CMA Awards - Hour #2

Hour 2 starts with Brad playing the Andy Griffith Show theme on his guitar with clips of Andy behind him. What a great simple tribute! Now, Taylor Swift. Will it be good or bad? What the smurf does a Paris cafe' have to do with country music? She is sounding better live now, although she has no lower register either. Listen to Trisha and she'll show you it's done. It's not a performance, it's a music video. NO, YOU CAN'T MENTION THE AWESOME JAMES TAYLOR IN YOUR SONG! But she's good at whisper singing. This isn't a country song. It's a nice pop song with a little fiddle in it. It's about as country as Snooki. Now, real country, Little Big Town singing Pontoon, a song about motorboatin, and about being on a boat. What's with this staging? AH makes sense now. Makes me want it to be summer again! They sound great, 4 part harmony like that isn't easy. If one person is off, it sounds bad. They sounded on.

Now, Luke Bryan takes the stage. The girls all seem to love him. He does a lot of dancing, but his voice & songs are good. He's way too energetic. I got tired watching him. Now I need ice cream. Jennifer Nettles looks about 10 months pregnant, and still out there and presenting. PLEASE NO LADY A! They annoy me now. Dale Gribble wins! Congrats to Eric Church. Now Hunter Hayes is playing a piano and singing. He should have sung in the first hour, it looks like he has algebra in the morning. He's what, 15? But for a kid, he sings pretty ok. Hope he doesn't have a test in the morning. My daddy heard the awards show on the radio during this song, he said "I don't know who this girl is singing" haha. He truly thought it was a female singing. Whoops :)

Connie Smith was feted with a Carrie & Brad performance of Once a Day. Connie is a country legend and married to Marty Stuart. Faith Hill is singing now. She sounds ok, but her voice isn't as strong as it used to be, the verses sound good, chorus not so much. Also, she needs to eat. I think my thigh is bigger around than her. I do like the song though. I don't know who this is singing now, but he looks like he's be in the crime beat section of the Tuscaloosa News for breaking & entering and/or assault.

Keith Urban now with Zac Brown. They aren't 2 I would put together, but you know, it actually works. Keith can play some guitar. New Artist goes to Hunger Hayes. He looks 12 and he's tiny. The other kids in gym class are gonna be SOOOO jealous tomorrow at school. Brad Paisley starts off with Empire State of Mind in tribute to NY/NJ, that's why he's awesome. I'm liking the song that's a tribute to the south though. Wow, he included a choir singing Dixie. He is a very good performer.

Now, on to hour 3!!