I'm not a fan of award shows. However, I really think that this could turn out to be really cee oh oh elll.

Illustrator said:

Now this is the song they should do!

KidaDynamite said:

DJJillMonroe said:

YAAAAY!

Illustrator said:

lawd... "such nastiness"!

A-hem, but anyway...I'm running through tracks in my mind trying to figure out how a Time song would mix into one of her hits. Cool w/ Please don't stop the music??? I don't get it...but can't wait to see if/how it works. I love the song but "Oak Tree" for some reason doesn't do it for me in this kind of appearance.


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I wouldn’t get too excited. My guess is that Riri will perform Umbrella in three or four different ways for 20 seconds each, and one of these segments will be with the Time. There’s been a record number of covers of Umbrella, so that would be in that vein.

phunkdaddy said:

My friend... Let's get serious....

The Time has never been a BIG act... Not even among r&b fans... Not big enough to win grammys or whatever... It was just another funk group

Their appearance at the grammys has more to do with the fact that the band is affiliated to Prince...
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krayzie said:

I would have to dispute this statement for the simple fact if there were NO Time there would be no

Mint Condition
Sounds of Blackness
Janet Jackson (of superstar status)
SOS Band

And countless and countless other examples of the hit songs produced by Jimmy, Terry, Jessie, Monte and the work of Jellybean and Morris. And reducing their significance to "Prince affliation" doesn't give credit where credit is due. The problem is probably 60% of the fan base didn't get to see the Time pre-Jimmy and Terry's depature. The bulk is aware of the Purple Rain line up and forward. The original lineup was simply put "A sound of monsterous purportions." Anything that made Prince step his stuff up has to be respected.

Ummm, everyone who is worrying/concerned whether they'll do the Oak Tree/that it was a "Morris" cut & not a "Time" can relax. I'm 99.9% certain suomynona was joking with he posted that.

I wanna hear 777-9311.

DJJillMonroe said:

I CAN DIE AND GO TO HELL NOW!!!!!