RHCP @ the Grammys

gozzo5058
gozzo5058 Posts: 611
edited February 2007 in Other Music
Did anyone else watch the peppers' performance on the grammys last night and think "you've got to be kidding?" or think Chris Rock's introduction statement to the effect of "america's greatest rock band" was overblown/an exaggeration? or that Pearl Jam is so much better than this dribble and why are they not being recognized?

For your consideration, thoughts and otherwise...

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  • jbalicki10
    jbalicki10 Posts: 517
    Why is there so much hate for the RHCP? They are one of the few good bands out there. Plus they are one of the few who survived the 90s.
  • Astird
    Astird Posts: 168
    It was an overblown intro for sure. I was expecting something wild and crazy by the way they were promoting it, but they were subdued and a bit boring. If they didn't have the confetti nobody would even remember their performance. IMO

    **For the record I'm a big RHCP fan, but I know boring when I see it. Maybe they overall tone of the show put them in a coma.
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,779
    jbalicki10 wrote:
    Why is there so much hate for the RHCP? They are one of the few good bands out there. Plus they are one of the few who survived the 90s.

    Well put.

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  • niner
    niner Posts: 72
    MurphyJesus wrote:
    It was an overblown intro for sure. I was expecting something wild and crazy by the way they were promoting it, but they were subdued and a bit boring. If they didn't have the confetti nobody would even remember their performance. IMO

    **For the record I'm a big RHCP fan, but I know boring when I see it. Maybe they overall tone of the show put them in a coma.


    agreed.
    also i thought the whole show was nothing but a bunch of promtional concerts. where were the awards? i like seeing who was nominated and their acceptance speech. its an award show. running a ticker at the bottom for who won is not the same.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Glad I missed it.
  • TunnelThroughDenial
    TunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    RCHP are an incredible band with a below average singer.
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  • A Faceless Man
    A Faceless Man Posts: 88
    I don't see how people can watch the Grammy's and take it seriously.

    I mean they freaking put John Mayer in the pop category when he is blues-rock.
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  • Champagne Breakfast
    Champagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
    I'm a RHCP fan. I think they are extremely unique. BUT i realllly don't think they are as good a band as PJ. Not even close. Pearl Jam was a 10x better record than stadium arcadium which won 3 grammy's I think while PJ was not even nominated? That makes no sense.
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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    RHCP cannot hold a candle to a live PJ performance. They are good, but not great. At times, they are definitely boring! However, they have been "overlooked" by Grammy for so many years that this year they were the Carlos Santana of the show. To the original poster who asked why PJ were not honored, look up Ed's '96 grammy speech and then ask again.
    "The leads are weak!"

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  • Redlegs
    Redlegs Posts: 160
    It was a terrible song to close the show. RHCP has so much energy on stage, and they nix that with the Hey Ya song.

    Even the overplayed Dani California would have been a much better choice.
  • PJ_Lukin
    PJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
    The Grammy's... I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything.....................
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  • edvedder913
    edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    Champagne Breakfast wrote:
    I'm a RHCP fan. I think they are extremely unique. BUT i realllly don't think they are as good a band as PJ. Not even close. Pearl Jam was a 10x better record than stadium arcadium which won 3 grammy's I think while PJ was not even nominated? That makes no sense.


    I totally agree - I have all of their CD's, but I thought Justin Timberlake's 1st performance of the night ("What goes around" or something like that) was far better. Something I never thought I would actually hear myself say in this lifetime...
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Who's with me for having this thread moved to Other Music?
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Who's with me for having this thread moved to Other Music?
    It might stay due to the thread starter asking why PJ is not being honored in the same fashion.
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    mookie9999 wrote:
    It might stay due to the thread starter asking why PJ is not being honored in the same fashion.

    Well ok then. LOL
  • jackrabbit slim
    jackrabbit slim Posts: 565
    the chili's were and are great. did you want to see more of t.i. and ludacris? fuck off.
  • doubledee
    doubledee Posts: 23
    Redlegs wrote:
    It was a terrible song to close the show. RHCP has so much energy on stage, and they nix that with the Hey Ya song.

    Even the overplayed Dani California would have been a much better choice.

    I thought the same thing as I watched it. I did see RHCP on Halloween night last year and thought they were actually pretty good. Anthony was right on with vocals and John was amazing on guitar. Didn't expect it having been disappointed at previous concerts.
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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    jackrabbit slim wrote:
    the chili's were and are great. did you want to see more of t.i. and ludacris? fuck off.

    More ludacris? No. But I felt that the eighteen performances by Mary J Blige just weren't enough!
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    doubledee wrote:
    Didn't expect it having been disappointed at previous concerts.

    Maybe that was my problem. The only two times that I've seen them it was with Navaro on guitar.
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    The Grammy's... I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything.....................


    exactly ;)
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