My VH1 Music Awards (2001) Online

Usually award shows are bland and generic in quality. The whole event did not have the pre-staged vibe to it. The whole show from the start to end went smoothly. This show had many high moments, such as the performance by Mick Jagger; in between the highs there were not any lows, just sheer entertainment. When the show ended it did not leave a bad taste in my mouth like so many other award shows. When I seen a glimpse of Nick Fire in the audience, I only wished to be there...but watching it was awarding enough. Great production! Great Music!

This awards show is was interesting from the start. The very talented and also extremely attractive host, Eric McCormack was hilarious. The opening scene where he was doing a spoof of the Elton John song "I Want Love" while burping babies and basting turkey had me laughing out loud. The performances by No Doubt, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly Furtado were very good.

There are only about 3 things that could have been better. We get the picture that the voting goes on until the moment that the winner is called. But when the winner was about to be revealed, they showed a little cursor closing the voting. It was ok the first 2 or 3 times but after that it just got annoying. Some of the jokes that the presenters told were really lame. I don't know if they were on the teleprompter or if they were ad-libbing. But if they were on the prompter, they need to adjust some of those.