The 2011 Grammy’s had some really strong performance (as opposed to a lot of previous years in my opinion). Among amazing performances from Lady Gaga and Eminem which I may mention in later posts, one performance stood out for me in particular that I think deserves a mention and a bucket load of credit …
Mumford & Sons got on stage to perform their song, The Cave. Now I had a friend of mine going off about this band for months now. I told myself I’d have to look into it cause I truly respect her taste in music but then the Grammy’s were on and I got to see this next performance:
Heads up, Mumford and Sons are the first performer in the music clip.
Doing a little research made me start liking this band even more. Considered as English folk rock, these guys self financed their first album, working with Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire) which went on to win a Brit Award for Best Album of the Year!
As soon as they finished their performance at the Grammy’s, I was freaking. A few minutes longer into the show and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, waiting for the entire show to be over just so I can take another look at that performance.
What grabbed me from the start is that it was a performance you could feel. The band looked like they were having a blast which was contagious when watching, and even though they were having a good time, towards the end where the song was at its climax, so much emotion was coming vocally from lead singer Marcus Mumford, all of the back vocals and instruments backing the part that it brought the song up even higher than I had imagined it ever could.
Amazing …
I’m only upset at myself for not looking into these guys earlier. I have yet to catch a bad YouTube live video of them and they have quite a few other gems on that album that you really should take the time to check out.
Stay tuned for maybe another Grammy performance mention in the next while but I may also start getting back into the whole American Idol coverage like other years also. There are a few singers that definitely caught my eye that I’d like to share in case some of you missed a few performances.
In any case, as always, I have to mention that if you like the music and band I’m talking about in here, if you are looking for a way to download music from their album, make sure you do it legally so they receive compensation for their great talent and songs. You can check out my homepage where I review only the best music download sites online which are all legal and compensate the hard working artists that bring us this great music so they can keep doing what they love and we can keep enjoying it.
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