I watched most of the Grammys last night. Some stuff I enjoyed, like the Jamie Foxx & Alicia Keys tribute to Ray Charles, Green Day's "American Idiot" and the entire Kanye West "Jesus Walks" set. Some stuff was entirely underwhelming, most notably the all-star rendition of "Across the Universe".
"Across the Universe" is a gorgeous tune. I was quite looking forward to Billie Joe Armstrong, Steven Tyler, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Velvet Revolver, Tim McGraw, Brian Wilson, Bono and Stevie Wonder giving it a go for tsunami relief. They didn't do the tune justice, in fact, it was pretty damn mediocre.
Scott Weiland wasn't bad but he was clearly doing a David Bowie impersonation. Listening to the tape this morning you'd have thought that was Ziggy Stardust on stage. It could have been something special for charity but instead it was a bit of a mess. Perhaps they should have tried rehearsing first?
