AWARD TELECAST OUT OF TUNE.Byline: David Kronke Staff Writer The Grammy ceremony has always been more about the performances by the nominated artists than the actual dispensing of awards, for a pretty compelling reason: The awards rarely have much credibility; they're pretty famous for their jaw-dropping lapses in judgment and taste. So the nonstop music is there to keep you from going dyspeptic dys·pep·tic adj. 1. Relating to or having dyspepsia. 2. Of or displaying a morose disposition. n. A person who is affected by dyspepsia. when yet another flavor-of-the-month whose shelf life's expiration date Expiration Date The day on which an options or futures contract is no longer valid and, therefore, ceases to exist. Notes: The expiration date for all listed stock options in the U.S. is imminent gets a trophy. Performances during the 45th annual Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference tended to be unexpectedly understated affairs - some tastefully so, such as that by Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress of American and Indian descent. , the evening's big winner, who went five for five, dominating every category in which she was nominated, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. James Taylor's collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma
A lot of the show, however, just seemed a bit listless (programming) listless - In functional programming, a property of a function which allows it to be combined with other functions in a way that eliminates intermediate data structures, especially lists. . Things didn't really heat up until late in the broadcast, when Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt Van Zandt, a surname, may refer to: People
Sunday evening's ceremony suffered a bit from the lack of a host, ``except the people of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ,'' as Dustin Hoffman declared early on, a subtle yet fairly belated nod to 9-11. (Actually, he would have been more accurate if he had said, ``Celebrities who live around here.'') The Best Comedy Album, a traditionally obscure category, was probably included during the broadcast just to get a monologue from winner Robin Williams. If so, that didn't work out too well for them either - Williams wasn't in top form; sound problems marred part of his performance. The show's tonal uncertainty began at the outset, when Hoffman introduced Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, who performed a surprisingly dystopic, even sour, ``Sounds of Silence.'' Hoffman appeared as if he thought he was still at the dress rehearsal. ``Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome,'' he busked busk intr.v. busked, busk·ing, busks To play music or perform entertainment in a public place, usually while soliciting money. , before mispronouncing the Boss' name as ``Bruce Springstreet.'' Meanwhile, youth was served - not only did 23-year-old Norah Jones sweep the awards, but she proved herself disarmingly unaffected, unlike the majority of the stars who trooped across the stage. She seemed utterly disbelieving of her good fortune and was even bleeped when she feared she had forgotten a band mate's name. Sixteen-year-old John Mayer won the Best Male Pop Vocal Grammy for ``Your Body Is a Wonderland.'' He admitted he was overwhelmed by the win: ``This moment is kicking my ass.'' Eighteen-year- old Avril Lavigne didn't fare so well, going home trophyless and proving with her live performance that she's pretty much a studio creation. Otherwise, the noteworthy moments were slight and scattered. The New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. Based in New York City, the Philharmonic performs most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall and has long been considered one of the best orchestras in the world. was largely wasted, performing music from ``West Side Story'' and in a portentous por·ten·tous adj. 1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: "The present aspect of society is portentous of great change" Edward Bellamy. 2. collaboration with Coldplay (thank heaven the nation's airwaves were spared actual classical music). Justin Timberlake showed progress in his efforts to get over his heart- breaking separation with Britney Spears, asking Kylie Minogue while they presented an award, ``Can I grab your ass?'' Ed Bradley of ``60 Minutes'' looked pretty impressively out of place introducing the Bee Gees tribute by 'N Sync. This eventually led to the evening's most poignant moment (not that it had any competition): Robin and Barry Gibb presenting their Legend Award to Adam Gibb, son of their late brother, Maurice. Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit interrupted his presentation of the Hard Rock Performance Grammy to make an anti-war statement, managing to create a new word - ``agreeance'' - in the process. Sheryl Crow's guitar strap read ``No war'' during her duet with Kid Rock, but her hair diplomatically obscured the ``No'' portion of her political statement. Joan Rivers' pregame show on the red carpet over on E! was the usual head-scratcher: ``You look so music,'' she cryptically informed Cyndi Lauper, then gushed to Kylie Minogue, ``They love you in Australia, do you know?'' Minogue replied, ``Well, I am Australian.'' CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) ``Bruce Springstreet'' host Dustin Hoffman said as he introduced the Boss and the E Street Band. The Grammy evening never fully recovered. Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Box: THE WINNERS Associated Press |
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