A Good Time: The Soul Train Awards

The younger generation might not know about the Soul Train(S.T.) show. Soul Train was the show to watch on Saturday mornings and the platform that launched careers of R&B and Soul stars, like Chaka, Jackson 5, The Gap Band..just to name a few. The host of S.T. was the dynamic and smooth Don Cornelius, he was the voice that everyone imitated and knew by soul.



But in the past years, Soul Train has taken a break and so did the Soul Train Awards. But it was BET that reawaken the black soul with The Soul Train Awards. My dear reader, BET's has a track record of having award shows and making it the laughing-stock of all awards shows and basically making it a really bad sideshow! So you know that I was hoping that BET would not screw this up. Someone heard that prayer.



The Soul Train Award pre-show was wonderful, Mr.Bentley and Claudie looked beautiful! Claudie's dress was a beautiful powder pink vision and Mr.Bentley was his dapper self.The interviews did give insight into the love of Soul Train and their favorite S.T. moments.



Then the show began!

My favorite moments:

1. The second half of Chaka tribute--Fantasie and Angie Stone tore it down. I felt like I was at the best concert/party ever.

2.Tariji and Terrance, they are so cute together and act like long time friends.

3. Most of the Charlie Wilson tribute

4. Boyz II Mens tribute to Motown--Did anybody else notice that some people were missing from the group?

5.Chrisette, loved the song and her top.

6. Johnny Gill, I don't even need to expand

7. Luda and Raheem's performance



My "Maybe should have rethought that" list:

1.Genuwine, dancing/moving and singing was the downfall of your vocals

2. The duet of "I heard it through the grapevine", who came up with that configuration? Fire them!!
3.The meshing of the voices of Kc&Jojo and Charlie Wilson, they should have practiced that more

People I am glad they did not have a set on the Award Show:
1.RIHANNA!!!
2.JAY-Z, i like him but its time to have a break from him
3.Alicia Keys, again like her but I am tired of seeing her face
4.Beyonce, Yes she sent an acceptance speech--but if i see another leotard and crotch view I will go mad

Love it or Leave It,

Carmen