The 2011 ARIA Awards: A Critique.

So I am just casually slouching round watching a bit of Sunday night TV. After attempting to watch the return of It's a Knockout  which by the way was a complete disappointment (can they not stage it in a venue called 'the Knockerdome?) I naturally switched to the Aria awards not only because it would be rude not to, but also because I wanted to see if it would be as much of a train-wreck as last year. I can happily say that actually the 2011 Aria award are a hell of a lot better than last year! But they've still got a long way to go - let's face it, they're hardly the Grammys or the VMA's. 


Now as with any live TV event, I have been tweeting up a storm the whole way through. I'm essentially a judgemental bitch so naturally for every awesome moment (Ricki Lee looked BANGING and the Wiggles getting inducted = AMAZING) I could find at least two average moments. Shall I list a few of the standouts?

• Guy Sebastian's live performance. Um that outfit was completely rubbish and as for those cheesy out of time drummers ......ugh. 
• How are the Living End still winning multiple Arias?
• How are Justice Crew even getting nominated?
• Awkward banter between Dick Wilkins and Stevie Nicks. 
• Gotye and Kimbra's duet. Golly gosh I love that song but it's just so gosh darn awkward watching a duet take place. What does the other person do when they are not singing? The whole, staring into each others eyes thing just did not work because they have never been in love and they simply are not acting like someone they used to know. Also, it pains me to say it, but they both seemed a little out of tune. I'm sorry Gotye, I do love you and usually you have a voice like velvet but tonight.....well I don't know.

Now look the broadcast isn't over yet and I probs will find a hell of a lot more to hate. But I have to say that I think the grand daddy of horrific moments tonight was Delta Goodrem's performance. OMFG. While I applaud the way she can play the piano and sing at the same time, she really massacred that song. Firstly, her face was contorting into some heinous expressions.....probs what she looks like when  making love to her jail bait Jonas brother BF - we've all noticed he's stopped wearing his purity ring but Delta, do you really want to be the one that stole Nick Jonas's innocence? I mean fine if you do, but just remember thats on you now....forever. I guess even worse than her "oh Nick, harder!" facial expressions was the sheer force and aggression she chose to sing the song with. Holy crap Delta. Way to ruin a Wendy Matthews classic. It's suppose to be a soft reflective song, and you were singing it as a tribute yet here you are belting it out like Karen Walker (of Will & Grace) after about 15 G&Ts! Frankly I thought it was the worst Aria's performance since Madison Avenue performed at the 14th Annual ARIA Awards  and Cheyne Coates chose to not only wear a sparkly cowboy hat, but after acting like she was pinging off her head, required a glass of water to be brought out for her to swig on while sashaying round the stage. 

Now like I previously mentioned, this years ARIA Awards are a hell of a lot better than last year, I just really think we have a long way to go. My suggestion for next year - more cracking acts like Boy & Bear, Art Vs Science and the Wiggles (yep I went there) and less of the washed up has beens because they really do drag the whole show down.