TommyRude Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Best acceptance speech line so far: Billie Eilish “I’m shocked out of my balls!" 3 4 Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Of all the winners I saw listed the one that made me the happiest to see was..... Meshell Ndegeocello the first winner for the new category Best Alternative Jazz Album. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Docbop said: new category Best Alternative Jazz Album. What is this category? Is there a "Best Mainstream Jazz Album" category? I guess the distinction between mainstream and alternative Jazz is just as subjective as between mainstream and alternative Metal, or sculpture/dance/architecture/... Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George88 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Stevie Wonder didn’t actual piano, right? His arms were moving as if they were. However, his arms moved the same way when the piano wasn’t sounding and the camera never caught his hands on the keyboard. Why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 7 hours ago, Docbop said: Of all the winners I saw listed the one that made me the happiest to see was..... Meshell Ndegeocello the first winner for the new category Best Alternative Jazz Album. With Australia’s own Abraham Rounds on drums winning a Grammy! I toured with a major artist 30 years ago. On bass was his father, amazing bassist Victor Rounds. On that tour he showed us a VHS tape of his 5 year old boy tearing it up on the drums. I knew right then that kid was going places, and now here he is winning a Grammy! I’ve had the pleasure of playing a trio gig with him a couple of times. Congratulations Abe, you deserve it. 4 Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Actually, it had better moments than the last couple years. 1 Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1989 - the year I stopped paying attention to the Grammys 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 8 hours ago, Docbop said: Of all the winners I saw listed the one that made me the happiest to see was..... Meshell Ndegeocello the first winner for the new category Best Alternative Jazz Album. Admittedly, I haven't watched the Grammys in a couple decades. However, I'm glad to see that my homie won an award. Sometimes, her brother is my guitarist.😎 1 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyS Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Ah yes ! Nothing quite like watching incredibly wealthy, famous and entitled celebrities congratulate themselves...... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I was glad to see Tracy Chapman perform. It's probably been at least 100 years since anybody saw her perform!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Tracy's been getting ALOT of mailbox money lately with the success of his cover. Good for her! Billboard estimates Luke Combs' cover of the song resulted in around $500,000 in global publishing royalties between March 17 and June 8, 2023 alone. The bulk of the cash comprises on-demand streaming payments. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 It was a super cool moment when (unannounced I believe) the lights went up on Tracy Chapman. I was blown away, and to his credit Luke Combs didn't try to upstage her. I was not surprised that Flowers won a bunch of stuff - including best song. It was everywhere last year. With the exception of its implied message, it's a rather generic pop song that could have been released anytime during the last 40 years. So it got played a lot. Of course it's the implied message that made it so big. Nigeria's Burna Boy played it safe, and dialed it back a little too much for my liking. This guy is introducing fresh new rhythms to (now 50 year old) hip-hop, but you could hardly hear that in his performance. Stevie Wonder sounded like he was phoning it in until the song modulated to F#/Gb (was that ever decided?) and he started ripping off high C#s in full voice! Another blown away moment for me. Not televised was Killer MIke accepting his three Grammys, then arrested, cuffed, and led out of the venue by LAPD. It can't be the Grammys without some drama. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillearning Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 DVR’d it and skipped through a lot of unwanted noise as usual. Until Joni Mitchell. Sat through every minute of that. What a legend. Her life story is pretty cool too. 3 Quote I would like to apologize to anyone I have not yet offended. Please be patient and I will get to you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferris Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 A HUGE CONGRATS to LA's own, Billy Childs, for yet another Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Record. Second time he's won that award. Also congrats to former LA resident, bassist and old friend Scott Colley, who played on the record. ❣️ 3 1 Quote https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris https://www.youtube.com/@daveferris2709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motif88 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Dave Ferris said: A HUGE CONGRATS to LA's own, Billy Childs, for yet another Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Record. Second time he's won that award. Also congrats to former LA resident, bassist and old friend Scott Colley, who played on the record. ❣️ One of the few Grammy moments worth watching. I tuned out in the late 80's/early 90's... Quote Using: Yamaha: Montage M8x| Spectrasonics: Omnisphere, Keyscape | uhe: Diva, Hive2, Zebra2| Roland: Cloud Pro | Arturia: V Collection | NI: Komplete 14 | VPS: Avenger | Cherry: GX80 | G-Force: OB-E | Korg: Triton, MS-20 Sold/Traded: Yamaha: Motif XS8, Motif ES8, Motif8, KX-88, TX7 | ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe| Roland: RD-2000, D50, MKS-20| Korg: Kronos 88, T3, MS-20 | Oberheim: OB8, OBXa, Modular 8 Voice | Rhodes: Dyno-My-Piano| Crumar: T2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 The good and the bad Good: Miley Cyrus acceptance speech - - rattles off thanks to a lot of folks, and then “I don’t think I forgot anyone, but I may have forgotten my underwear!" Bad: Joni Mitchell - - OK, I love Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now is a magical treasure that will live on for generations. But she’s way way way past performance age. Would have been better to have others perform it, and then maybe give her a lifetime award or something. I don’t know who talked her into it, but c’mon. Other folks have demonstrated they can still perform at a high level in very advanced age, i.e. Tony Bennett. But here, not so much. Maybe Joni can still operate behind the scenes, write, record, inspire, maybe do some spoken word at the nursing home. