purplepolitician said:

too much lip-synching = ursher and beiber

Justin needs to dance less and sing (for real) more

Everybody list your Top 5 VMA performances of all time. I'll start...

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

I can watch these over and over and not get bored. They absolutely killed it.

show sounded like a flacid epic fail

'dre

musicjunky318 said:

Everybody list your Top 5 VMA performances of all time. I'll start...

1)[img:$uid]http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/175059__prince_l.jpg[/img:$uid]

2)[img:$uid]http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/1984vma_madonna_1.jpg[/img:$uid]

3)[img:$uid]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xh7-ox_Wn5g/S6lcDIrtGdI/AAAAAAAACio/onX4eLc6eRA/s400/uvs100324-006.JPG[/img:$uid] I was 8 years old, and that was the 1st time I ever heard or saw Metallica. I was blown the fuck away!

4)[img:$uid]http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vcGL0WmHeXs/0.jpg[/img:$uid]

5)[img:$uid]http://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/photos/095/004002_18.jpg[/img:$uid] I couldn't find a picture of Prince's '87 VMA Performance.

Paris9748430 said:

musicjunky318 said:

Everybody list your Top 5 VMA performances of all time. I'll start...

1)[img:$uid]http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/175059__prince_l.jpg[/img:$uid]

Yessss, I love this one too.

musicjunky318 said:

Everybody list your Top 5 VMA performances of all time. I'll start...

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

I can watch these over and over and not get bored. They absolutely killed it.

VOGUE madonna (SRSLY this is the 1)

BABA ORILEY/FREE WORLD pearl jam/neil young

RAPE ME nirvana

MEDLEY/KILLING ME SOFTLY fugees/roberta flack

TONIGHT TONIGHT smashing pumpkins

musicjunky318 said:

Everybody list your Top 5 VMA performances of all time. I'll start...

1.

I can watch this one over and over and not get bored.

This one was hot. This should have been a two hour pay per veiw even on cinemax or something. They would have sold a boat load of dvd's

1)

THE. BEST. EVER.

2)

Get into your faves jumping up and down in anticipation to see Janet rape the stage

3)

Amazing synchronized choregraphy, slaying her own background dancers at 34.

4)

The spins, ripping her t-shirt, etc. So fierce and hott! >>>

5)

[img:$uid]http://i38.tinypic.com/5f1b1k.jpg[/img:$uid]

Hollywood Reporter:

MTV's annual event drew its biggest audience for any telecast on the network since 2002.

The VMAs had 11.4 million viewers, up 27% from 2009. In the network's 12-34 demo, the show

vi0letblues said:

Hollywood Reporter:

MTV's annual event drew its biggest audience for any telecast on the network since 2002.

The VMAs had 11.4 million viewers, up 27% from 2009. In the network's 12-34 demo, the show

I was just about to post this, in reply to your earlier comment.

Honestly though...I got a tweet pic sent to my Droid X of Lady Gaga's "meat" dress and when I've forwarded and shown it to people, every single person's response was..."The MTV VMA's were on, last night???"

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

vi0letblues said:

I was just about to post this, in reply to your earlier comment.

Honestly though...I got a tweet pic sent to my Droid X of Lady Gaga's "meat" dress and when I've forwarded and shown it to people, every single person's response was..."The MTV VMA's were on, last night???"

Justin Beiber fans dont tweet yet.

midiscover said:

1)

THE. BEST. EVER.

2)

Get into your faves jumping up and down in anticipation to see Janet rape the stage

3)

Amazing synchronized choregraphy, slaying her own background dancers at 34.

4)

The spins, ripping her t-shirt, etc. So fierce and hott! >>>

5)

[img:$uid]http://i38.tinypic.com/5f1b1k.jpg[/img:$uid]

Every one of those performances was lipsynched.

Entertaining for sure, but I personally could never put lipsynched performances on a best of list.

midiscover said:

1)

THE. BEST. EVER.

2)

Get into your faves jumping up and down in anticipation to see Janet rape the stage

3)

Amazing synchronized choregraphy, slaying her own background dancers at 34.

