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. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
