But I must post a review, if for no other reason than to add some content to my blog. So here it goes.
The Good: Brad and Carrie did a pretty good job hosting the show again. The writers obviously put some time into penning their script. Bringing Hank Williams Jr. out after the ESPN/FOX situation was great fun. And anybody who believes that ESPN dumped Hank's song from Sunday Night Football because of a political comment should visit Montana's newest ocean-side resort for their next vacation.
Performance-wise, I was only pleased with a couple: The tribute to Glen Campbell with Brad Paisley, Vince Gill and the Aussie that I can't stand was pretty good. Chris Young got to sing a song (Voices) as a nominee for best new artist. It was great to see Chris, but he should have been nominated for that award 4 years ago, and it would have been nice if they let him sing a song from his current album (I'm just sayin'). The Band Perry deserved each award they won. They are this year's good act. Like Easton Corbin was last year. No sign of him at the CMA's. Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter did a great performance of their hit "You and Tequilla".
The Bad: Let's get real. What else was good? Brad and Carrie's performance sucked. And what's with all the special guests. Greg Allman, I can take, but who the hell was the guy who sang with Sugarland? And then all the other non-country artists. It wasn't as bad as the ACM's from earlier this year, but it was pretty close.
The Ugly: What's up with the hoochie-mama dancers for performances by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan. As if the lyrics aren't degrading enough to women, do we really have to see America's best redneck dance crews on the stage, prancing around like a bunch of drunks showing off their badonkadonks? As if listening to this crap wasn't enough, now we have to see crap too? And I watched it in HD!
Not to give away my age, but when I was a teenager, there was this hit movie about dancing and pop music. It was a decent film that put Kevin Bacon on the map. That film was "Footloose". Besides being set in a bible-thumping redneck town, the film had nothing to do with country music. But today, country music has "evolved" so much. The remake of this film has a remake of the title song being performed by a country star. For those of you who like the computer abbreviations, all I can say is WTF?
The Joke: As with all of these shows, the biggest joke was and still is Taylor Swift. The teeny-bop queen of pop-country won country music's highest honor without winning another award. REALLY? AGAIN? This was the second time in three years this brat has taken away Entertainer of the Year. And quite frankly, I'm getting sick and tired of complaining about her. I don't know what else to say. I am embarrassed to be a fan of country music, and embarrassed to have to write these reviews, as long as I have to type that name.
Sorry to be such a downer here. But country needs to die, and die soon. So it can get its act together and come back as a real genre of music once again. Until then, I'm not sure if I can sit through another awards show, or write another review about it. But to be fair, I will watch next months American Country Awards on Fox to see if they can do any better. But I won't hold my breath.
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