Originally Posted by Baggiesfaninuk:
“It was probably one of the better ones and far more fun for being shown live rather than the night after it's all been decided. The Brits have never been as polished as the Grammys and they never will be because few artists in this country, take the Brits seriously. Otherwise, thanks would be genuine and sober rather than non-existent (from some) and inebriated. And presenters wouldn't try to pretend to be cool by wearing a spangly T-Shirt and Jeans for the first time in 20 years. Tennant? ****. Reeves? Bigger ****. Fair play to Sharron for giving him some, but this stuff should never happen anyway. They (the organisers) say they like to keep the Brits edgy, then they complain at the chaos. You can't have it both ways folks!
What amazes me is that for all these overpaid ***** feel they have talent, few of them can sing in tune and cut it live. Mika's falsetto vocals might sound note perfect in the studio thanks largely to the auto-levelling devices now employed. Yet, what the f*ck, give him an award anyway, just after he's murdered 2 of his (s)hits live. And then there's Rihanna, who for all her hits, only seems to know one song and again, playing live, her voice might have been in tune, but displayed severe limitations and a warble at the end of each line to disguise what she's incapable of and because she thinks that warble, together with Goddamn repetitive lyrics, sound good. And then there's the Arctic F*cking Monkeys - best album and best group? Why? Because they happen to be a little subversive or are they truly talented? Are they not the same in the 00s as Oasis were in the 90s and the Stone Roses in the 80s? God we Brits are so predictable - always bigging up 4 young, cheeky blokes who think they're God's gift to music.
Fair play to the Klaxons for taking a back seat to Rihanna, anna, anna, anna....ad f*cking nauseum - I thought that collaboration / coll-abortion worked okay. When that fat bird joined Mika on stage at the start, I thought, "What a shame - and Kelly's weight loss was going so well up until now too." Then I realised it was Beth Ditto from those (never) has-beens Gossip, who once famously announced that she was fat and proud and er, sexy too. So what? On this occasion love, I'll settle for that old woman Kylie; far sexier in my opinion thanks very much. Mind you, Mika's fawning over Ditto made me reach for the sick bucket. Is he really that desperate that he has to hang on to morbidly obese bird in a puffball skirt? As for Winehouse - oh God - I wish someone would shoot 'me Blake' so that she can start living a life again, because that bloke will be the death of her. She's a skank - I hate her tattoos, I hate her hair, I hate her make-up and I hate the scars when she self-harms. But I love her voice; virtually unique in the caucasian working class female. And this was one of her brighter nights of late, where apart from looking like she was desperate for a slash, she sang quite well and just about held it together. Fair play to Ronson for the obvious encouragement he was giving her when she first got on stage.
But then - Ronson? Best Male Solo Artist? F*ck off. He (re)arranges to suit his personal tastes and uses well-known vocalists as the vehicle to his success. All a bit odd and not worthy of an award unless you start finding reasons to reward those who sit behind the mixing desk. All this makes a mockery of Leona Lewis. Okay, I'm not keen on her music but she performs and sings like an angel and deserves huge plaudits for being the first British female export who could compete on a level playing field with those overpaid fading US divas Houston, Carey et al. Shame on the voters there, who chose to reward that 19 year old chav from Croydon whose album is at best, a collection of dirty little girls secrets in a hidden diary set to play school tunes and obviously appeals to the masses because she's young and she swears a bit. Appeals? Do they b*ll*cks? If ever there was a fix for an ex-Brit academy member, this was it.
Kate Nash? Ginger gash and utter tripe!”
“It was probably one of the better ones and far more fun for being shown live rather than the night after it's all been decided. The Brits have never been as polished as the Grammys and they never will be because few artists in this country, take the Brits seriously. Otherwise, thanks would be genuine and sober rather than non-existent (from some) and inebriated. And presenters wouldn't try to pretend to be cool by wearing a spangly T-Shirt and Jeans for the first time in 20 years. Tennant? ****. Reeves? Bigger ****. Fair play to Sharron for giving him some, but this stuff should never happen anyway. They (the organisers) say they like to keep the Brits edgy, then they complain at the chaos. You can't have it both ways folks!
What amazes me is that for all these overpaid ***** feel they have talent, few of them can sing in tune and cut it live. Mika's falsetto vocals might sound note perfect in the studio thanks largely to the auto-levelling devices now employed. Yet, what the f*ck, give him an award anyway, just after he's murdered 2 of his (s)hits live. And then there's Rihanna, who for all her hits, only seems to know one song and again, playing live, her voice might have been in tune, but displayed severe limitations and a warble at the end of each line to disguise what she's incapable of and because she thinks that warble, together with Goddamn repetitive lyrics, sound good. And then there's the Arctic F*cking Monkeys - best album and best group? Why? Because they happen to be a little subversive or are they truly talented? Are they not the same in the 00s as Oasis were in the 90s and the Stone Roses in the 80s? God we Brits are so predictable - always bigging up 4 young, cheeky blokes who think they're God's gift to music.
Fair play to the Klaxons for taking a back seat to Rihanna, anna, anna, anna....ad f*cking nauseum - I thought that collaboration / coll-abortion worked okay. When that fat bird joined Mika on stage at the start, I thought, "What a shame - and Kelly's weight loss was going so well up until now too." Then I realised it was Beth Ditto from those (never) has-beens Gossip, who once famously announced that she was fat and proud and er, sexy too. So what? On this occasion love, I'll settle for that old woman Kylie; far sexier in my opinion thanks very much. Mind you, Mika's fawning over Ditto made me reach for the sick bucket. Is he really that desperate that he has to hang on to morbidly obese bird in a puffball skirt? As for Winehouse - oh God - I wish someone would shoot 'me Blake' so that she can start living a life again, because that bloke will be the death of her. She's a skank - I hate her tattoos, I hate her hair, I hate her make-up and I hate the scars when she self-harms. But I love her voice; virtually unique in the caucasian working class female. And this was one of her brighter nights of late, where apart from looking like she was desperate for a slash, she sang quite well and just about held it together. Fair play to Ronson for the obvious encouragement he was giving her when she first got on stage.
But then - Ronson? Best Male Solo Artist? F*ck off. He (re)arranges to suit his personal tastes and uses well-known vocalists as the vehicle to his success. All a bit odd and not worthy of an award unless you start finding reasons to reward those who sit behind the mixing desk. All this makes a mockery of Leona Lewis. Okay, I'm not keen on her music but she performs and sings like an angel and deserves huge plaudits for being the first British female export who could compete on a level playing field with those overpaid fading US divas Houston, Carey et al. Shame on the voters there, who chose to reward that 19 year old chav from Croydon whose album is at best, a collection of dirty little girls secrets in a hidden diary set to play school tunes and obviously appeals to the masses because she's young and she swears a bit. Appeals? Do they b*ll*cks? If ever there was a fix for an ex-Brit academy member, this was it.
Kate Nash? Ginger gash and utter tripe!”
I absolutely agree with everything you have said.
You are absolutely correct in that many of the concepts of the BRIT awards are a complete mockery and reward the less talented.
Ronson best male? Spot on. Mika murdering the opening to the show? Spot on. Leona Lewis snubbed? Spot on. Kate Nash undeniably useless? Spot on.
I wonder what the Americans and the rest of the world really think of the BRIT awards because I am struggling to think of many positive aspects to Wednesday night and in fact am quite embarrassed to be classed as British.




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