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 You know she had a brain aneurysm? Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 6 hours ago, Outkaster said: Actually, it had better moments than the last couple years. My usual position for awards shows is sprawled out with a Chromebook in my lap but last night I was looking up a lot more than usual. The only real duds for me were Travis Scott (and I guess I'm just too old), and U2 - shot in Vegas with a bunch of drones buzzing the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 5 minutes ago, Outkaster said: You know she had a brain aneurysm? No I didn’t, but that supports my point exactly. Whoever prodded her into this should be ashamed. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Joni's rendition had a quality that can't be measured in what anyone might think is the "correct" or "appropriate" manner. It's not for us to judge this icon of American music, sorry but that's my opinion. BTW what makes you think she was "prodded"? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, Bill H. said: My usual position for awards shows is sprawled out with a Chromebook in my lap but last night I was looking up a lot more than usual. The only real duds for me were Travis Scott (and I guess I'm just too old), and U2 - shot in Vegas with a bunch of drones buzzing the band. Generally agree. Travis Scott, before last year had no idea who he is, but he’s apparently huge, massive stadium tours. But it didn’t translate to this venue, and the excessive autotune was offputting. In general, similar comments for the other “production” pieces. So much better when it’s focused on the singers, songs, musicians. Yeah, the U2 drones, jeez - scale those back, so much for dynamics? A good one for me was Annie Lennix’s gut wrenching cover of Nothing Compares To You. 1 Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, Reezekeys said: Joni's rendition had a quality that can't be measured in what anyone might think is the "correct" or "appropriate" manner. It's not for us to judge this icon of American music, sorry but that's my opinion. BTW what makes you think she was "prodded"? I can’t believe she decided OK, I want to perform on the Grammys! Maybe I missed something (I miss a lot of things), but has she been touring? Getting wheeled into venues? Get out the IV drip and oxygen mask? Have the defibrillator standing by? As for the rendition, I realize that’s a ‘newer’ version, key dropped a few steps, slowed way down, more orchestrated. That’s OK…. I prefer the original XXX more, that’s the timeless transcendental version for me. And actually, Joni is Canadian 😁👍.. but in my opinion, she’s a global icon! Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 24 minutes ago, TommyRude said: And actually, Joni is Canadian 😁👍.. but in my opinion, she’s a global icon! Right you are and amen to her global icon-ism! 🙂 For me it's the juxtaposition of hearing the lyrics sung with her current voice vs the original. I got the same impression from her version with Vince Mendoza's orchestral arrangement. IMO we are priviledged to hear her whenever and in whatever condition she chooses - and I refuse to believe she was manipulated into performing last night. Perhaps she's enjoying this late-in-life boost to her visibility? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Joni's resurgence has been in no small way encouraged and promoted by Brandi Carlisle. The few performances she has done prior to this were around Brandi gigs and at her prodding over time with Joni. I think this was only her third (?) such appearance.....one was at the Hollywood Bowl, one was at a festival last fall, and then this. Having heard the other two on YouTube, she has gotten much better in terms of the strength of her voice. Amazing that she's still with us, and wonderful that she's making these appearances. A national treasure for both the US and Canada! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, TommyRude said: 2 hours ago, Reezekeys said: Joni's rendition had a quality that can't be measured in what anyone might think is the "correct" or "appropriate" manner. It's not for us to judge this icon of American music, sorry but that's my opinion. BTW what makes you think she was "prodded"? And actually, Joni is Canadian 😁👍.. but in my opinion, she’s a global icon! Canada is part of the North American Continent. So it's as 'American' as the United States of America. 1 Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 @jazzpiano88 beat me to it after I took forever writing the post as I read online. Joni has dual citizenship US/Canada and two residences, Southern California and British Columbia. America stretches from the top edges of Alaska and Greenland all the way to the lowest tips of Chile and Argentina. Joni Mitchell is as much part of American music (as in USA) as Graham Nash (also dual citizenship) who is British. Both have resided in the USA and have contributed to the greatest of American music. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Yeah, this is where we are on the map. So be careful... We have lots of angry polar bears here that can bite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polkahero Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Skipping most of it with the DVR right now. Just stopped for Stevie Wonder's performance. Couple more hours to get through. At least Metallica won a Grammy for best metal performance this year unlike 1989! Quote '57 Hammond B-3, '60 Hammond A100, Leslie 251, Leslie 330, Leslie 770, Leslie 145, Hammond PR-40 Trek II UC-1A Alesis QSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 7 hours ago, TommyRude said: The good and the bad Good: Miley Cyrus acceptance speech - - rattles off thanks to a lot of folks, and then “I don’t think I forgot anyone, but I may have forgotten my underwear!" Bad: Joni Mitchell - - OK, I love Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now is a magical treasure that will live on for generations. But she’s way way way past performance age. Would have been better to have others perform it, and then maybe give her a lifetime award or something. I don’t know who talked her into it, but c’mon. Other folks have demonstrated they can still perform at a high level in very advanced age, i.e. Tony Bennett. But here, not so much. Maybe Joni can still operate behind the scenes, write, record, inspire, maybe do some spoken word at the nursing home. She also had a change of heart: in the early 2000s she said of never appearing at the Grammys "I hope it all goes down the crapper" EDIT: I also learned that she had polio as a child, and has now had to learn to walk 3 times in her life. As a toddler, after polio, after the aneurysm. 1 Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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