I must say that I agree on the non-spectacularness of this performance.  I
don't have the venomous dislike of Rihanna that you do Derek lol.  But yeah
this performance was whack, as was the Grammys for the most part.

<Moderator: Is "Non-Spectuwhatever" a word? Can I play it in Scrabalous? I
don't have a "Venomous dislike" of Rihanna I have it for the current state
of R & B music in general. Its just gosh darn awful!  -Derek>

On Feb 11, 2008 8:59 AM, Derek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I don't watch Award shows anymore, but I did catch this performance on
> Youtube this morning. Honestly it wasn't very good. Rihanna's songs were
> shoe horned into the Time's sound, the end result.... Not so good :-P
>
> The only time I have seen this work was in Janet Jackson "Control" video
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=4EleKwkt_fU. Why did this work? Well obvious
> it was 1980s and Terry and Jimmy were still using that sound. They have
> since moved on from it and it shows in Rihanna's music.
>
> This was awful! No wonder Morris was annoyed. I don't think he was in
> character for this interview. I would be angry too if my career revolved
> around 1 character I do really well and can't make real money off of.
> It's even worst to have to play 2nd fiddle to a some talentless chick
> that hit song is about her stupid umbrella...
>
> Derek
> WwW.NpNy.Org
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Http://www.thebumpsquad.com
>> Check out Morris jokingly(?) comments about Prince plus they mention new
>> album n tour (Been hearing bout a new album 4 who knows how long now:
>> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581294/20080210/rihanna.jhtml
>>
>> Morris Day and Rihanna perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night
>> Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
>> Feb 10 2008 10:19 PM EST
>>
>> Grammys Behind The Scenes: The Time's Morris Day Talks Up Rihanna, Says
>> Kanye West Isn't 'Cool'
>> 'I think [Rihanna's] a sexy young lady,' Day says. 'I have kids as old
> as
>> her.'
>> By Jem Aswad, with reporting by James Montgomery and Shaheem Reid
>>
>> LOS ANGELES — As the Grammy Awards progressed on Sunday night (February
> 10),
>> one man was making headlines of his own backstage: the Time's Morris
> Day.
>>
>> The frontman/lothario, who duetted with Rihanna early in the show, said
> of
>> the singer: "I think she's a sexy young lady. I have kids as old as her
> ...
>> But I enjoyed it. That did not stop me from noticing."
>>
>> He had a less flattering — although sympathetic — comment about her
> onstage
>> pouting: "When the groove hits you, you get ugly for a minute. It's like
> you
>> broke wind. "
>>
>> Since the Time are noted for their cool ("Cool" is also the name of one
> of
>> their best songs), he talked about how some of today's artists measure
> up.
>>
>> "I don't see Kanye as being cool — very talented, but not cool."
>>
>> Chris Brown? "He's very hyper, but talented. Give him about 10 years and
>> we'll see. There are some cool people out there. I think Snoop is cool.
>> Puffy's cool. It's embodiment — it's gotta be in you. I'm so cool that
> even
>> when I'm sweating, it's a cold sweat."
>>
>> After noting how impressed he was with his own group's performance, Day
>> continued: "I don't know if you were able to watch [our set] because you
>> were too busy eating sandwiches and potato chips, but we had a good
> time,"
>> he told reporters with a laugh. "I still do the dance moves every day, I
>> just happened to do it on the Grammy stage tonight."
>>
>> When asked if he spoke with longtime friend and foil Prince backstage,
> Day
>> answered, "I asked him, 'How's the family?' ... He didn't say nothing."
> (Day
>> and Prince are old friends and rivals — Day split from Prince's camp not
>> long after the blockbuster success of 1984's "Purple Rain," but reunited
> for
>> 1990's "Graffiti Bridge" and the Time has opened for Prince at several
> shows
>> in recent years.)
>>
>> Asked if he was going to kick it with Prince backstage, he replied: "Am
> I
>> interested in kicking him backstage?"
>>
>> Day also said the Time have a new album done and plan to tour. "That was
>> fun. Where's the sandwich boxes?" he said before leaving the media room.
>>

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