PoC acoustic? :confused:

Paradise not to the Max? :confused:

NO CHARLIE BROWN?! :facepalm:

I thought Rihanna and Coldplay were gonna share We Found Love like in the BBC Radio remember?

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Six Grammys Surprises: Bon Iver’s Confused, Chris Martin Can’t Sing

Sure, the Grammys belonged to Adele on Sunday night. And Whitney Houston’s death cast a long shadow over the celebration. But there were a number of other surprises that you might not have noticed.

1. Bon Iver rips the Grammys, still wins.

Leading up to Sunday’s awards, Bon Iver (real name Justin Vernon) was unabashedly critical of the “biggest night in music.”

He refused to perform, and then told Billboard: “We kind of said ‘f--- you’ a little bit.”

That didn’t stop him from winning a pair of awards, including the prestigious Best New Artist.

When he accepted honor, Vernon refused to ease up on his critique, making several references to all that talent that was not in attendance.

“Thank you to the nominees, and the non-nominees that have never been here and will never be here.”

He also described his discomfort with even winning the award.

So will he be invited back next year?

2. Chris Brown may never rehabilitate his image.

Brown took to the stage shortly before his former beau, Rihanna, an apt contrast since Twitter was as concerned about his violent past as his actual performance.

Brown assaulted Rihanna back in 2009, and it appears few are willing to forgive him. While he performed, people of all backgrounds protested his very appearance on stage.

They included journalism professors (“Boooo!,” tweeted Columbia’s Emily Bell), TV critics (“Chris Brown is immensely talented. Sucks he’s also such a d-bag,” tweeted TVLine’s Michael Ausiello) and fake Newt Gingrich, who wrote, “Make Chris Brown my running mate so I’ll look like less of a misogynist by comparison.”

Yes, it was rough seas for the R&B star, whose brightly colored backdrop and swift dance moves did little to stem the tide of vitriol.

As another tweeter put it, “Chris Brown just killed his performance and woman beater is trending on twitter? He trys his hardest and all everyone does is put him down."

Sure, he won a Grammy. But what good is it if Twitter thinks you’re a jerk?

3. Kanye West was Missing in Action

West, who angered many for interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 Video Music Awards, chose not to attend.

Too bad for him, because he was a big winner. He won Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Collaboration and Best Rap Performance (with Jay-Z).

Jay-Z didn't appear either, but in Jay’s defense, he has a newborn son. What’s Kanye’s excuse?

Maybe it was this: as Toure put it, “Kanye wins Best Rap Album for the best album in years but isn't nominated for Best Album. #JustWrong”

4. Coldplay’s Chris Martin is so bad at singing, people would rather listen to commercials.

Coldplay is one of the best-selling bands of the last decade and its front man, Chris Martin, is thought to have one of the sweetest voices around.

But, boy, you couldn’t tell on Sunday night.

Martin, joined by his bandmates, performed alongside Rihanna and he never seemed to find the right pitch. Hey, it’s only his job.

Oddly, a Chipotle commercial aired right after the performance featuring Coldplay’s music, prompting Time magazine’s James Poniewozick to tweet “Coldplay-based Chipotle commercial > actual Coldplay performance.”

Many shared in the Martin bashing, including the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl. Grohl and his bandmates picked up an award for Best Rock Album, beating out Martin and Coldplay. While on stage, Grohl took a swipe at those using auto-tune (read: Martin).

Better luck next year, Chris.

5. The Beach Boys reunion underwhelmed.

There was a great deal of excitement in advance of the Beach Boys reunion that would take place on the Staples Center stage, but by the time the California dreamers actually appeared, everyone was already up in arms.

Why?

Because Maroon 5 and Foster the People were forced to imitate the harmony and '60s folksy-ness of Brian Wilson & Co. Those two bands have had their share of success, but getting them to try and mimic the Beach Boys was a bad idea from the start.

The Grammys often reaches across generations – as it did last year with the likes of Bob Dylan and Mumford & Sons. Some have hit, some have missed. File this in the second category.

It’s unfortunate too, because the Beach Boys weren’t half bad.

6. The Grammys <3 electronic music

While many prominent DJs have had worldwide followings for years, it took one person to get the establishment to notice: Skrillex.

World-famous DJs like Tiesto and David Guetta attract less attention stateside, but when an American like Skrillex comes along, sweeping up domestic fans, everyone from The New York Times to L.A. Weekly wants a piece.

It seems the Grammys took notice. They put Canadian DJ Deadmau5 on stage with Guetta, Lil Wayne and the Foo Fighters.

But when it came to the awards, the Recording Academy gave Skrillex a clean sweep of the electronic/dance music categories, passing over the likes of Guetta, Robyn and Deadmau5.

The one award Skrillex didn’t win? Best New Artist.

So they aren’t fully on the EDM bandwagon, but at least they tried.

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a jerk? who writes the review when he hates all the artists, made something else ! :veryangry2:

Chris did say he was a bit ill recently, right? I chalked it up to that. To be honest a lot of the performances had weird sound quality to them-I think the acoustics in general were just not that strong for some reason, and a lot of people sounded "off" as a result.

