The Junos were on last night! I almost forgot they were on, but I remembered with moments to spare (what's that tell ya?). So, much like I did for the ECMAs, let's do a somewhat rapid-fire account of my thoughts on the show (I wrote 'em on stickies). Forgive me if I mix my tenses. I have real work to do!
Nelly flying in like a bird... W.T.F.? Hey, she mentioned Wide Mouth Mason, cool! Then she named Chris Murphy (of Sloan) as being from the prairies. Wrong! I bet he told her that. Nelly left me feeling underwhelmed (if that's a word) right off the bat.
Billy Talent came on right after her, and they looked and sounded great. The set and lighting design were awesome. Cool reds and greens among the gnarled branches of the trees onstage and the church windows. Nice. Man, we kick American music's ass.
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings came out to present some R&B award. Wilson seemed pretty jovial. Congrats to Fearing on his win. Anyway, in this category, has anyone ever heard of Deesha or Karl Wolf before? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? I thought so. Glad jackSoul won. Let's move on.
K-Os. Did he mean to rip off Neon Bible's cover as a backdrop for "Sunday Morning"? As an Islander, I'm impressed he got through the whole song. I used to quite like him, but I find him (although still eclectic) to be getting a little stagnant. He comes off as quite a bland performer. He needs a Canadian hype man... Flavour Flav. I thought it was pretty funny when he sang, "This show is propaganda." You're right, Kheaven, they're trying to sell us you! Weak way to try and deliver your "indie" message, man. What was with the cheerleaders? Why did you look like an adult Mini-Pop? Why did you try and smash your guitar after your non-energetic song? Ha ha ha ha! The announcer's cutting off your guitar-smashing! Ba ha ha. Why am I now writing this as if it were an open letter to you? I dunno. I'd better move on.
Nelly won the Fan Choice award, as presented by Doritos girl. Hmm... maybe K-Os has a small point. Nelly is still cute, at least. Who is Gregory Charles? Does this man have fans?
Hey, Colin James and Rick Hansen! It's a BC invasion! Wow... 20 years since Hansen's tour. I remember shaking his bandaged hand in Bridgetown. Cool memory.
Three Days Grace, with their song about getting their van rear-ended on PEI last year, "Pain". The acoustic treatment was fine, but the full rock treatment is where it's at. Not bad.
Nelly as "Tia Maria". Nelly, did you write this? It's not very good.
Sam Roberts, at this point, came out with a 12-year-old who was just a smidge shorter than him. Stephen Fisher did a little "American Woman", and really rocked it out! Kid was good!
Patrick Watson. Who? OK, but sounds like too much other stuff. Guitarist had a cool Nordiques shirt, though. The guitarist and Watson spazzed out too much at the end.
Billy Talent won group of the year. Nice suspenders, Ben Kowalewickalikachikz.
The Hip were good! Not too weird and whacked out at all. Maybe Rock on stage served as Downie's artistic conscience.
Even though I don't know anything by Tomi Swick, I'm glad he won Best New Artist, considering his competition. Knowing who he's toured with and whatnot, I bet he's good. I'd better check him out... in a musical way!
Nelly's medley started out pretty nasally. In those tights, she looked like Stephanie Kaye from Degrassi. Overall, she still sounded good, and can look all gorgeous when she's all done up. Her new hidden weapon is now Saukrates. Smart on her part. Not so smart when she drops him for Thrust on her next album.
Bob Rock got an award. Good for him. He has produced some good albums.
Nelly's "Promiscu-mess" video. Was that Alfie Zappacosta in the white fur hat? Maybe he was still hanging around the Vancouver aquarium after his video shoot on Danger Bay, and Nelly picked him up for her own shoot. Again, Nelly, not very funny / good.
Billy Talent won again, this time for rock album. I like 'em, but Sloan, Sam Roberts, or The Hip would have been better choices.
