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Date Posted: 11:12:27 02/09/04 Mon
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The steam built as Outkast performed "The Way You Move" with Earth, Wind & Fire, and then bluesy pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph and his Family Band took the reigns on a guitar-blasting version of "I Need More Love." Then, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and other members of funk pioneers Parliament/ Funkadelic took the stage and cranked out "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)." But what should've been a show highlight was lacking in urgency and swagger.
More funk came at the end of the show in what proved to be the standout moment of the night. Going against the theme of big-name collaborations, Outkast's "Hey Ya!" showed an eccentric artist getting creative without the assistance of a star from another genre. Andre 3000, looking like a superstar from another planet, took the stage in sunglasses, a yellow bandana and a green outfit made of fake shrubbery, which looked like it came from the wardrobe room of "Gilligan's Island."
Performing with DJ Cutmaster Swift, who wore a full Indian headdress, and female dancers sporting artificial-plant bikinis, silver boots and feathers in their hair, the display had a definite Native American theme, but it was bizarre and spirited enough not to be offensive, even as a giant teepee sent plumes of smoke in to the rafters. As the song peaked, Outkast were joined by members of the USC Trojan Marching band, and at the end the dancers took Polaroid pictures of the college crew and threw them into the crowd.
2004 Grammy Performances Highlight Photos
While she's never been shy to present a provocative performance, Christina Aguilera, dressed in a conservative dark suit-and-tie outfit, opted to go the classy route with "Beautiful." A choir provided a haunting opening and then parted to reveal Aguilera sitting on a round platform as clouds of smoke swirled around her. As the song progressed, she stood and delivered the goods, her soaring voice carrying her through the number.
Gritty followed grace, as the White Stripes opened "Seven Nation Army" with a booming, down-tuned guitar riff. Halfway through the song, the winners of the Best Rock Song Grammy burst into a hyper-blues workout in the form of Son House's "Death Letter."
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