5. After two and a half decades of exploration, aggressively experimenting with this, that, and the other, you’d think that the Edge would eventually find his look. He really oughtta choose one style that works, and then just roll with it. He’s become virtually unrecognizable year after year.
And speaking of U2, I realize that hindsight is 20/20. Call me speculative, but I truly believe that with proper marketing, this band really could’ve been quite popular. They may have even penetrated the mainstream.
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4. Congratulations to Kelly Clarkson. As if winning Survivor: Australian Outback wasn’t a big enough accomplishment, she went out and won a Grammy.
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3. There’s something to be said about a band who not only keeps things honest, but really shakes things up every album and completely outdoes themselves. I actually have the Coldplay record with “Clocks” and “The Scientist”, and enjoyed it for a couple years. I don’t have the new disk, but from what I’ve heard on the radio, I’m amazed at how a band can come out and do something totally new, pushing the envelope, exploring new musical territory. They don’t even sound like Coldplay anymore. I’m also happy to see that after a few years of success, none of it has gone to the singer’s head. Most guys in such a situation would develop a rock star complex and start thinking they were Bono.
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2. Speaking of Bono, it was refreshing to see him finally come out of his shell. After being out of the spotlight for the entire evening, the notoriously shy vocalist finally made a very brief appearance. If you blinked, you may have missed it.
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1. Well, he’s done it again. For those who haven’t heard, Sean Combs, aka “Puffy” Combs, aka “Puff Daddy”, aka “P. Diddy”, has changed his name again. He now goes by “Kanye West”.
couple of comments:
1. speaking of Survivor, and reality TV generally, my firm now has its third associate in a reality TV show. the guys that won the first “Amazing Race” were associates here, one of whom returned and is still working here. Now, “Bobbie” on the current survivor is another recently departed associate. must be something in the water here, but don’t expect to see me on America’s Next Top Model or anything anytime soon…
2. Coldplay is the Boston of today.
3. More pictures of Sly Stone’s appearance if you can find one… I heard he was resplendent in a silver & purple gown and huge blond mohawk.
4. Like most Americans, I missed the Grammies b/c I was watching that other music show, American Idol, instead. Funny, with all the people that couldn’t sing and the pretentious hosts/judges, it took me awhile to realize that I wasn’t actually watching the Grammies…
the grammy’s are a farce. But it’s fun to see what they’re wearing. …not really. Come on AMERICA!!!!…..Kelly Clarkson>??? What happened?…where did we go wrong?
Who’s Bono?