City & Colour / Alexisonfire. Green has an amazing voice. I'd love to hear him in something more dynamic. No, not like the band. More like his own band. I know he has a solo album! He needs his own band. With ups and downs and different styles. Alexisonfire still sound, to me, like screamo shit. That barking ruins it all. Somehow, though, it works for them, and I don't hate them. They always come off as bigger than the sum of their parts. At least they stick to their guns and do what they want to do. They sound just shy of a good arena band.
Gregory Charles... sold 160,000 in three weeks? Holy crap! French artists have an unreal amount of success in their own province. It's ridiculous, and wrong. Many of those artists aren't that good. The last new good one I remember hearing was Doba Caracol. This Charles guy is like a couple parts Jon Secada, a little A. Bocelli, Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and a styled unibrow from Bert. That brow was something to behold.
Another Degrassi commercial... is it wrong that girls kissing on Degrassi is kind of hot (at least on that brunette's side of things)? That brunette's done it before on the show, too (it was better then). This could never have happened in my Degrassi generation. Stephanie and Voola would never have locked lips. Melanie and Kathleen would be the only possibility, and only if they got into Kathleen's mom's liquor. That would have been no good, anyway.
Did Nickelback win no awards? Someone tell me. If not, sweeeeet. Chad Kroeger is one weird lookin' man.
Album of the year was sponsored by someone, too? That's classless. CBC wouldn't have done that. Give the show back to CBC and take it away from Mulroney! Nelly gives very bad speeches, especially when she's reading them. "Um... um... um... ... um..."
To round out the eve was DJ Champion, with the song "No Heaven". I downloaded that tune today, but it wasn't nearly as good as that live version last night. That was stellar! It was like Martha Wainwright... Joplin... NO! like Grace Slick singing over a bit of a Chemical Brothers beat, with some guys playin' a 70's western boogie riff. High energy, and rockin'! If anyone sees that tune from last night's broadcast as a download, let me know!
And so ended the 2007 Junos. The ECMAs were better by far.
Nelly flying in like a bird... W.T.F.? Hey, she mentioned Wide Mouth Mason, cool! Then she named Chris Murphy (of Sloan) as being from the prairies. Wrong! I bet he told her that. Nelly left me feeling underwhelmed (if that's a word) right off the bat.
Billy Talent came on right after her, and they looked and sounded great. The set and lighting design were awesome. Cool reds and greens among the gnarled branches of the trees onstage and the church windows. Nice. Man, we kick American music's ass.
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings came out to present some R&B award. Wilson seemed pretty jovial. Congrats to Fearing on his win. Anyway, in this category, has anyone ever heard of Deesha or Karl Wolf before? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? I thought so. Glad jackSoul won. Let's move on.
K-Os. Did he mean to rip off Neon Bible's cover as a backdrop for "Sunday Morning"? As an Islander, I'm impressed he got through the whole song. I used to quite like him, but I find him (although still eclectic) to be getting a little stagnant. He comes off as quite a bland performer. He needs a Canadian hype man... Flavour Flav. I thought it was pretty funny when he sang, "This show is propaganda." You're right, Kheaven, they're trying to sell us you! Weak way to try and deliver your "indie" message, man. What was with the cheerleaders? Why did you look like an adult Mini-Pop? Why did you try and smash your guitar after your non-energetic song? Ha ha ha ha! The announcer's cutting off your guitar-smashing! Ba ha ha. Why am I now writing this as if it were an open letter to you? I dunno. I'd better move on.
Nelly won the Fan Choice award, as presented by Doritos girl. Hmm... maybe K-Os has a small point. Nelly is still cute, at least. Who is Gregory Charles? Does this man have fans?
Hey, Colin James and Rick Hansen! It's a BC invasion! Wow... 20 years since Hansen's tour. I remember shaking his bandaged hand in Bridgetown. Cool memory.
Three Days Grace, with their song about getting their van rear-ended on PEI last year, "Pain". The acoustic treatment was fine, but the full rock treatment is where it's at. Not bad.