4)

The spins, ripping her t-shirt, etc. So fierce and hott! >>>

5)

[img:$uid]http://i38.tinypic.com/5f1b1k.jpg[/img:$uid]

While I do agree with your list. Including 2007 for it's laugh factor alone...'cause that shit was funny as hell.

My number 5 is:

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Looking back... what was wrong with Britney that night? (2007 VMA performance)

Unrehearsed?

Drugged?

Mentally Mariah?

Just plain ol' nerves?

purplesweat said:

Usher's performance was pretty awesome, even if the first part is all MJ choreography. Oh well, this is his first big performance since MJ's memorial so I guess it makes sense considering what a big influence MJ was on his career.

EDIT: Thank god MTV is forking out the cash to actually hire a BIG stage again. Last year was good, this year a HUGE improvement. 2008 looked like they all crowded into someone's garage.

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A mockery

This show is so full of shit , wannabes and talentless hags.

it suck big time to be honest. i only saw 5 minutes and that's it.

JabarR74 said:

SHOCKADELICA1 said:

Damn. That's 2 hours and 15 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

Amen 2 that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's 5 min I wont get back FFWDing thru it

oh wait discovered Florence and the machines!

specdude said:

oh wait discovered Florence and the machines!

although the least conventional act of the night, I wasn't exactly feelin' her either

Cinnie said:

specdude said:

oh wait discovered Florence and the machines!

although the least conventional act of the night, I wasn't exactly feelin' her either

I don't dig her at all.

so yeah, just to put it out there.....Usher was not lip-synching.....

Bieber....definitely!

Rihanna....should have, and Hayley Williams didn't sound so hot either.

And BTW....Mary killed it!!!

2)Prince- Sign O' The Times/Play In The Sunshine (1987)

3)George Michael- Jesus To A Child (1994- European Music Awards)

4)Janet Jackson- That's The Way Love Goes/If (1993)

5)Diddy- I'll Be Missing You (1997)

#5 may change after I think about it

BklynBabe said:

so yeah, just to put it out there.....Usher was not lip-synching.....

Uh, yeah he was!

Paris9748430 said:

BklynBabe said:

so yeah, just to put it out there.....Usher was not lip-synching.....

Uh, yeah he was!

I heard his performance without watching and heard every pitchy off key live note....

he was singing along to a track, but he didn't synch.....

maybe this is why there's always so much confusion over lip-synching....

BklynBabe said:

Paris9748430 said:

Uh, yeah he was!

I heard his performance without watching and heard every pitchy off key live note....

he was singing along to a track, but he didn't synch.....

maybe this is why there's always so much confusion over lip-synching....

That's right. What many artists do now is sing with their track. This way they can sing some notes and back off on others, and have their recorded voice helping them sound more full.

It's as annoying as all fuck.

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bboy87 said:

2)Prince- Sign O' The Times/Play In The Sunshine (1987)

Fuck, I didn't even know about that one. Good idea for everyone to share their fave all-time VMA performances.

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2.

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4.

5.

BklynBabe said:

Paris9748430 said:

Uh, yeah he was!

I heard his performance without watching and heard every pitchy off key live note....

he was singing along to a track, but he didn't synch.....

maybe this is why there's always so much confusion over lip-synching....

It's called pre-recorded vocals

JustErin said:

midiscover said:

1)

THE. BEST. EVER.

2)

Get into your faves jumping up and down in anticipation to see Janet rape the stage

3)

Amazing synchronized choregraphy, slaying her own background dancers at 34.

4)

The spins, ripping her t-shirt, etc. So fierce and hott! >>>

5)

[img:$uid]http://i38.tinypic.com/5f1b1k.jpg[/img:$uid]

Every one of those performances was lipsynched.

Entertaining for sure, but I personally could never put lipsynched performances on a best of list.

I know. It's hard to sing while dancing non-stop, ya know

midiscover said:

BklynBabe said:

I heard his performance without watching and heard every pitchy off key live note....

he was singing along to a track, but he didn't synch.....

maybe this is why there's always so much confusion over lip-synching....

It's called pre-recorded vocals

It is pre-recorded vocals. but they are sometimes still singing along with it. You can clearly hear it.

But It always cracks me up when people are like, "Oh yes, it is live. It's not the same as the studio version!".

Um, ya....ok.

Can't believe none mentioned Madonna '89 and '00