I didn't watch most of it. To be honest, I forgot it was on, and I had already decided that I didn't care. I usually like most of the performances, but I couldn't care less who wins "Best Album".
Generally speaking, what I dislike about the Grammys, is that musicians are weird.
They dress weird... I guess because they're uber creative... or maybe it's just because they're stoned.
I also don't like how divisive music can be. Maybe divisive is a strong word, but I'm sticking with it.
In one corner-- You've got the people who listen to the radio and know what's popular and what's not... like me. But I can't necessarily name every artist and tell you what songs they sing. It took me forever to remember how to pronounce "Gotye".
In the other corner-- You've got the people who go to every music festival known to man. They love music so much that they'll sleep in tents and not shower just to hear an awesome live show at 3 AM in a field. According to them, anything mainstream is not real music, and they wouldn't be caught dead listening to the radio. They only listen to obscure songs and are proud that they're better than those of us who have conformed to pop culture.
If an artist that I like happens to win an award, I'm always reminded by my much cooler friends that no well-known artist ever deserves to win. The "true" musicians are always overlooked. Blah blah blah. They hate the Grammys as much as I do, but for different reasons.
Well, much to my dismay and largely because I couldn't find anything else on (I don't watch "The Walking Dead" on AMC.) I ended up watching about 30 minutes of the Grammys last night.
I know I could've turned off the TV, but I didn't... Hush.
Here's what I disliked about what I saw...
I love Taylor Swift's songs; they make me laugh. But I still stand by my opinion that she's got too much money to look like she does. Her hair looked terrible last night. I think it's time to grow out the bangs. She's pretty; don't misunderstand me. But not "I can get any guy I want" pretty. And yet somehow she manages to date everyone. And I never enjoy watching her perform. I think she wants to be a rock star, but she's not. The hair flipping and dancing around with her guitar don't work for her. I know I'm throwing out a lot of petty jabs. I guess I can't quite put my finger on exactly what it is, but she bothers me. And in the half hour I watched, they showed her 4 times.
I love Carrie Underwood. I hate that they made her do those dumb visual effects on her dress. It was cheesy and distracting.
Frank Ocean. What am I missing here, people? He's bizarre. That was the dumbest song I've ever heard. I'm at a loss. I want to understand. Maybe I'm not cool enough to get it.
I missed Justin Timberlake's performance. :( Of all the things I wanted to see, I can't believe I missed it. I'll be googling it later to see if I can find it. :)
Like I said, I didn't see a lot of it. I'm sure I missed some great moments I would've loved. But those are my thoughts....
Clearly, I'm not choosing a good attitude this morning. I'll work on being happier... later. ;)