Nelly as "Tia Maria". Nelly, did you write this? It's not very good.
Sam Roberts, at this point, came out with a 12-year-old who was just a smidge shorter than him. Stephen Fisher did a little "American Woman", and really rocked it out! Kid was good!
Patrick Watson. Who? OK, but sounds like too much other stuff. Guitarist had a cool Nordiques shirt, though. The guitarist and Watson spazzed out too much at the end.
Billy Talent won group of the year. Nice suspenders, Ben Kowalewickalikachikz.
The Hip were good! Not too weird and whacked out at all. Maybe Rock on stage served as Downie's artistic conscience.
Even though I don't know anything by Tomi Swick, I'm glad he won Best New Artist, considering his competition. Knowing who he's toured with and whatnot, I bet he's good. I'd better check him out... in a musical way!
Nelly's medley started out pretty nasally. In those tights, she looked like Stephanie Kaye from Degrassi. Overall, she still sounded good, and can look all gorgeous when she's all done up. Her new hidden weapon is now Saukrates. Smart on her part. Not so smart when she drops him for Thrust on her next album.
Bob Rock got an award. Good for him. He has produced some good albums.
Nelly's "Promiscu-mess" video. Was that Alfie Zappacosta in the white fur hat? Maybe he was still hanging around the Vancouver aquarium after his video shoot on Danger Bay, and Nelly picked him up for her own shoot. Again, Nelly, not very funny / good.
Billy Talent won again, this time for rock album. I like 'em, but Sloan, Sam Roberts, or The Hip would have been better choices.
City & Colour / Alexisonfire. Green has an amazing voice. I'd love to hear him in something more dynamic. No, not like the band. More like his own band. I know he has a solo album! He needs his own band. With ups and downs and different styles. Alexisonfire still sound, to me, like screamo shit. That barking ruins it all. Somehow, though, it works for them, and I don't hate them. They always come off as bigger than the sum of their parts. At least they stick to their guns and do what they want to do. They sound just shy of a good arena band.
Gregory Charles... sold 160,000 in three weeks? Holy crap! French artists have an unreal amount of success in their own province. It's ridiculous, and wrong. Many of those artists aren't that good. The last new good one I remember hearing was Doba Caracol. This Charles guy is like a couple parts Jon Secada, a little A. Bocelli, Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and a styled unibrow from Bert. That brow was something to behold.
Another Degrassi commercial... is it wrong that girls kissing on Degrassi is kind of hot (at least on that brunette's side of things)? That brunette's done it before on the show, too (it was better then). This could never have happened in my Degrassi generation. Stephanie and Voola would never have locked lips. Melanie and Kathleen would be the only possibility, and only if they got into Kathleen's mom's liquor. That would have been no good, anyway.
Did Nickelback win no awards? Someone tell me. If not, sweeeeet. Chad Kroeger is one weird lookin' man.
Album of the year was sponsored by someone, too? That's classless. CBC wouldn't have done that. Give the show back to CBC and take it away from Mulroney! Nelly gives very bad speeches, especially when she's reading them. "Um... um... um... ... um..."
To round out the eve was DJ Champion, with the song "No Heaven". I downloaded that tune today, but it wasn't nearly as good as that live version last night. That was stellar! It was like Martha Wainwright... Joplin... NO! like Grace Slick singing over a bit of a Chemical Brothers beat, with some guys playin' a 70's western boogie riff. High energy, and rockin'! If anyone sees that tune from last night's broadcast as a download, let me know!
And so ended the 2007 Junos. The ECMAs were better by far.
posted by Steve | 6:26 pm
1 Comments:
I just watched the juno's today. Would have missed them completely but I had a timer set on the PVR for something else.
A happy accident because I fricken loved DJ Champion. I couldn't find it to download either but it's definately ipod worthy.
Cheers!
>^..^<
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