The 2012 Grammy Awards were definitely overshadowed by the passing of Whitney Houston. But the show went on.
And it was an OK show. Sorry to say music fans. Maybe I was just a little sleepy and irritated but I found much of the show to be quite ‘meh’.
Maybe I’m just de-sensitized because I’ve seen one good performance after another that I need to really be wowed to care?
Like when the Foo Fighters came on stage and sang and played actual instruments in front of a huge crowd, rocking it out? Not to say that dancing and lip-synching isn’t entertaining… but I love live bands – with a drummer, guitarist, bassist and lead singer, ya know?
Choreography is great but when it takes up 99% of a music awards show, I get a little stabby.
Is this what the majority of Canadians and Americans really listen to most of the time? Mainstream pop music?
Meh.
The highlights were seeing some music legends like Stevie Wonder and The Beach Boys. Paul McCartney sang a song so reminiscent of Barbara Streisand, I was just waiting for Babs to jump on stage and join him.
Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to Whitney Houston with a performance of “I Will Always Love You”. A good effort considering the award show didn’t have time to put anything together for the late singer.
Rihana with her Tina Turner-esque hairdo and Katy Perry with a blue crimped bob… just a reminder of why I just can’t really be bothered to listen to pop music.
I used to like Coldplay a lot before they became so pop/ mainstream… and maybe before he married Gwyneth.
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters had a rockin’ performance and gave the best speech – “We made it in my garage with a tape machine.” Real instruments and a real voice – no gimmicks, no crazy choreography – people want back to the basics. Ironically, their speech was cut off – to the electronic music of LMFAO.
No wonder the super-talented Adele got a standing ovation and received six awards – her voice – that’s what really counts.
Watch Adele’s 2012 Grammy performance.
Watch Dave Grohl’s speech:
