Grammy pics thread

[Souly]

I'm still waiting for the rhythm sextion.

 

[kellyahern]

nice article already up on yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050214/ap_en_mu/grammys_u2_1

 

[Jamila]

U2 Sings Tribute to Bono's Dad

12 minutes ago Entertainment - AP Music


By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press Writer

U2 may have captured the most attention — and a Grammy Award — for the song "Vertigo," but the band chose to make a very personal statement with its performance on the show Sunday.



They performed "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," dedicating it to lead singer Bono's father, who died in 2001.


Bono described him as a postal clerk who sang opera into the night in a beautiful tenor voice.


"I'd like to think when he passed away he gave that to me," he said. "I wish I got to know him better."


The stately song forced Bono and the Edge to match falsettos in the chorus. It was a rare moment of tenderness and vulnerability in rock 'n' roll, and when Bono sang a lyric about two men who would have liked each other more if they hadn't been so much alike, he spoke for generations of warring fathers and sons.


The easy choice would have been to sing "Vertigo," which won the Grammy for best rock song, just to show people they still stand on top of the rock pack. Instead, they chose a better song, and made a stronger connection with millions of people watching at home.

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Thank God Almighty!

A reporter who finally understands U2.

 

[kellyahern]

double post sorry

 

[Jamila]

sorry, kelly, for the double posting - we must have thinking the same thoughts!

keep posting those BEAUTIFUL pics!

 

[Diane L]

That article deserves a standing ovation! Fantastic!!!

 

[Souly]

Their watermarks just got bigger.

 

[miss becky]

Thank you to everyone who has posted stills and pictures so far!

I thought Sometimes sounded amazing. Bono's voice was spot-on, and the "no regrets" ending made me cry -- just when I thought I was through with this song bringing me to tears.

First winning the awards, then this performance. Am so happy for the boys!

 

[Zootomic]

I'll simply say that I hope all is well with U2.

The audience reaction was too dull - not the response I was hoping for.

I just hope that all the bad press from the media (check out that horrendous article in the Chicago Tribune today on the homepage of Inteference), the U2 "fans" who don't have anything good to
say about the band and all the negative fallout from the presales fiasco hasn't adversely affected the band.

I'm beginning to wonder if it already has.

I thought that they were BEAUTIFUL and that BONO'S DELIVERY WAS VERY TOUCHING.

I hope that U2 has a WONDERFUL VALENTINE'S DAY! THEY DESERVE IT!

U2 has had bad press before and they will again. The audience was probably expecting to rock out to Vertigo and U2 played something completely different. They played Sometimes because it will be their next single and they wanted it to be heard. I agree with this thinking but I'm also not surprised that the audience reaction was so subdued.

Despite what some of the haters around here would like to think there really hasn't been that much publicity about the pre-sale problems. A few anti-U2 writers were only too happy to play it up but they were few and far between. And what publicity there was largely placed the blame on Ticketmaster and the ticket brokers, not on U2 themselves. It was only the extreme haters who are idiotic enough to blame the guys who make the music for a ticket sale problem.

Don't worry about U2. The CD sold well, the singles are selling well and the tour will be a huge success.

 

[Souly]

Adam!

 

[kellyahern]

I'll simply say that I hope all is well with U2.

The audience reaction was too dull - not the response I was hoping for.

I just hope that all the bad press from the media (check out that horrendous article in the Chicago Tribune today on the homepage of Inteference), the U2 "fans" who don't have anything good to
say about the band and all the negative fallout from the presales fiasco hasn't adversely affected the band.

I'm beginning to wonder if it already has.

I think you're reading too much into it.

Afterall, it's not a song where you go after it's finished. It's a more quiet and reflective song.

 

[Souly]

It's a more quiet and reflective song.

It's a lighter song.

 

[kellyahern]

It's a lighter song.

yeah, not the kind to have pyrotechnics going off

 

[kellyahern]

 

[Jamila]

The important thing is that we're all united in our support for U2.

 

[nurse chrissi]

I"m liking Adam's sparkle star shirt
the bedazzler lives on

 

[labell]

I need some larry pics...sigh. my friend is going to kill me if i don't get her some lol. I'm happy. Edge.

I loved the performence. The song is great. They really don't deserve bad critics.

 

[beli]

Any sign of the rhytmn sextion yet?

Yes, my question also. I'm racing up the thread, I'll catch up in a minute

 

[beli]

Where's beli's homicidal smilie when you need it.

This one?

 

[u2granny]

Quick fix.

 

[Miroslava]

Oh. add me to the list of people that loves the black hat...

Also, I do love the shades

I of course love those blue eyes and pictures of him without them... but the shades are just part of him...

 

[Souly]

Yes, my question also. I'm racing up the thread, I'll catch up in a minute

There's one with Adam from getty

 

[mistyrose]

Thanks for the pics Kelly, Queen Bee, and Chaz. Sorry I couldn't get those WI up earlier. My mom came home and needed the 'puter. Hehe

 

[miss becky]

Thank you u2granny!! I may just have found my new wallpaper.

 

[Queen Bee]

I forgot to hit the record button on my VCR while U2 performed. It didn't hit me that I wasn't recording until the final chorus. And the quality of these stills suck anyway.

 

[Queen Bee]

 

[Queen Bee]

 

[Queen Bee]

 

[Diane L]

Adam sighting! ADAM SIGHTING!!!!!!!
There was a good shot of him applauding after Melissa Etheridge sang!!!

 

[Queen Bee]