I still thought it was a good performance. I'd certainly rather listen to "can't sing" Chris than whatever the hell it was Nicki Minaj was doing. I liked "Princess" on acoustic-the original performance would've fit more with the overall show, but I'm glad they went acoustic for it instead and changed things up a bit, and the segue they did from Rihanna's own song to their duet to one of Coldplay's songs was a neat idea.

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I thought Rihanna and Coldplay were gonna share We Found Love like in the BBC Radio remember?

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Ooh, I've not heard this. Can this be found anywhere? *Is curious*

I actually liked acoustic Princess of China. I thought it was a nice touch in between of very synth-heavy songs, and definetely it was something no one expected. To me Chris sounded very decent on PoC, I didn't hear any major flaws or something besides some variations to the original melody, usual in live performances. Rihanna wasn't flawless, but far from disaster too. Actually it was all nice, neat, interesting.
Bombastic? No. I'm afraid the boys stepped into the field, where they don't feel very comfortable, thus the lack of chemistry with Rihanna and lack of contagious energy they usually show during their concerts.
But, since Chris was ill, we can easily overlook it.
Didn't listen to Paradise, tho. Just a bit tired with this song.

Has this been posted yet?

http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggCSJ.N1H8e...9103477237.jpg
Coldplay's Chris Martin was captured under the stage following his "Princess of China" performance with Rihanna.

Yeah, it's been shared in the Chris thread, but hey, always fun to see it again, it certainly fits here :).

He looks so happy. That's enough for me.

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Ooh, I've not heard this. Can this be found anywhere? *Is curious*

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I know that CP covered We Found Love a few months ago in the BBC radio live lounge, but I don't think they've performed it with Rihanna to my knowledge.

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a jerk? who writes the review when he hates all the artists, made something else ! :veryangry2:

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The guy who wrote that is an idiot. Dave Grohl didn't insult Chris. He did call out auto tune, which Chris DOES NOT USE!

Yellow journalism at it's finest.....

Plus I've heard Dave Grohl say nice things about Chris.

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I know that CP covered We Found Love a few months ago in the BBC radio live lounge, but I don't think they've performed it with Rihanna to my knowledge.
Coldplay Rihanna We Found Love Radio 1 Live Lounge Student Tour 2011 - YouTube

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Yes you're right. Grammy was the first time.

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ugh, i'm just going to say this because i feel as though i have to.

Just because you're a Coldplay fan, it doesn't mean you can't dislike a performance or song. You're no less of a fan if you simply dislike one of the performances or songs. It's better to face the facts than be in denial about a group you love. So how can 50 people say that the performance was brilliant? Don't get me wrong, Coldplay are always above the standard of many artists but you can't say that the performance was a perfect 10/10. I don't want to further hate and list the reasons why because it helps no one but you must open your eyes. People aren't perfect, so don't make them seem perfect but saying a performance was 10/10 flawless when it noticeably wasn't.

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You've hit the nail on the head ;)

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I know that CP covered We Found Love a few months ago in the BBC radio live lounge, but I don't think they've performed it with Rihanna to my knowledge.
Coldplay Rihanna We Found Love Radio 1 Live Lounge Student Tour 2011 - YouTube

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Chris did say he was a bit ill recently, right? I chalked it up to that. To be honest a lot of the performances had weird sound quality to them-I think the acoustics in general were just not that strong for some reason, and a lot of people sounded "off" as a result.

I still thought it was a good performance. I'd certainly rather listen to "can't sing" Chris than whatever the hell it was Nicki Minaj was doing. I liked "Princess" on acoustic-the original performance would've fit more with the overall show, but I'm glad they went acoustic for it instead and changed things up a bit, and the segue they did from Rihanna's own song to their duet to one of Coldplay's songs was a neat idea.



Ooh, I've not heard this. Can this be found anywhere? *Is curious*

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Sorry :facepalm: I ment: their cover was amazing so why wouldn't they preform it w/ Rihanna? :confused:

But no, she had to do an acoustic session with Chris with her skimpy bra/top (whatever the hell it's called)

Someone told me Charlie Brown was gonna be playing, I had no reason to doubt them, the people wore the xylotobands for crying out loud -_-

Edit: Atleast sing Fix You for Whitney Huston

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Has this been posted yet?

http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggCSJ.N1H8e...9103477237.jpg
Coldplay's Chris Martin was captured under the stage following his "Princess of China" performance with Rihanna.

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No, thank you. I just added to the Gallery:)

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Chris using auto-tune ?! Like, on stage ?! UH WHEN ?!!!:angry:
pffff :phu:

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I don't think Chris has ever used auto-tune. The writer is just another Coldplay hater. Chris voice wasn't bad last night. Paradise sounded alright. It made me mad reading review like that.

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I know that CP covered We Found Love a few months ago in the BBC radio live lounge, but I don't think they've performed it with Rihanna to my knowledge.
Coldplay Rihanna We Found Love Radio 1 Live Lounge Student Tour 2011 - YouTube

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Ah.

Thanks for that clip. Quite a good rendition of the song, I really liked that :).

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The guy who wrote that is an idiot. Dave Grohl didn't insult Chris. He did call out auto tune, which Chris DOES NOT USE!

Yellow journalism at it's finest.....

Plus I've heard Dave Grohl say nice things about Chris.

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Totally agree! The person who wrote that is a complete idiot. Doesn't he just hate everyone???