They fawned over Amy Winehouse. Honestly, she’s a no-talent garage-band type. Guess too many Hollyweed-types identified with her “hit”, “Rehab”. What part of ‘yeech’ don’t they understand.
Just recorded it, saw all 3 1/2 hours in about 1 hour. Boring, otherwise.
Amy Winehouse has been around for awhile. Sadly, her drugging has taken a toll on her (she was actually quite pretty before she lost weight due to her addictions and her marriage to a fellow druggie). Her style was not garage band...it is a jazzy/bluesy style...and her early stuff (which can be found on the web) is quite good. Rehab is kind of a Top 20 catchy type tune that has her a inkling of her talent.
Garage music is low-fi alt-rock, Amy Winehouse couldnt be farther from a garage act if she tried.
Her music is a fusion of big band, jazz and 70’s style soul. Her album is meticulous, I cant recommend it enough. I still cant believe she was able to move 2 million copies in the US, her music fits zero radio formats and her lack of airplay in the states reflects it. Her success was by word of mouth, until her personal problems sank the album like a stone. Not all publicity is good publicity, she’s proof.
I liked the show! They’ve moved most categories to the unbroadcast daytime awards so they can fill the show up with performances. That’s great, since the performances are what music fans are really watching for.
Amy Winehouse is a dirtleg of the first rank. What constitutes her appeal will forever escape me. Kanye West (related to Cornell West? Both morons.) has all the musical ability of a toilet seat, and is less loathesome to be seen in public with. I applaud you for your fortitude. Watching the Grammies is roughly the eqivalent of being waterboarded with muratic acid.