Sasha Reviews the Grammy Awards

I’m still deciding if I loved or hated the 52nd Annual Grammys. I definitely loved the red carpet on the E! network. They did a great job covering all the action. I’m not sure if it’s the Fashionista in me, the E! network presentation, or it was really more exciting than the Grammys. I guess it’s also the excitement of the unknown. We were all waiting to see what Gaga was going to wear and of course our Armani costume was not a disappointment. It was disappointing not to see her do an acceptance speech since the awards she won were not televised.

CBS did impress me with their time gadget indicating precisely when the next performance was going to be coming up. I did like that feature. Performances worth mentioning of course Beyonce did her thing, Black Eyed Peas and Pink. I’ve seen Beyonce live several times and might try to catch the opening of BEP tour in Atlanta next week but I never considered going to see a Pink show. I bought her album and love songs but was the most impressed with her Cirque du Soleil abilities while singing and without a harness. My heart was throbbing the whole time she was on that sheet up in the air spinning. It was flawless. Pink get’s an American Currents two thumbs up for that performance.

By now we all have heard the news about Taylor Swift beating out veterans for Album of the Year. I’m not going to deny that the hour that I might spend in my car everyday I might have heard 3 to 5 Swift songs in that time. She definitely sold a lot of albums and is getting serious air time but her performance was a flop and so was her stage outfit. I realize she is really young and really skinny so not everything is going to look great on her but her stylist are going to have to do a better job if she is going to become a mega star anytime soon.

It’s obvious that pop and country music is dominating the music industry right now. It was very obvious that urban music was missing from the show. I wouldn’t call myself a rap fan but it was clear with the solo rap performance with Drake, Eminem, and Wheezy were the last performance of the show. The Grammys thought showing the winners of Best Comedy and Speech were more important than best R&B album. All in all, I’m already looking forward to next year’s show and interested to know if Sade’s album coming out soon will be making a big comeback.

As I rerun the night over in my head, I’m going to give the Grammys a 7.8 out of 10. The Red Carpet was fun to watch but highly disappointed with the dress selections for the women. I don’t think I’ve ever been as impressed with the mens suits as I have this year. Even Pink’s husband Carey Hart, looked awesome in a suit with all his tattoos. Drum roll……… And best dress goes to……… Fergie. I selected Fergie because she wore a Grammy dress. It was fun, short, and something I haven’t seen before. The Grammy attire is supposed to be fun and funky. Everyone else who I considered looked great but it was to Oscar like. There has got to be some distinction in what gowns to wear to what red carpet.

We’ll catch you at the next red carpet.

(Picture highlights include, Gaga, Fergie, and those who don’t belong on the Red Carpet, General Larry Platt (American’s Idol’s “Pants on the Ground” contestant) and Snookie from Jersery Shore.)

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