leschirons Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Just watched some rapper (someone Lamarr) (I guessed at the double "r") Appeared to have backing track problems at the start, every other word bleeped out no doubt due to language and all this whilst his mate smashes up something Lamborghini looking with a baseball bat. You know what? I'm glad I'm old😤 5 Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, leschirons said: Just watched some rapper (someone Lamarr) (I guessed at the double "r") Appeared to have backing track problems at the start, every other word bleeped out no doubt due to language and all this whilst his mate smashes up something Lamborghini looking with a baseball bat. You know what? I'm glad I'm old😤 What a load of cobblers that was. 1 Quote
scalpy Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Gone are days of this type of thing. It’s well rough, under rehearsed and bizarre. I love it. Quote
Gottastopbuyinggear Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Gorillaz winning Best British Group - can’t we do better than that? Even he obviously didn't expect to win, or he might have prepared something coherent to say and not got so smashed. 1 Quote
casapete Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, wateroftyne said: What a load of cobblers that was. +100 Also quite sad how few acts featured live musicians, just tracks. Quote
kevvo66 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Never watched it for years as it really is rubbish, I'd rather chew off my own legs Quote
bazzbass Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 You can't give prizes and awards for songs. Music is ART, not SPORT ! 1 Quote
ped Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Let me guess. Stormzy, rag and bloody bone man and dua lipa. They seem to be the only musicians the public are aware of at the moment. 3 Quote
Mykesbass Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, bazzbass said: You can't give prizes and awards for songs. Music is ART, not SPORT ! This. Which is why I can't stand the concept of "battle of the band's". 1 Quote
Skybone Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 28 minutes ago, ped said: Let me guess. Stormzy, rag and bloody bone man and dua lipa. They seem to be the only musicians the public are aware of at the moment. You forgot Ed... The last "great" Brits performance in my book was in 1992. The KLF & ENT, 3am Eternal. 1 Quote
Cuzzie Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Yeah it’s a bit of a prancing parade, but within it actually the awards were fairly distributed. Like it or not Stormzy was the first ever Grime artist to get a number 1 album, and he won, would have been too easy to give it to Ed Sheeran. International female went to Lorde from New Zealand, would have been too easy to give it to Taylor swift, I agree Lamarr was a bit weird, as as lovely as she is Rita Ora needs to stop taking clothes off and dropping to Littel Mix’s level. Dua Lipa seems a genuine person. Gorillaz are great, and had longevity It does represent the masses, which is not always good, but I kinda like the Brits, it goes a little leftfield, may not be everyone’s cuppa but it’s OK 1 Quote
mentalextra Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Don't get me started on this crap. The funniest thing I ever heard wasa few years back when 'Stormzy' attempting to explain what 'grime' is on Radio ., I don't think even he really knew and bluffed through name dropping some obscure US R&B artists. But we all know, it's "Emperor's clothes"! Quote
Steve Browning Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 I have to say (reluctantly) that even the Foo Fighters were underwhelming. I know one of our number has a great gig with Rag'n'Bone Man (and long may it last for him) but all I see is Grossburger from Stir Crazy, a huge guy from whom emanates a voice you don't expect. Up until last night I've never seen him perform any other song. Quote
Lozz196 Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 I wanted to watch it for The Foo Fighters, but that was all and couldn`t be bothered with the other more current stuff, so I`ll wait to see their performance on Youtube. Quote
BrunoBass Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 I haven’t watched the Brits in years - it’s got nothing to do with music and everything to do with numbers. I saw the Lamborghini incident on the news though. There are probably bigger things in the world to worry about, but at the risk of sounding like my dad, how many impressionable fans now think it’s cool to take a baseball bat to a car... Quote
Cuzzie Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 My 20 year old Honda Civic with about 150k on the clock looks like someone has, and it’s still going strong! 1 Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 If he's so socially right-on, why didn't he sell the car and get a few homeless people off the street? Or donate it to a charity to auction? 2 Quote
FinnDave Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, bassace said: Who are these people? Not a clue, different universe to the one I live in! 1 Quote
la bam Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 The Brits is always a fine example of why i gave up djing. Quote
ped Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, la bam said: The Brits is always a fine example of why i gave up djing. I'm just surprised you're not ON the Brits FOR DJ-ing! Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, wateroftyne said: If he's so socially right-on, why didn't he sell the car and get a few homeless people off the street? Or donate it to a charity to auction? I'd imagine it was a worthless replica with no engine. Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Just now, stingrayPete1977 said: I'd imagine it was a worthless replica with no engine. Ah, in that case he's all front and no substance :-D 1 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 It was totally lame, he only did the screen, the song was crap and never really got into a groove. Quote
Cato Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) I didn't watch it, bit I have to admit that Kendrick Lamarr's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' is one of my favourite albums of the last ten years. The backing tracks on that one were provided by the absolute top musicians from LAs jazz scene, it's so much more than 'just' a hip hop album. His latest offering is more old school with DJs and samples rather original backing from real musicians but it's still pretty good. I have mixed feelings about the UK 'Grime' scene, Stormzy seems like a really nice bloke but, like a lot of grime artists, his lyrics are a bit repetitive and a lot of his rhymes don't really rhyme. I do like Lady Leshurr though, partly because she's from down the road from me in Shirley, but mainly because se' a top lyicist and some of her lines are laugh out loud funny. Lorde's 'Green Light' was pretty much the best pop song of 2017 for me so I'm glad she won the International award. Bit surprised at Gorrilaz win though, I didn't even know they'd released anything recently. Edited February 22, 2018 by Cato Quote
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